Wine Spectator 93 points: A tightly knit Champagne

Fruit comes from vines planted in 1994

lots of wind from the nearby sea

A masterpiece

that is precisely what makes 2008 such a unique vintage – namely that the best wines are so chiseled and yet not at all austere

2015 Gigondas Clovis Saurel - Magnum - Saint Damien Rhône-Nord Wine Spectator 93 points: AJeb Dunnuck 94 Moving to the releases in bottle, the tiny production 2015 Gigondas Clovis Saurel comes all from the La Louisiane lieu dit and was raised in demi muids. This knockout wine boasts terrific notes of ripe black cherry and raspberry fruit, complex dried flowers, graphite and hints of oak, full bodied richness and a stacked mid palate. Forget bottles for 2 4 years and enjoy over the following decade. BIO FR BIO 01 Jeb Dunnuck 96 98, Lastly,