92-94 VM / 93 JA / 93 DE / 91-93 WA Palmer's 2021 Alter Ego is fabulous. Dense and rich in the glass, with positively explosive energy, the 2021 dazzles from start to finish. A rush of dark cherry, plum, spice,...
"Just five minutes down the coast from San Sebastian, Ameztoi's vineyards overlook the Atlantic Ocean. The Ameztoi family has been making txakolina in Getaria for seven generations, utilizing the indigenous Hondarribi Zuri...
94-96+ WA / 94-96+ WI / 94-96 VM / 95-96 JS / 94-96 JD / 95 JA / 95 DE A brilliant wine that signposts this estate's evolution under Stéphanie de Boüard-Rivoal, the 2021 Angélus is a blend of 60% Cabernet...
97-100 WA / 96-97 JS / 95-97 WI / 95 JA / 95 DE A blend of 65% Cabernet Franc and 35% Merlot, the 2021 Ausone is a strong candidate for the title of wine of the vintage. Wafting from the glass with aromas of wild...
87-89 WA / 86-88 VM / 85 JA / 15.5 JR Offering up aromas of sweet berries, spices and loamy soil, the 2021 Beaumont is medium-bodied, lively and nicely balanced, concluding with a discreetly minty finish. The blend is...
95-96 JS / 95 DE / 93-95+ WA / 93-95+ JD / 92-95 VM / 94 JA / 92-94 WI A complete wine for the vintage, with blackberry, stone, black-licorice and light walnut character. Medium-to full-bodied and linear, with very fine...
93 JA / 93 DE / 92-93 WA / 91-93 VM / 89-91 WI An attractive bright purple colour with violet rim, and warming fruit aromatics, touches of cloves. This is impressive, with a lovely sense of lift and freshness, and...
94 DE / 92-94 VM / 91-94 WA / 91-94 JD / 92 JA / 91-92 JS / 90-92 WI Darkly herbal, spiced and perfumed nose. Supple, fruity, forward and lively, this has an initial vivacious and pulsing energy that settles giving some...
94-95 JS / 93-95 VM / 94 DE / 93-94+ WA / 91-93 WI / 92 JA / 89-92 JD A very pretty wine, showing blackberry and blackcurrant aromas with crushed stone. Medium to full body with layers of fine-grained tannins. Bright and...
93-96 VM / 95 DE / 94-95 JS / 93-95 WA / 94 JA / 92-94 JD The 2021 Brane-Cantenac notably marries fruit intensity with energy and structure. There is an exotic richness to the 2021 that is impossible to miss. Kirsch, red...
95-97 VM / 94-97 JD / 95-96+ WA / 95 JA / 95 DE / 93-94 JS / 90-92 WI The 2021 Calon Ségur was cropped at 36hL/ha and aged entirely in new oak for a planned 20 months. This year, the gap between the Grand Vin and the...
95-97 VM / 96 JA / 96 DE / 94-96 WA / 93-95 JD / 90-92 WI Dramatic, rich and imposing, the 2021 Canon is shaping up to be one of the wines of the vintage. Sculpted red purplish fruit, rose petal, lavender, sage and...
90-91 WA / 88-90 VM The 2021 Cantemerle is a very strong effort in a challenging year, offering up aromas of blackcurrants and plums mingled with hints of spice box, black truffle and loamy soil. Medium to full-bodied,...
97-98 JS / 96-98 VM / 95-97 WA / 95-97 WI This is so finely textured with very precise, tight tannins. Medium to full body. Lots of layers here with black and blue fruit, stones, tar, dark cocoa and spices. Dried herbs...
93-94 JS / 92-94 WA / 92-94 VM / 93 DE / 92 JA / 90-93 JD / 88-90+ WI Polished and well-structured red with a medium body and firm but creamy and broad tannins. Perfumed already, with sandalwood, blackberry and currant...
