A family-owned estate in Napa Valley, Dunn Vineyards was established in 1979 when Randy Dunn purchased a 14-acre parcel of land with only about 5 acres of Cabernet vines on it. Randy was pioneered in retaining the alcohol of his wines close to 13% to let the characters of the terroirs to come through. Dunn Vineyards produce only Cabernet Sauvignon and there are only two wines – Howell Mountain Cabernet and Napa Valley Cabernet. The Howell Mountain is the signature wine that contains only family-owned fruits on Howell Mountain, only the best grapes are retained for Howell Mountain and the rest are allocated to the Napa Valley Cabernet. The Howell Mountain Cabernet aged in 100% new...

Domaine Lucheneaut is a name that has been hidden for long. Philippe and Vincent started working together in 1985 following their dad's illness, nowadays they manage about 10 hectares of their own vineyards scattered from Nuit-St-George, Morey St Denis and Haut Cotes de Nuits as well as Beaune. From an adventurous trip to Kobe(Japan) last month, I have been lucky to experience a bottle of Lecheneaut Nuits-Saint-Georges Les Pruliers 1er Cru 2019 that I can put a smile on it. It ticks all the boxes of a top-notch Burgundy from up and the peak changes of a bunch of fruits and floral aromas. Also,...

People are always easily attracted to beautiful and fancy Champagne bottle designs and there's no doubt Perrier-Jouët Belle Epoque is one of the sexiest ones in the world! Being the prestige cuvee of the house, they have an elegant bottle design which is regarded as one of the most recognizable wines in the world. Perrier-Jouët originated in 1811 from the marriage of Pierre Nicolas Perrier and Rose Adélaïde Jouët, who together combined their passion for art and nature to create a unique vision of champagne.  In the last 18th century, Maison Belle Époque was also the largest private collection of French Art Nouveau in Europe. Nowadays,...

A mystical life in winemaking since 1977, Philippe Charlopin inherited a tiny 1.5-hectare vineyard from his family now expanded to 25 hectares. The estate is managed together by Philippe Charlopin and his son Yann Charlopin in recent years and is one of the sharpest father-and-son businesses in Bourgogne! Under the influence of Henri Jayer, Philippe Charlopin started to destemmed his fruits and later he decreased the influence of new oak in the 1990s and put more emphasis in the ripeness of fruits. Despite its modest plain labels, Philippe Charlopin-Parizot’s wines are geared up with energy and complexity, which undoubtedly is one of the best values producers to follow. Unfortunately, given the...

Lucien Le Moine only sources their grapes from 1er Cru and Grand Cru plots, and do everything by hand. The winemaking philosophy is to produce wines of exceptional purity, and they do just that - their wines are excellent and focused and reflect the unique terroir from which each came. They gained a reputation for crafting some of "Burgundy's most perfumed and downright sexy wines" in the words of Josh Reynolds. Among their range is Bourgogne, produced in both red and white. As they only source from 1er and Grand Cru, they blend all the declassified grapes from 1er Cru and Grand Cru to make a big...