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97 WA / 97 VM / 97 DE /18 JR Krug's superb 2006 Brut, which will be released this year, numbers among the vintage's high points, unfurling in the glass with a complex and expressive bouquet of tarte tatin, warm biscuits,...
98 RP / 98 VM / 97 JS Consistently scoring between 98-100, the superb 1982 Margaux may be slightly bigger, bolder, and more masculine than vintages produced over the last 15-20 years. Its dark plum/purple color is followed...
99 RP Reminiscing over the 1989 and 1990 vintages, which I have followed from birth, there always seemed to be a dramatic difference in quality. Not that the 1990 was not a top wine, but in its infancy, I never thought it...
98 VM / 97 WS / 96 RP Once again, the 2009 Cabernet Sauvignon pays homage to the 2007, but the aromas and flavors seems to be just a touch brighter, which might just be a function of the wine’s age. A wine of...
97 JS / 97 WA / 96 VM / 94 WS This has a wonderful balance to it. It shows intense aromas of flowers and dark fruits with hints of incense and sandalwood. Changes all the time. Then goes to currants and flowers. Full and...
100 WA / 100 VM / 98 WS Medium to deep garnet colored, the 2007 Screaming Eagle opens with a dazzlingly beautiful fragrance of red roses, violets and lavender over a core of red currant jelly, kirsch, cassis and black...
98 WA / 95 VM The 2006 Cabernet Sauvignon is stunning. A wine that is only now beginning to shed its tannin, the 2006 stands out for its vibrancy and energy. All of the classic Screaming Eagle notes are in the glass, but...
100 JS The purity of fruit on the nose is perfection with cherries, crushed raspberries, mineral, pumice and citrus fruit. Dust, too. Full body. Powerful, chewy tannins. So long and muscular, yet polished and formed. Most...
99 JS / 98+ WA Special Price of $99.98 when purchased 1:1 with 2017 Casanova di Neri Rosso di Montalcino! Call or email to place your special order. The purity of fruit in this wine really strikes you with...
98+ WA / 98 JD / 98 JS Very deep purple-black in color, the 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon Hillside Select comes bounding out of the glass with gregarious scents of crème de cassis, warm black cherries, plum preserves...
100 RP / 98 WS / 97 ST / 97 WE Administrator Frederic Engerer says the 2003 is the sexiest Latour ever made. He also described it as the 1990 without any brettanomyces. I loved this wine from the barrel and was fortunate...
100 JS / 94 WA This is very intense on the nose with blue fruit, cool stones, brambleberries and blackberries. Wet earth, too. Full-bodied and extremely dense and powerful with a super center palate of fruit and ripe yet...
97 WS Beautifully aromatic and inviting, with grilled nut, incense and graphite notes, this vibrant Champagne is finely knit and harmonious, expanding on the palate and delivering flavors of toast, lemon meringue, orange...
99 JS / 98+ WA The purity of fruit in this wine really strikes you with black cherries, combined with sage, lavender and rosemary. Extremely aromatic. Full-bodied, yet so tight and polished with incredible tannin structure...
98+ JD / 98 WA / 97 VM / 95 JS / 95 WE The 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon Colombia Valley is a beautiful wine and has a more classic profile than the more sexy, massive 2015. Beautiful notes of creme de cassis, lead pencil...
100 RP The perfect 2005 Syrah Atlantis Fe 203-1a,b,c is a blend of 93% Syrah, 5% Grenache, and 2% Viognier, with 25% whole clusters. Whereas the Ode to E is all from the Eleven Confessions Vineyard, this cuvee is a...
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 VM 13 Apr, 2019 – An evocative wine that shows dark chocolate, bark, cedar, hot stones, coffee beans, wet earth and spice box. There’s a beautiful sweet-and-sour character, which the combination of...
100 JD / 98 WA There's a single barrel of the 2016 Châteauneuf Du Pape Not For You, which is 100% Grenache from the Les Serres lieu-dit from the oldest vines of the estate. It wasn’t destemmed and spent two...
100 WA / 98+ RP / 97 WS Always more dense, backward and focused, the 2011 Ermitage L’Ermite Blanc has everything I could want out of a white. Flower oil, apricot, honeysuckle, brioche, powdered rock and assorted...
