https://www.gourmetwines.com/ Fri, 12 Jun 2026 04:30:05 +0000 en https://www.gourmetwines.com/ https://cdn.shoplightspeed.com/shops/635511/themes/3581/assets/logo.png?2025011023521920200921071828 https://www.gourmetwines.com/premium-wine-yearly-fee-50.html https://www.gourmetwines.com/premium-wine-yearly-fee-50.html Thu, 11 Dec 2025 19:27:45 +0000 Subscribe to this weekly email]]> https://www.gourmetwines.com/taylor-1985-lbv-port-3-liter.html https://www.gourmetwines.com/taylor-1985-lbv-port-3-liter.html Sat, 09 Nov 2024 01:22:25 +0000 An excellent example of the great vintage in Oporto, this 1985 3 liter bottle is one of a kind. It will age 25 to 75 years. In its original wood box. Cork is very tight. Fill is excellent.]]> https://www.gourmetwines.com/hess-cabernet-sauvignon-1987.html https://www.gourmetwines.com/hess-cabernet-sauvignon-1987.html Mon, 13 Nov 2023 01:48:51 +0000 Donald Hess made his fortune in bottled water in Switzerland. With cash in hand he purchased mountain property next to Christian Brothers and imported his huge art collection for display at the winery. He also made excellent wine as evidenced by this 19]]> https://www.gourmetwines.com/beringer-cabernet-rhine-house-1998.html https://www.gourmetwines.com/beringer-cabernet-rhine-house-1998.html Mon, 13 Nov 2023 01:38:28 +0000 When Beringer thought a special cuvee was exceptional, they would bottle very small amounts of it - as is this Rhine House Selection. Still quite drinkable, this 1998 is rare indeed. One bottle with an excellent fill and cork. ]]> https://www.gourmetwines.com/niebaum-coppola-red-table-1982.html https://www.gourmetwines.com/niebaum-coppola-red-table-1982.html Mon, 13 Nov 2023 01:15:24 +0000 When Francis Ford Coppola finished with the Godfather movie he had already purchased this Niebaum Estate and was living at the vineyard. This red table wine became his calling card to emulate the great Bordeaux- named Rubicon. From a great year in Borde]]> https://www.gourmetwines.com/keenan-cabernet-sauvignon-1987.html https://www.gourmetwines.com/keenan-cabernet-sauvignon-1987.html Mon, 13 Nov 2023 00:55:26 +0000 Way up on the Spring Mountain of Napa Valley, Robert Keenan purchased raw land and started a revolution to plant grapes on this mountain retreat. This 1987 is from one of the classic vintages that has held up very well. Excellent condition in that the f]]> https://www.gourmetwines.com/pine-ridge-cabernet-sauvignon-1991.html https://www.gourmetwines.com/pine-ridge-cabernet-sauvignon-1991.html Mon, 13 Nov 2023 00:33:00 +0000 From the iconic Pine Ridge Winery comes this classic vintage. Most 1991 Napa Cabs are still as drinkable and collectable as this wine. The wine has an excellent fill with a very sound cork. One bottle at $269. ]]> https://www.gourmetwines.com/grgich-zinfandel-1996.html https://www.gourmetwines.com/grgich-zinfandel-1996.html Mon, 13 Nov 2023 00:01:12 +0000 Although Mike Grgich was famous for his Chardonnays, he loved making Zinfandel. From the 1996 vintage, this is the classic Sonoma style. Full bodied with plenty of aging potential. One bottle available with excellent corkage. $125 per bottle. ]]> https://www.gourmetwines.com/lescure-chambolle-musigny-1990.html https://www.gourmetwines.com/lescure-chambolle-musigny-1990.html Sun, 12 Nov 2023 22:40:03 +0000 The terroir at Domaine Lescure is clay-limestone with a predominantly stony nature. The yield is about 30 to 35hl/hectare. Harvested manually, in 25kg boxes, the grapes are sorted, destemmed, not crushed and then vatted by gravity. The vinification is do]]> https://www.gourmetwines.com/ch-meyney-1989.html https://www.gourmetwines.com/ch-meyney-1989.html Mon, 25 Sep 2023 00:38:41 +0000 Ch Meyney 1989 - From the St Julien appellation , the fill is excellent. The cork is very sound. one bottle. $100]]> https://www.gourmetwines.com/ch-lagrange-2006.html https://www.gourmetwines.com/ch-lagrange-2006.html Mon, 25 Sep 2023 00:28:49 +0000 Full-bodied and surprisingly powerful for a 2006, with Outstanding purity, texture, and depth, patience will be required for this beauty. Anticipated maturity: 2013-2027. One Bottle $89]]> https://www.gourmetwines.com/ch-gloria-2012.html https://www.gourmetwines.com/ch-gloria-2012.html Mon, 25 Sep 2023 00:21:28 +0000 Ch Gloria 2012- From its 106 acres comes this small vintage. Great fill and very sound cork. One bottle $89.]]