As we near the end of our festive list of fine wine picks, db’s Bordeaux correspondent Colin Hay suggests a self-assembled mixed case of global superstars from Sonoma, Tuscany and Mendoza. The wines: The 2024 edition of La Place de Bordeaux’s global superstars Format: This would have to be another self-assembly job for your tireless and resourceful true love (sorry if that’s you!). What we have here is a 6 bottle mixed case drawn from California, Tuscany and Mendoza of the stars of this autumn’s releases on la place. It includes 1 bottle each of the following: Peter Michael’s Les Pavots 2021, Vérité’s Le Désir 2021, Petrolo’s Galatrona 2022, Masseto 2021, Bibi Graetz’s Balocchi No. 10 Cabernet Sauvignon 2021 and Paul Hobbs’ Cobos 2021. Unique selling point: Well, it might not be much of a selling point, but these are the wines I loved the most from my extensive tasting of the autumn releases on la place (each was rated 99 points). To be fair, most of these wines aren’t really ready for drinking yet, in at least the sense that they will all improve with time in the cellar. But they’re all so good that they are already highly accessible. Collectively, they represent something of a dream case. Yours for: Well, that’s a good question. Some of these are very rare and, I imagine, already difficult to find (Bibi Graetz’s Balocchi are made in tiny quantities for instance). Your true love (sorry, again, if you’re still with us) would need to do
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