97 WA / 96 WA / 96 RP Superdense, with lots of bass showing now--anise, fennel seed, cardamom, glazed pear and fig--but there's still plenty of minerality behind it all, with a long, salted...
100 JD / 100 RP / 99 WS Even more rich and concentration - and quite possibly the best white wine I’ve ever tasted - the 2009 M. Chapoutier Ermitage Blanc l'Ermite is an unquestionably monumental wine that will stand...
94 WS / 92 JD / 92 VM #30 Wine Spectator Top Wine 2019 Tasted out of bottle, the 2016 Châteauneuf-du-Pape is a beautiful wine from this team that exudes elegance. Black raspberries, garrigue, flowers, and incense...
96-98 WA / 95-97 JD / 96 WS / 94 VM A prodigious effort, the 2016 Chateauneuf du Pape Les Hautes Brusquieres Cuvee Speciale was yet to be bottled during my June visit. It offers up sweet floral aromas, hints of thyme and...
97-99 JD / 96-98 WA / 95 VM / 95 WS Brought up in new demi-muids, the 2016 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Vieilles Vignes is a blend of 90% Grenache and 10% Mourvèdre (the Mourvèdre is from the Cristia lieu-dit)...
99 JD / 99 JS The 2016 Au Paradis is borderline perfection in a glass and shows the incredible quality both of this estate and the vintage. Tons of blackcurrants, smoked tobacco, savory spice, dried earth, and graphite...
Limited-edition collection with: 1 x 2008 (1.5L), 2 x 2007 (750ml), 2 x 2006 (750ml), 2 x 2004 (750ml)The 2008 has been bottled only in 1.5L magnums with a total of 8,000 available worldwide. Salon 2008100 Points - VMThe...
97 JS / 93+ VM / 93 WA / 17.5 JR Fascinating aromas of lemon peel, orange, lilac and cherry, but the beauty here is the savory, salt, mineral, berry character. It shows clay and terracotta as well. It goes on for minutes...
100 WA / 98+ JD / 98 JS / 97 VM #45 Jeb Dunnuck’s Top 100 Wines of 2019 #47 James Suckling’s Top 100 American Wines of 2019 A blend of 84% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8% Petit Verdot and 8% Cabernet Franc aged...
98 JS / 97 RP / 96+ AG 98 Points James Suckling: Loads of dark tobacco aromas with blackcurrants and black olives. Boysenberries, too. Full to medium body, ultra-fine tannins and lots of flavors of smoke, dried roasted...
99 JS / 97 WA#4 James Suckling's Top 100 Argentinian Wines of 2019 This is really incredible now. Cooked apples, mustard flowers, minerals and hints of stone. Full-bodied yet vivid and expansive with lightness and...
98 WA / 98 JS #17 James Suckling's Top 100 Argentinian Wines of 2019 My favorite of the Adrianna whites, the 2016 White Stones Chardonnay was cropped from a low-yielding, cool and wet year, very unusual weather in...
100 WA Like the other Malbecs from Adrianna Vineyard, the 2016 Adrianna Vineyard River Stones was bottled a little earlier, and the time in oak was shortened. It was a most unusual year that was cold and rainy and allowed...
98 AG / 97 WS Another stunning Champagne, the 1975 Dom Pérignon Œnothèque (Disgorged 2007) remains one of the greatest wines I have ever tasted from Dom Pérignon. This bottle is truly spectacular...
98 DE / 95 JS / 17.5 JR Giancarlo Pacenti’s selection of old vines uses age and experience to add a velvety wrap around firm, crunchy, beautifully focussed tannins. This is a crowd-pleaser with brains MW –...
98+ AG / 98 JS / 97 WS / 17.5+ JR The 2004 Clos du Mesnil captures all the pedigree of this epic Blanc des Blancs vintage. A soaring, majestic Champagne, the 2004 dazzles from the very first taste with its crystalline...
Contains 1 bottle each of the following Editions of Grande Cuvee: 161st Edition ID#313059162nd Edition ID#416037163rd Edition ID#116014164th Edition ID#316031165th Edition ID#416039166th Edition...