93-96 JD / 95 DE / 93-95 WA / 94 JA / 93-94 JS / 92-94 VM / 90-92 WI Coming from a mix of clay and gravelly soils spread across a 10-hectare vineyard and 40-year-old vines, the 2021 Château Clinet is another...
95 JD The 2021 Châteauneuf Du Pape Blanc is terrific and shows the crisp, vibrant style of the vintage yet still manages to bring plenty of richness and concentration. Ripe pears, peach, licorice, and white flowers...
94-96 VM / 93-95 WA / 93-95 JD / 93-94 JS / 93 JA / 93 DE / 91-93+ WI The 2021 Clos Fourtet is very clearly one of the wines of the vintage on the Right Bank. Towering in its stature, the 2021 is a regal wine endowed with...
93 WS / 93 VM / 92 DE Intense and fresh, with green apple, dried pineapple, candied ginger and lemon curd flavors that show a hint of ripe melon, followed by details of lemon verbena on the finish. Drink now. - Wine...
90-91 JS / 90 DE / 90-92 JD / 87-90 WA / 88-90 VM / Plenty of blueberry and black cherry with some walnut and spice undertones. Medium body. Creamy, medium tannins. -James Suckling. Gorgeous dark scented nose with...
95-96 JS / 95 JA / 93-95 VM / 95 WI / 17+ JR Fantastic energy and length to this young Sauternes, with dried-apple, apple-pie, spice and cinnamon character . Medium body, medium sweetness and a vibrant finish. - James...
93 DE / 92-93 JS / 91-93 WA / 90-92 VM Succulent and softly supple, this has lots of energy and pace with bright red fruits, raspberries and cherries, alongside sweet spices and perfumed nuances. The acidity is so well...
95-96 JS / 94 JA / 94 DE / 91-93 JD / 90-93 WA / 90-92 WI / 90-92 VM A very fine yet structured d’Issan with blackcurrant and plum, as well as spice and walnuts. The palate is full and structured with wonderful...
98-99 JS / 95-97 JD / 95-97 VM / 94-96 WA / 95 DE / 95 JA This is always an impressive white, with a lengthy, layered and compact palate. Lots of dried lemon, clove, fennel, green-apple and cedar. Flint and toast, too...
95-96 JS / 93-95 VM / 93-95 WA / 93-95 JD / 94 JA A medium-bodied DC with a pretty core of ripe fruit that shows licorice, blackberry and some currant character. Spice box, too. Very long, with fine tannins and plenty of...
98 DE / 97 JD Full-bodied and just a touch oily. The oak is forthright, and this has great concentration and huge power before a driving, saline finish. Almost too intense to broach now, but is likely to be very long...
98 DE / 97 JD The 2021 Châteauneuf Du Pape Le Vin De La Solitude Blanc is a unique blend of 30% Clairette, 20% Roussanne, 20% Grenache Blanc, and 10% each Bourboulenc, Picpoul Blanc, and Clairette Rosé...
1 Bottle Each of the following wines: Yquem (not yet rated)Haut-Brion (97-98 JS / 96-98 WA / 97 DE / 95-97 JD / 95-97 VM)La Mission Haut-Brion (97 JA / 94-96 JD / 94-96 WA / 95 DE / 94-95 JS / 93-95 VM)Mouton...
96-98 VM / 96-97 JS / 95-97 JD / 96 DE / 94-96 WA / 92-94+ WI The 2021 Ducru-Beaucaillou is a pretty significant departure from the past, as it is nearly pure Cabernet Sauvignon. A deep, aristocratic wine, the 2021...
93 JA / 91-93+ WA / 90-92 VM Precise and finessed black fruits here right from the first moments, this is high Cabernet Sauvignon, lovely black savoury fruits that suit the slighly serious feel of Duhart. Expect precision,...
93-94 JS / 91-93 JD / 91 DE / 89-91 VM / 90 JA Lots of Lynch character to this wine, with a full body and blackcurrant, dark-chocolate, tar and lean-pencil character. Full and flavorful. Solid center-palate. Second wine...
