86-88 VM The 2017 Puligny-Montrachet is a blend of several parcels within the appellation and matures in 25% new oak with 30% in 400-litre barrels. It has a straightforward bouquet with fresh apple peelings and a subtle...
90-92 VM The 2017 Puligny-Montrachet Les Pucelles 1er Cru has a clean, precise bouquet that is just missing a little energy at the moment - much like the Les Clavoillons. The palate is well balanced with a tad more weight...
97 FS / 96 JS / 95 WS / 92 VM / 91 WA Intense, sparkling ruby ​​garnet. Very intense and appealing nose, full of dried rose petals, blackberries and fine leather. Appears magnificently on the palate, lots of distinctive...
96 VM / 93 WA Glistening scarlet. A highly complex bouquet evokes red berry and cherry preserves, along with building Asian spice, rose oil and smoky mineral flourishes. Shows fine delineation and seamless texture, offering...
98 WA / 98 WCI / 97 DE / 97 VM / 97 JS / 96 JD / 96 WE / 18 JR The deep garnet-purple colored 2017 Ausone is a blend of 55% Cabernet Franc and 45% Merlot. It sashays out of the glass with gregarious scents of baked red...
97 WI / 96+ JD / 96 JS / 96 VM / 96 WCI / 96 WE / 95 DE / 95 WS / 16+ JR #90 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France 2020 The 2017 Beausejour Duffau is medium to deep garnet-purple in color. It leaps with...
94 WA / 93 WS / 92 JS / 91 WCI / 90 VM / 90 JD / 90 DE / 90 FS / 15.5 JR Deep garnet-purple in color, the 2017 Berliquet gives up expressive notes of baked plums, blackberry preserves and mulberries with hints of...
91 DE / 91 WCI / 89 VM / 89 JS The vines for the second wine of Carmes Haut Brion are in Léognan, a good mile or so away from the main estate. As with the main wine, they work on tension, freshness and purity, helped...
95 JD / 94 VM / 93 WA Deeper ruby, the 2017 Pinot Noir De Villiers Vineyard reveals more black raspberry, sassafras, tea, and spicy notes. It's medium-bodied, with a juicy, elegant style and a great finish. Jeb Dunnuck The...
90-91 JM / 89-91 VM / 89-91 BH 100% whole bunch. 2.5 barrels of ancient vines. Fine mid purple. A wealth of dense very dark raspberry fruit, exciting purple, evidently ripe enough and with good density, spicy white pepper...
93-95 JM / 91-94 VM 100% whole bunch. Beautiful mid to deep purple. This is really lovely, the pure raspberry essence with cream of Charmes has worked really well with the whole bunches. Exceptionally long and fine, no more...
94 JM / 91-93 BH / 89-92 VM Medium deep red, dark raspberry notes and some rose petals, whole bunches. Really lovely bouquet, growing in stature while retaining purity. A little of the sweet and sour character that...
96 WA / 96 IWR / 96 FS / 94 JS / 93 VM / 93 WS / 93 DE / 17 JR This is one of my all-time favorite Brunellos, and although personal tastes are fluid and may change from time to time, there is something timeless and...
96 VM / 96 WS / 96 JS / 96 FS / 16.5 JR 40th Anniversary labelThe 2017 I Sodi di San Niccolò is supple, radiant and inviting, almost uncharacteristically so for a young vintage of this typically potent, brooding wine...
97 JS / 96+ VM / 96 WA Intense and exotic on the nose with blackberry, blueberry, violet and walnut aromas that follow through to a full body with layers of ripe tannins and a beautiful finish of polished and well poised...
88 JM In bottle. From Les Gollardes and Les Goudelettes. Good mid red colour with an easily attractive red fruit nose, nothing complicated here. Tight, more concentrated than expected with dark fruit up front, softer finish...
96 VM / 96 JM/ 96 DE / 95 WA / 93 BH The 2017 Clos de Tart Grand Cru is showing a bit of new oak on the nose, but it is simpatico with the pure red cherries, cranberry and wild strawberry scents. The palate is medium-bodied...
93 DE / 90-93 JM / 90 BH La Forge de Tart isn't made every year - there was no 2012, 2013 or 2015 - but when it is made, it uses the younger vines planted between 1999 and 2011. For people who can't afford the grand vin,...
96 DE / 95 VM / 93-96 BH / 93-95 WA / 18+ JR The older vines in de Vogüé's extensive 7.2ha in Musigny date back to 1953 and make a wine that's considerably weightier than the young-vine cuvée. This is...
