Aromas of caramel, dried plums, and oranges follow through to a full body, with medium sweetness and a layered palate. A little warm in the finish. Nutty and sweet fruited at the end of the palate. Drink now.

Impressive from first sip, the MV Brut, made from 60% Chardonnay and 40% Pinot Noir, with 10 to 15% reserve wine, opens in a world of buttered toasty notes, spicy pear, and hazelnut. The oak and fruit shine amidst a...

The NV (2020) Tradition is 60% Chardonnay and 40% Pinot Noir. Aromatic and light on its feet, the 2020 is intriguing. As always, there is a bit of stem influence from the whole clusters in the Pinot component. Today, that...

The NV Rainwater Medium Dry is an attractive wine, displaying aromas of fresh walnuts, dates and orange peel. On the palate, it's full-bodied, satiny textured and delicately sweet, with succulent acids, excellent...

The NV Tradition Sparkling Rosé comes mainly from the 2021 vintage and is a blend of 95% Pinot Noir and 5% Chardonnay. It has a medium cherry-pink color and gregarious aromas of raspberries, strawberries, lemon peel...

From a 2020 base and disgorged in spring 2025, the NV Brut Crémant du Jura comes in at 12% alcohol and opens with delicate lemon tart, brioche and fresh grapefruit. Aged for four years on its fine lees, it also reveals a...

The 2022 bottling of the NV 10 Year Old Tawny Port still has signs of youth and some ruby/red color in it, with notes of cherries in liqueur intermixed with nuts and spice, with lots of depth and complexity. I think the...

The NV 1905 Oloroso Solera Fundacional Lot B 2016 is a recent bottling (February 2016) that followed those 1,000 bottles originally filled in 2002. So the old average age of the wine is kept, because so little of it is...

The NV 1905 Pedro Ximénez Solera Fundacional Lot B 2016 is nothing short of spectacular. Black, opaque, dense and thick as (used) motor oil, it just tints the glass and sticks to its sides with brown chocolate-colored...

The NV Fifty Year Old Tawny Port is based on a field blend of Touriga Nacional, Sousão, Tinta Roriz, and Touriga Francesa with an average age of 50 years. The aging was all in 640-liter barrels. Flat-out awesome notes of...