> https://www.gourmetwines.com/ch-d-armailhac-2006.html https://www.gourmetwines.com/ch-d-armailhac-2006.html Sun, 24 Sep 2023 23:45:23 +0000 Ch d'Armailhac 2006 from the Baronne Philippine de Rothschild , the cork is very tight and the fill is excellent. $115.00. One Bottle.]]> https://www.gourmetwines.com/ch-belair-1970.html https://www.gourmetwines.com/ch-belair-1970.html Sun, 24 Sep 2023 23:35:51 +0000 Ch Belair 1970 - From the St. Emilion region of Bordeaux, on the right bank, this Chateau produces 4,000 cases a year. A member of the Mouiex family it is from a great vintage, the cork is very sound and the fill is very high shoulders. One bottle at $19]]> https://www.gourmetwines.com/2001-barons-de-rothschild-lafite-reserve.html https://www.gourmetwines.com/2001-barons-de-rothschild-lafite-reserve.html Sat, 23 Sep 2023 22:11:31 +0000 From the Chateau Lafite, the Baron de Rothschild would often bottle barrels of its vintage that were not quite the high quality of its first growth. Also, the Appellation de Controlee does not allow more than a precise amount of hectoliters per hectare t]]> https://www.gourmetwines.com/caymus-napa-cab-1981.html https://www.gourmetwines.com/caymus-napa-cab-1981.html Wed, 13 Sep 2023 22:24:26 +0000 Caymus Napa Cabernet Sauvignon 1981 from the original winery in Napa. Made by Chuck Wagner. Leslie Hennessy tasting notes from 8/84 - "nice Cab fruit blend, great tanin, slight hot fruit combo, great keeper". One bottle $595. 90/100 score.]]> https://www.gourmetwines.com/caymus-napa-cab-1980.html https://www.gourmetwines.com/caymus-napa-cab-1980.html Wed, 13 Sep 2023 18:53:57 +0000 From a classic year in Napa that Chuck Wagner and his father made with the help of Randy Dunn. One bottle. $795]]> https://www.gourmetwines.com/leslie-hennessy-sauvignon-blanc-2022.html https://www.gourmetwines.com/leslie-hennessy-sauvignon-blanc-2022.html Sat, 19 Aug 2023 18:17:04 +0000 Leslie Hennessy Sauvignon Blanc 2022 - Our fourth Sauvignon Blanc from the Big Valley American Viticultural Area in Lake County. $24.95]]> https://www.gourmetwines.com/merode-corton-marechaudes-1985.html https://www.gourmetwines.com/merode-corton-marechaudes-1985.html Tue, 07 Feb 2023 23:48:06 +0000 From the small Communes of Aloxe Corton, from the tiny vineyard of les Marechaudes where the maximum yield is 35 hl/hectare this Pinot Noir is indeed rare. One bottle available. ]]> https://www.gourmetwines.com/ch-doisy-vedrines-1962.html https://www.gourmetwines.com/ch-doisy-vedrines-1962.html Mon, 26 Dec 2022 20:08:08 +0000 This 62 acre Sauterne sits next door to Ch Coutet. This 1962 vintage in Sauterne was a classic and will last many years. One bottle available.]]> https://www.gourmetwines.com/ch-lafaurie-peyreguey-1988.html https://www.gourmetwines.com/ch-lafaurie-peyreguey-1988.html Mon, 26 Dec 2022 19:51:17 +0000 This classic Sauterne sits opposite Ch. d Yquem in a moorish walled castle built in the 13th century. Excellent fill with a sound cork. One bottle available. ]]> https://www.gourmetwines.com/lupe-cholet-pommard-1895.html https://www.gourmetwines.com/lupe-cholet-pommard-1895.html Tue, 14 Dec 2021 23:06:22 +0000 Lupe-Cholet winery is located in Nuits St George with vineyards across Burgundy. This exceedingly rare bottling comes from their four-hectare vineyard named Clos de Lupe in Pommard. Although they show their origin as 1903 the winery was built in the years]]> https://www.gourmetwines.com/shafer-chardonnay-2009.html https://www.gourmetwines.com/shafer-chardonnay-2009.html Sat, 03 Jul 2021 01:54:07 +0000 This Red Shoulder Ranch from Shafer in Carneros is planted to 27ha (66 acres) of Chardonnay, which is fermented in stainless steel and makes a zesty, complex wine.Shafer began life in 1972 when John Shafer arrived in Napa with the hope of growing his ow]]> https://www.gourmetwines.com/altvs-cabernet-2011.html https://www.gourmetwines.com/altvs-cabernet-2011.html Thu, 20 May 2021 22:06:43 +0000 Founded