95 DE / 94 VM / 93 WA / 93 JM / 93 BH The domaine's holdings of Santenots are sizeable at 3.9ha, although the younger vines are used to make Dominique Lafon's village Volnay. This richer, denser, sappier wine has subtle...
This special collector case features 6 outstanding vintages of Yquem in 375ml: 2006, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2017.2006 D’Yquem (375ml) 19 JR / 97 WA / 96 WS Sweet crème pâtissière on the nose...
95 VM / 95 WS / 95 WE / 94 JD Deep shimmering crimson. Expansive, mineral- and spice-accented red berry liqueur, cherry cola and incense scents show outstanding definition and spicy lift. Palate-staining Chambord,...
97 JS / 97 FS / 93-95 WA / 94 JD Enveloping, warm and spicy nose with an extremely wide spectrum of aromas, ranging from dried rose to graphite via thyme and smoked bacon. Very powerful, concentrated and earthy, yet...
94 DE / 93 JS / 91 JD / 90 VM / 90 WI / 90 WCI / 16.5 JR Lifted notes of freshly picked strawberries, raspberries and summer fruits with blackcurrant tones and hints of crushed rocks. Precise, showing clarity on the palate,...
2016 Riserva: 98 VM / 2017 Barolo: 94 VM This special collection only available at GVWM features 1 bottle of 2016 Riserva & 2 bottles of 2017 Barolo. For those of you who want to know what Barolo was like decades ago...
96 VM The 2017 Barolo Riserva Perno is a real stunner. Deep, pliant and super-expressive, the 2017 boasts gorgeous inner sweetness and depth to lay off its huge, imposing tannins. The ripeness and overall intensity of the...
98 WA / 98 WE / 97 WS / 95 VM / 95 JS / 95 DE / 17.5 JR The 2017 Vintage Port, not quite bottled when originally seen, has now been in bottle for a couple of years. It is a field blend (with typical grapes like Touriga...
92-94+ WA / 93 BH Hailing exclusively from "terres rouges," 2017 Bonnes-Mares Grand Cru is the king of the cellar, unfurling in the glass with a less outgoing bouquet of peony, cherries, cassis, currant leaf and rich soil...
93 CT The domaine, formerly known as Château Génot-Boulanger is run by Guillaume Lavollée and his wife Aude, who is the inheritor of an estate which was founded by her great grandfather (Génot)...
Guillaume and Aude Lavollée represent the fourth generation of vignerons at Génot-Boulanger. Their wines are produced exclusively from estate-owned vineyards, located along all three Burgundy côtes,...
95 JS / 95 WA / 93 FS / 16.5 ++ JR A strong and dense Etna red with plums, dark berries, orange peel and lemons on the nose and palate. Full-bodied. Layered and flavorful. Juicy fruit. Needs time to open, but great...
96 WE / 94 JS / 94 DE / 93 VM / 93 WCI / 16.5+ JR This wine is rich with tannins and ripe black fruits. A core of lusciousness gives the wine weight and density. It will be a fine wine to drink from 2024. Cellar Selection -...
96 WA / 94 WS / 93 WI / 93 VM / 17.5 JR This wine is full of surprises. From a hot vintage, the Giuseppe Mascarello 2017 Barolo Monprivato is unexpectedly floral, initially, more than it is fruity. Indeed. it shows hardly...
95 WA / 17.5 JR Boasting a fuller more opulent fruit delivery, the Giuseppe Mascarello 2017 Barolo Perno Vigna Santo Stefano shows soft layers of dark berry and sweet cassis. Nebbiolo maintains its freshness in this...
95 WA / 93 KO / 93 FS / 17.5 JR The 2017 Barolo Villero is visibly darker with opulent fruit, blackberry confit, potting soil and licorice. The wine is layered and bold, but it also shows a soft side with sweet fruit that...
94 JA / 93 DE / 93 JS / 93 VM / 93 WCI / 92 WS / 92 WI / 92 FS / 91 WE / 91 JD / 17.5 JR A lighter-framed vintage that will be ready to drink before the classic 10 year window. You see hints of this immediately in the...
94 VM / 93 JS / 93+ JD / 93 DE / 93 JA / 93 WCI / 92 WS / 92 WI / 17 JR The 2017 Haut-Batailley is powerful, dark and racy. Dark cherry, gravel, smoke, menthol, licorice and spice all pulse with notable energy and tons of...
98 JS / 98 WE / 97 WI / 97 DE / 97 FS / 97 WCI / 96+ VM / 96 WS / 17.5+ JR #39 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France 2020 This is extremely aromatic and perfumed with crushed-berry, flower, currant 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...
