2018

Adego do Salvador Portal de Calcada Reserva Vinho Verde 2018 (750ML)

This wine has a citrus yellow color. It expresses the character of the region with intense fruity aroma and light floral notes with a lively acidity resulting in a very fresh and attractive and gastronomic wine. -...

Airfield Lightning White Blend 2018 (750ML)

  "Viognier, Roussanne and Marsanne, this Rhone style blend is made in a elegant style that showcases layered fruit and rich creamy mouthfeel. Full bodied, creamy mouthfeel, crisp acidity, with layers of stonefruit,...

Angeline Reserve Pinot Noir 2018 (750ML)

"Crafted from hillside Mendocino County vineyards, our Pinot Noir offers notes of plush black cherry, spicy cola and nutmeg." - Winery

Ausone 2018 (750ML)

99-100 JS / 98-100 WA / 97-100 VM / 96-99 JD / 98 DE  This is really exotic with wild-fruit character that I have seldom encountered in Ausone. Full-bodied yet reserved and very tight. Amazing depth and purity of fruit...

Bastor Lamontagne 2018 (750ML)

93 DE / 88-90 WA This is good stuff and extremely enjoyable. It's a rich sunflower yellow in colour with aromatics that are succulent from the off. It has a silky texture with lovely lime blossom and citrus curd notes...

Beau Sejour Becot 2018 (750ML)

96-99 WS / 95-97 JD / 95-97 WA / 95-96 JS / 94-97 VM / 95 DE / Juicy and forward in feel, with fresh plum, blackberry and anise notes. Dense, but still silky and refined in feel, revealing a long mineral echo through the...

Beauregard 2018 (750ML)

93-95 WA / 93-94 JS / 91-93 JD / 90-93 WS / 92 DE / 88-91 VM Viticulture at Beauregard is organic, as at the sister property Smith Haut Lafitte, but Beauregard only lost about 15% of the crop to mildew. Composed of 75%...

Belle-Vue 2018 (750ML)

92-93 JS / 92 DE / 89-91 WA Bright and vivid with blueberry, floral and lightly toasted oak character. Full-bodied, firm and clean. A consistent producer offering great value. This is lovely, rich and spicy, the fruit...

Berliquet 2018 (750ML)

93-96 JD / 93-95 WA / 94-95 JS / 91-94 WS / 93 DE / 90-93 VM A rough blend of 78% Merlot and 22% Franc made by the team at Canon (Thomas Duclos also consults here), the 2018 Château Berliquet sports a deeper purple...

Blanc De Chasse Spleen 2018 (750ML)

Blason D'Issan 2018 (750ML)

93-94 JS / 92 DE / 89-92 VM / 88-90 WA Very intense and tannic with a compact palate of blue fruit, such as blueberries. Full-bodied. Tight and powerful at the finish. - James Suckling What a great second wine - heavy on...

Boutinot Cuvee Jean-Paul Rouge 2018 (750ML)

"A classic Southern Rhone red; friendly and warming leafy, autumnal aromas and an ample, baked fruit palate. A delicious, uncomplicated, soft, fruity and very drinkable red." -...

Branaire Ducru 2018 (750ML)

94-97 WS / 95-96 JS / 92-94 WA / 93 DE This is well-packed, with blueberry, açaí and blackberry fruit flavors and licorice snap and fruitcake notes. Long and refined despite the copious fruit,...

Brane Cantenac 2018 (750ML)

95-96 JS / 94-96 JD / 95 DE / 92-95 VM / 92-94 WA /  What strikes me about this Brane-Cantenac is the gorgeous center palate of ripe fruit, which gives an impression of generosity, yet it’s tight and reserved at...

Calon Segur 2018 (750ML)

97-100 / 96-99 WS / 97-98 JS / 96-99 VM / 96-98 WA / 96 DE In the running for the wine of the vintage in Saint-Estèphe (if not the whole Medoc), the 2018 Château Calon Ségur is a tentative blend of 65%...

Camensac 2018 (750ML)

93 DE / 91-92 JS A fifth-growth that offers some of the best value in the entire red 1855 classification. It has violet edging and clear ripeness to the fruit, with rosemary and dried herbs through the mid-palate. The...

