Although greatness is often not easy to define, this Domaine makes it easier than most. There’s the legendary quality of the Domaine’s terroirs and their strict, certified biodynamic management. There are the low yields (typically less than 35 hl/ha) and the rigorous selection at harvest time. Then there is the classic, minimalist practice in the cellars...

Raphaël Bérêche gets more meticulous with every vintage. As an obvious beneficiary, his Brut Réserve has never tasted finer. “I used to want to shock a little bit,” he says, referring to the buzzing, nervous texture and punchy phenolic character of earlier versions. Today, the wine is considerably more seamless and elegant...

Jean-Baptiste Souillard is a hidden gem in the northern Rhône Valley. We’ve been visiting his cellar on and off since 2018, and it has always been one of the most memorable and insightful visits we make in France.

We had a gripping tasting with Georges Larmandier in Vertus this year; some of those disgorgements we sampled have now arrived in Australia. Both the current Latitude and Longitude cuvées are based on the 2021 vintage, a very classical, incisive year that has brought gorgeous freshness to both wines. Talking nothing away from the 2020 base wines, the new vintages have an ounce more precision...

If Bannockburn’s spring releases are any indication—and they typically are—2025 is poised to be another excellent vintage for Matt Holmes and Co. But don’t just take our word for it. “These new releases,” says Gus Pollard, “are some of the most expressive and precise examples we’ve made of these varieties, each carrying a real sense of the season’s character.”...

There is cloudy, and then there is Quealy. You don’t need us to tell you that Kevin McCarthy and Kathleen Quealy wrote the first chapter on skin-contact wine in Australia. Some 17 years ago, following McCarthy’s 2006 visit to Joško Gravner, the pair released Claudius, a delicious skinsy blend of Chardonnay, Traminer and Moscato Giallo under the T’Gallant label.