Roger VossEuropean Editor
Reviews wines from Portugal and France.
Roger Voss is a veteran wine and food author, and a journalist and has been writing about wine and food for the past 25 years. His books include France: A Feast of Food and Wine; The Wines of the Loire; Pocket Guide to the Wines of the Loire, Alsace and the Rhône; and Fortified Wines. He is based in Bordeaux, France, and reviews the wines of France (except those from the Rhône, Languedoc, Alsace and Burgundy) and Portugal.
Recent Articles and Reviews
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Fizz in the Family: Female-Run Champagne Houses February 16, 2021 Champagne as we know it was pretty much shaped by women. Find out which women… -
The Making of a 100-Point Wine: A Champagne from a Special Place January 28, 2021 Champagne scores regularly chart in the upper 90s, so a wine has to stand head… -
In Sancerre, a Red Wine Thrives Amid an ‘Ocean of Sauvignon Blanc’ January 6, 2021 This French wine region has long been known for its white wines. But producers are… -
Legendary Bordeaux: The Stories of Bordeaux's First Growth Wines December 7, 2020 There are many excellent chateaus, but none of them can quite match Bordeaux's first growths.…
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Château Béard la Chapelle 2014 Saint-Émilion Almost entirely Merlot, this wine is just mature so don't dismiss its age. Some dryness… 89 Points $30
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Domaine Franck Besson 2018 Le Griottier (Juliénas) From a vineyard that was once a cherry orchard, this wine is vibrant with red-berry… 89 Points $25
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Emmanuel Fellot 2019 Les Cailloux (Côte de Brouilly) Aged in wood, this mineral-textured wine shows rich tannins as well as burgeoning black fruits.… 89 Points $22
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Domaine du Penlois 2019 Sébastien Besson (Beaujolais-Villages) Based in the village of Lancié, this producer has made a structured wine that will… 89 Points $27