96-98 VM The 2021 Doisy-DaëneL'Extravagant is phenomenally great. It offers up a head-spinning mélange of grilled pineapple, ginger, tangerine oil, candied orange peel and cloves. Rich and unctuous, but not at...
96 JS Richly aromatic with notes of white fig, and citrus blossom, this captivating Chardonnay slowly builds on the palate, progressing from silky notes of honeydew, nectarine and lemon zest to a full finish supported by...
97 JA / 97 DE / 95-97 JD / 95-97 VM / 94-97 WA / 94-96 WI / 94-95 JS Lovely aromatics right off the bat, good spice, white peppers, touches of savoury cassis. This 71% mix of the two Cabernets is the highest ever...
92-93 JS / 91-93+ WA / 89-92 JD / 91 JA / 90 DE Firm, grainy tannins accompany the core of black fruit and bark. Medium-bodied. Stone character. Mineral, with tangy acidity. - James Suckling The 2021 Gazin is a fine...
94-96 VM / 94-95 JS / 93-95 WA / 91-94 JD / 93 JA / 93 DE The 2021 Giscours is fabulous. In fact, the 2021 is one of the best Giscours in recent memory. Silky and impeccable in its balance, the 2012 possesses magnificent...
92-93 JS / 90-92 JD / 90-92 WA / 90-92 VM / 91 JA / 90 DE I like the firmness and polish to this, with medium body, creamy tannins and a delicious finish. Racy and refined. -James Suckling. The 2021...
94-96 VM / 95 DE / 94-95 JS / 92-94+WA The 2021 Grand-Puy-Lacoste is fabulous. Bright and punchy, with terrific aromatic presence, the 2021 is a terrific example of the modern classicism of the year at its best. It's the...
94 DE / 92-94 JD / 92-94 WA / 91-92 JS / 90-92 VM Softly floral-touched blackcurrants - violet and lilac, quite a subtle perfumed tone to them but giving such expressive aromas to the nose with touches of smoked earth...
95 DE / 94-95+ WA / 91-93 WI / 90-92 VM Black peppercorns, tobacco, ash, vanilla, cinnamon and cedar spice. A gorgeous mouthfeel straight away, the tannins so plump, not heavy or opulent but filling and ripe. This has a...
93-94 JS / 93 DE / 90-93 WA / 90-92 VM A firm and refined red with crushed-stone and salty, mineral character, as well as creamy tannins. Some iodine, too. Medium body. Medium finish. 70% cabernet sauvignon and 30% merlot...
97-98 JS / 96-98 WA / 97 DE / 95-97 JD / 95-97 VM / 93-95 WI A very structured young Haut-Brion with blackberry, blackcurrant, black-olive and mushroom character. Medium to full-bodied with a driving balance of firm and...
95 VM 100 cases produced The 2021 Clos du Bourg Sec is an ample, full bodied wine with a stream of acidity. Pure, floral and fragrant with aromas of pineapple, violets and fresh grapes. While rich, it is light in...
94 VM / 91 WS #83 Wine Spectator Top 100 2022 This is a very fine, fragrant and floral Le Haut Lieu Sec. While delicate, the 2021 fills the mouth with a cloud of pure fruit reminiscent of violets, apple and nectarine skin...
96 VM / 95 JS / 94 WS This 2021 Le Mont Sec fills the mouth with pear, pineapple, nectarine and violet flavors. There's a sense of seduction and succulence through the middle of this wine. The flint and the coolness of the...
Petillant Naturel Rose of Pinot Noir. From Jerry's (Hollow Oak Vineyard), Chehalem Mtns, 500 ft elevation. 6 acres, farmed soley by Jess Miller. No-till, non-certified organic farming practices...
Sound Check from Hollow Oak Acres in the Chehalem Mountains—six acres of Pinot Noir around 13 years old, planted at 500ft of elevation, farmed by Jess. Jess worked for Clos Roche Blanche in the Loire Valley, De Moor...
