96 RP / 91 WS / 91 WA A crisp, fresh Champagne revealing yeasty bread dough notes along with loads of fruit and a light to medium-bodied style. - Robert Parker, Hedonist's Gazette Well-cut and firm, with a smoky...
98+ VM / 98 JS / 98 JD / 96+ WA / 96 WS / 96 DE / 19.5 JR #5 Wine Spectator Top 100 2018 *If you would like a gift box please enquire about availability. The 2008 Dom Pérignon is simply extraordinary. A wine of...
98 JS / 97 WE / 96 DE / 96 VM / 95 WA / 18.5 JR This is a step up from the linear and fresh 2006. It shows subtle depth and power with a dense block of vivid fruit that's highlighted with lemon zest, green apples and hints...
A cuvee worthy of a queen! Piper-Heidsieck carefully selects fruit from more than 100 of Champagne’s crus to blend the Cuvée 1785. This adds great complexity and dimension to the wine and allows the bold Piper-...
94 WP Bronze Medal 2018 Decanter World Wine Awards Notes of strawberry , white pepper and rosemary. Fruity entrance with firm seam of acidity giving a fresh lingering finish. - WinePleasures.com 100% Garnacha. Some...
98-100 WA / 98-99 JS / 95-97 VM / 96 DE The blend this year is 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot. Very deep purple-black colored, the 2019 Pontet-Canet has the most gorgeous, lifted...
95 VM / 95 WE / 94 JS / 92 WA / 92 DE A dense, succulent wine, the 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon captures all the raw power and density of the year. The 2015 is just starting to soften, but ideally it needs another few years in...
96 DE / 93 WS / 93 JD / 92 JS / 92 WA 60% Pinot Noir, 25% Chardonnay, 15% Meunier sourced from more than 300 crus, including 85% grands and premiers crus; 15% fermented in old oak barrels. The complexity and richness of...
93 DE / 16 JR Stylish aromas, with vanilla oak and the fragrant trappings of class. Glossy, opulent and silky with lovely cassis fruit richness, albeit in a full-bodied, powerful frame with robust tannins and a firm spine...
92 WS / 90 VM / 90 JS "The minerally undertow imparts a subtle, smoky note that blends with flavors of dried pineapple, biscuit, salted almond and white peach. A balanced version, with a fine bead and well-honed acidity."...
100 WA / 100 VM / 100 JS / 99 JD #1 James Suckling's Top 100 French Wines of 2019 The 2016 Cos d'Estournel is blended of 76% Cabernet Sauvignon, 23% Merlot and 1% Cabernet Franc aged in 65% new and 35% two-year-old...
92 JS / 91 WS / 91 VM 92 Points James Suckling: The toasty signature of the house fuses nicely with bright red fruits on the nose. The palate delivers an eerily accurate strawberry fruit flavor, with...
97 WS / 97 JS / 96+ JD / 96 VM / 96 DE / 95+ WA / 18 JR #1 Wine Spectator Top 100 2019 #71 Jeb Dunnuck’s Top 100 Wines of 2019 Decanter Wine of the Year 2020 This is so vivid as it brims with pastis-soaked plum,...
90 JS / 89 RP Featured in James Suckling's Bordeaux Confidential Events in 2015 Tangy and juicy, with pleasant berry and plum fruit character. Drink now. - James Suckling An excellent wine that sells for a song, the basic...
100 JD / 98 DE / 97+ WA / 97 WS / 97 VM #20 Jeb Dunnuck Top 50 Reds of 2018 Another perfect wine from this brilliant estate is the 2016 Châteauneuf-du-Pape, which matches the otherworldly 2007. A classic blend...
100 VM / 100 AG / 100 WA / 100 JS / 100 JD / 99 DE / 98 WS #92 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of 2019 The 2016 Mouton Rothschild bowled me over when I tasted it from barrel. Philippe Dhalluin compares...
80% Merlot, 18% Cabernet Franc, 2% Cabernet Sauvignon Average age of the vines : 30 years old The Château overlooks the Dordogne valley above the village of Castillon-la-Bataille, adjacent to its prestigious...
92 JS / 91 WS / 90 VM / 90 WE One of the most appealing all-rounders in the NV stakes, this has plenty of toasty warmth on the nose with grilled berries and peaches, as well as citrus and gentle woody spices. The palate...
