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97 JS / 97 JD / 96 WA / 96 VM Lovely sweet cherries and heather with some leather and balsamic undertones. It’s full-bodied with a velvety and lightly dusty palate. Juicy fruit and pretty orange peel to the berry...
98 JS / 94 WE / 94 WS / 92 WA / 92 VM There’s something ethereal in the nose with flowers, cherries, strawberries and shitake mushrooms. Full body. This grows on the palate with super tannin and fruit structure. So...
98 JD / 94 WA / 94 VM / 94 WE #76 Wine Enthusiast's Top 100 Cellar Selections of 2019 Winemaker Chris Figgins has produced one of the wines of the vintage and his 2016 Estate Red Wine checks in as a blend of Cabernet...
This special vertical collection is available with an OWC of 6 and includes 2 bottles each of 2015 (99 JS), 2016 (98 JS) and 2018 (100 DE) Testamatta. 2018 Testamatta: 100 DE / 97 JS#47 James...
96 WA / 94 WS / 17+ JR I had tasted this wine from barrel last year, and the wine was already shaping up beautifully back then. Staying the course, the 2015 Barolo Bricco Boschis shows extreme elegance and finesse. These...
97 JS Wow. This has such attractively pure fruit with flinty nuances, across ripe peaches, nectarines and grapefruit. The off-dry palate has a flinty and gently smoky edge with a very fresh, concentrated core of ripe white...
97 JS This dry riesling has astonishing elegance for the very warm vintage, with super ripe orange and papaya notes that lie far from the mainstream for the grape. Sure, it’s slightly Baroque on the nose, but at the...
97 JS / 93 WA / 93 VM #2 James Suckling's Top 100 Values of 2020 This is another rock-star chardonnay from here with dried-apple, pear-skin, crushed-stone and peach-pit character. Full body. Creamy texture. Phenolic...
97 JS / 95 WA / 94+ VM / 94 DE / 94 WS / 17 JR Beautiful combination here of balanced orange and lemon rind and riper glazed cherries, terracotta and scorched earth. Mushroom too. Tightly wound and elegant with a persistent...
97 JS / 19 JR / 96 WA / 96 DE / 95 WS #56 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France 2020 Quite rich aromas of cooked apples, peaches, pie crust and biscuit. Some dried pineapple. Full bodied with layers of fruit and a...
98 JS / 97+ WA A layered and very soft red with checked yet unctuous tannins. Full body and caressing texture. Plenty of meat, earth and decadent notes. Great finish. A joy to taste. Drink or hold. James Suckling The three...
97 WA / 96 JS The 2016 Adrianna Vineyard Mundus Bacillus Terrae is from a cold and rainy El Niño vintage that broke the mold of typical Mendoza weather. The grapes were picked a bit later and achieved a slow,...
98 JS / 96 WA This is a phenomenal malbec with intense blue fruits such as blueberries and blackberries. Black truffle, too. Full-bodied, bright and juicy with fantastic power and richness. Yet the acidity just keeps going...
97 WA / 97 JS From a warm and sunny vintage that produced darkly concentrated fruit, the Tenuta Guado al Tasso 2017 Bolgheri Superiore Guado al Tasso is a teaser and a super pleaser. This is one flashy wine. This carefully...
98 JS / 95 VM / 94 WS An Amarone for the future with terrific richness and tannin power, offering dried fruit, figs, blackberries, bark, mushrooms and hints of wood. Full-bodied and very structured with a powerful finish...
97 WA / 95 VM / 93 WS The 2019 Vouvray Clos du Bourg Sec offers a deep, rich yet pure and refined, intensely aromatic, darker-toned nose with aromas of fully ripe stone and tropical fruit intertwined with earthy, chalky and...
97 WA / 95 WS / 94 VM The 2019 Vouvray Le Mont Demi-Sec is clear, fresh, deep and complex yet pure, fine, elegant and perfectly interwoven on the nose, where notes of crushed flint stones, limestones and concentrated citrus...
97 JS / 96 WA / 95 VM / 17+ JR A reincarnation of Argiano’s IGT Suolo as a single-vineyard Brunello, without the heavy new-wood use, this is a sleek and exquisite wine. Lifted orange peel defines the nose, which also...
96+ WA / 95 WS / 94 VM / 94 JS / 94 DE Compared to Krug's 160th edition, the bright golden-yellow colored NV Grande Cuvée 166ème Édition (ID117010) is still a baby that shows the chalky and fruity...
97 WE / 95+ VM / 95 WS Underbrush, wild herb, menthol and dark-spice aromas mingle with a whiff of fragrant purple flower on this gorgeous red. It boasts firm structure and finesse in equal measure, featuring juicy morello...
