91 JS / 90 VM / 90 WE / 16.5 JR A wine with balance and character with firm tannins and ripe fruit, plum and hints of cedar and spice. Meat too. Medium to full body. Drink now. 50% malbec, 20% cabernet sauvignon, 20% merlot...
92 WS #92 Wine Spectator Top 100 2023 This shows Chenin's ability to balance ripeness and concentration with structure and polish, with honeyed lemon, glazed mango, warm hay and barley flavors all buoyed by citrusy acidity...
94 WS #15 Wine Spectator Top 100 2023 Checking all the boxes, this stunning version is fresh and vibrant yet also complex and full of flavor, from toasted green tea and lemon thyme to mouthwatering passion fruit, yuzu and...
95 JS / 17.5 JR Fantastic nose of ginseng, dried apricots, yellow plums, brown sugar, honey, lemons and tangerine peel. Honeyed and smooth with layers of dried fruit and subtle earthy elements. Excellent balance and...
98 JS / 96+ WA A dense and structured white with white peaches, honeysuckle, lemon tree, and hints lime. Full-bodied with a gorgeous center palate and intense and lively finish. So wild and energetic. Wonderful depth and...
96 JS Always a very good chardonnay. Often among the New World's best. This said, it is always a pungent, flinty reductive iteration, considerably different to the more generous norm in these parts. Medium-bodied and...
98 WA / 98 JS The 2021 White Stones Chardonnay is subtler and more elegant, a little closed with moderate ripeness and alcohol (12.5%) and a mineral palate with strong chalky sensations. It might be worth reproducing their...
98 WA / 98 JS The 2020 Adrianna Vineyard Fortuna Terrae shows exceptionally well. It's still young and juicy with some baby fat that should get rendered with some more time in bottle. It's a little lighter, and the tannins...
99 JS / 98+ WA#3 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of Argentina 2023#75 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of 2023 What an exotic, perfumed yet elegant nose here full of thyme, local herbs, green papaya, ginger...
95 JS / 94 WE / 92 WA What a deep and dramatic wine this is! But there’s also a lot of charm, the mini banana and fresh pineapple aromas pouring from the glass. A lot of power on the expansive palate, but also great...
97 WE / 94 WS / 93 VM #17 Wine Enthusiast's Top 100 Cellar Selections of 2023 Following an outstanding 2020 vintage, the '21s are, remarkably, even better. Coddington is the richest in the Kumeu Chard stable. Concentrated...
96 VM / 95+ WA The 2022 Chardonnay Hunting Hill is an impressive, focused style. It has a sense of energy, being almost buoyant with the movement of a skimming stone across your palate. There's a powerful core of fruit here...
98 JS / 96 WA / 95 VM#3 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of New Zealand 2023#47 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of 2023Gorgeous precise aromas of apples, white peaches, some minerals, flint and stone...
96 WA/ 95 JS The 2013 Vin de Constance Natural Sweet Wine was matured in 500-liter barrels for around 36 months. It has a beautiful bouquet with honey, quince, pressed yellow flowers and Mirabelle. It has wonderful...
97 VM / 95 JS / 94 WE / 17 JR In a departure from usual Nikolaihof practice – given that it had by then been filtered and assembled into tank – I was offered my first taste of this wine shortly before the...
96 DE / 95 JS / 95 JA / 94 WI Bright and clear nose, so fresh and fragrant, smells amazingly inviting with perfumed raspberries, blackcurrants and black cherries with savoury olives, thyme, violets and...
99 VJ / 97 JA / 96 WA / 95 DE / 95 VM Medium deep crimson. Magnificent pure blackberry blackberrydark chocolatearomas with vanilla roasted chestnut notes. Beautifully concentrated and inky deep with beautifulpure dark berry...
98 DE / 97 WA / 96 JS / 95 WI Wild roses, smoked meats, perfumed strawberries and green peppercorns, I love the nose on this wine. Broad and imposing straight away, layered and deep the tannins make the first mark,...
99 JS / 96 WA / 96 DE / 95 VM#5 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of Argentina 2023Pristine and fresh but also complex and deep. Tile, wild herbs and lots of blueberries and flowers on the nose. The ultra-fine,...
