2016 Bordeaux: A Vintage for Today’s Bordeaux Wine Lovers

Monday, February 4, 2019

1322 Tasting Notes

The 2015 Bordeaux is already heralded as a classic vintage. But what about the 2016? After tasting more than 1,300 bottles, we have some answers.

Noblesse Report: Savor the Greatness

Saturday, February 2, 2019

James Suckling regularly shares content in Korea with one of the country's largest luxury magazines - Noblesse. Check out our first article of 2019.

Old, but full of life: Château Lafaurie-Peyraguey 1906-1945 vertical stuns

Thursday, January 31, 2019

27 Tasting Notes

A 28-wine tasting where the youngest wine was 73 years old proves the enormous aging potential of Sauternes.

Producer of the week: Castello di Monsanto, Chianti Classico’s classic

Wednesday, January 30, 2019

6 Tasting Notes

Castello di Monsanto offers some of the best value Chianti Classico wines, as well as some riservas that are absolutely standout.

2019 Wine Travel Log #4: France

Monday, January 28, 2019

From Italy we head directly to France, where recent vintages from Beaujolais, Bordeaux and Burgundy help us recall just how great French wines are.

Barolo 2015 best vintage since 2010 – maybe better

Friday, January 25, 2019

373 Tasting Notes

Our first tasting report of 2019. Two-thirds of the 350+ Barolo 2015s we tasted in this list scored 93 points or above, establishing this vintage as one of the best of the decade.

100 best wines under $30 (2018)

Monday, January 21, 2019

100 Tasting Notes

You don’t need to spend a fortune to find great wine. Here’s our first top 100 list of the best value wines under $30 that we tasted in 2018.

2019 Wine Travel Log #2: Tuscany, Italy

Tuesday, January 15, 2019

The second report from my 2019 tasting journey - I return home to find many great wines waiting to be tasted and host a dinner for 50 people. Read on for more.

2018: Year in Review

Friday, January 11, 2019

It's been a great year at JamesSuckling.com, and an even more exciting year for wine lovers around the world. It's hard to pick out top moments, but read on for some reports that I particularly enjoyed. Here's to another year ahead of tasting great wines and reporting back to you with our notes.