The 2014 Brut Nature Pinot Kirchenstück Réserve is a single-site Sekt of Pinot Noir grown on limestone. The base wines were fermented in stainless steel, and the wine spent 7 years and 8 months on lees. Exemplary...

(90-92 points) More subtle but still evident wood is present on the softly spicy nose of plum, cassis, black cherry and dried rose petal aromas. The sleek, intense and overtly stony middle weight flavors possess fine...

Sleek and focused, delivering currant, wild cherry, rose hip and mineral flavors, this red offers a core of ripe fruit notes that keep it grounded, and well-integrated tannins provide balance. Fine length. Best from 2021...

Solid Burgundy with dried-strawberry and cherry character. Full-bodied, chewy and rich. A little one-dimensional now, but this shows the quality of the vintage and will develop beautifully in bottle. Drink or hold.

The wood treatment here is markedly more apparent with its notes of menthol and toast that stop just short of fighting with the earthy and humus-scented red berry fruit aromas. There is notably more volume and richness to...

Light raspberry-sorbet notes meet with fresh fennel fronds, pepper and cinnamon on the nose of this bottling from Chad Melville and family. It's tight and tart on the palate, with dried cranberry, pine needle and...