99 JS / 97 VM #2 James Suckling's Top 100 New Zealand Wines of 2022 #13 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of 2022 Lots of minerality with crushed stone, chalk, white grapefruit, peach stones, white apricots, wild herbs...
97-98 JS / 96 DE / 94-96 VM / 93-96 WA / 95 JA / 93-95 JDMedium-bodied with very fine-textured tannins. Delicious sweet and salty and mineral character. Blackberries, violets, cloves and dark olives. Peaches, too. All...
96-97 JS / 94-96 VM / 93-95 WA / 93-95 JD / 94 JA / 94 DE A pure, creamy and well-structured yet very fine Evangile. Long and caressing. Very fine tannins. Lots of fresh dark fruit and savory, mineral character. Understated...
95-96 JS / 94-96 VM / 93-95 JB / 92-94+ WA / 93 DE / 89-91 WI / 90 JA A serious and saline red with blue fruit, cloves, iodine and black licorice. Oyster shells, too. Medium to full bodied with fine, firm tannins that run...
95-97 VM / 95-96 WA / 95 DE / 95 JA / 94-95 JS / 93-95 JD / 92-94 WI The chateau is celebrating its 150th anniversary in 2021 with a commemorative bottle and special OWC. The 2021 La Conseillante was picked the latest in...
95-97 VM / 94-96 WI / 95 DE / 94-95 JS / 92-94 WA The 2021 La Gaffelière is a wine of extraordinary finesse and class. Time in the glass brings out striking depth and complexity. The aromatics alone are beguiling but...
97 JA / 94-96 JD / 94-96 WA / 95 DE / 94-95 JS / 93-95 VM / 92-94 WI Plenty of classic La Mission finesse and balance, touches of cloves and velvety tannins, this is surpremely balanced and elegant, with pummice stone...
97-98 JS / 97 DE / 97 JA / 95-97 WA /95-97 VM / 94-96+ JD / 94-96 WI Polished and refined with a firm, fine and linear tannin structure. Harmonious. Perfumed violets, roses and subtle licorice. All in balance here, with...
92-94 WA / 92-93 JS / 91-93 VM / 90-92 JD / 91 DE Representing only 39% of the estate's production, the 2021 Lagrange is very promising indeed, mingling aromas of wild berries and blackcurrants with notions of loamy soils,...
92-94 WA / 91-93 VM / 92 JA / 89-91 WI The chateau is celebrating 200 years in 2021 with a special label. The first vintage vinified in the Barton family's new winery, the 2021 Langoa Barton is immensely promising,...
93-95+ JD / 94-95 JS / 94 JA / 94 DE / 92-94 WA / 91-93 WI / 91-93 VM I think one of the undeniable successes in the vintage is the 2021 Château Larcis Ducasse, which hails from a magical terroir on the south-facing...
93-95 VM / 92-95 WA / 93 JA / 93 DE / 91-93 WI The 2021 Laroque is a standout. Bright and racy, with tremendous persistence, Laroque stakes its claim as Saint-Émilion's brightest rising star. Bright limestone accents...
94-95 JS / 91-93 WA / 92 DE / 90-92 VM / 91 JA Lots of iodine and oyster-shell aromas, together with blackberry and black cherry, following through to a medium to full body. Polished yet slightly chewy tannins and a fresh...
91-92 JS / 90 DE / 89-91 WA / 90-92 VM / Medium-bodied, round and nicely spiced with powdery tannins. Juicy ripe-cherry notes with some sweet spice. Pretty. Firm tannins in the center-palate. 82.7% merlot, 14.5%...
92-93 JS / 90 DE / 91-93 JD / 89-91 WA / 88-90 WA / Very fresh and fine with silky tannins for the appellation. Medium body. Slate and oyster shell to the wild-bramble and blackberry fruit. Elegant. 58% merlot and 42%...
93-94 JS / 91-93 JD / 91-93 VM / 92 JA / 89-91 WA A well-framed Petit Mouton with a tight core of black fruit and bitter-chocolate and graphite notes. Firm, fine-tannin structure. Mineral and classic with a classy finish...