90 DE Silver Medal 2018 Decanter World Wine Awards A fruity, ripe and generous wine: round and chewy in a commercial style with lots of crunchy fruit and white flowers. - Decanter 80% Macabeo – 20% Chardonnay. Cava...
100 JS / 100 JD / 100 WE / 99 VM / 98 DE / 98 WA / 97 WS / 19.5 JR "This is so fresh and tense and mineral with extremely exuberant chardonnay notes on the nose of white peach, lemon and yellow grapefruit, and...
93 VM / 92 WS / 90 WA / 90 WE / 90 W&S (made with fruit that was sourced from 15 different premier and grand cru sites in the Cote de Blancs and Montagne de Reims; aged for four years on its lees before disgorgement;...
96 GV / 95 WE A steady stream of broad bubbles, with a powerful nose of biscuit, straw bale, and lemon meringue. Very full mouthfeel on the palate, with well-integrated, subtle apricot, citrus, and aged character...
98 JD / 98 DE / 97+ WA / 97 VM / 97 WS / 97 JS / 18 JR #99 Jeb Dunnuck’s Top 100 Wines of 2019 Tasted on four separate occasions where this wine rated 97+, 98, 98, and 99, the 2016 Château...
97 WS / 97 JS / 97 JD / 96 DE / 94 VM / 94-96 WA Cassis, crushed plum and steeped blackberry fruit is all packed into this wine, along with tar, violet and roasted apple wood notes, plus a terrific tug...
97 WS / 96 WE / 95 WA / 94 VM / 93 DE / 17.5+ JR #10 Wine Spectator Top 100 2020#76 Wine Enthusiast's Top 100 Cellar Selections of 2020 This goes from zero to 60 right out of the gate, with an intense spine of acidity...
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99 JS / 97 WA / 97 JD / 96 DE / 96 VM / 96 WS #8 Wine Spectator Top 100 2019 #38 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of 2019 The concentration and largesse of the 2016 Pichon Baron is apparent from the...
100 WA The 1946 Don PX Convento Seleccion produced with Pedro Ximenez grapes dehydrated under the sun at the time of the Second World War, was only bottled in September 2011. This is an extreme wine, my first descriptor was...
96 WA / 96 JD / 96 WE / 94 WS / 93-95 VM Now that it has been in bottle a while, the 2015 Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee Reservee is looking even better than I projected based on last year’s prebottling sample. It’s...
17+ JR Exceptional Value from Le Pin’s Jacques Thienpont + One the world’s most-celebrated winemakers+ Unique terroir situated at Bordeaux’s highest point+ Organic farming+ 2016 - an...
100 JS / 98 WS / 97 VM / 96 WA / 96 DE / 18 JR#4 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of 2018 #23 Wine Spectator Top 100 2018 OMG. This is really the most amazing young Taylor's I have ever tasted. Full-bodied and lightly...
97 VP / 94+ WA / 17.5+ JR #1 Vinepair 50 Best Wines of 2020 This wine is awesome. Do what you have to do to find this wine. Seriously, whatever you have to do. It is so balanced that if you don’t understand...
100 WA / 100 DE / 100 VM / 100 JS / 100 WE / 98+ JD #55 Wine Enthusiast's Top 100 Cellar Selections of 2019 The 2016 Haut-Brion is blended of 56% Merlot, 37.5% Cabernet Sauvignon and 6.5% Cabernet Franc. Medium...
96-97 JS / 94-97 JD / 94-96 VM / 92-94+ WA This is tight with finesse and focus. Minerally and salty with an ultra-fine palate and polished tannins. It goes on and on and on. Strength and finesse at the same time. 80%...
97 JS / 95+ JD / 95 VM / 94 WA Currant, red-tea, chili, chocolate and lemon-zest aromas. Chalk and crushed gravel, too. It’s medium-bodied with tight, fine-grained tannins and fresh acidity. Sleek and tight...
96-97 JS / 95-97 WA / 94-96 VM / 93-95 JD This is a 2005 Malescot in the making. And that was stunning. I love the blueberries, chocolate and nuts on the nose and palate. The finish lasts for minutes with so much . Goes on...
96 VM / 94 WS / 94 JD / 94 DE / 94 JS / 93 WA #84 Jeb Dunnuck’s Top 100 Wines of 2019 The 2016 Gloria is one of the undisputed stars of this vintage. Rich, deep and explosive, the 2016 possesses tremendous intensity...
“This is the main nonvintage wine from this southern Champagne Aube-based producer. It's a cuvée based around the producer's specialty of Pinot Noir. With fresh acidity over rich white fruits, apples and pears,...
