Christmas Wines 2025 (Above $50)

Pale ruby hue. Beautifully earthy nose. Minerals and low-medium red fruit on pallet. Nice acidity. Delicious, well balanced entry level Burgundy. More earthy, less fruit, and more acidity than most...

The closest tasting notes was from the 2019 Robert Parker. The Tommasi 2019 Valpolicella Classico Superiore Ripasso has a spot of sweetness with dried cherry and raspberry. There is a...

This rich red displays lovely detail, as chestnut, tobacco and sage notes are inlaid in the core of dark plum, braised fig and macerated blackberry fruit. The long, smoldering finish...

From the renowned appellation of Saint-Estephe, La Chapelle De Calon is the third-wine of Chateau Calon-Segur - 3rd Growth (3eme Cru) estate in the 1855 Classification of the Medoc. The wines...

From winemaker Louis Barruol: "The cool temperatures of 2010 have been perfect for Condrieu. When the Viognier ripes slowly, it gives solid wines, fresh, complex and balanced. This is not...

The most backward and potentially longest lived of this trio is the 2003 Shiraz Draycott, a blend of 86% Shiraz, 10% Grenache, and 4% Mourvedre. Its deep ruby/purple color is...

From high elevation, relatively deep soils and their oldest vines – all of the locally traditional “Pommard clone” – and treated to 15 months in half new barrels, WillaKenzie’s 2009...

Composed of 77% Merlot, 14% Cabernet Franc and the rest Cabernet Sauvignon, the soft, silky, up-front, plush 2008 exhibits a dark plum/garnet hue along with seductive aromas of red and...

The 2003 Sociando-Mallet is drinking brilliantly, wafting from the glass with a deep bouquet of blackberry and cassis mingled with hints of loamy soil, cigar box and pencil shavings. Medium...

Beefy, masculine, vigorous, full-bodied wine, the 2003 Saint-Pierre is just beginning to hit full maturity. A lovely bouquet of cedarwood, forest floor, roasted herbs, black currants, new saddle leather and...

The 2000 Château Grand Puy Lacoste is an exceptional wine from Xavier Borie. It has a brilliant nose of blackberry, crushed stone, graphite and cedar. Putting it to one side...

Tasted at Bordeaux Index's annual 10-Year On tasting in London. The 2006 Château Smith Haut-Lafitte has an intriguing bouquet with surprising mineral intensity coming through the pure blackberry and cassis...