2017

J & H Selbach Riesling Spatlese Saar 2017 (750ML)

A. P. de Villaine Bouzeron Aligote 2017 (750ML)

93 DE / 90 WA Pierre de Benoist says that he wants bitterness in his wine and, in the best possible way, he gets what he wants: this is racy and refined, its greenness and salinity balanced by pretty white fruit. The...

Alain Chavy Puligny Montrachet 2017 (750ML)

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...

Alain Chavy St Aubin en Remilly 1er Cru 2017 (750ML)

89-91 VM The 2017 Saint-Aubin En Remilly 1er Cru matures in 30% new oak, feels very primal on the nose, not quite expressing the terroir with the clarity of its peers, at least at the moment. The palate is showing more...

Beaucastel Blanc Roussanne Vieilles Vignes 2017 (750ML)

96 DE / 97-99 WA / 96-99 JD 100+-year-old Roussanne here gives very small yields, and it's harvested around two weeks after the younger vines. This wine has notes of macadamia, mango, quince and rhubarb - a dizzying...

Beausejour Duffau Lagarosse 2017 (750ML)

95-96 JS / 95 DE / 94-96 WA / 93-96 WS / 93-96 JD / 93-96 VM This is very driven and intense with so much limestone and salt character on the palate. Dark fruits, too. Linear and chewy, especially on the long finish...

Belle Glos Pinot Noir The Dairyman 2017 (1.5L)

"Dark ruby red in color with satisfying aromas of boysenberry, dark cherry and mulberry along with delicate hints of baking spices, dill, cola, nutmeg and vanilla. On the palate, bold flavors of cranberry, ripe...

Big Table Farm Willamette Valley Pinot Noir 2017 (750ML)

93 JS / 91 VM Bright, purple-hued red. Suave, mineral-accented cherry, boysenberry, Asian spice and potpourri scents show sharp delineation and a sneaky hint of earthiness that builds with air. Offers intense dark fruit and...

Blain-Gagnard Chassagne Montrachet les Caillerets 1er Cru 2017 (750ML)

95 WS / 93 BH A spicy version and opulent, boasting buttered brioche, vanilla, peach, mineral and citronella flavors. Its creamy texture and harmony belie its complexity, but the finish is long and satisfying. Best from...

Canon 2017 (750ML)

94-97 JD / 94-96 WA / 94-95 JS / 94 DE / 93-96 WS / 93-96 VM One of the gems in the vintage is the 2017 Château Canon, which checks in at 73% Merlot and 18% Cabernet Franc. Sensational notes of black cherries,...

Carl Loewen Thornicher Ritsch Riesling Auslese 2017 (750ML)

96 JS One of the best Auslese of the vintage on the Mosel. Great concentration of apricots and brilliant mineral acidity with a touch of sweetness beautifully integrated. The vitality of the finish literally takes your...

Cave de Saumur Lieu-dit Les Pouches Saumur Blanc 2017 (750ML)

"Pale yellow colour with greenish highlights. Powerful bouquet features hints oflime and fruit. Full-bodied and suave on the palate. Aromatic, rich and fresh.Structure and a long aftertaste (lemon flavors)." -...

Cesani Vernaccia di San Gimignano 2017 (750ML)

"Classic central Tuscan white varietal from 100% organic certified estate grown grapes. A hint of citron, pear, light pineapple and basil, lots of character on the palate. Juicy and just wonderful." - Importer...

Chapoutier Saint Joseph Les Granits Rouge 2017 (750ML)

94 DE / 94-96 WA A full-bodied, deep coloured, rich and intense style. Floral and stony on the nose with lovely fresh berry fruit. Very tannic although it's still mouth-coating and ripe – this needs time but...

Chapoutier St Joseph Le Clos 2017 (750ML)

96-98 WA Despite Michel Chapoutier's cheerleading for this wine ("for me, that should be 100 points"), I found it to lack some of the finesse of his single-parcel wines from Hermitage. That's not to say the 2017...

Clerc Milon 2017 (750ML)

94 DE / 93-95 WA /  92-93 JS / 91-93 JD / 90-93 WS / 89-91 VM It's immediately obvious from both colour and first nose that this has a wonderful richness to it, offering powerful cherry pit, graphite and dark chocolate...

Clos De Tart Grand Cru 2017 (750ML)

96-98 VM / 96 DE / 93-95 WA / 91-94 BH The 2017 Clos de Tart Grand Cru was matured in around 80% new oak, the barrels toasted “chauffe blonde”. Jacques Devauges mentioned that the wine needed oxygen ingress...