94 JS / 93 WS / 92 DE / 92 VM / 91 WA / 16.5 JR A gorgeous rosé Champagne with sliced strawberries, orange peel and hints of cream and pie crust. Medium body, tight and integrated tannins and a long and flavorful...
97 DE Platinum Medal 2020 Decanter World Wine Awards Liquorice aromatic notes with resonant plum and red apple. Deep, exuberant, mouth-filling, vigorous and long, this is an exuberant, vinous Champagne with plenty of...
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100 RPThis wine has proven to be one of Bordeaux's modern day legends. Absolutely spectacular for its first 7-8 years after bottling, the wine has gradually begun to reveal more delineation, structure, and tannin. In 1995,...
98 JS / 98 WA / 95 WS The aromas of dried flowers, stones, dark tea leaves, hot tile, and dark berries. Full-bodied, yet tight and linear. Wonderful drive and depth. An extremely long and focused finish. A great wine. Needs...
Chateau St Jean has been producing high quality wines that are packed with value, and achieving this quality throughout an entire range of wines is not easy task. This is classic Sonoma Chardonnay exhibits lovely stone...
94 VM / 94 JS / 94 JD / 93 WS / 93 WE / 92+ WA The 2012 Brut Nature Rosé is rich, explosive and pulsing with energy. Chef de Caves Jean-Baptiste Lécaillon adds an infusion of 25% cold soaked Pinot Noir into...
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93 JS / 91 WS / 90 WA / 90 VM / 90 DE / 90 WE This is very dry with apple, praline and pie-crust character. It’s full, layered and gorgeous with a lovely, creamy texture. The base is from the 2017 vintage, one...
91 JS / 90-92 GV Very floral and pretty with currant and violet character. Full body, round and velvety tannins and a flavorful finish. I like the hazelnut and chocolate undertones to this. Drink in 2020. - James...
100 DE / 100 JS / 100 JD / 99 WA / 99 VM / 98 WS #98 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of 2019 What I love about the 2016 Lafite is that the sweetness of the fruit comes through even at this early stage. Sweet, ripe...
96-97 JS / 93-95+ JD / 93-95 VM / 93-95 WE / 94 DE / 92-94 WA #3 James Suckling’s 10 Best Value 2019 Bordeaux The complexity and depth is fantastic in this beautifully crafted, refined red. Such...
99 WE / 99 JD / 97+ WA / 97 WS / 96 DE / 96 JS #3 Wine Enthusiast Top 100 2019 Buxom and heady, this is a delightfully rich, hedonistic blend of Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre. Sun-drenched mulberry and black...
60% chardonnay, 30% chenin blanc, 5% pinot noir, 5% mauzac Tasting note: A penetrating nose of mild reduction, yeast, citrus and green apple leads to delicious flavors that possess reasonably good...
99 JD / 97 WE / 96 WA / 95 WS / 95 JS #19 Jeb Dunnuck Top 50 Reds of 2018 Bottled end of February/early in March, the 2016 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée Chaupin is incredible stuff, and while I suspect...
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93 JS / 93-94 GV Blackcurrants, chocolate and violets follow through to a full body, round and silky tannins and a flavorful finish. Beautiful merlot from old vines. Needs two or three years to soften. Drink in 2020...
96-97 JS / 95-97 VM / 94-96+ WA #1 James Suckling's 10 Best Value 2019 Bordeaux Wow. This is so perfumed and mesmerizing with currant, floral and blackberry character. It’s full-bodied, yet so refined and polished...
92 JSThis shows lots of ripe strawberries and hints of shaved chocolate that follow through to a full body with silky tannins and a fresh finish. The pure Merlot character comes through beautifully. Excellent now. - James...
91 WA / 91 WS / 91 JS / 90 WE The latest rendition of Laurent-Perrier’s NV Brut is showing nicely, wafting from the glass with scents of almond paste, iodine, white peach, warm biscuits and mandarin. On the palate,...
97 JS / 97 VM / 96 DE / 94+ WA / 94 WS / 17.5 JR A neoclassical edition of Grand-Puy-Lacoste, this has cedar, graphite, deeply integrated cedar and spicy-oak influence and a very fresh array of ripe blackberries, dark...
96 DE / 93 WS / 93 JD / 92 JS / 92 WA To celebrate 40 years as the official Champagne of James Bond and with the upcoming release of the 25th film in the franchise, No Time to Die, Bollinger has marked the...
