Jeff Leve

1 week ago | thewinecellarinsider.com | Jeff Leve

All of the following 2024 St. Estephe wines were tasted in barrel in April in Bordeaux under non-blind conditions at either the chateau, various trade groups, organizations, negociants, or with consultants. When possible, wines were tasted multiple times.

1 week ago | thewinecellarinsider.com | Jeff Leve

2024 Bordeaux Wine Guide, The Official ReportWith the 2024 Bordeaux, one size does not fit all this year. Producers faced issues such as excessive, torrential rains, mildew, botrytis, under-ripeness, hail, coulure, millerandage, and insufficient sunshine. In fact, several vineyards were affected by more than one of those problems. The result was a change in the blends, especially in the Left Bank, as it was the early ripening merlot that suffered the most.

2 months ago | thewinecellarinsider.com | Jeff Leve |Tasting Notes

We tasted so many wines from 2022 St. Emilion, we divided our coverage into three parts. This is 2022 Saint Emilion Pt. 3, Wines M-Z. For Part One and Part Two… 2022 Saint Emilion Pt. 1 Wines A-E and 2022 St. Emilion Pt. 2 Wines F-L2022 Mangot – St. Émilion Grand Cru – Lush, fruity, chalky, and polished, the wine quickly delivers its core of ripe, chocolatey-covered dark pit fruits with just a swirl, sniff, and sip. The salty end note adds complexity to the lingering finish. Drink from 2026-2042.

2 months ago | thewinecellarinsider.com | Jeff Leve |Tasting Notes

2022 St. Emilion is our biggest report. In fact, we tasted close to 200 2022 Saint Emilion wines! With that in mind, for ease for reading, we divided our 2022 Saint Emilion guide into three parts. This is 2022 St. Emilion Part 1, Wines A-E.

2 months ago | thewinecellarinsider.com | Jeff Leve |Tasting Notes

2022 Pomerol Wine Buying GuideAs you can see from our 73 wine tasting notes and scores from the appellation, I loved 2022 Pomerol! There are three 100 Pt wines and numerous wines scoring in the high 90s. 2022 Pomerol is clearly set for future legendary status. There are 3 wines missing, which I will taste in April: Petrus, Le Pin, Chateau Lafleur, and Chateau L’Evangile. 2022 Pomerol wines offer everything you could hope for from the appellation.