97 WS Expressive, with a wave of pure creamed plum, blackberry and blueberry fruit gliding through atop enticing anise and milk chocolate notes. Velvety, caressing finish makes it hard to see the graphite structure...
98 DE / 18.5 JR Bright and floral on the nose. The tannins are extremely fine, almost imperceptible, but very much present, giving the wine a strong base for long ageing. It's perfectly balanced, long and deep, resulting in...
100 JS / 98+ WA / 95 VM #9 James Suckling's Top 100 Italian Wines of 2020 This is a momentous wine with incredible power and structure that has so much minerality and crushed-stone character to the black cherries and...
99 JS / 97+ WA / 96 VM #17 James Suckling's Top 100 Italian Wines of 2020 Aromas of blackberries, cherries, violets and bark with mahogany. It’s full-bodied and chewy with intense tannins that are layered and...
100 JS / 98+ WA / 95 VM#9 James Suckling's Top 100 Italian Wines of 2020 This is a momentous wine with incredible power and structure that has so much minerality and crushed-stone character to the black cherries and...
98 JS The blue-fruit character is impressive with intense, violet and floral character, which turns redder with earthier notes. Full-bodied, tight and very chewy, yet the tannins spread across the palate, releasing pure,...
99 JS / 97 WA / 97 DE #22 James Suckling's Top 100 Italian Wines of 2020 What intense aromas of cherries and raspberries! Then it turns to flowers and orange peel. Roses, too. This is really full and powerful with...
100 DE / 97 JS #47 James Suckling's Top 100 Italian Wines of 2020 Finely textured, with a nuanced perfume that fills the glass and takes you to the intense underbrush of Tuscany. Succulent and yet savoury, this has a...
98 WA / 98 JS This is one of my happy wines from Italy. You take three things—Syrah, sunshine and Tuscany—and fit them magically together to create the 2017 Syrah Per Sempre. If I am happy with this wine, so is...
99 JD / 95 WA The flagship release, the 2018 Pinot Noir Katherine Lindsay Estate comes from the Russian River Valley and saw 14% stems and 15 months in 53% new French oak. Medium ruby, with notes of raspberries, spice box,...
100 RP / 99 JD Still stubbornly backward, yet beginning to budge from its pre-adolescent stage, this dense, murky ruby/purple-colored wine offers up notes of graphite, sweet caramel, black cherry jam, cassis, and minerals...
98 JS / 97 JD / 96 WA #5 James Suckling's Top 100 American Wines of 2020 Happy to see it finer-grained than some, but equally intense. Tobacco, ash and dark fruit. Some grilled meat, too. Full-bodied with a spice,...
100 JS / 99 WA / 98 RP / 97 VM Latour has made truly great wines in the past two decadesand this is one of the best. It has fabulous aromas of black truffles, currants, raspberry and dried flowers. Mind-blowing on the...
98 JS / 97 WE / 96 WS #34 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France 2020 A very vinous rosé with sliced strawberry and peach aromas and flavors with a steely undertone. Hints of cream and biscuit. It’s...
100 RP / 100 JS / 99 WE / 98 WS / 97 VM Well, well, well - Lafite Rothschild does it again. Ever since manager Charles Chevalier was transferred from his beloved Sauternes property of Rieussec (also owned by the...
97 VP / 94+ WA / 17.5+ JR #1 Vinepair 50 Best Wines of 2020 This wine is awesome. Do what you have to do to find this wine. Seriously, whatever you have to do. It is so balanced that if you don’t understand...
99 JS / 95 VM #2 James Suckling's Top 100 Italian Wines of 2020#40 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of 2020 The complexity and beauty to this is really something with cherry, walnut, tobacco and cigar-box character...
97 WE / 96 WA / 96 WS / 95 VM / 95 DE Fragrant and full bodied, this structured red has enticing aromas evoking woodland berry, balsamic aromas of pine, rose petal and exotic spice. The enveloping palate delivers crushed...
100 JS / 18 JR #1 James Suckling's Top 100 Germans Wines of 2020#2 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of 2020 What do you say about a wine that almost literally knocks you off your chair? All the flowers and fruits of the...
97 JS / 96 VM / 94 WA A fantastic prestigious cuvée this year with a solid core of fruit that makes it so serious and structured. Like a grand cru Burgundy. Full body. Lightly chewy. Phenolic tension gives it form...
97 WS / 96 WE / 95 WA / 94 VM / 93 DE / 17.5+ JR #10 Wine Spectator Top 100 2020#76 Wine Enthusiast's Top 100 Cellar Selections of 2020 This goes from zero to 60 right out of the gate, with an intense spine of acidity...