98 JS / 97 JD / 96 WA / 96 VM / 96 WS / 95 DE #85 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of 2019 Stunning concentration of perfectly ripe blackcurrants here with a delicate whiff of vanilla oak and extremely fine tannins...
96 JS / 93 WS / 93 VM Sexy blueberry, spice and black pepper. Mushroom. Full body and ultra-fine tannins. Extremely long and just starting to come around now. Needs a little more time in bottle. Splendid finish. Try in 2019...
98+ JD / 97 WS / 97 JS / 97 DE / 96 VM / 96 WA One of the finest vintages I've ever tasted from this address, the 2018 Château Lynch-Bages has everything you look for in a great wine: incredible...
97 DE / 95 WS / 3/3* PL / 17++ JR Now almost blanc de noirs, boasting 92% Pinot Noir and just 8% Chardonnay from 60%-70% estate vineyards. La Grande Dame is one of the most affordable of Champagne’s elite prestige...
92 DE / 92 WS / 92 VM / 90 WA Youthful nose, hints of banana and mango adding an exoticism; the palate is fuller, equally interesting, refreshing and pure with assured bubbles, the creamy biscuity notes subservient to a...
Exceptional New Value from Le Pin’s Jacques Thienpont + One the world’s most-celebrated winemakers+ Unique terroir situated at Bordeaux’s highest point+ Organic farming+ 2015 - an already-legendary...
99 JS / 95+ VM / 95 IWR #18 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of 2018 A really exotic nose with so much dried herb character, ranging from thyme and sage to Thai basil. Then there’s more familiar and equally appealing...
95+ AG / 95 WS / 93 JS / 92 WA / 17 JR#7 Wine Spectator Top 100 Wines of 2017 One of the wines of the vintage, the 2014 Canon La Gaffelière is explosive, lifted and aristocratic in its breeding. Bright Cabernet...
92 JS No. 72 on James Suckling's Top 100 List of 2012 Red Bordeaux, and featured in his Bordeaux Confidential Events in 2015 Lots of dark chocolate, berry and mineral character here. Full body, chewy tannins and a...
99 JS / 97 JD / 97 VM / 96 WS / 96 DE / 95+ WA The intensity and perfumes on the nose are extremely impressive, offering pure blackberries and violets, as well as bark, wild-mushroom and raw-tile notes. It’s...
94 Points It was with much anticipation that I tasted Chateau Mouton Rothschild’s Aile D’Argent 1993. This is the third vintage of the renowned Chateau’s white wine and made from young vines...
97 JS / 95 JD / 95 WS / 95 VM / 95 WA A seductive Margaux with an intense nose of black fruit and red plums. Some herb and wood notes, too. It’s full-bodied with pretty, pure-berry flavors with some crushed...
97 WS / 97 JD / 95+ WA / 95 VM / 95 JS 2015 Guigals are some of the finest Northern Rhones that you’ll collect and enjoy. The Chateau d’Ampuis is actually a blend of 7 exceptional terroirs: Le Clos "Côte...
98 DE / 97+ JD / 97 WA / 97 JS / 96 WS / 96 VM This is just so good. Not overly big, it has nuance, sapidity and grace, with space between the lines. It's not sacrificing its concentration but it gives you a chance to...
97 JS / 94-96+ WA / 96 DE / 93-95+ JD / 93-95 VM #2 James Suckling's 10 Best Value 2019 Bordeaux Fresh currants and raspberries pop out of the glass, together with oranges and cedar. Such purity of fruit in the nose...
99 JS #45 James Sucklings Top 100 Wines of 2017 A stunning wine. This is the best Testamatta ever made. Fascinating aromas of red fruits, tea, bark and wet soil as well as fresh leather. Full body, silky tannins and a...
99-100 JS / 98-100 WA / 97-100 JD / 97 DE / 95-97 VM A special label for 2020 celebrates the 30th harvest of the Cathiard family at the head the estate. So much blackcurrant, graphite and iodine character...
98 JS / 95 VM / 94 WS / 94 DE An Amarone for the future with terrific richness and tannin power, offering dried fruit, figs, blackberries, bark, mushrooms and hints of wood. Full-bodied and very structured with a powerful...
97-100 JD / 96-98 VM / 96-97 JS / 96 DE The 2019 Château Léoville Poyferré is a Cabernet Sauvignon-dominated blend that includes 27% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc, and 3% Petit Verdot. It's a classic wine...
