2017

Alain Chavy Bourgogne Blanc 2017 (750ML)

86-88 NM The 2017 Bourgogne Chardonnay has a pleasant light green apple and lime scented bouquet. The palate is crisp and taut, and without any new oak contact (just one to five years old oak), it possesses a linearity and...

Alain Chavy Puligny Montrachet les Pucelles 1er Cru 2017 (750ML)

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...

Almaviva 2017 (750ML)

100 JS James Suckling's Wine of the Decade 2010-2019#1 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of Chile 2019#15 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of 2019 For the last 10 years, vintage after vintage, Almaviva vineyard...

Antica Terra Pinot Noir Botanica 2017 (750ML)

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...

Ausone 2017 (750ML)

97-99 WA / 97 DE / 96 VM / 96 JD / 96-97 JS  Blended of 55% Cabernet Franc and 45% Merlot, the deep garnet-purple colored 2017 Ausone offers up slowly emerging notes of crushed black plums, blackberries and mulberries...

Beaucastel Chateauneuf du Pape Rouge 2017 (750ML)

95 JD / 95 WS / 95-97 WA / 95 DE / 93 JS / 18 JR The 2017 Châteauneuf Du Pape is another sunny, beautifully Provençal effort that has a huge nose of garrigue, raw steak, leather, truffle, and peppery spice...

Beausejour Duffau Lagarosse 2017 (750ML)

97 WA / 96+ JD / 96 JS / 95 DE / 93-96 WS / 93 VM Deep garnet-purple in color, the 2017 Beausejour (Duffau Lagarrosse) prances out of the glass with energetic notes of crushed black and red plums, black cherries and...

Beaux Freres The Beaux Freres Vineyard Pinot Noir 2017 (750ML)

96 JS / 95 WS #75 James Suckling Top 100 Wines of the USA There’s a real sense of depth and detail here with fresh cherries and blueberries, swathed in vanilla-dusted violets, fresh-cut roasting herbs and biscuit...

Berliquet 2017 (750ML)

92 JS / 91-93 WA / 89-92 WS / 88-90 JD  Some berries and smoke with stone and tar. Full-bodied, creamy and beautifully crafted. Tight and focused. A little lean, but shows balance and juiciness. Bitter lemon and smoke...

Blain-Gagnard Chassagne Montrachet Clos St Jean 1er Cru 2017 (750ML)

94 WS / 91 BH Tasting note: A relatively pungent nose reflects notes of lemon rind, quine, resin, apple and pretty floral-suffused aromas. There is excellent volume to the attractively textured and notably more concentrated...

Blain-Gagnard Criots Batard Montrachet 2017 (750ML)

94 WS / 93 BH The lime blossom, citronella, vanilla and pastry flavors are fused to a gossamer texture and linear profile in this white. The clean lines and purity make for overall harmony, while the finish evokes lemon...

Canon 2017 (750ML)

97 JD / 94-96 WA / 95 JS / 95 VM / 95 DE / 93-96 WS Showing spectacularly, the 2017 Chateau Canon checks in as a final blend of 77% Merlot and 23% Cabernet Franc that’s from one of the most exceptional terroirs in the...

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...

Carmes De Rieussec 2017 (750ML)

93 JS / 90-92 JD / 90-92 WA / 89-91 VM A lovely second wine with cooked apples and peaches. Honey, too. Full-bodied, very sweet and bright. - James Suckling The entry-level effort is the 2017 Rieussec Carmes de...

Catena Zapata Adrianna White Stones Chardonnay 2017 (750ML)

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...

Centonze Nero d'Avola 2017 (750ML)

“Intense red with purple reflections. Pleasant notes of sour black cherry and of elegant notes of Mediterranean herbs. Fresh, well balanced, long finish" - Winery

Chapoutier Cote Rotie Neve 2017 (750ML)

97 WA From a rocky, mica-schist lieu-dit that's only recently been showing up on single-vineyard wines, Chapoutier's 2017 Cote Rotie Neve is a bold, full-bodied and powerful example of the appellation. Blueberry and...

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...

Cheval Blanc 2017 (750ML)

97 JS / 96 WS / 95-97 JD / 96 DE / 93-95 WA This is a special Cheval-Blanc with blackcurrants, blueberries and hints of fresh herbs, tobacco and cedar. Full-bodied, very powerful and muscular with lots of tannins. The...

Clinet 2017 (750ML)

95 WS / 93-95 JD / 93 JS / 92-94 WA / 93 VM / 92 DE This is brimming with raspberry and boysenberry compote flavors, while mouthwatering anise and pain d’épices notes fill in the background. Reveals a...

Clos Des Papes 2017 (750ML)

98+ JD / 96 WA / 96 DE / 18.5 JR #15 Jeb Dunnuck’s Top 100 Wines of 2019 One of the strongest wines in the vintage is the 2017 Châteauneuf Du Pape from Vincent Avril. This beauty has everything you could ask...

Comte de Vogue Musigny VV 2017 (750ML)

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...

Cos D'Estournel 2017 (750ML)

98+ WA / 98 JS  / 95 VM / 94-96 JD / 94 DE Composed of 66% Cabernet Sauvignon, 32% Merlot, 1% Petit Verdot and 1% Cabernet Franc, yields for the grand vin in 2017 were 43 hectoliters per hectare, and it was aged in 60%...

