The Wine Vault: A selection of the world's most revered wines
Mr.Wheeler unlocks his Wine Vault and welcomes you to an intriguing collection of some of the world's most revered wines, now in full maturity and now available in very limited quantities for single bottle purchase. Once inside, choose rare, ready-to-drink cuvées from Cru Classé Bordeaux, Rhône, Tuscany, vintage Port and beyond without having to invest in full, six or twelve-bottle cases.
Better still, select a mixed case from across the range to explore your own world-of-fine-wine, or consider a bottle or two for that connoisseur you'll be giving to over the coming season. Perhaps a bottle or two for added prestige to your next dinner party, whether by the way of a '96 Sassicaia, '83 Palmer, Taylor's 1966 or an '86 Lynch-Bages. Here are legendary labels that cannot but impress.
“Real concentration, good spice, deep and rich, clear vitality. This is an excellent Château Beychevelle, with roundness >
From the top echelon of the Right Banks most prized appellation and an estate which in recent decades has been challenging >
The vineyards of Coteaux du Layon are situated along the banks of the River Layon in France's Loire valley. Here, some of >
No introduction required, here. Wine Searcher classifies the 1996 vintage in Bordeaux as legendary. Which is how the wine >
Nestled high up in the California’s Santa Cruz Mountain AVA, Ridge Vineyards are undoubtedly perched even higher in the >
"The 2002 Ornellaia (65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot and 5% Petit Verdot) is an astoundingly good wine considering the >
"Deep garnet colored, the 2009 Palmer delivers a beguiling array of black fruit warm plums, cassis and black cherry compote-with >
As Montforte d'Alba is widely acknowledged as one of the great capitals of Barolo, so is its prestigious tenant Elio Grasso >
"The 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon Cask 23 reveals more oak on the nose, but is a much deeper, richer, fuller wine than the S.L.V. >
"Still in barrel at the time of this tasting, the 2013 Hermitage will certainly be one of the wines of the vintage. Offering >
"The 2017 Morey-Saint-Denis Les Millandes 1er Cru matures in 30% new oak with 70% whole bunch fruit from the 70-yeor old >
"A candidate for the wine of the vintage from this somewhat forgotten year, consumers should be seeking out wines from the >
"Moving on to the big guns, the 2004 Unico is truly spectacular, in line with the 1970 and 1994. It’s a blend of 87% Tempranillo >
"The 2005 Cos d'Estournel is blended of 78% Cabernet Sauvignon, 19% Merlot and 3% Cabernet Franc. Deep garnet colored, it >
"The wine of the vintage is the Perrins 2012 Châteauneuf du Pape Hommage A Jacques Perrin, and it will most likely merit >
2005 Château Bahans Haut-Brion, Pessac-Léognan
“One of the all-time great vintages for this château is the 1989 Lynch-Bages, a striking wine that offers up pure and intense >
"The 1989 Mouton-Rothschild is a vintage that I have always had a lot of time for. Now at 30 years of age, it has quite >
“The 1996 Branaire-Ducru is a delightful vintage and represents the pinnacle of that decade. It has an exquisite bouquet >
Tenuta San Guido's Sassicaia remains one of the world's most sought-after cabernet-based 'Super Tuscans' and finds a natural >
“Medium gold in color, the 1999 d'Yquem has shed its puppy fat and transformed into compelling cinnamon toast, creme caramel >
Graham's Vintage Ports are the epitome of richness and concentration, and in the 2000, particularly so, owing to the Quinta >
“This is an impressively endowed vin de garde that should age effortlessly for 20-30 years. How Anthony Barton continues >
“A broader, lower-acidity vintage, the 2006 Cuvée Sir Winston Churchill bursts with aromas of confit citrus, peach, buttered >