93 BH / 91-94 JM / 91-93 VM / 90-92 WA Note: from vines planted in 1956 and 1965 Tasting note: There is ample Chablis typicity present on the still agreeably fresh nose of pear, apple, white flower, lemon rind and...
92-94 VM / 89-91 BH The 2017 Chablis Les Sechets 1er Cru is gorgeous. Apricot, hazelnut, crushed flowers and herbs give the Sechets a savory character that is beguiling and undeniably attractive. Light on its feet, perfumed...
91-93 VM / 90-92 BH The 2017 Chablis Vaillons Vieilles Vignes 1er Cru is pretty, gracious and lifted, with a real sense of vertical expansiveness. In this vintage, the Vieilles Vignes is wonderfully lifted in feel. Sweet...
97 DE / 96 VM / 95 BH / 95 JM / 93-96 WA For the third vintage in a row, this 0.32ha plot, ranging in age between 60 and 80 years, has produced the best wine at the domaine. It's a stunning grand cru that was deceptively...
96 JD / 94 WA / 94 WE / 93 JS / 92 WS I always love this site, and the team at Kosta Browne have made a killer bottle of wine with their 2017 Pinot Noir Gap's Crown Vineyard, especially remarkable in a challenging vintage...
95 JD / 94 JS / 94 WE / 93 WS / 93 WA The 2017 Pinot Noir Keefer Ranch is another beautiful, classic Pinot Noir from this estate. From the Russian River and brought up in 42% new French oak (there's some Austrian oak as...
98 JS / 98 WI / 98 WA / 97 VM / 95 DE / 95 WCI / 18.5 JR#24 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France 2020 Extremely enticing aromas of blackberries, brambleberries, sweet tobacco, bark and mushrooms follow through...
95 JS / 95 WCI / 94+ JD / 93 VM / 93 FS / 92+ WA Fantastic purity and depth to this young wine and especially for the vintage. Medium to full body. Creamy and beautifully textured with gorgeous richness and balance...
97 VM / 97 WS / 96 JD / 95 JS / 95 DE / 95 WA / 95 FS / 94 WCI / 16.5 JR The 2017 L'Évangile,100% Merlot for this first time, is just as impressive from bottle as it was from barrel. Dark, sumptuous and...
97 JS / 96 VM / 94 WCI / 17+ JR This is really perfumed with tar, licorice, blackberries and stone. Some gunmetal. This has ultra fine tannins with a tightly wound mouth feel that gives a long, precise finish. The flavors...
This wine comes from a 160-acre vineyard just east of Bordeaux city. Half-and-half Sémillon and Sauvignon Blanc, it has a mineral edge as well as tightfruits. The herbal flavors, bright acidity and crisp aftertaste...
93 JD / 93 VM / 92 JS / 92 WS / 92 DE / 92 WCI / 91 WE / 16+ JR Under the helm of Marjolaine de Coninck, who arrived from Fonplegade in 2009, this estate has been firing on all cylinders, and they've made a...
96 JS / 96 VM / 95 WI / 94 JD / 94 WCI / 93 WS / 93 WE#72 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France 2020 This is a wine that is showing lots of structure with tightly wound tannins that spin through the center...
Special Limited Edition Case with 1 bottle of Les Carmes Haut Brion from the 2013-2018 vintages: 2018: 100 JD / 98 JA / 97 VM / 97 JS / 96+ WA2017: 96 VM / 96 DE / 94 JS / 94 JD / 93+ WA2016: 99 JD / 98 VM / 97 JS / 96 JA /...
95 WI / 95 JS / 94 DE / 94 VM / 94 WE / 93 JA / 93 WS / 93 JD / 93 WCI / 93 WA / 93 FS / 17+ JR The 2017 Les Forts de Latour is composed of 65.2% Cabernet Sauvignon, 33% Merlot, 1% Petit Verdot, and 0.8% Cabernet Franc...
96 JS / 94-96 VM / 92-95 JM / 92-94 BH / 92-94 WA Extremely perfumed and aromatic character, offering fresh strawberries and watermelon, as well as white roses. Full body and fully integrated fruit with the tannins melted...
96 WS / 96 JD / 96 JS / 95 VM / 95 WI / 93 WA / 94 DE / 17+ JR This red boasts a beautiful balance between its cherry, strawberry, floral, eucalyptus and mineral aromas and flavors. Supple and elegant, despite the resonant...