Cockburns 2017 (750ML)

98 JS / 96 WS / 95 VM / 17.5 JR Insane aromas of crushed berry, flowers and lifted ester like a fermenting lager. Full body, tannic yet so finely grained in texture. Extremely long and beautiful. It goes on for minutes...

Coutet 2017 (750ML)

95-97 WA / 93-95 JD / 93-94 JS / 92-95 WS The 2017 Coutet has lovely notions of spice cake, fresh ginger and honeysuckle over a core of lemon curd, beeswax and preserved peaches. Rich, spicy and quite decadent in the mouth,...

Croft 2017 (375ML)

97 JS / 96 DE / 93-95 WA / 94 VM / 17.5 JR Blueberry, blackberry and dried violets on then nose that follow through to a full body, firm and chewy tannins and a flavorful finish. This shows grip and some green, wet earth...

Cune Monopole Blanco 2017 (750ML)

"The just-bottled floral and fruit-driven white 2017 Monopole is 100% Viura that fermented in stainless steel with neutral yeasts and was bottled early. It's very balsamic and has notes of pear, quite typical Viura, with...

D'Yquem 2017 (12.0L)

98-99 JS / 97-99 / 96 DE / 95-97 VM / 18.5 JR The tannins and phenolic tension are very impressive to this. Dried-lemon undertones and burning botrytis. Full-to medium-bodied, linear and racy. Beautiful fruit and intensity...

D'Yquem 2017 (3.0L)

98-99 JS / 97-99 / 96 DE / 95-97 VM / 18.5 JR The tannins and phenolic tension are very impressive to this. Dried-lemon undertones and burning botrytis. Full-to medium-bodied, linear and racy. Beautiful fruit and intensity...

D'Yquem 2017 (6.0L)

98-99 JS / 97-99 / 96 DE / 95-97 VM / 18.5 JR The tannins and phenolic tension are very impressive to this. Dried-lemon undertones and burning botrytis. Full-to medium-bodied, linear and racy. Beautiful fruit and intensity...

D'Yquem 2017 (9.0L)

98-99 JS / 97-99 / 96 DE / 95-97 VM / 18.5 JR The tannins and phenolic tension are very impressive to this. Dried-lemon undertones and burning botrytis. Full-to medium-bodied, linear and racy. Beautiful fruit and intensity...

Delas Freres Ventoux 2017 (750ML)

90 WA "Delas has done a good job with their Ventoux over the years, and the 2017 Ventoux is perhaps their best yet. It offers hints of concrete dust or crushed stone layered over subtle cherry aromas. The unoaked 80-20...

Descendientes de Jose Palacios Petalos 2017 (750ML)

93 RP / 93 JS "2017 was a very unusual year in Bierzo, and here they started harvesting the 21st of August, when they had never started harvesting in August. There are more white grapes in the 2017 Pétalos del...

Domaine Roucas Toumba Pichot Roucas Rouge 2017 (750ML)

"30% grenache, 30% syrah, 30% old carignan. Roucas Toumba or "the fallen rock" in old Provençal, taken from the ancient name for this area, is a small family-run vineyard in the town of Vacqueyras. The Bouletin family...

Donnhoff Riesling Norheimer Dellchen GG 2017 (1.5L)

100 JS / 18.5 JR #3 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of 2018 An enormous spectrum of fruit aromas, from peaches through grapefruit to wild strawberries and pineapple. However, that doesn't prepare you for the mind-blowing...

Dow's 2017 (750ML)

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...

Duclot Bordeaux Collection Case With 1 Each: Ausone, Cheval Blanc, Haut-Brion, Lafite Rothschild, Margaux, La Mission Haut-Brion, Mouton Rothschild, Petrus, Yquem 2017

This collection offers your first and only opportunity to secure the 98-99 Point Yquem en primeur, as well as one of the few places in the USA to acquire the 97-98 Point Petrus! The bottles in the Duclot Bordeaux...

Eugenie Clos Vougeot Grand Cru 2017 (750ML)

18.5 JR / 94-95 WH / 92-95 BH  Mid to deep crimson. Much sweeter and more sweetly spiced on the nose than the Grands Échezeaux – seems to show more oak. Toasty sweetness. On the palate, it has less obvious...

Eugenie Grands Echezeaux Grand Cru 2017 (750ML)

18 JR / 94-95 WH / 91-94 BH A reticent if broad-ranging nose is composed of quite deeply pitched essence of plum, dark currant, violet, lilac and a hint of sandalwood. There is a highly beguiling inner mouth perfume to the...