100 JD / 98 WA / 97+ VM #3 Jeb Dunnuck’s Top 100 Wines of 2020#77 Wine Spectator Top 100 2020 Pure perfection, the 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon Monte Bello is a sensational effort from this estate that should be snatched...
97 WA / 95+ WA Another terrific effort from this estate, the 2018 Chateauneuf du Pape Deus Ex Machina shares a sense of elegance with its vintage stablemate, the La Combe des Fous. Kirsch, stone fruit, black cherries,...
98 JS / 97+ VM / 97 DE / 97 WA / 96 JD / 95 WS / 18+ JR #41 James Suckling's Top 100 Italian Wines of 2020 The clarity of the ripe blackcurrants, black cherries and flowers in the nose is entrancing. Lavender, too...
100 RP / 98 VM Even allowing for the greatness of Haut-Brion and Mouton-Rothschild, the 1955 La Mission is the "wine of the vintage." It possesses a sweet, cedary, clove, smoke, and black-raspberry-scented nose, and rich,...
100 VM / 100 WA / 100 DE / 100 RP / 100 JS / 99 WS / 99 WE The 2010 Latour can be summed up in two words: “The king.” It convincingly asserts its superiority over other 2010s, including First Growths, in terms...
98 JD #30 Jeb Dunnuck’s Top 100 Wines of 2020 The 2019 Condrieu La Doriane is another tremendous effort from this estate that does everything right. Reminding me slightly of the 2015 with its power and richness, it...
96 WS / 96 DE / 94 WA / 93 VM A textbook blanc de blancs in a relatively opulent style, with ample grilled nut, brioche and spice character alongside classic flavors of poached apricot, kumquat, oyster shell and lemon...
98 DE / 97 VM / 96+ WA / 96 BH / 19 JR The La Tâche was the palest of all the DRC 2017s, almost to the point of transparency. This is a floral, open knit expression of the monopoly Grand Cru, which is very far from...
98 DE / 97 VM / 97 WA Flashes of exotic fruit aromas with notes of coffee and spice. Full and round on the palate with a hint of velvet already. A beautiful flower still tightly in bud. ED - Decanter.com The 2010 Barolo...
100 WA / 98+ VM / 97 JS / 95 WS / 18 JR I absolutely adore this wine on every emotional and intellectual level. I can still taste it today, weeks after my first sampling. The Luciano Sandrone 2016 Barolo Le Vigne is a...
100 JS / 98 WA Incredible aromas of blackberries, hot stones, wet earth and flowers. Full-bodied, it floats across the palate with ultra-fine tannins that melt into the wine. Superb, long finish of subtle fruit and...
98 WA / 98 JS I felt more austerity and better balance in the 2017 Adrianna Vineyard Fortuna Terrae compared with the wines from warmer years; it feels harmonious and very integrated. There is some citrus freshness in the...
100 JS / 97+ WA #3 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of Argentina 2020#11 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of 2020 This is really exuberant at this stage with fantastic aromas of honeysuckle, salt, chalk and dried apples...
98+ WA / 98 JS The outstanding 2018 White Stones Chardonnay epitomizes the expression of the grape in the cooler-climate and high-altitude location of the Adrianna vineyard in Gualtallary. There is rectitude, austerity and...
96 WA / 96 WE / 94 WS / 17+ JR I had tasted this wine from barrel last year, and the wine was already shaping up beautifully back then. Staying the course, the 2015 Barolo Bricco Boschis shows extreme elegance and finesse...
99 RP It is against my better judgment to taste the sweet wines of Barsac and Sauternes at such an early age, as I find they typically require at least 12 months to reveal the definition/delineation so essential in these...
97 JS / 95 VM A unique dry riesling with an astonishing combination of mini banana, mirabelle, baking spice and sea salt. Super concentrated and super elegant, this has a level of poise that’s very rare in the 2018...
99 JD / 98 JS / 96 WA / 95 WS Even better than the magical 2015, the 2016 Torre Muga offers a thrilling bouquet of cassis and assorted pure dark fruits, lead pencil, graphite, white flowers, and spice-laced aromas and...
94-98 JM / 95-97 VM / 94-96 BH Dense purple with a lighter rim. The bouquet offers ripe fruit with good intensity. Some mulberry, with gorgeous dense fruit throughout, some saline notes, spicy too. It does have the majesty...
98 JS / 97 WE / 95 WA #3 Wine Enthusiast Top 100 of 2020 Extremely perfumed and decadent with dried flowers and spices and fresh mushrooms. Cherries,too. Full body. Solid core of fruit, yet ever so fine tannins...
95-97 JM / 93-95 VM / 92-94 BH / 18 JR Fine deep purple. More perfumed than the Clos Vougeot, with a wealth of really ripe dark raspberry fruit on the palate, which holds together really well, no heat, no spoilage just...