94 JS / 94 WCI / 93+ VM / 93 WA / 93 DE / 93 WS / 16.5 JR#1 GVWM Staff Favorite 2024 - Mike T. Aromas of blueberries and stone with some dried-flower notes. The palate is medium-bodied with firm, silky tannins and a medium...
98 JS / 98 WCI / 97 WS / 96+ WA / 96 VM / 96 DE / 96 JD / 95 WI / 95 WE / 18 JR #37 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France 2020 Extremely perfumed Mouton with currants and crushed berries. Hints of roses and other...
92 WA / 16.5 JR The 2017 Elixir is a new dry blend of Palomino and Moscatel grapes. The Palomino comes from old vines in Viña La Platera from Pago Miraflores in Sanlúcar on classical albariza soils, and the...
94 WA / 17 JR I loved the 2017 Lumière, a white Palomino from old vines in the La Platera vineyard in Pago Miraflores that somehow made me think of the white topped-up wines from Jean-François Ganevat in the...
90 WA / 16 JR The white 2017 Univers is pure Palomino from 20-year-old vines that are organically and biodynamically farmed in the La Platera vineyard in Pago Miraflores in Sanlúcar on albariza soils This is their...
95 JS / 94 FS / 93 WS This is a dense and powerful red with lots of currant and blackberry aromas. Full body and creamy tannins, yet ripe and pretty. Lovely length and beauty. Needs a year or two to come together. Try after...
98 JS / 97+ WA / 97 DE / 96+ VM / 96 WCI / 95+ JD / 95 WS / 95 WE / 17.5+ JR Wine Advocate Top 100 of 2020#35 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France 2020 Very perfumed and subtle with dried...
92 JS / 92 VM / 92 DE / 92 FS / 91 WI / 91 WA / 91 JD / 91 WCI / 16.5 JR This has aromas of blackberries, porcini mushrooms, tobacco and charred bark. It’s medium-bodied with fine, supple tannins. Savory, with plenty...
94 JD / 94 FS / 92 VM / 92 WA / 92 JS / 91 WCI This terroir always delivers a wild, opulent, gamey style of wine, and the 2017 Crozes-Hermitage Domaine de Thalabert doesn’t disappoint. Loads of chocolaty black fruits,...
99 JD / 98 WA / 98 JS / 95 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 VM / 97 FS / 95 JS / 94 WA / 17.5 JR The 2017 Il Caberlot (Magnum) is so impressive. More than anything else, I am struck by how elegant and refined it is, especially for a year that was so warm and dry. Sweet red...
96 WI / 96 WE / 96 JS / 95 VM / 94 JA / 94 WCI / 94 FS / 94 WS / 17+ JR #66 Wine Enthusiast's Top 100 Cellar Selections of 2020 #91 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France 2020 A blend of 64% Cabernet...
94+ WA / 94 WS / 94 VM / 93 WE / 93 WI One of the bigger productions (with 17,744 bottles) in the Produttori del Barbaresco's portfolio is the 2017 Barbaresco Riserva Ovello. All of the Riservas in this vintage are...
94 WA / 93 WS / 93 VM / 93 WI / 92 WE / 17 JR The 2017 Barbaresco Riserva Pora (with 13,333 bottles released) is usually the first wine I taste each year when I review this set of Riservas from Produttori del Barbaresco...
98 WS / 98 DE / 97 VM / 97 JS / 97 WA / 96 DE / 17.5 JR #53 Wine Spectator Top 100 2019 This is well-packed, offering the vivid plum, boysenberry, cassis and açaí berry fruit profile of the vintage, along...
99 JS / 97-99 WA / 97 WS / 97 DE / 96 VM / 19 JR This is an old-vine Port with two-thirds coming from ancient ones. Bark, black tea, crushed grapes and mahogany. Big and grippy. Old, traditional styled Port with incredible...
The Hautes-Côtes de Nuits is located on a plateau behind the famous Côte de Nuits (village of Nuits-Saint-Georges) at altitudes of approximately 300 to 400 metres. Exposures are from south to east, which allows...
95 WS / 93 VM Dense and muscular, with cherry, strawberry, rose, mineral and eucalyptus flavors in the grip of assertive tannins. Despite being lithe and light-bodied, this red finds equilibrium in the end, with the red...
87 JM Two year old barrels, all destemmed, one below Clos Vougeot, one in Morey. Good depth of purple colour, the nose is a little restricted, but suggests density. Very good sweetness of fruit here, and decent length...
Only 72 bottles of each of these wines came to the United States. This collection has 1 bottle each:2017 Roberto Voerzio Barolo Brunate - 97 JS2017 Roberto Voerzio Barolo Fossati - 95 JS2017 Roberto Voerzio Barolo La...