96 DE / 94 WI Full and fleshy, gorgeous intensity and power straight away with the most juicy, plush tannins that fill the mouth creating a bounce and chew that is delicious yet this also keeps focus and push from start to...
96 JS / 96 WA There’s a whole basket of yellow fruit here, including ripe apricot and King Alfonso mango, but there’s nothing loud about this beautiful high-end gruner veltliner, rather it opens slowly and...
98 JS / 95+ WA Stunning and totally original nose of mango, lychee, Amalfi lemon and a complex mix of pepper aromas. Enormous concentration, yet it’s so vibrant, the staggering mineral freshness slicing through the...
98 JS / 96 WA Wonderfully subtle nose with an extremely wide spectrum of exotic fruit (tons of mango) and flowers. Super-ripe with breathtaking freshness that makes this a spectacular Wachau dry riesling. And in spite of...
100 WA / 100 TA / 99 JS / 98 DB / 98 DE#66 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of 2023 The 2021 Viñedo Chadwick fermented in stainless steel and troncoconic concrete vats, spent some 10 months in barrique, and then part...
98 WA / 97 JA / 97 JS / 96 VM / 95 DE / 95 WI#17 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of Argentina 2023 The 2020 Cheval des Andes was harvested from the last of February for the first time ever. It was Gabillet's second...
96 JS / 94 WA / 94 DE / 93 VM Very racy, vibrant and intense with a heap of pure red fruit, full of strawberries, red cherries and a hint of spice, flowers and blue fruit. A subtle twist of mineral, too. Medium-bodied,...
100 JS / 98+ WA / 97 DE / 96 VM / 95 WI / 95 JA#3 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of 2023 An extremely pure and elegant vintage for Seña. This is really fresh, nimble and floral on the nose with subtle cherries,...
95 VM Despite its 125g/L of residual sugar, the 2022 Le Mont Premiere Trie Moelleux is balanced, fine and long. Yes, its sweetness fills the mouth and makes it blossom, but there's no suggestion of unctuousness or weight...
93 VM The 2022 Le Haut-Lieu Premiere Trie Moelleux is supple and fine with a high level of purity and finesse. It's delicate, light and precise despite its 95g/L of residual sugar. - Rebecca Gibb MW, Vinous...
94 VM The 2022 Le Mont Moelleux is a medium-sweet, tender style that is just so welcoming and appealing. It is the quiet type that doesn't show off. It offers breadth without weight, which I always like about the Huet wines...
93 VM The 2022 Le Haut-Lieu Moelleux is a supple, tender style. It's delicate on the palate while succulent and medium-sweet, which is quite a feat. You'll struggle to find many producers in the world who can achieve this...
94 WS / 93 VM Perfumed and juicy, with a concentration that builds. Round and silky, this shows a lot of delicious fruit and a lot of complexity, with sea salt–dusted apple and honeycomb flavors layered with green...
95 VM / 94 WS The 2022 Le Mont Sec is a parcel of Chenin planted on clay with scattered flint, giving a certain tension to the style you certainly don't find in the come-hither Clos du Bourg. Its supple, concentrated core...
98 JS / 97 JA / 96+ WA / 96 VM#94 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of 2023 A fresh and discreet Almaviva with subtle pencil shavings and cigar box to the cassis and hints of chili chocolate and peppermint. Nuanced and...
94+ WA / 94 JS / 93 VM Their second wine, the 2021 Epu is from the same terroir and vineyard in Puente Alto as Almaviva but comes from the younger vines, around 12 years on average. In 2021, the blend is 80% Cabernet...
99 JS / 97 DE / 97 DB / 96 VM / 96 JA / 95 WA#42 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of 2023 A really refined, expressive and layered Clos Apalta with fine olives, incense, cigar box, cocoa powder, Spanish chocolate, pencil...
96 DE / 96 WI / 96 JS / 95 VM / 95 DB / 95 JA / 17.5 JR Highly floral and concentrated nose full of marmalade, orange zest, toasted caramel patisserie, orange blossom, a Tutti Fruitti element and some soft oak touches too...
