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.
Not only from what many professional critics favour as appellation of the Haut-Médoc's most elegant, ethereal wines, but >
Established in 1959 and widely considered one of the truly great estates in Burgundy, both for the superb quality of the >
Château Haut-Brion needs little introduction; one of only 5 estates to be classified as a First Growth in the great 1855 >
Tenuta San Guido's Sassicaia remains one of the world's most sought-after cabernet-based 'Super Tuscans' and finds a natural >
It's difficult to avoid the word 'icon' when considering such a label. Grange has undoubtedly been that, decade after decade. >
"Quite deep colour showing some maturity. A richer and more concentrated version of the 1980, initially quite tannic but >
The vineyards of Coteaux du Layon are situated along the banks of the River Layon in France's Loire valley. Here, some of >
The vineyards of Coteaux du Layon are situated along the banks of the River Layon in France's Loire valley. Here, some of >
"A bright golden straw colour with a nose of almonds, cashew nuts, vanilla, hot buttery toast and honey. The alcohol belies >
Nestled high up in the California’s Santa Cruz Mountain AVA, Ridge Vineyards are undoubtedly perched even higher in the >
The year 2000 in Bordeaux was superlative. It was a vintage when spectacular, unbroken sunshine between July's intensity >
Graham's Vintage Ports are the epitome of richness and concentration, and in the 2000, particularly so, owing to the Quinta >
"The 2002 Ornellaia (65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot and 5% Petit Verdot) is an astoundingly good wine considering the >
2005 Château Bahans Haut-Brion, Pessac-Léognan
Classified as a "5th growth" Château Lynch-Bages punches well above its status, which dates to the great 1855 classification.This >
The pinnacle of Champagne Gosset's wine range and celebration of their best wines. Celebris is handcrafted in the estate's >
"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 2014 Leoville Barton has a crisp, poised bouquet with graphite tinged black fruit, hints of crushed flower and clove, >
"The 2017 Morey-Saint-Denis Les Millandes 1er Cru matures in 30% new oak with 70% whole bunch fruit from the 70-yeor old >
"These wines keep so well; the 1978 at dinner was faultless, far better than many a 1978 Bordeaux. Then to cap it all, the >
"The oldest vintage presented by Serge Hochar in London in August 1979: fine, rich, mature; delicious bouquet; sweet, soft, fabulous. >