Eugenie Vosne Romanee Village 2017 (750ML)

16.5 JR / 87-90 BH Bright cherry red. Gentle aroma of zesty dark-red berries. Very cold sample but still fragrant and lithe and finely textured. ‘Good to have this vintage while we wait for 2015 and 2016’, says...

Evodia Old Vine Garnacha 2017 (750ML)

90 WA “The incredibly perfumed 2017 Evodia was true to its name, as apparently ‘evodia’ means fragrant in the ancient Greek language. Only 20% of the volume matured in barrel, while the rest was kept in...

Faiveley Mazis Chambertin 2017 (750ML)

92-95 BH / 92-95 WA Here the expressive nose isn't quite as toasty but it's still far from subtle while managing not to unduly mask the more sauvage-inflected dark berry and forest floor scents. There good density and solid...

Ferraton Hermitage Les Dionniers 2017 (750ML)

96 DE / 95-97 JD   From south-facing vines on clay-limestone soils, the fruit was fermented in concrete and will be aged for up to 18 months in oak, around 25% new. The oak is robust but can't entrap the dynamic fruit...

Fonseca 2017 (375ML)

96-98 WA / 95 VM / 95 JS / 95 DE / 17.5 JR The 2017 Vintage Port, not quite bottled when seen but the final blend, is a field blend (with typical grapes like Touriga Nacional, Touriga Francesca, Tinto Cão, Tinta...

Gadais Pere & Fils Muscadet Sevre et Maine Sur Lie 2017 (750ML)

"Saline, appetizing, bitter lemon fruit and light body yet plenty of texture – the lees influence is nicely stated here." - RH, Jancis Robinson

Grahams 2017 (750ML)

98 DE / 97 JS / 97 WS / 95-97 WA / 95 VM / 18.5 JR Based on Touriga Franca from south-facing slopes at Quinta dos Malvedos, with Touriga Nacional from quintas Vila Velha and Vale de Mealhadas (both predominantly...

Guigal La Doriane Condrieu 2017 (750ML)

97 JD / 96 WA / 96 JS Bottled at the end of June and brought up in new barrels, the blockbuster 2017 Condrieu La Doriane is up there with the crème de la crème, and just might be the wine of the vintage in the...

Haut Batailley 2017 (750ML)

94-95 JS / 92-94 JD / 91-94 VM / 92 DE / 89-92 WS This is very structured and serious. Full-bodied, tannic and powerful. Boom. This is one of the best Haut-Batailleys in years. From the new owners, who also own Lynch-Bages...

Henri Boillot Meursault 2017 (750ML)

89-91 WA / 89-91 VM The 2017 Meursault Village is a blend of superior lieux-dits including Narvaux, En la Barre, Limuzin and Clos du Cromin this year, and the resulting cuvée is lovely. Offering up aromas of pear,...

Indaba Chenin Blanc 2017 (750ML)

Iris Vineyards Pinot Gris 2017 (750ML)

92 WE  "Not the more limited and expensive Chalice Vineyard bottling, this stunningly good, multi-vineyard blend dazzles with ripe grapefruit flavors, accented with a touch of citrus rind. It's beautifully balanced and...

JJ Prum Graacher Himmelreich Auslese 2017 (750ML)

96 WA / 94 WS The 2017 Graacher Himmelreich Auslese is coolish, bright and fresh on the still-reductive but attractive nose with its fine Riesling and slate aromas. The wine is salty-piquant and terribly fresh on the...

JJ Prum Graacher Himmelreich Spatlese 2017 (750ML)

94 WA The 2017 Graacher Himmelreich Spätlese is deep, clear and flinty on the fascinating, elegant and complex nose. It is lush, precise, piquant and refined on the palate, with more transparency, freshness and crunchy...

JJ Prum Wehlener Sonnenuhr Auslese 2017 (750ML)

97 WA The 2017 Wehlener Sonnenuhr Auslese is intense and concentrated on the nose, with raisin, grapefruit and even vegetable aromas at the moment. This is highly attractive and noble on both the nose and palate. The wine...

JJ Prum Wehlener Sonnenuhr Kabinett 2017 (750ML)

94 WS / 93+ WA Graceful, floral and flavorful, filled with elderflower, melon and star anise notes. This is very harmonious and complex, picking up durian and mineral details midpalate, coming together on the long...

Kosta Browne Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast 2017 (750ML)

96 JD Moving to the two reds, the appellation 2017 Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast reveals a ruby/purple, translucent color as well as a stunning perfume of black raspberries, cassis, crushed violets, spice box, sweet earth. It's...