100 WA / 98+ JD / 98 JS / 97 VM #45 Jeb Dunnuck’s Top 100 Wines of 2019 #47 James Suckling’s Top 100 American Wines of 2019 A blend of 84% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8% Petit Verdot and 8% Cabernet Franc aged...
98 DE / 98 JS / 97 WA / 97 VM / 96 WE / 95 WS / 18.5 JR Subtle nose of lemon-spiked raw pastry and a harmonious palate of incredible finesse. Scented and perfumed notes of lemon balm, shortbread and lemon zest fill the mind...
100 WA / 99 DE / 99 JS / 98 WS / 98 VM / 19 JR #1 Wine Advocate Best New Releases from Bordeaux (Sweets) 2018 Following a very long harvest stretching nearly two months, the 2015 Château d'Yquem came in at 13.9%...
94 JS / 93 WE / 92 VM / 92 DE Plenty of menthol, blackberry and blackcurrant aromas in this elegant, medium-weight Haut-Médoc that’s got as much freshness as ripeness and a long, clean, mineral and herbal...
97 JS / 19 JR / 96 WA / 96 DE / 95 WS #56 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France 2020 Quite rich aromas of cooked apples, peaches, pie crust and biscuit. Some dried pineapple. Full bodied with layers of fruit and a...
95 JS / 93 WS / 90 VM Crazy aromas of dried tropical fruits, figs, foie gras and bread dough that follow through to a full body with a fine texture of bubbles. Bright acidity. Stylish and unique. An underrated prestige...
92 WS / 91 WA / 90 VM A lovely skein of fragrant spice winds through flavors of nectarine and wild strawberry in this appealing rosé Champagne, which is bright and lightly mouthwatering, with a chalky underpinning...
96-98 JD / 96-98 VM / 97 DE / 96-97 JS / 95-97+ WA The 2019 Château Lynch-Bages is 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 24% Merlot, and the rest Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot that's still resting in 75% new French oak...
94 JD / 93 JS / 93 VM / 93-95 WA #54 Jeb Dunnuck’s Top 100 Wines of 2020 The 2019 Crozes-Hermitage Domaine De Thalabert showed well, with a floral, pepper, and sappy herb style as well as plenty of darker cherry and...
98+ JD / 98 WS / 98 DE / 97+ WA / 97 VM / 97 JS The 2018 Château Pichon-Longueville Comtesse De Lalande is a monster of a wine with an almost Château Latour-like stature and structure, offering...
99 JD / 97 DE / 96 JS / 96 WA / 96 VM The flagship is the 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon, 100% Cabernet Sauvignon mostly from Champoux with the balance from Palengat and Wallula vineyards. Crème de cassis, graphite, black...
98+ WA / 98 WE / 97 DE / 97 VM / 97 JS / 96 JD / 95 WS Composed of 74% Merlot and 26% Cabernet Franc and aged for 18 months in 70% new French barriques, the 2016 Canon is medium to deep garnet-purple in color,...
96 WS / 95 WA / 95-98 VM / 96-97 WH / 17+ JR / 92-95 BH The serious depth is held in reserve for now, offering black cherry, black currant, incense, earth and mineral flavors. This supple red is balanced by fleshy fruit up...
98 WA / 95 JS / 18.5 JR If someone told you they kept a wine for 84 years in barrel before bottling, you'd think they are nuts, right? Well, that's what the folks at Toro Albalá in Aguilar de la Frontera - in the...
99-100 JS / 98-100 WA / 97-99 JD / 98 DE / 98 WE / 96-98 VM This shows purity of fruit with blackcurrants and cassis and hints of blueberries and fresh flowers. Toasted and roasted. The 90% of cabernet sauvignon really...
99 VM / 97 WA / 96 DE / 95 JS The 2018 La Gaffelière is hands down one of the wines of the vintage. Towering in its stature and vertical lift, the 2018 dazzles right out of the gate. Inky dark fruit, mocha,...
98 WA One more single-harvest, old sweet wine, the 1955 Don PX Convento Selección was bottled in September 2014 and it had been aged slowly in very old American oak barrels and getting thick and concentrated through...
100 DE / 97 JS #47 James Suckling's Top 100 Italian Wines of 2020 Finely textured, with a nuanced perfume that fills the glass and takes you to the intense underbrush of Tuscany. Succulent and yet savoury, this has a...
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