Coutet 2017 (750ML)

96 JS / 95 DE / 95-97 WA / 93-95 JD / 92-95 WS Wow. Fabulous focus and intensity to this wine with energetic sweetness and long, linear quality through the center palate. Orange-peel, lemon and peach undertones. Fresh...

d'Angerville Volnay 1er Cru 2017 (750ML)

91-93 VM The 2017 Volnay 1er Cru is a blend of Les Pitures and Les Mitans as usual. It has an attractive dark cherry and crushed strawberry bouquet with fine mineralité, though not powerful. The palate is...

d'Angerville Volnay Clos des Ducs 1er Cru 2017 (750ML)

94-96 VM / 94 WS   The 2017 Volnay Clos des Ducs 1er Cru is the famous crown jewel monopole of the domaine, ostensibly the rear garden with its own spring. Initially it is showing some reduction on the nose, although...

D'Yquem 2017 (375ML)

99 JS / 97 VM / 96 WS / 97-99 / 96 DE / 18.5 JR This is a great Yquem, delivering thrilling purity and intensity. The nose offers intense aromas of fresh and dried apricot and peach pastry, as well as freshly baked creme...

de Villaine Bourgogne Blanc les Clous Aime 2017 (750ML)

89 WA The 2017 Bourgogne Côte Chalonnaise Les Clous Aimé unfurls in the glass with scents of waxy orchard fruit, nutmeg and some leesy top notes of freshly baked bread and yeast extract. On the palate, the wine...

Descendientes de Jose Palacios Corullon 2017 (750ML)

94-96 WA The sample of the 2017 Corullón showed a wider side of this village blend, where they have been focusing to get more precision through harvesting every plot the exact day it should be bottled. That's why...

Domaine Magdalena Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 (750ML)

A warm year for the Red Mountain AVA. The juxtaposition of ph and brix established a wine with softness, with a high percentage of the fine tannin which replaces acid structure as the main core of angularity. Aged for 15...

Donnhoff Norheimer Kirschheck Riesling Spatlese 2017 (750ML)

93 JS / 92 VM / 91 WA / 90 WS A juicy and elegant wine that turns really dry, thanks to the serious minerality that powers the long, delicate finish. From organically grown grapes. Fair'n Green certification. Drink or hold...

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...

Echo De Lynch Bages 2017 (750ML)

93 JS  / 88-90 JD  A juicy red with plums and currants and hints of fresh herbs. Medium body. Lightly velvety with pretty fruit character at the end. A blend of 74% cabernet sauvignon, 24% merlot and 2% cabernet...

Eugenie Echezeaux Grand Cru 2017 (750ML)

18 JR / 93-95 WH / 91-93 BH Deep cherry red. Less open than the Brûlées and a hint of smoky reduction adding complexity at this point, very slight and attractive. Under that there’s pure, sweet red and...

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...

Ferraton Hermitage Le Meal Rouge 2017 (750ML)

98+ JD / 97 DE / 96 WS More bloody meat, black raspberries, wood smoke, spice, and truffle notes emerge from the 2017 Hermitage Le Méal, a massive, opulent effort that has loads of opulence and fruit, building...

Fonseca 2017 (750ML)

98 WE / 97 WS / 96-98 WA / 95 VM / 95 JS / 95 DE / 17.5 JR The wine’s fine perfumed black plum fruits give a wonderful jammy character while bringing out a fresh edge. These are balanced by the dry core of this...

Francois Carillon Puligny Montrachet 2017 (750ML)

89-91 BH / 89-91 WA Tasting note: A more complex and much more floral-inflected nose reveals notes of citrus peel, spice, green apple and a whiff of oak toast. The denser if still quite seductively textured middle weight...

Genot-Boulanger Aloxe-Corton Clos du Chapitre 1er Cru 2017 (750ML)

Genot-Boulanger Pommard 2017 (750ML)

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,...

Giodo Alberelli Di Giodo 2017 (750ML)

95 JS / 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 potential from these...

Grahams 2017 (750ML)

98 DE / 97 JS / 97 WS / 97 WE / 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...

Grand Puy Lacoste 2017 (750ML)

94 DE / 93 JS / 91-94 WS / 93 VM / 89-92 JD These guys often over-deliver in challenging years, and have done so yet again. As you would expect in a vintage that has produced such an excellent Lacoste Borie, this GPL is...

Hartford Court Four Hearts Vineyard Chardonnay 2017 (750ML)

96 WA   The 2017 Hartford Court Chardonnay Four Hearts Vineyard has a drop-dead gorgeous floral nose with notes of orange blossoms, honeysuckle and jasmine with a core of preserved lemons, candied ginger, peach...

Haut Brion 2017 (750ML)

98 JS / 97 WA / 97 DE / 96 WS / 95 VM  / 94-96 JD This is extremely aromatic and perfumed with crushed-berry, flower, currant and orange-peel character. Full-bodied, very tight and focused with fabulous depth and...

Huet Vouvray Le Mont Moelleux 2017 (750ML)

96 WS / 17+ JR  A beauty, with an inviting display of succulent yellow apple, green plum, pear, persimmon and quince flavors that ripples lengthily through the finish, while light verbena, ginger and honeysuckle notes...

Indaba Mosaic Red 2017 (750ML)

This lip-smacking Bordeaux blend displays alluring aromas and juicy flavors of blackcurrant, ripe brambly berry fruit and dark chocolate, with subtle spice notes. Soft, gentle tannins coat the palate, enticing you to take...

J. Albin Lorelle Pinot Noir 2017 (750ML)

Jean Grivot Richebourg 2017 (750ML)

95-98 VM / 95 BH / 93-96 WA The 2017 Richebourg Grand Cru has a showstopping, persistent bouquet of intense blackberry, sous-bois and crushed stone. The supremely well-balanced palate offers filigreed tannin, wonderful...