Cantemerle 2018 (750ML)

94-95 JS / 92 DE A rich and layered young Bordeaux with a solid center palate of ripe fruit and coated with ripe and polished tannins. Tightly wound ball now. Pretty texture and length to this. - James Suckling There's an...

Cap De Faugeres 2018 (750ML)

92 DE / 91-92 JS / 89-91 WA This has a gorgeous violet edging to the colour with clear oak influence, veering to smoky and working well. There is a clear tightening through the mid palate, as you would expect from...

Cap Saint George 2018 (750ML)

Carbonnieux Rouge 2018 (750ML)

93-96 WS / 92-93 JS / 91-93 WA / 89-92 VM A dense, dark red, with fig, blackberry and black currant reduction notes forming the core, layered liberally with tar, espresso and loam accents through the muscular finish. -...

Carillon D'Angelus 2018 (750ML)

94-95 JS / 92-94 WA / 91-94 VM / 90-93 WS / 92 DE This is a really together second wine of Angélus with a tight and focused center palate of blackberries and hints of chocolate and hazelnuts. Firm and very fine...

Caves de Florensac Picpoul de Pinet Les Poissons 2018 (750ML)

"Crystal clear lemon color with green tinges. Soft, delicate nose with hints of grapefruit, unripe peach, accacia and briney notes. Balanced with good structure and acidity in the mouth, and a saline lingering finish...

Chantegrive Rouge 2018 (750ML)

91 DE / 90-91 JS / 88-90 WA A straightforward young red with dark-berry, chocolate and walnut character. Medium body, firm tannins and a savory finish. The Leveque family has had a tough few years with low yields...

Chasse Spleen 2018 (750ML)

92 DE / 89-91 VM Chasse Spleen continues as the modern, vibrant face of Moulis, with lovely violet edging to the colour. The oak seems higher here than in its peers, accompanied by strong aromatics of damson and vanilla...

Cheval Blanc 2018 (750ML)

98-100 DE / 97-100 VM / 97-100 JD / 98-99 JS / 97-99 WA This is a wonderful, fairly classic Cheval Blanc, less exuberant than some of the wines that you're going to find in 2018. It's full of intense red and black...

Citran 2018 (750ML)

88-91 VM / 88-90 WA    Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2018 Citran is a touch mute to begin, unfurling to offer very pretty notes of warm raspberries, fresh blackcurrants and kirsch over nuances of potpourri,...

Clerc Milon 2018 (750ML)

96 DE / 95-96 JS / 93-96 WS / 93-95 WA / 92-94 JD / 91-93 VM The progression of this property continues to be evident in the glass with a beautiful classicism, full of life and layers comprising dark spice and touches of...

Cloiserie de Fourtet 2018 (750ML)

Clos De L'Oratoire 2018 (750ML)

94-97 WS / 94-95 JS / 93-95 JD / 92-95 VM Features seamlessly layered dark currant, fig and boysenberry fruit, infused liberally with a tobacco note and backed by a long, smoldering finish. Latent energy keeps this going...

Clos Des Jacobins 2018 (750ML)

93-94 JS / 90-92 JD / 90 DE A cool and driven young Bordeaux with blueberries, chocolate and hints of walnuts on the nose and palate. Medium to full body, firm tannins and a fresh finish. Lovely. - James Suckling Plenty of...

Clos Du Marquis 2018 (750ML)

94-96 JD / 94-95 JS / 92-94 WA / 91 DE /  Rocking stuff, the 2018 Clos du Marquis checks in 64% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, and 6% Cabernet Franc that hit 14.5% alcohol with a healthy pH of 3.64 and an IPT of 79...

Clos Haut Peyraguey 2018 (750ML)

92 DE / 91-92 JS / 89-92 WS This is an impressive Sauternes from the Bernard Magrez stable. It has a sunny golden colour and focusses on texture and flavours more than aromatics. The flavours are rich and nuanced, with...

Clos La Gaffeliere 2018 (750ML)

92-93 JS / 90-93 WS / 89-91 JD This is a very solid red with plum, wet-earth and tobacco character. Medium to full body and firm, lightly chewy tannins. Savory finish. - James Suckling This is focused, with delightful...

Clos Marsalette Rouge 2018 (750ML)

93-96 WS / 92-94 JD / 89-90 JS / 89-91 VM Very fresh and refined in feel, with lots of ripe boysenberry and cherry preserve flavors that glide through. There's a light licorice frame and a pretty sanguine note on the finish...

