Jean-Philippe Agisson spent ten years as cellar master for Alphonse Mellot at the iconic Domaine de la Moussiere in Sancerre — then was hand-picked by Louis-Benjamin Dagueneau to run the cellar at the legendary Didier Dagueneau estate
planted between 1962 and 1976 at the foot of a gravelly terrace formed by erosion of the limestone hillside
Famille Moussé’s Champagne Terre d’Illite Extra Brut 2020 is a captivating exploration of terroir-driven Champagne
The 1989 vintage is widely regarded as one of Piedmont's greatest
This is her dry Malvasia Aromatica (Malvasia Aromatica Seca)
Ferrando, Carema Etichetta Nera, 2008 100325OFFER Jean-Philippe Agisson spent ten yearsThe Etichetta Nera (black label) is Ferrando's legendary top Carema, bottled only in the finest vintages from the family's best parcels, only about 3,000 bottles when it's made. Raised in smaller French oak, it's the richer, denser, more ageworthy of the two Caremas, famous for showing gorgeously at 20, 25, even 30 years. The 2008 was a classic, cooler vintage that gave structured, fragrant wines, exactly the profile that rewards the Nera's long aging