1988 Chateau Haut-Marbuzet, Saint-Estephe - Half Bottle Subregion_Saint-Aubin Gilles' lovely wines from Cornas

Gilles' lovely wines from Cornas have been a serious revelation for us over the past few vintages and he has quickly become one of our favorite producers in the Northern Rhone

utilizing high-density planting and an increasing integration of biodynamic treatments to maximize phenolic depth

She ages this wine for one year in a combination of 50% used 500-liter oak barrels and 50% terracotta jar

Pierre Boisson’s approach to Meursault is defined by an exacting reductive methodology

rarely delivers anymore

1988 Chateau Haut-Marbuzet, Saint-Estephe - Half Bottle Subregion_Saint-Aubin Gilles' lovely wines from CornasHaut Marbuzet has long sat outside the Saint Estphe norm. In the 1980s, Henri Duboscq pushed a riper, more oak influenced styleunusual for a region better known for structure than generosity. That approach matters in 1988. A cooler, more tannic vintage, many wines from the Mdoc have remained firm. Here, the added richness and levage have carried the wine further, softening the edges with time. Now fully matureespecially in half bottleit shows leather,