As clonally diverse as the corresponding “Nicholas” bottling – since this cuvee is always assembled from the best rows in each block – Anam Cara’s 2011 Pinot Noir Estate Reserve focuses on...
89-90 JS A chewy but pretty wine with blueberry and cherry character, firm tannins and a shaved-chocolate undertone. Medium to full body, polished tannins and a bright finish. Better in 2016 when the tannins soften. -...
This natural sweet wine, produced using a technique of southern Italy: sun-dried grapes, progressively added to the must in order to slow fermentation at 12/13 ° C. It has a good structure, with a long finish...
90 JS - Featured in James Suckling's Bordeaux Confidential Events in 2015 I like the dried-strawberry and raspberry character to this. Medium to full body, firm tannins and a shaved-chocolate and cedar character. I...
99 WS / 97 RP / 98 JS / 95 JD / 95 DE A lovely, creamy, tropical style, with mango, papaya and guava notes lending a caressing feel, while singed almond and warm piecrust accents blossom through the lush finish. Just when...
99 WS / 97 RP / 98 JS / 95 JD A lovely, creamy, tropical style, with mango, papaya and guava notes lending a caressing feel, while singed almond and warm piecrust accents blossom through the lush finish. Just when you think...
90 WS Wine No. 53 on Wine Spectators Top 100 list 2013 A plush, creamy style, with tropical fruit flavors of ripe pineapple and mango complemented by notes of peach cobbler and pear tart. Features a long, rich and...
92 JS / 92 WE I am impressed with this for the vintage. It’s full and round with a succulent, juicy structure, silky tannins and a plum, cocoa, cedar and berry aftertaste. Outstanding harmony for 2011. Try in 2017. -...
"[Forsyth Brio Kiona Mourvedre] offers a nose of blueberry pie, plum jam and black currant with clove, cinnamon and coffee. There’s delicious balance amid the assertive presentation of those dark blue fruits, joined by...
97 JS Complex aromas of blackberry, stones, cracked black pepper and tar. Full body with soft, round tannins and a juicy, fruity finish. Soulful and refined from this estate. This is a magical wine from Southern Italy. -...
96+ VM / 96 WS / 95-97 WA / 96 JS Bright, deep, saturated ruby. Liqueur-like ripeness to the deeply fruity aromas of kirsch, black raspberry and cassis. Thick, sweet and seamless, with a silky texture and great depth to its...
97 DE / 96 JS / 95 RP / 95 WS A serious Haut-Brion, still very much closed. Concentrated with firm tannins, this has real depth to it, showing walls and structure. Beautiful juice starts to seep through the walls after a...
90-93 WA 90-93 Points Wine Advocate: The 2011 Cornas reveals supple, silky tannins as well as the essence of blackberry and licorice notesintermixed with hints of beef blood and flowers. It is fruit-forward, soft and...
96 DE / 95 VM / 95 RP A more refined expression than in La Chapelle, but I would strongly recommend going for La Chapelle right now. as these tannins remain fairly closed at the moment. Great future ahead, a sculpted and...
97 DE / 97 WE / 96 WS / 95 JS A delicious wine that stands out from many in the vintage. A ton of personality, with a sappy, raspberry, autumnal berry fruit as it opens and travels through the palate, with rose petals on...
93 JS / 93 WE / 92 DE / 92 VM / 91 WA / 91 WS / 17.5++ JR Wonderful aromas of blackberries, Indian spices and currants with hints of dried flowers. Medium body, linear, tight and ultra-fine tannins and a fresh finish...
94 JS / 94 WE / 93 WA / 92 WS Four plots in Avize, a village that delivers strong character in blanc de blancs, picked later and riper. The delicate lemons and fine, chalky minerals here are impressive. Mouth-filling,...
96 DE / 95 WE / 94 JS / 94 WS At first the tannins keep this pretty tight, but as it opens up there is an elegance and finesse, along with a subtle floral expression that is clearer in the Château Margaux than the...
A vertical collection of 11 vintages of Château Margaux from 2005 to 2015: 2005 / 2006 / 2007 / 2008 / 2009 / 2010 / 2011 / 2012 / 2013 / 2014 / 2015. Only 200 numbered cases made from wines that have never left the...
91 WE Editors' Choice: This marks the first vintage of this Moulis estate under the ownership of the Barton family of Léoville Barton. Already the wine is showing breeding and an understated structure and richness...
100 VM The 2011 Cabernet Sauvignon is one of the truly exceptional wines of the vintage. As I worked through this series of retrospective tastings, I had hoped to find at least one wine like this. A truly epic 2011. When I...
96 RP / 95 JS / 95 WE / 94 JA / 94 DE / 17 JR The opaque blue/purple-colored 2011 Palmer reveals a stunning bouquet of licorice, truffles, camphor, spring flowers, black raspberries and black currants. One of the superstars...
This stunning collection cabinet was made in a numbered edition of 100 and features 20 consecutive vintages, 1998-2017. Château Pavie 1998, Saint Emilion 1er Grand Cru Classé – 97 WA, 93...
96 WE / 95 DE / 95 JS / 93+ RP / 93 WI So smooth, this is a rich, grandiose wine. Although it is full of black currant fruits and spice flavors, the texture is most impressive. Dusty tannins are integrated with juicy fruits...
95 WA "The 2011 Reserva Quinta Da Falorca Lagar is a blend of Touriga Nacional (70%), Alfrocheiro (15%) and Tinta Roriz (15)%, aged for 18 months in new French oak. On opening, this didn't seem anywhere near as silky as the...
16 JR / 89 WA 80% Grenache, 6% Syrah, 10% Mourvèdre, 2% Cinsault, 2% other. Dark crimson. Big broad and glossy on the nose. Lots of sweet, ripe fruit flavours nicely shoehorned into a suitable corset. Dry finish...
96 VM / 96 WS / 95 WE / 95 WA / 96-97 JS #67 Wine Enthusiast's Top 100 Cellar Selections of 2015 The 2011 Rieussec has a lifted patisserie, almond-scented bouquet, touches of wild peach coming through with...
Journeyman Chardonnay is a blend of four extraordinary vineyards: Zio Tony, Lucky Well, Dutton and the famed Ritchie Vineyard. Carefully harvesting select portions of these famed sites in the middle of the night and at the...
96 VM / 95 WA Rose petal, mint, crushed flowers, sweet red berries and cinnamon are some of the many notes that take shape in the glass. A wine of exquisite perfume and aromatic lift, the 2011 Le Vigne is all about finesse...
96 JS / 94 WS / 93 VM / 17.5 JR The aromas of this are so gorgeous, with blackberries, black cherries and wet earth. Full body with super-fine tannins and bright acidity. A firm, tightly structured young red with orange...
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