When the Devil Comes to Town
Melbourne, the early nineties. I was a brash young salesman on the floor of an upmarket wine boutique, and Chilean Merlot was one of the easiest sales in the...
Clos du Clocher
Established in 1924, when négociant Jean-Baptiste Audy purchased a small parcel of land on the Pomerol plateau, within sight of the bell tower of the Église Saint-Jean.
Subsequent purchases in 1931 and 1941...
A Masterpiece at Millahue
Viña Vik, the outstanding Chilean winery in the Millahue Valley, is planted in an area the indigenous Mapuche call ‘Lugar de Oro’ (Place of Gold). Given the price of...
On the Bench -four French wines that beautifully balance tradition, freshness, and value.
Château Faget, Saint-Estèphe 2023
Chevalier Noël, Bordeaux Supérieur 2020
Château Hauterive, Médoc 2022
Château Bellevue la Forêt, Fronton 2024
Château Faget, Saint-Estèphe 2023
A small, high-quality producer...
Murmure de Larcis Ducasse 2019
The whisper of place
The 11-hectare vineyard sits on the hallowed south-facing slopes of Saint-Émilion’s renowned La Grande Côte (Côte du Pavie), in the limestone and Molasse du Fronsadais soils between...
A Wine for One’s Home
Cambodian businessman and entrepreneur Edward Chea has taken a long and somewhat circuitous route to wine. It is a journey that has involved travelling the world over and cultivating...
Le Nardian Grande Vin de Bordeaux Blanc 2023
Just south of Saint Emilion, this tiny 1.8-hectare vineyard sits in the commune of Lugaignac. Its south-facing slopes of clay and limestone are planted to old-vine,...
Tasting with Toto
My dear friend Mr Seila sometimes goes by his digital moniker ‘Bong Toto.’ In Khmer, ‘Bong’ means older brother, though ‘Oun Proh’—younger brother—would be more accurate when I address him.”
Toto is the...
