2008 HosannaColour : Red Producer : Hosanna Country : France Region : Bordeaux Sub Region : Pomerol Variety : Proprietary Blend Vintage : 2008 Capacity : 750 ml Standard Bottle Rating : Wine Advocate 95 pts Tasting Note : Chteau Hosanna is a small, prestigious Pomerol estate owned and managed by the Moueix family, occupying a privileged position on the finest clay and gravel soils of the Pomerol plateau adjacent to Ptrus and Lafleur. The estate was acquired by

from a year in which he chose to apply the red label despite the vintage’s difficulty

the exquisite bouquet of black fruit

plush textured fruit

the 2017 Chateauneuf du Pape Hommage à Jacques Perrin is another standout vintage for this wine

amazing penetration on the palate and a long finish

crushed rock

quite linear and not reach

Vinous (10/2019) Note: All images are for illustrative purposes only and may not be an exact representation of the product

Colour : Sparkling Producer : Louis Roederer Label Name : Cristal Country : France Region : Champagne Variety : Proprietary Blend Vintage : 2008 Capacity : 750 ml - Standard Bottle Rating : RP98 - Robert Parker Wine Advocate Tasting Note : One of the many things that makes the 2008 special is a combination of ripe fruit and bright

Saint-Julien’s 1982 wines are consistently described by those who have tasted them as among the finest expressions of the appellation’s Cabernet Sauvignon-dominant style ever produced: combining the extraordinary concentration and opulence of the 1982 vintage with the elegance and mineral precision that the Saint-Julien terroir reliably provides even in its most powerful expressions

whose 120-hectare estate is the largest privately-held family winery in the Middle Mosel

it has another two decades of pleasure to give