97 WI / 95 JA / 94 WA / 94 JS The single-varietal 2014 La Violeta Malbec is made by the owner of La Violette in Pomerol. Deep garnet-purple in color, it charges out of the glass with mature notes of fruitcake, plum...
95 JS / 94 DB / 93 JA / 91 WI Peaches and melons with zesty lemon and flowers, such as honeysuckle. Full, yet so vivid, bright and minerally. Drink now. - James Suckling Creamy, rich and yet wonderfully pure, focused and...
94 JS / 94 WI / 93 JA A refined nose of blackberries, dark cherries, dried herbs, earth and black pepper with a touch of cedar, too. It’s medium- to full-bodied with fine, firm tannins. Well-structured with a...
93 JS / 92 JA / 91 WA / 91 DE Blackcurrants, slate, crushed stone and berries with hints of chocolate. Medium-bodied, bright and racy. Vivid at the end. A blend of syrah, carignan, mourvedre and grenache. Drink now. - James...
96 WI / 94 JA The 2021 CARO, 79% Malbec and 21% Cabernet Sauvignon, is deep garnet-purple in color. It soars from the glass with expressive notes of plum preserves, blueberry compote, and licorice with hints of candied...
Stunning complexity from the benchmark producer of collectible Chenin. Excellent vintage, ready to drink.
94 WE Intensly rich without being sweet, this wine is full of ripe flavors and a touch of honey. It's a wonderful combination of spices, candied fruits and opulence. The acidity rounds this wine out nicely. Imported by...
30 years of complexity from the benchmark for collectible Chenin. Excellent vintage, ready to drink.
96+ WA From another early, low-acid vintage, the golden shining, botrytis-free 2003 Vouvray Le Haut-Lieu Moelleux Première Trie shows a beautifully intense, extraordinary clear, refined and elegant bouquet of ripe...
98+ WA Served from the 500 ml bottle, the apricot-golden colored 2003 Vouvray Clos du Bourg Moelleux Première Trie offers a beautifully deep, intense, concentrated and at the same time precise, fresh and refined...
99-100 WA Picked at 42° KMW and aged in two barriques until this year, without the addition of sulfur for almost 13 years and still yet to be bottled, the 2009 Welschriesling Trockenbeerenauslese displays an amber color...
70% Pineau D`Aunis, 30% Grolleau Noir. Sparkling rosé wine with notes of red fruits, citrus fruits (blood orange, grapefruit), sweet spices. Lively and invigorating bubbles. Agnès and René Mosse, along...
20% Cabernet Franc and 80% Muscat à petits grains. The aromas of lychee and mango from Muscat supported by a soft tannic structure go very well with the violet and grapefruit of Cabernet Franc. The south meets the...
This wine is produced within the Anjou appellation but is intentionally declassified as VDF. From four parcels planted in 2000. Fruity attack, a crunchy wine. Agnès and René Mosse, along with their sons Joseph...
80% Chenin, 20% Sauvignon Blanc. This is a blend of organic grapes bought and harvested in Faye d'Anjou. Dry and aromatic white with notes of white fruit and herbaceous, tense finish supported by a salivating bitterness. The...
92 WS Alluring and fresh, with beautiful kumquat, crisp apple and nectarine notes complemented by a glaze of honey. Shows good tension and energy through the clean finish, while a whiff of smoke, sea salt and intense...
Les Bonnes Blanches is a sector of vines widely considered to be the top terroir in the area. It’s location is geologically ideal to the Layon river, and it’s one of the rare vineyards that can produce an...
96 JS If you are ever worried that Alsace pinot gris might be too extravagant for you, here is an incredibly pure and wonderfully balanced example. Super-ripe apricot yet so bright and clean, then you are pulled into...
95 JS Stunning nose of yellow peach, pomelo and fresh pineapple that pulls you into this simultaneously ripe and vibrant dry riesling. The ripe citrus flavors run right through the palate into the long finish...
97 JS #53 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France 2023So many pink rose, jasmine and orchid aromas that you can’t resist falling into the super-sensual embrace of this dreamy gewurz that makes you feel you have...
