Chip Hughes

9.2

For me, this is the most fun wine in the world. So bright, engaging and refreshing, with a lick of sweetness and a hint of Alpine minerals. Certainly not frivolous in the making: organic, biodynamic and cork-finished (something I’d like to see in more méthode ancestrale wines). — 12 hours ago

Chip Hughes

9.2

Swabian delight: made for pork, pork fat and pork products. Admirable acidity and backbone; mouthcoating texture. A heavyweight that’s still light on its feet. — 15 days ago

Chip Hughes

9.1

Who says Italian whites can’t age? Such a great interplay between subtle, filigreed minerality and the luscious, almost exotic Fiano thing. Palate-coating and still showing a good 5-7 more years of pleasure to come. — 20 days ago

Chip Hughes

9.3

Cocoa powder, hot iron, soy, balsa, game juices. A bit of appropriate Nebbiolo-ness: tea rose and tannins. Stately and structured. Incredibly precise and correct. — a day ago

Chip Hughes

9.1

Maybe not the fireworks of a Dönnhoff or Schönleber, but a damn good glass of Nahe from a big, fatty vintage. Yellow cherries and ripe pineapple, buttressed by excellent structure and barely-there wet slate minerality. — 11 days ago

Chip Hughes

9.1

Like a lot of 2005 Barolo, this is big, tough and angular on opening. However, a day’s aeration reveals soy, roasted plum, some grated spice and old aceto balsamico. What it may lack in nuance, it makes up for in richness and impact. — 19 days ago

Chip Hughes

9.0

Juicy, gushing, good value Zweigelt blend. Slammable. — a month ago

Chip Hughes

9.3

Another ready-to-roll 2014 that’s so reminiscent of the legendary 1985 vintage in its fruit, charm and impeccable, almost weightless balance. Wild fraises and a beautiful, subtle vein of powderized minerals. Top class Rully. — 10 days ago

Chip Hughes

8.0

The kind of Burgundy that makes novice collectors decide against buying Burgundy. It’s actually quite nice and correct, veering from primary Beaune cherry fruit into a bit of tea/mushroom thing...but it’s been quite obviously filtered heavily, and any discerning drinker should reasonably expect more from an aged example from a monopole vineyard. So I’d have to say this is shit, as are virtually all the Jadot reds I’ve had the misfortune to drink. Worth about $25, tops. — 13 days ago

Chip Hughes

9.0

Nicely ripe- even generous- with hints of apple blossom and sea shell. This is everything a Petit Chablis should be. — 21 days ago