Connetable Talbot 2018 (750ML)

91-92 JS  Lots of blue fruit in this second wine with a medium to full body, polished and racy tannins and a fresh and vivid finish. - James...

Corbin Michotte 2018 (750ML)

91 DE / 88-91 VM / 89-90 JS / 88-90 JD From the same owners as classified Château Cantemerle in Haut-Médoc, this has firm, dark fruits with well built, flexible tannins. There's real structure to this wine,...

Cos Labory 2018 (750ML)

92-94 WA / 90-91 JS / 89-92 VM Shows a pleasant center palate of juicy fruit and firm tannins, medium body and a savory finish. Very good second wine of Cos Labory.   Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2018 Cos Labory...

Couhins 2018 (750ML)

92-93 JS / 92 DE / 90-92 WA Polished and refined Couhins with medium body and currant and walnut undertones. Hint of ripe tobacco. Lovely.-James Suckling Here is a vintage where Couhin's red has really lived up to its...

Couhins Lurton Rouge 2018 (750ML)

92-93 JS / 93 DE / 89-91 WA / 88-91 WS A firm and chewy red with lots of blackberry and salty undertones. Full and flavorful. Better than 2016 and 2015?-James Suckling I'm a big fan of this wine and it's successful again...

Croix Mouton 2018 (750ML)

90 DE This is an extremely good Croix Mouton and should be good value – it’s juicy and well put together with raspberry and crushed blackberry fruits abound. Jean-François Janoueix.-Jane Anson,...

Croizet Bages 2018 (750ML)

91 DE / 89-91 WA This wine continues a good run for Croizet Bages with the depth and persistency you want from a Pauillac estate. It’s enjoyable and well put together with high levels of freshness and tannins that are...

D'Aiguilhe 2018 (750ML)

91-94 WS / 92-93 JS / 91-93 JD / 92 DE / 89-92 VM Offers very juicy and fun raspberry and blackberry fruit, with lively anise and spice accents. Should be delicious. - James Molesworth, Wine Spectator There’s real...

D'Issan 2018 (750ML)

95-96 JS / 96 DE / 94-96 WA / 93-95 JD / 92-95 VM The cashmere texture of the tannins is wonderful in this. They are ripe and precise. Dense at the same time, giving a slow drive and a long finish. Full-bodied with dark and...

Dame de Bouard 2018 (750ML)

91-92 JS A solid wine from this appellation with blackberries and hints of chocolate. Medium body, lovely tannins and a medium finish. - James...

Dassault 2018 (750ML)

94-95 JS / 93-95 JD / 93-95 WA / 94 DE / 90-93 WS / 89-91 VM This is really beautiful and finely crafted with a solid core of blackberry and ultra fine and intense tannins. Long finish. Could be better than the great 2010...

De Carles 2018 (750ML)

91-92 JS / 90 DE A juicy and savory red with dark berries and hints of chocolate and toasted oak. Medium body. Fresh finish. Tight and toned. - James Suckling This is firm and bright with juicy blue fruit and a clear...

De Fieuzal Rouge 2018 (750ML)

94 DE / 92-93 JS / 91-93 WA Very attractive center palate with dark-berry, walnut and cedar character. Just a hint of bark. Medium-bodied. Juicy finish.-Jane Anson, Decanter This feels closed in and confident but is not...

De Sales 2018 (750ML)

92 DE / 91-93 WA / 91-92 JS A linear and fine-grained red with medium body, ripe fruit and cedar and chocolate undertones. Very fine and pretty. Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2018 De Sales rocks up with expressive...

Dettori Badde Nigolosu Bianco 2018 (750ML)

"In our winemaking, we do not make any use of any synthetic chemicals apart from sulphur: no added yeasts, no enzymes, or any other ayudant either in fermentation or in maturation. The wine is neither filtered, clarified, or...

Domaine Andre Neveu Le Grand Fricambault Silex Sancerre 2018 (750ML)

"From the sauvignon grape whose vines are planted on the Sancerre hillside, a terroir composed exclusively of Silex. Vinification is carried out in temperature controlled inox tanks. Dry and fruity, it shows mineral...