in 2005, Altvs, which means “noble and profound,” is a luxury-class Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon. It is part of the Merus Wine Group formed by Bill Foley. Produced in extremely small quantities, Altvs harvests fruit from a combination of mountai]]> https://www.gourmetwines.com/ch-leoville-barton-1990.html https://www.gourmetwines.com/ch-leoville-barton-1990.html Wed, 31 Mar 2021 22:43:04 +0000 Château Léoville Barton is a vineyard in the Saint-Julien region of Bordeaux, ranked a second growth in the 1855 Classification. It was founded in 1722 by an Irishman named Thomas Barton. Quality has soared since the 1980s, and it is now considered as on]]> https://www.gourmetwines.com/faiveley-clos-de-vougeot-gran-cru-1988.html https://www.gourmetwines.com/faiveley-clos-de-vougeot-gran-cru-1988.html Thu, 12 Nov 2020 22:14:21 +0000 Clos de Vougeot, also known as Clos Vougeot, is a wall-enclosed vineyard, a clos, in the Burgundy wine region, and an Appellation d'origine contrôlée for red wine from this vineyard. It was named for the River Vouge, which is in fact only a stream sepa]]> https://www.gourmetwines.com/dujac-gevrey-chambertin-1er-cru-aux-combottes-1988.html https://www.gourmetwines.com/dujac-gevrey-chambertin-1er-cru-aux-combottes-1988.html Wed, 21 Oct 2020 18:31:14 +0000 Domaine Dujac is a wine producer based in Burgundy's Morey-Saint-Denis appellation. It makes high-quality wines from Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, ranging from entry-level Bourgogne to wines made from some of the top Grand Cru vineyards in the Côte de Nuits,]]> https://www.gourmetwines.com/faiveley-gevrey-chambertin-1er-cru-la-combe-aux-mo.html https://www.gourmetwines.com/faiveley-gevrey-chambertin-1er-cru-la-combe-aux-mo.html Fri, 16 Oct 2020 21:02:23 +0000 Vines in Burgundy were planted very early in history. In Gevrey-Chambertin have archaeological digs been able to find Gallo-Roman vines dating back to the 1st Century BC. The outline of 120 vine stocks was discovered in 2008, during the expansion of a res]]> https://www.gourmetwines.com/faiveley-mazis-chambertin-1978.html https://www.gourmetwines.com/faiveley-mazis-chambertin-1978.html Fri, 16 Oct 2020 19:59:15 +0000 Mazis-Chambertin has shallow, chalky soils that are excellent for the production of high-quality wine. The higher end of the slope has particularly thin limestone soils. Water drains freely from the soils, which helps to discourage vigor and forces the v]]> https://www.gourmetwines.com/latour-chambertin-cuvee-heritiers-latour-1978.html https://www.gourmetwines.com/latour-chambertin-cuvee-heritiers-latour-1978.html Mon, 07 Sep 2020 23:34:21 +0000 Maison Louis Latour is a major négociant producer of red and white wines, mainly Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, in Burgundy. It was founded in 1797 and continues to be family owned and operated today. With roughly 29 hectares (72 acres) of grand cru vineyards]]> https://www.gourmetwines.com/dujac-chambolle-musigny-1989.html https://www.gourmetwines.com/dujac-chambolle-musigny-1989.html Thu, 27 Aug 2020 20:31:14 +0000 Domaine Dujac was founded in Morey St Dennis in 1968. Still in the same family since then, this bottling is from the very small climat named Les Gruenchers in Chambolle. With recent refrigeration upgrades, they now induce malolactic fermentation- render]]> https://www.gourmetwines.com/the-pope-of-wine.html https://www.gourmetwines.com/the-pope-of-wine.html Thu, 13 Aug 2020 18:41:17 +0000 In the wine world Alexis was bigger than life. He was the wine industryfrom start to finish. Everyone in the business talked about him. You had to havehis book ‘Alexis Lichine’s New Encyclopedia to Wines and Spirits’ in yourlibrary if you were even ]]> https://www.gourmetwines.com/leslie-hennessy-sauvignon-blanc.html https://www.gourmetwines.com/leslie-hennessy-sauvignon-blanc.html Thu, 02 Apr 2020 19:00:03 +0000 This is our third Sauvignon Blanc since we started our custom crush project. This wine is made from 64 % Sauvignon Blanc clones 1 and 6 from Napa County. We also blended in 36% from Sonoma County, consisting of the Sauvignon Musque clone and Sauvignon Bla]]>