91-93 BH / 91-93 VM Tasting note: This is firmly reduced though the underlying fruit does not seem quite as ripe. The medium weight flavors are less concentrated but more mineral-driven and markedly more refined with a...
97 JS / 94 WA Enormously spicy with a dense tannin structure that makes this malbec spectacular and slightly erotic, too. A breathtakingly long finish that makes you want more. The balance of this is so good that you can...
97 JS / 95 WA / 95 WS Very complex aromas of blueberries and blackberries with hints of cheese and wet earth. Hot stones, too. Full-bodied, dense and layered with lots of firm yet polished tannins and a gorgeous finish...
97 JS / 95+ WA / 94+ AG / 94 DE A rich and dense Champagne with complexity and decadence, in a fresh and agile way. Very driven and energetic with praline, cooked apples and hints of honey. Some bread dough, but subtle and...
98+ VM / 98 JS / 98 JD / 96+ WA / 96 WS / 96 DE / 19.5 JR #5 Wine Spectator Top 100 2018 The 2008 Dom Pérignon is simply extraordinary. A wine of myriad dimensions, the 2008 explodes in all directions from...
98 WA / 95 DE The 1990 Pichon-Longueville Baron has always been one of my benchmark wines, one that never ceases to perform. Now at 27 years of age, it is clearly at its peak, and what a wondrous thing it is. Now showing...
This exclusive, limited collection includes 1 bottle each of these 3 legendary wines: 2016 Dominus Estate 100 WA#45 Jeb Dunnuck’s Top 100 Wines of 2019#47 James Suckling’s Top 100 American Wines of...
97 WA / 97 WS / 97 JS To hit the market in June, the 2016 Tignanello is a rock-solid wine and a stunning beauty. The wine offers an impeccable level of precision and laser-focus delivery of fruits, spices, tilled earth,...
98 JS / 97 WE / 97 DE / 96 VM / 95 WA / 18.5 JR This is a step up from the linear and fresh 2006. It shows subtle depth and power with a dense block of vivid fruit that's highlighted with lemon zest, green apples and hints...
97 JS / 96 WA / 96 DE / 95+ AG Mesmerizing aromas of flowers, bark, currants and blackberries. So perfumed. You just want to smell it. Exquisite tension and finesse with an almost Burgundian texture, yet it’s Napa in...
98 JD / 95 WS / 95 DE / 94 WA #73 Jeb Dunnuck’s Top 100 Wines of 2019 Just about perfection in a glass, the 2017 Gigondas Le Claux got a few expletives in my notes. Made from 100% Grenache from a loamy, limestone...
98 DE / 97+ JD / 96 WA / 96 WS / 95 WE Aromatically very deep, with blackberry fruits emerging from the oak chrysalis along with lavender notes. So silky, juicy and fine. Massy, thick and chewy tannins. Dark, black fruit...
100 JD / 97-100 WA / 97 JS On another level, the brilliant 2017 Châteauneuf Du Pape Hommage A Jacques Perrin is just about all Mourvèdre (there are small amounts of Grenache, Syrah, and Counoise) brought up in...
98 VM / 95-98+ WA One of the highlights in this tasting, the 2016 Monte Bello has turned out just as beautifully as I hoped it would. Soaring aromatics, bright acids and mid-weight structure give the 2016 a super-classic...
96+ WA / 94-95 VM Disgorged in March 2019 with 1.7 grams per liter dosage, the NV Extra Brut Blanc de Blancs Les Pierrières (2015) is based on the 2015 vintage and contains fully 60% reserve wines from 2014. It's...
97 JS A very detailed nose with aromas that include savory stones, woody spices and sweet tobacco, together with hints of chocolate, earthy nuances and abundant, pure red cherries and blueberries. The palate is full of...
97 JS This starts out with a more savory, earthy and spicy expression and has a gently meaty edge to the nose with a vibrant, exotic feel. Violets and wild herbs abound with forest wood and sous bois – very complex...
98 JS #6 James Suckling's Top 100 Argentinian Wines of 2019 #21 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of 2019 A tight and beautiful white with a dense palate of beautiful, ripe lemons and apples. Layered and refined...
