Chateau Lafite-Rothschild, Pauillac, 2015 Vineyard Brands Tasting and Pithos Rosso is their

and Pithos Rosso is their most elemental wine

is the only Madeira producer that owns its own vineyards—a rarity that shapes everything here

remains rare on Long Island—Channing Daughters were among the first to plant and press it on the East End

and it's the rare tequila I could see myself sipping over ice

Belgian winemaker Jean Rijckaert—former co-founder of Maison Verget in Mâcon—established his own domaine in 1998 with 5 hectares in Arbois and 4 in the Mâconnais

Chateau Lafite-Rothschild, Pauillac, 2015 Vineyard Brands Tasting and Pithos Rosso is theirLafite Rothschild is one of the five First Growths of the 1855 classification and, for many, the most aristocratic of them all, the standard bearer for finesse, perfume and longevity in Pauillac. Its gravelly vineyards in northern Pauillac, neighboring Mouton, produce a Cabernet Sauvignon led wine of extraordinary elegance rather than brute power. The 2015 comes from an excellent, sought after vintage that produced charming, beautifully balanced left