93-95 WA / 93-95 VM / 94 JA / 94 DE / 90-92 WI A terrific success, the 2021 Léoville Barton unwinds in the glass with aromas of blackcurrant, wild berries and plums mingled with hints of pencil shavings, loamy soil...
95-97 WA / 94-96 VM / 94 JA / 91-93+ WI One of the wines of the vintage, the 2021 Léoville Las Cases is reminiscent of a hypothetical blend of the 1999 and 1996—only better. Offering up incipiently complex...
94-97 JD / 95-96 JS / 95 JA / 95 DE / 93-95 VM / 93-94+ WA / 92-94 WI The top wine, the 2021 Château Léoville Poyferré is a beauty and certainly makes the most of the vintage. Based on 60% Cabernet...
96-98 VM / 96-97 JS / 94-97 WA / 96 DE / 93-95+ WI / 93-95 JD Technical Director Olivier Pouthier crafted one of the wines of the vintage at Les Carmes Haut-Brion. The 2021 possesses mind-blowing intensity and stunning...
92 JA / 91-92 JS / 90-92 VM / 90-92 JD / 91 DE / 89-91 WI Subdued right now, but with great texture and structure, lovely touches of fennel and lemongrass, with white flowers as the aromatics uncurl in the glass. Harvest...
94-95+ WA / 95 DE / 93-95 VM / 92-94 JD / 92-93 JS A wine that's liable to rival and indeed surpass the 2019 and 2018, the 2021 Les Perrières de Lafleur offers up a beautifully pure bouquet of raspberries, violets,...
96-97 JS / 94-96+ JD / 94-96 VM / 95 DE / 93-95 WA / 94 JA / 92-94 WI This is really cool to smell, with lead pencil shavings, iron filings and oyster shells. Blackcurrants, too. Full to medium body with layers of...
94-95 JS / 92-94 / 90 DE A tight and focused young red with redcurrant and blackberry character. It’s medium-bodied with racy and fine tannins and a linear, focused finish. Lots going on, yet it’s tight and...
97-98 JS / 97 DE / 95-97+ WA / 95-97 WI / 95-97 JD / 95-97 VM / 95 JA A Margaux with beautiful depth and grace and wonderfully well-placed, refined tannins, showing presence and a soft texture. They caress your palate...
Grenache Gris, CarignanNo, it's not named after the planet from Star Wars. The wine comes from a single vineyard of red schist soils and is named after it...
89-91 VM The 2021 Mauvesin Barton was picked from 30 September until 11 October and aged in one-third new oak. There is more Cabernet this year (52%) due to frost damage. It has a vibrant nose with black cherries, bilberry...
95-96 JS / 94-96 WA / 94-96 VM / 95 DE / 93-95 JD / 90-92 WI A very classy and refined Montrose with excellent length and a compact, medium-bodied palate, showing fine, silky tannins and a fresh, bright finish. Lots of...
96-97 JS / 96 DE / 95-96 WA / 94-96 JA / 94-96 VM / 93-95 JD A firm and compact Mouton with a powerful tannin frame for the vintage, yet it remains fine and precise as it opens to a velvety texture. Black fruit with tar,...
The name of a road, for a wine which is a journey. That of the farmers who already three thousand years ago left from the country with the amphorae, and then the casks, and inside the fruit of their labor., fatigue, joy,...
SP68 is a road but it is also a young wine. Cool and pleasant, with a delicate taste that it brings the flavour of the sun and the freshness of this land.-Winemaker Ariana...
93 JA / 92-93 JS / 91-93 VM / 91 DE / 90-91 WA This has punch and mouth-watering juicy acidities. Cheerful, enticiting, blackberry and loganberry fruits, and all is in place to add on further depth over ageing. There is...
95-97 WA / 96 JA / 96 DE / 94-97 VM The late-ripening, low-yielding vintage has delivered a beautifully balanced wine of striking intensity in the 2021 Palmer. Unwinding in the glass with complex aromas of blackberries,...
