Rare & Fine: Pierre's Private Cellar

A vintage 1998 Pouilly-Fume from Domaine Masson Blondelet.

A vintage 2006 Chablis from Domaine Seguinot Bordet.

This highly concentrated wine is made with old Syrah grapes. Aged in new oak and made with low yield to produce year after year a compulsive and powerful wine. An experience to be enjoyed.

A vintage 1978 Pommard 1er Cru from Domaine Henri Boillot.

A vintage 1982 Gevrey Chambertin 1er Cru 'Les Poissenots' from Domaine Geantet-Pansiot.

Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru le Poissenot

Late Bottled Vintage port is from a single year. The wine ages 4-6 years in old oak casks (opposed to Vintage that ages 2-3). LBV fills the gap between the rubies and the vintage ports since a Ruby Port should be drunk quite young and a great Vintage Port may need 15 to 20 years to really open up and show its splendour.

Aromas of red fruits on the nose, with light spicy note. It is deep in mouth with great length and texture.

Vintage Port must be bottled within two or three years of the harvest date. The magic of Vintage Port is different in every phase: as a young wine it captures the youthful fruit characters. Then, after 20 years or more, the effects of the slow bottle age integration are revealed and finally, after many decades, the spirit dominates the wine.

Colheitas are dated Tawnies aged in small casks. The minimum age requirement is 7 years, but the tradition at Niepoort is to age several more years before bottling. The wine takes on a Tawny hue. Wood and nutty tones are evident on the palate due to the wine’s slow ageing in old casks. This particular vintage is from 1963.

Colheitas are dated Tawnies aged in small casks. The minimum age requirement is 7 years, but the tradition at Niepoort is to age several more years before bottling. The wine takes on a Tawny hue. Wood and nutty tones are evident on the palate due to the wine’s slow ageing in old casks.

The “Garrafeira” is a specialty of Niepoort house. These Ports from a single harvest age for decades, not in wood but in special glass containers "demijons" (7 to 11 litre glass balloons in the form of old apothecaries’ bottles). The demijhon bottles are from the 18th century, and ageing in these special bottles adds a unique character to the Garrafeira Portwine.

The “Garrafeira” is a specialty of Niepoort house. These Ports from a single harvest age for decades, not in wood but in special glass containers "demijons" (7 to 11 litre glass balloons in the form of old apothecaries’ bottles). The demijhon bottles are from the 18th century, and ageing in these special bottles adds a unique character to the Garrafeira Portwine.

"Weather was mediocre in summer, but improved in autumn. The harvest was very long: 48 days' work out of 55 to bring in a very worthwhile and slightly above average crop in terms of volume. A very rich vintage."

Colheitas are dated Tawnies aged in small casks. The minimum age requirement is 7 years, but the tradition at Niepoort is to age several more years before bottling. The wine takes on a Tawny hue.

Since the 19th century, the DARTIGALONGUE family has been selling vintage Armagnacs. The vintage corresponds to the year of the harvest. Every vintage is unique and has its own personality.