98 JS / 96 VM#32 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France 2023#80 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of 2023 A giant dry riesling that is so cool, focused and precise, it comes across as only medium-bodied in spite of the...
The 2022 vintage of Sancerre looks to be superb, with some producers and critics calling it one of the best vintages ever. Sustainable 100% Sauvignon Blanc. A single hillside plot of 50 year old vines on chalky Kimmeridgian...
96 JS / 95 WA A breathtakingly joyful wine! Stunning nose of ripe orange and melon! This is simultaneously extremely expressive, juicy and elegant on the medium-bodied palate. Near-perfect balance right through the...
96 JS / 95 WA / 95 DE / 17 JR Striking, fresh mineral aromas, lemon peel and lemon curd with a lightly toasty edge, too. The palate is so concentrated, with powerful lemon and stony-mineral flavors. Long, dry and really...
95 VM / 94 JS / 92 WA / 92 WS / 92 WE#78 Wine Enthusiast Top 100 2023 The 2020 Semillon El Enemigo from Agrelo, Lujan de Cuyo hails from a 70-year-old vineyard. Aged with flor for a year before 15 months in barrels,...
97 JS Enticing and subtle nose of Yamanashi white peach, wild berries and herbs. Ripe, but also seriously concentrated and elegant, this has deep minerality at the very long and focused finish. This is built for the long...
99 JS This Wachau dry riesling masterpiece is still extremely youthful, so it is anything but a no-brainer. But if you are patient, notes of white peach, lemon balm and a slew of wild herbs emerge. Super-precise and...
93 JS A fresh, vivid red with lots of blackberry, blueberry and spice aromas and flavors. Full-bodied, layered and very intense. Gorgeous and serious finish. Very transparent and focused. Syrah, cabernet sauvignon, and...
95 VM The 2021 Clos de la Coulée de Serrant is a dry, floral Chenin Blanc produced from late-picked grapes, done in 3 passes with around 1/10th affected by botrytis. Grown biodynamically and vinified with minimal...
95 WA The acidity of Barthelmes’ 2010 Pinot Gris Altenbourg Selection De Grains Nobles Le Tri – picked on October 7 – is not extreme for its genre, but still nearly half again as much as that of the...
97 DEDecanter Top 10 Australian Wines of 2022 Change is sweeping through South Australia’s vast Riverland region, with many vineyard owners embracing an array of Mediterranean grape varieties. This is what excites...
98 JS / 96 WA / 96 JA#100 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of 2023 Available in an OWC of 6. Individual bamboo 1-pack OWCs may be available upon request - contact us to enquire. Very scented, complex...
91 WS Rich and full, this intensely savory rosé is texturally very pure and integrated, with a beguiling mix of sea salt–coated pink grapefruit, rose petal and tangerine notes. Notes of chamomile tea and a...
95 JS Effusive, youthful nose of lemon and acacia blossom that’s very hard to resist! Concentrated and super-elegant palate with spot-on balance. Long wet-stone and flint finish with great tension. Excellent aging...
92-94 WA / 92 DE Primarily Clairette (60%) and Ugni Blanc (30%), with bits of Bourboulenc, Marsanne and Rolle, the 2021 Bandol Blanc was still in tank when I visited early last year. It presents a striking juxtaposition of...
98 WA / 98 JS / 96 JA / 96 WI / 95 DE / 17.5 JR #72 James Suckling Top 100 Austrian Wines Blending 60% Welschriesling vinified in Slavonian oak vats of 1,000 and 1,500 liters and 40% Chardonnay aged in barriques, the 2019...
95 WA The Vatan 2010 Sancerre Clos la Neore is fascinatingly – indeed, almost mind-bendingly – complex, already in the nose. Musk, white truffle, citrus oils, bittersweet floral perfume, lime and tangerine, as...
96 VM The 2018 Clos la Neore was only bottled in magnum. Clarity is a term the accurately describes the 2018 Clos la Neore. It has a pure and intense core of fruit. But it’s not fruity. It’s a sophisticated...