90-92 VM / 90-91 JS / 89-91 JD / 88-90 WA The 2021 Clerc Milon, aged in 55% new oak, contains a little more Cabernet Franc than usual. It has a slightly savory nose displaying moderate vigor and black fruit infused with...
95-97 VM / 95-96 JS / 94 JA / 92-94 WI The 2021 Pavie is a wine of tremendous potential. Naturally, it shows the more mid-weight style of the year and yet there is plenty of depth as well as energy that starts to emerge...
94-95 JS / 95 DE / 93-95 WA / 93-95 JD / 94 JA / 92-94+ WI / 92-94 VM Lots of blackberry and inky character to this year. Always refined and polished with lovely length and medium body. 79% merlot, 19% cabernet franc...
94-95 JS / 94+ WI / 92-94 JD / 93DE / 91-93 WA / 91-93 VM / 92 JA A nicely rounded young red with fine tannins that are polished and poised. Medium body with a solid center-palate and a creamy finish. Shows wonderful...
94-96 WA / 95 DE / 94-95 JS / 93-95 JD / 93 JA / 91-93 VM Aromas of rose petals, raspberries, plums and musk introduce the 2021 Pensées de Lafleur, a medium to full-bodied, seamless and enveloping wine that's...
The La Pépie cuvée is a blend of estate fruit from all of Pépière's terroirs, 50% of which fall within the Muscadet Sèvre & Maine appellation and 50% within the crus. Since 2016, the...
92-94 VM / 90-92 JD / 89-91 WA The 2021 Réserve de la Comtesse is a seriously great wine in its peer group. Or any peer group. Rich and layered, with no hard edges and compelling balance, the 2021...
96 DE / 94-96+ JD / 94-95+ WA / 94-95 JS / 91-93+ WI Cocoa powder, iris notes, pink roses and black fruits - so fragrant - you just want to smell the wines in 2021 for hours. This is a seriously impressive Comtesse and...
95-96 JS / 95 JA / 95 DE / 93-95 WI / 93-95 VM / 91-93 WA Plenty of blackberry and blueberry with wet earth and crushed stone. Some spice,tobacco and lead pencil, too. It’s full-bodied with layered tannins and...
95-97 VM / 92-93 JS / 91-93 JD / 92DE / 90 JA / 89-91 WI / 88-90 WA Composed of 59% Merlot, 23% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 18% Cabernet Franc, the 2021 Quinault L'Enclos sings of crushed blueberries, blackberries, and...
94-95 JS / 92-94 WA / 92-94 VM / 92 DE Extremely focused and refined, with firm tannins that run the length of the wine. Medium-bodied with lovely length and juiciness. Blackberry and earth with mushroom and bark. Hints of...
93 JA The new identity of R de Rieussec arrives with the 2021 vintage, a white wine with great freshness with a completely redesigned bottle. The packaging is refined with the least possible impact on the environment:...
96 DE / 94-96 VM / 94-95 JS / 93-95 WA / 93-95 JD / 93 JA A showstopper of a wine for me in 2021. Wonderful aromatic intensity on the nose filled with perfumed fruits, chocolate and wild flowers. Gorgeous clarity...
17.5 JR Mealy, apricot-kernel nose. Lovely, salty note on the attack with lovely freshness and vivacity. Excellent concentration and structure with a lovely density as well. Very appealing. - Alistair Cooper MW,...
Vintage Notes: The growing season saw rain in January and February then almost no notable precipitation for the rest of the season. This provided an ideal environment for grapes to flower, bloom and set in early spring...
Winemaker’s Tasting Notes: This bold red wine is complex and sophisticated with striking ripe aromatics. When poured into a glass, it explodes with notes of wild blackberries, jasmine, sage, wild iris, and mixed berry...
93 DEDecanter 2022 Best Summer Red Wines to Drink Chilled Forget what you think you know about Californian wine. Or maybe even about wine in general. This is pioneering, boundary-pushing stuff and it's the inimitable Evan...
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