99 JS / 98+ JD / 96 DE / 95+ WA / 95+ VM #17 James Suckling Top USA Wines 2019 #54 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of 2019 Blackberries, blueberries, raspberry kir, sweet tobacco and black truffle. Full bodied with...
99 JS / 98 DE / 98 WA / 96+ VM / 18.5 JR Fantastic aromas that are complex and complete with blackcurrants, blueberries and herbs, such as basil and bay leaf. But always subtle. Full-bodied yet linear and very refined...
99 JD / 97 WA / 96 VM Just about as close to perfection as a wine can get, the 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon from winemaker Chris Carpenter comes mostly from mountain vineyards and is 89% Cabernet Sauvignon and 11% Merlot. This...
99 JS / 96+ / 95 WA This is an incredible wine that reminds me of the perfect 2000 Barolo Rocche del Falletto. Flowers, spices, leather and animals. Dried mushrooms too. Then changes to Japanese ginger and lemon peel...
98 VM / 98 JS / 97 DE / 96 WS / 94-96 WA / 18 JR The 2017 Dow’s Vintage Port showed a slight reduction and required more time to really open in the glass. Typical of Dow’s it has a more backward and...
98+ JD / 98 WA / 98 JS / 97 DE #30 Jeb Dunnuck’s Top 100 Wines of 2019 The artist Shirin Neshat has been chosen to interpret the character “La Tensione” (Tension) of the Ornellaia 2016 vintage...
98 DE / 97+ VM / 95 WA / 95 JS / 18.5 JRIn 2019 Dom Pérignon Creative Director Lenny Kravitz applies his talent as a designer to the brand by creating a limited edition bottle. Lenny Kravitz elevates the iconic...
98+ VM / 98 JS / 98 JD / 96+ WA / 96 WS / 96 DE / 19.5 JR #5 Wine Spectator Top 100 2018 In 2019 Dom Pérignon Creative Director Lenny Kravitz applies his talent as a designer to the brand by creating a limited...
98 WA / 97 JS The 2012 Brunello di Montalcino Cerretalto offers a prolonged, flowing and carefully massaged drinking experience that drapes over the senses with some studied intensity and lots of intriguing complexity. This...
97 WA / 97 JS / 96 DE There are a handful of wines in Italy that make me nervous before I taste them because my expectations are so high. This is one of those wines. Indeed, previous editions of Cerretalto have earned the...
94 WA / 94 VM About ten producers make wine in the Valmaggiore cru in Roero (many of whom are reviewed here), and these wines get better each year I return to taste them. The 2016 Nebbiolo d'Alba Valmaggiore is...
97 WA Now with the distance of time, the 2009 harvest was perhaps not as elegant (generally speaking) as the 2008, but mercifully cooler than the 2007. A ten-year late release, the 2009 Barolo Le Vigne Sibi et Paucis offers...
97 JS / 95+ WA / 95+ VM / 17.5 A tight and focused Le Vigne with strawberry, orange-peel and floral aromas and hints of hazelnuts. Not giving it all now. Full-bodied, very intense and focused. Extremely long and polished,...
99 JS / 98+ VM / 18.5 JR This is a great vintage for Cristal Rosé. The pinot noir finds a band of power and expressiveness. The power here is impressive, very assertive and rich, really mouth-filling and super deep...
94 DE / 94 VM / 94 WS / 17.5 JR Krug Rosé has got darker over the years, a statement of intent perhaps, its significant 13% of macerated Pinot Noir sourced from a special plot in Ay. Despite this Chardonnay is the...
100 WA / 100 JS / 100 JD / 98 DE / 97 WS #99 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of 2019 Masseto has pulled off back-to-back home runs. This is the first time that an Italian wine has earned 100 points in successive...
98 JS Stunningly fresh nose of blackcurrants, blackberries and elderberries with myriad spice and herbal nuances. Breathtakingly fine tannins and great freshness packed into a sleek frame, the wine gliding over the...
98 WA / 98 JS / 96 DE This stunning vintage of this landmark wine marks a slight adjustment to the blend. The 2016 Bolgheri Superiore Guado Al Tasso is no longer made with Petit Verdot. The blend is now 60% Cabernet...
