40th Birthday Gift Idea: Offer a 1985 Wine

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It can be a real headache to find the right idea for a 40th birthday gift for someone close to you. How can you please someone with a gift that's both original and personalized? Have you thought of offering red or white wine from the anniversary year? Whether you're celebrating 40 years of marriage, 40 years of dating, 40 years of your company or any other anniversary, discover our gift ideas with great wines from 40... Read more

Champagne Le Brun de Neuville : The Complete Guide

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Champagne Le Brun de Neuville was founded in 1963. Since its beginnings, it has been built around winemakers, all driven by the same desire: to introduce the world to the wines of the Côte de Sézanne, a true extension of Chardonnay and the Côte des Blancs. > Champagne in stock on the site? Today, it's Damien Champy and his team who are in charge of making the Lebrun de Neuville house shine... Read more

Côte Rôtie | Best vintages and great estates

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Welcome to the blog! Today, we're presenting some superb Côte-Rôtie cuvées, as well as the appellation's best vintages. You'll also find details of the finest estates. Enjoy your reading and tasting! More than 50 wines and 15 vintages of Côte Rôtie in stock > ORDER CÔTE-RÔTIE AT THE BEST PRICE Presentation of Côte-Rôtie wines The wines of Côte-Rôtie are in a class of their own in the Rhône Valley. In fact, the appellation... Read more

How to serve, drink and accompany a Pauillac wine?

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First of all, here's a presentation of the Pauillac appellation, because it's important to understand the history and type of wine behind it. Pauillac, too, is located on the left bank of the Gironde. It is considered one of Bordeaux's most prestigious appellations and is home to 18 crus classés from the 1855 classification, headed by Château Lafite Rothschild, Château Latour and Château Mouton Rothschild. The appellation boasts some 1,250... Read more

TOP 15 best Saint Estèphe wines

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Discover the ranking of the best wines in the St-Estephe appellation in Bordeaux. Here is the list based on The Wine Advocate R. Parker's scores. RANKING OF THE BEST SAINT-ESTÈPHE WINES Here's the list of the best-rated St Estèphe wines on Robert Parker and the Wine Advocate website: THE NEW SUCCESS: Château Montrose 2020 100/100 Robert Parker Tasting by William Kelley: "Exceeding 2019 and rivaling the 2016 vintage for... Read more

TOP 15 Best Wines of Saint-Émilion | Classification

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Today, Comptoir des Millésimes presents a selection of Saint Emilion's finest Grand Crus. Find Saint Emilion Grand Cru 2017 and Saint Emilion Grand Cru 2018 in stock and at the best prices. Classification of the best St-Émilion wines This appellation includes a huge number of Châteaux, famous or not, classified or not... You love the wines of this appellation, but it's hard to find your way around! Here's a sneak preview of the ranking of the appellation's greatest bottles... Read more

Do you know natural sweet wines? Guide and pairings

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Before proposing food and wine pairings with vins doux naturels, a few explanations are in order to fully understand the type of wine we're dealing with. As the name suggests, vins doux naturels are sweet wines with natural sugar inside. > See our bottles of vins doux naturels How is it made? A vin doux naturel is initially vinified in the classic way, during fermentation the yeasts... Read more

Best Pessac-Léognan wines | Top 10 of the best vintages

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Pessac-Léognan is a French appellation d'origine contrôlée wine produced around Pessac and Léognan in the Graves vineyards, one of the subdivisions of the Bordeaux wine region. The Pessac-Léognan appellation covers 10 communes in Gironde. Château Haut-Brion is the most famous wine in the Pessac-Léognan appellation, recognized the world over. The appellation's red wines share common characteristics: tight, fleshy, well-balanced tannins, with aromas of ripe fruit or licorice on the finish... Read more