To celebrate the 200-year anniversary of Château Montrose, the Bouygues family released an exceptional, custom-designed case in a limited edition of 200. It includes three numbered bottles in...
99 WE / 97+ WA / 97 WS / 95 JS / 94 VM / 18+ JR From the estate that proved the extraordinary quality of the Ravera subzone, this compelling wine opens with heady scents of rose, iris, perfumed berry, new leather and...
97 VM / 95 + WA The 2017 Cepparello is another in a series of stunningly beautiful Cepparellos from Paolo de Marchi. Bright and beautifully focused in the glass, with tremendous depth, the 2017 is positively stellar from...
97 JS / 94+ WA / 94 JD / 18 JR The refined, yellow grapefruit nose and the elegant first impression on the palate hardly prepare you for the tidal wave of flavor and freshness that then hits you. Yet, the wine remains so...
97 DE Platinum Medal 2020 Decanter World Wine Awards Liquorice aromatic notes with resonant plum and red apple. Deep, exuberant, mouth-filling, vigorous and long, this is an exuberant, vinous Champagne with plenty of...
97 JS / 95+ WA / 95 VM / 95 JD Aromas of blackcurrants, dark chocolate and dried flowers. Very aromatic. Full body, velvety tannins and impressive intensity and richness. Opulent fruit, yet this is still lightly austere and...
100 DE / 98 VM / 97 RP / 97 WS / 19 JR This took home the audience award at the 67 Pall Mall tasting that I was hosting, with good reason. What a brilliant example of why Sauternes should be left to gather nuance and to...
99 RP / 98 WA / 96 VM / 19.5 JR The 1988 is a backward-styled Yquem, built along the lines of the extraordinary 1975. With a honeyed, smoky, orange/coconut/pineapple-scented nose, this powerful wine possesses full body,...
97 DE / 95 WA / 95 JS From one of the most iconic wineries in the Orientale, this is aged for two years in oak and a further three in bottle. A proper meditation wine, great with game, strong cheeses or a cigar. It has a...
2013 Domenico Clerico Barolo Aeroplan Servaj96 Wine Advocate This wine was not produced in 2012. The excellent 2013 Barolo Aeroplan Servaj (with fruit from the clay soils of Baudana in Serralunga d'Alba) is a powerful,...
99 JS / 98 WA #14 James Suckling's Top 100 Italian Wines of 2020#45 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of 2020 This shows ethereal quality with dark fruit, dried flowers, tar, wet earth and fresh mushrooms and...
97 WA Aeroplan Servaj or "little airplane" is the affectionate nickname that Domenico's father gave to his young "free spirited" son. The Domenico Clerico 2016 Barolo Aeroplan Servaj is tightly wound and nervous at this...
97 WA / 97 JS / 95 WS / 17.5 JR #44 James Suckling Top 100 Italian Wines of 2020 The Domenico Clerico 2016 Barolo Ciabot Mentin opens to fleshy floral aromas with lilac and dried lavender that cede to wild berry, cherry...
97 WA / 96 DE / 95 WS / 95 WE / 18 JR Although I have tasted the 2007 Vin de Constance on several occasions, this was the first time professionally. It has an explosive bouquet that sprints out of the blocks with a...
100 JS / 98+ WA / 95 VM / 95 WS A white of incredible energy and depth of fruit with a grapefruit, stone and peach character. Some hints of minerals and tropical fruit too. It's full and agile with a great backbone of...
98+ RP / 98 JS / 98 DE / 96 WA / 96 VM / 96 WS The 2010 Palmer is one of the superstars of the vintage, a blend of 54% Merlot, 40% Cabernet Sauvignon and 6% Petit...
98 JS / 96 RP A wine, with intense spice and berry character, with hints of sweet tobacco. It changes all the time from flowers to fruit and wet earth. Full-bodied, with super fine tannins and ripe fruit. It's long and...
98 WA / 97 JS / 97 DE The 2018 d'Yquem is all lime cordial, grapefruit oil and mandarin peel to begin. With a little coaxing, the fireworks really begin, letting off a whole array of honeysuckle, candied ginger, dried...
98 JS / 97 DE / 97 WA #12 James Suckling's Top 100 Italian Wines of 2020#85 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of 2020 Aromas of blackberries, black olives, green olive, and violets. It’s really aromatic...
98 JS / 97+ WA / 96+ VM / 96 DE / 18+ JR Purity and brilliance on the nose with so much currant and flower character. Roses, currant bush and fresh leaves, too. Brightness is the word that comes to mind. Full-bodied and...
100 JS / 97+ WA / 95 DE / 17.5+ JR #2 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of Argentina 2020#9 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of 2020 This is the greatest Cheval des Andes ever. The integration of fruit, tannins and...
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