Best of the Best 2025: Wine

Best of the Best: Domaine Parent Corton 2022 Grand Cru Blanc

Representing the 12th generation of their family, winemaker Anne Parent and her sister Catherine Fages-Parent are the first women at the helm of Domaine Parent. After picking the grapes from a privileged site on the Corton hill, the duo fermented the juice with indigenous yeast and barrel aged it on the lees for 16 months. Aromas of Bartlett pear, nectarine, and toasted almond open for flavors of Granny Smith apple, lemon zest, and a touch of oyster shell. Despite the hot summer of 2022, this wine’s lively acidity is the first thing that you’ll notice—and the last impression this truly stunning wine will leave on the palate. $399

Rosé Champagne: Nicolas Feuillatte 2008 Palmes d’Or Rosé Intense

From the house that produces the No. 1 Champagne in France comes a limited- edition rosé made with 100 percent Pinot Noir from two cru vineyards. According to chief winemaker Guillaume Roffiaen, Palmes d’Or Rosé Intense “is only made when the vintage is remarkable and promises a high aging potential.” The coldest year of its decade, 2008 provided freshness and vitality that are evident in its vivid aromas of peach and pomegranate. Pale apricot in the glass with a persistent column of fine bubbles, this elegant sparkler offers flavors of lemon, red plum, and lavender with a delicate structure and brilliant acidity.

White Champagne: Dom Pérignon 2015

The singular house to produce only vintage Champagne, Dom Pérignon has bottled its 46th declared vintage since its inaugural release in 1936. Cellar master Vincent Chaperon attributes the 2015’s “bright, focused character and the signature texture” to a season of extreme weather, including a prolonged summer drought. With aromas of peach, brioche, and espresso bean, this luscious dram washes over the mouth with flavors of apricot, vanilla, lemon zest, and rose petal. Well structured and offering gorgeous acidity, this blend of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay energizes the palate with a sense of precision and focus.

Rosé: Château d’Esclans 2022 Garrus Rosé

If you closed your eyes before sipping, you might think you were drinking an elegant white Chardonnay from Burgundy, but this amazing Château d’Esclans 2022 Garrus Rosé from Provencal is made using deep-garnet Grenache grapes grown on 100-year-old vines. Fermented in 600- liter temperature-controlled oak barrels, it undergoes twice weekly bâtonnage—in which settled lees are stirred back into the wine—for 11 months, which imparts structure and creaminess. Reminiscent of a Saint-Tropez sunset, it is pale pink in the glass and has aromas of vanilla, strawberry, and red raspberry. A backbone of minerality supports flavors of red plum, white citrus blossoms, and honeydew.

Aromatic Wine: Trimbach 2018 Clos Ste. Hune Riesling

The 2018 bottling of Trimbach 2018 Clos Ste. Hune Riesling represents the 99th anniversary of Trimbach’s Clos Sainte Hune Riesling’s first release. Located in the unique terroir of Rosacker Grand Cru in Hunawihr, the monopole vineyard has been owned by one family for over 200 years and is a little larger than four acres in size. Its limestone soils are studded with broken- down seashell remnants, which impart a unique minerality to this stunning wine. It has aromas of verbena, Bartlett pear, and mango, with balanced acidity and flavors of freshly sliced apricot, yellow peach, and yellow plum. 

Dessert Wine: Kopke 2022 Quinta São Luiz Vintage Port

Kopke 2022 Quinta São Luiz Vintage Port, made from fruit grown on old vines, is composed of a field blend of 35 different varieties of grapes, with Touriga Nacional accounting for 30 percent of the finished wine. It is deep red-purple in color with aromas of red plum, black pepper, and blackberry pie. Silky-smooth with just the right levels of sweetness and acidity, it offers flavors of raspberry jam, vanilla, and red currant on the palate. Enjoy this perfectly balanced sweet wine with strong cheeses—like Stilton—or with fruit-based desserts.

Bordeaux: Château Angelus 2022 Le Majestueux Saint Émilion

Made with 60 percent Merlot and 40 percent Cabernet Franc, the 2022 edition of Angelus is called Le Majestueux (the Majestic) thanks to the unprecedented resistance the vines showed during the season’s severe drought. Château Angelus C.E.O. and owner Stéphanie de Boüard-Rivoal points to the years of work her team has done in the vineyard to “reliably produce magnificent, ripe berries,” resulting in a wine with a “a remarkable sense of freshness, energy, and tension.” Its black-fruit and violet aromas, flavors of purple plum, cassis, and candied violet, and gorgeous polished tannins make for a beautiful pour.

Red Burgundy: Domaine Faiveley 2020 Corton Clos des Cortons Faiveley Grand Cru Monopole

Domaine Faiveley 2020 Corton Clos des Cortons Faiveley Grand Cru Monopole is only one of only two grand cru monopoles in Burgundy that also bear the name of their owner—and the only grand cru site for red wines in the Côte de Beaune—Domaine Faiveley is a special locale. Its seventh-generation proprietor, Erwan Faiveley, praises this vintage for its “astonishing ripeness.” A bouquet of black cherry, clove, rose petal, and river rock gives way to raspberry, dried-cranberry, and nutmeg flavors with hints of white chocolate and orange zest. Velvety tannins and well-integrated acidity mean you can drink it now or hold it for the next 20 years.

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