St. François is a proprietary name. Pascal Roblet’s father was named François. Pascal Roblet can trace his roots in Volnay to the 1600,s on his mother’s side and four generations on his...
97 VM / 94 WE The 2017 Geremia is a revelation. It might be even better than the 2015 or 2016, which is saying a lot. Soaring aromatics make a strong first impression. In 2017, the fruit profile leans more into the red...
97 KO / 96 JS / 95 VM / 95 WI / 17.5 JR Aromas of menthol, pressed rose, wild berry and grilled herb are front and center on this stunning wine along with a whiff of forest floor. Combining structure and finesse, the...
97 JS / 97 WE / 96 WI / 95+ VM / 93 WS Opulent and very sexy with perfume, cedar, dried flowers and dried strawberries and just a hint of nutmeg. It’s medium-to full-bodied with round and finely velvety tannins and a...
94 JS / 93 WA / 93 VM / 92 WE / 16 JR Black cherry and mushroom with some dried flower undertones. Full-bodied with fine velvety tannins and a juicy and succulent finish. The tannins are very polished for a 2017. Try from...
98+ WA / 98 JD / 98 JS / 97 VM / 18 JR #40 James Suckling's Top 100 American Wines of 2021 Made from 100% Cabernet Sauvignon, the 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon Hillside Select displays a deep garnet-purple color, bursting...
90-93 WA / 90-92 VM The 2017 Savigny-lès-Beaune 1er Cru Les Vergelesses was 20% destemmed this year, as Chisa Bize struggled to fit all the grapes in the fermentation tank. Offering up aromas of sweet berry fruit,...
90-94 JM / 90-92 VM 40% whole bunch vinification. Dense purple, quite a strong reduction, this needs racking. A fine intensity of fruit, more depth perhaps than elegance, but it becomes more lifted further back on the...
93-95 JM / 92-94 VM 40% whole bunch. 15 new in 27 barrels instead of 8 total in 2016. One third is Thibault’s special chauffe blanche. Dense dark purple, exciting concentration in this wine. Huge density on the...
98+ VM / 97 JA / 96 WI / 96 JS / 96 WE / 95 JD / 95 WCI / 17.5 JR #4 Jane Anson Top 10 Right Bank Wines of 2023#61 Wine Enthusiast's Top 100 Cellar Selections of 2020#88 James Suckling's Top 100...
94 VM / 93 WA The 2017 Langhe Freisa Kyé is polished, understated and supremely beautiful. Over the last few years, the Vajras have tamed some of the rusticity of Freisa, but there is still plenty of varietal...
100 JD / 98 WCI / 96 VM / 95 DE / 17.5+ JR My wine of the vintage is the 2017 Châteauneuf Du Pape Reserve, which is in the same league as the other greats from this estate including the 2001, 2003, 2005, 2010, and...
95 VM / 95 W&S / 94 JS / 93 WA The 2017 Barbaresco Masseria is a dark, luscious wine that very clearly captures the best the vintage has to offer. Deep and beguiling, but with relatively soft contours, Vietti's 2017...
96 JD / 96 JS / 95 WA / 95 WS / 94 VM Sourced from an average of 54-year-old vines in Brunate of La Morra, the 2017 Barolo Brunate was aged for 32 months in large oak cask and barriques. It offers brooding aromas of...
97 JD / 96 VM / 96 JS / 95 DE / 94 WA / 94 WS / 94 FS From the southwest facing amphitheater of Lazzarito in Serralunga d’Alba the 2017 Barolo Lazzarito was aged for 30 months in a combination of large oak casks and...
98 JD / 97 JS / 96 VM / 95 WA / 95 WS Located in Novello, from three hectares of the Ravera MGA with southwest exposure, the 2017 Barolo Ravera was aged for 32 months in large oak casks. It is forward and expressive with...
95+ VM / 95 WA / 95 WI / 93 JS / 93 WS / 17+ JR The 2018 Barolo Ravera is a wine of real depth and vertical structure. As always, the Ravera is a taut, nervy Barolo built on energy more than volume. Readers will have to be...
98 WI / 98 VM / 98 WS / 98 JS / 98 JD / 97 WCI / 96 WE / 18 JR #27 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France 2020#40 Jeb Dunnuck’s Top 100 Wines of 2020#89 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of 2020 "Gothic...
98 JS / 97 VM / 97 IWR / 95 DE / 95 FS#91 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of 2023 #19 James Suckling's Top 100 Italian Wines of 2023 This is one of those wines where your nose is in the glass for ages, enjoying...
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