James' Wine Journal

3x 100pt Sassicaia Last Call + 2nd "Baby Sass" < $50
3x 100pt Sassicaia Last Call + 2nd "Baby Sass" < $50
96pt Ramey $36 Cote-Rotie TASTE-ALIKE
96pt Ramey $36 Cote-Rotie TASTE-ALIKE
Kistler Occidental $65, Kosta Browne Gap's Crown, Drouhin's #14 Top 100 Wine.
Kistler Occidental $65, Kosta Browne Gap's Crown, Drouhin's #14 Top 100 Wine.
V-Day Caviar Sale! Tsar Nicoulai, Packed-to-Order
V-Day Caviar Sale! Tsar Nicoulai, Packed-to-Order
97+pt Silver Oak Napa '18 (Has Beckstoffer-Adjacent & Pritchard Hill fruit!!)
97+pt Silver Oak Napa '18 (Has Beckstoffer-Adjacent & Pritchard Hill fruit!!)
99pt Taittinger Comtes "Better than '02, Gorgeous BOMBSHELL of a Champagne" + 97pt Piper Rare 2008
99pt Taittinger Comtes "Better than '02, Gorgeous BOMBSHELL of a Champagne" + 97pt Piper Rare 2008
94pt Best Bordeaux Buys of VTG: Pichon-Owned, 1st-Growth Winemaking
94pt Best Bordeaux Buys of VTG: Pichon-Owned, 1st-Growth Winemaking
100pt Monte Bello, "Incredible" Blanc, "Compelling" Lytton: Ridge Last Call
100pt Monte Bello, "Incredible" Blanc, "Compelling" Lytton: Ridge Last Call
97pt Montelena Chard "GORGEOUS" Last Call b4 Price Increase
97pt Montelena Chard "GORGEOUS" Last Call b4 Price Increase
Tempier & Burgundy Rosé "Like Billecart w/o Bubbles"
Tempier & Burgundy Rosé "Like Billecart w/o Bubbles"
Don't buy this. Cult Lapierre Morgon "Most pure wine I've ever tasted"
Don't buy this. Cult Lapierre Morgon "Most pure wine I've ever tasted"
Landslide Winning Champagne = 3x Grand Crus yet 💸 hundreds LESS
Landslide Winning Champagne = 3x Grand Crus yet 💸 hundreds LESS
The Best Barolo & Barbaresco Buys of 2022
The Best Barolo & Barbaresco Buys of 2022
"Extremely Elegant" Rochioli Cult RRV Sauv Blanc & Chard
"Extremely Elegant" Rochioli Cult RRV Sauv Blanc & Chard
44-Yrs Making Petrus+Dominus, Now < $25 Spanish STUNNER
44-Yrs Making Petrus+Dominus, Now < $25 Spanish STUNNER
WS #5 Tignanello (22 btls) #6 Mondavi Oakville (To Kalon-based) + Corton Charlemagne Grand Cru
WS #5 Tignanello (22 btls) #6 Mondavi Oakville (To Kalon-based) + Corton Charlemagne Grand Cru
< $33 vs $150 White Burgundy Stunner "Like Chassagne Meets Chablis"
< $33 vs $150 White Burgundy Stunner "Like Chassagne Meets Chablis"
96pt Aged Cult Mt Veeder Cab Mags: O'Shaughnessy 2015 by Peter Michael Veteran
96pt Aged Cult Mt Veeder Cab Mags: O'Shaughnessy 2015 by Peter Michael Veteran
97-94pt 🇺🇸🍾 Iron Horse, J Vineyards, Roederer to Celebrate (or Forget...)
97-94pt 🇺🇸🍾 Iron Horse, J Vineyards, Roederer to Celebrate (or Forget...)
Cult Barolo, NO wait, HALF the $. Aldo Conterno's Il Favot & Bussia
Cult Barolo, NO wait, HALF the $. Aldo Conterno's Il Favot & Bussia
Spain's 99pt "Montrachet" < $50: Top 5 Best White Stunners of 2022
Spain's 99pt "Montrachet" < $50: Top 5 Best White Stunners of 2022