97 WA The 2015 Bolgheri Superiore Grattamacco is big, bold and absolutely stunning. This blend of 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot and 15% Sangiovese is dark and luscious, with overlapping melodies of tobacco, spice, dark...
99 JS / 97+ WA / 95 VM / 18+ JR #10 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of 2019 Super refined and beautiful with flowers, spices, dried fruit and hints of stones. Medium to full body with very fine tannins and a gorgeous...
99 JD / 98 WA / 98 JS / 95-96 VM Reminding me of the 2009 La Chapelle (which is a personal favorite), the brilliant 2017 Hermitage La Chapelle knocks it out of the park with its massive, opulent personality. Notes of smoked...
97 DE / 96+ VM / 96 WA / 96 JS The south-facing Rancia vineyard reaches altitudes of 420 metres, overlooking the lower-lying vineyards of Colli Senesi. It boasts complex soils of calcareous clay layered with the chalky...
97 WE / 96 WS / 95 JS Big tannins and impressive fruits are the hallmarks of this impressive wine. It is also subtle, not showing all its flavors at once, hiding beneath tannins and structure. For this fruity vintage, it...
100 VM / 100 JS / 99 WA #1 James Suckling’s Top 100 American Wines of 2019 #52 James Suckling’s Top 100 Wines of 2019 Super aromas of blackberries, blackcurrants and blueberries. Hints of fresh...
100 VM / 100 JS / 99 WA #1 James Suckling’s Top 100 American Wines of 2019 #52 James Suckling’s Top 100 Wines of 2019 The 2016 Proprietary Red Wine Sage Mountain Vineyard may very well be the...
97 WA The Salicutti 2013 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva Piaggione SV represents a tremendous winemaking effort that pits the extreme purity of Sangiovese against a very special single vineyard located on the upper rim of...
97 DE / 96-97 JS / 95 WS Grattamacco is one of the highest estates in Bolgheri, located just beneath the village of Castagneto Carducci. It has a distinctive contribution of 15% Sangiovese to the blend, along with the...
98 WA Keeping the classical profile, the 2016 Clos Mogador has been fine tuned, reducing the French grapes, and it matured approximately 18 months in oak foudre and barriques. There is a lively sensation on the palate,...
97 WA / 95 DE The 2016 Bolgheri Superiore Argentiera is 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc, and the Cabernet Sauvignon logically feels and tastes most prominent. This is a dark and penetrating Tuscan...
99 JS / 96 WA #27 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of 2019 This is really focused and refined with fantastic dried flowers and dark berries. Dried-lavender and mint undertones. Medium-to full-bodied with refined and...
96 WA 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, generous and dramatic wine that promises a very long...
98 WS / 95 WA Sweet and backed by a vibrant structure, this is elegant and detailed, with concentrated red berry, lime and nectarine. One of the few BAs to show a mineral component. Terrific balance and harmony, ending with...
97 WA The 2016 Zeltinger Schlossberg Riesling Auslese "Schmitt" (AP 24 17) is a very clear, fresh and precise on the nose, with very fine mineral aromas of crunchy slate. This reminds me a bit of the Wehlener Sonnenuhr in...
97 JD A beautiful Chardonnay from the Russian River Valley brought up in 34% new French oak, the 2017 Chardonnay One Sixteen sports a medium gold color as well as a rich, powerful bouquet of caramelized citrus, white...
100 JS / 96 WS / 94 WA #42 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of 2019 I am lost for words with this wine. Perfumed and so elegant with the most exquisite aromas of roses, plums and earth. Yet always subtle and complex...
98 JD / 92-94 VM Similarly colored to the classic cuvée, the 2016 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Quet is 80% Grenache and 20% Mourvèdre. It offers a huge, rich, powerful style that never goes over the top and stays...
100 RP / 98 DE / 97+ VM / 97 JS Tasted three times since bottling, the 1996 Lafite-Rothschild is unquestionably this renowned estate's greatest wine. As I indicated last year, only 38% of the crop was deemed grand enough to...
97-98 WA / 94-97 VM / 92-95 BH Here is a 2005 Chambertin that rivals the rose petals of Clos de Beze, along with licorice, a ripeness of red fruit, a suggestion of peach jam, and a pungency of cinnamon that turns tactile on...
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