This is a nearly incomprehensible, explosive, kaleidoscopic fireworks show of a Riesling. It is textural and coating, saturating, and at the same time, super-fine with just incredible thrust.

The very first time I tasted the 2004 Dom Pérignon, I immediately had a deep fondness for it as it invoked memories of when I first started collecting Champagne in the late eighties.

I shared this with Dom Pérignon's wildly insightful and charismatic chef de cave, Richard Geoffroy, who agreed with me and narrowed his comparison to the 1970 Dom Pérignon, a true sleeper DP.

The 02 is textural and deeply concentrated yet intensely mineral. Of course, this isn't surprising - 2002 will go down as one of the best vintages of the last 20 years.

The 2010 vintage gave Pépière the perfect materials to render a Clisson that was bright and nimble and profoundly intriguing and multifaceted. There was excellent ripeness, but also great verve and high-toned fruits. What results is a wine of crazy length, detail and balance.

Bertheau's wines are defined by their grace, their subtlety. These are wines that are seemingly devoid of artifice. There's nothing loud or flashy about them. They speak quietly with a gorgeous purity and precision.

This Saturday we're making our first trip of the season.

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When it comes to delivering value in white Burgundy, Fèvre may very well be without peer. Since being taken over by Henriot in the late nineties, Fèvre has quickly climbed the ranks in Chablis, claiming their place beside the region's two benchmarks, Vincent Dauvissat and François Raveneau. Yet, they have remained very fairly priced.

Rebholz's dry Rieslings are ruthlessly defined, crystal clear and razor sharp. Every time I taste Rebholz's Kastanienbusch, the clarity shocks me.

Colares is in a beautiful area right on the ocean close to Lisbon, so it's a choice place for city dwellers to create weekend homes. For the past fifty or so years, vineyards have been replaced by beach houses.

Over these past years, Dujac has been able to both intensify and refine their signature style. This begs the question: What is Dujac's signature? For me, it's always been the way that the wines attack all five senses with a grace and sensuality. This is something that only the truly great producers achieve. The wines are ruthlessly intense and yet, ethereal, perfumed and incredibly finessed.