The La Pépie cuvée is a blend of estate fruit from all of Pépière's terroirs, 50% of which fall within the Muscadet Sèvre & Maine appellation and 50% within the crus. Since 2016, the...
93 WS Concentrated and harmonious, with melon, nectarine, gooseberry and lemon curd layered with green herbs and an intense salty spine. A subtle hint of honey adds richness, and a toasted almond note rounds out the lengthy...
92 WS 500 Cases Produced A brisk, energetic style, with densely packed flavors of lemon curd, jasmine, gooseberry and verbena coiled around a firm spine of minerals and tangy acidity. An invigorating wine, with notes of...
100 WE / 99 VM / 99 JS / 96 DE Cellar Selection. Ethereal aromas of peach nectar, apricot preserves, orange zest and candied almonds waft from the glass. Full texture and luscious flavors of caramelized pineapple, orange...
98 WA / 98 DE / 97 JS / 17+ JR The sleek and elegant 2019 Adrianna Vineyard Mundus Bacillus Terrae is now certified organic (since 2018) and comes from vines planted in 1992 at 1,390 meters above sea level in Gualtallary on...
98 JS / 97 WA / 96 WS The aromatics here really seduce you with their blackberry and dried-strawberry notes and undertones of wet earth, green tea, dried flowers, stones and dust. Full bodied, tight and very focused with...
99 WA / 98 JS / 97 VM The old River Stones has seen its name simplified to 2019 Adrianna Vineyard River. This is an exceptional vintage for this bottling, from a very stony part of the large Adrianna Vineyard in...
97 JS / 97 VM / 96 WA Lemon zest, pineapple, white pepper, cloves, jasmine, crushed stones and chalk on the nose. Medium-bodied, focused and phenolic. Very fine, mineral and tight with persistent energy and vivid acidity...
99 WA / 99 JS#2 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of Argentina 2022#21 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of 2022 The nose of the 2020 White Bones Chardonnay is an explosion of thyme and rockrose, aromatic, open, expressive,...
97 WA / 97 JS / 94 VM The nose of the 2018 Gran Enemigo El Cepillo Single Vineyard, from a low-yielding and drier year, is full of curry, a note that was a constant across the three vintages I tasted together, but it tends...
96 JS / 96 VM / 95 WA Blueberries, blackcurrants, hot stones, tobacco leaves, dried lavender, walnuts and cracked pepper on the nose. Medium-to full-bodied with firm, fine-grained tannins. Dark and mineral character to this...
98 DE / 96+ WA / 95 WS / 95 JS / 17 JR#94 James Suckling Top 100 Wines of Australia 2022 A longer, cooler vintage has allowed the sum of all the distinctive site components to marry in ideal balance. It’s all there -...
99 WA / 98 JS / 97 VM / 97 WE / 96 DE / 17.5 JR #26 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of Australia 2021 The 2018 vintage can comfortably be described as being one of the greatest, if not the greatest vintage in Margaret...
96 JS Aromas of blueberries and wild herbs, as well as raspberries and a complex, spicy and fragrant edge. Blood orange and pomegranate here, too. The palate is smoothly emulsified and has red-cherry, raspberry, orange and...
98 DE / 97 JH / 96 JS / 95+ WA The beautiful and historic name Mount Edelstone is a translation from the German Edelstein meaning ‘gemstone’, a reference to small yellow opals once found in the area. The Mount...
96 VM / 95 JS / 94 WS This 2021 Le Mont Sec fills the mouth with pear, pineapple, nectarine and violet flavors. There's a sense of seduction and succulence through the middle of this wine. The flint and the coolness of the...
94 VM / 91 WS #83 Wine Spectator Top 100 2022 This is a very fine, fragrant and floral Le Haut Lieu Sec. While delicate, the 2021 fills the mouth with a cloud of pure fruit reminiscent of violets, apple and nectarine skin...
95 VM 100 cases produced The 2021 Clos du Bourg Sec is an ample, full bodied wine with a stream of acidity. Pure, floral and fragrant with aromas of pineapple, violets and fresh grapes. While rich, it is light in...
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