96 RP / 93 VP / 92 JS / 91 WS / 91 WAVinepair 10 Best Champagnes for Every Occasion (2021)Note: This wine is also know as Taittinger Brut Reserve in some markets. A crisp, fresh Champagne revealing yeasty bread dough...
94 JS / 93 DE / 92+ WA / 92 WS / 92 WE / 91 VM / 17 JR Decanter Wine of the Year 2020 Remarkable depth of mature aromas - tons of candied lemon peel, dried pear and brioche - plus wonderful textural richness on the...
98+ VM / 98 JS / 98 JD / 98 DE / 96+ WA / 96 WS / 19.5 JR Decanter Wines of the Year 2021#5 Wine Spectator Top 100 2018 *If you would like the gift box please inquire about availability.The 2008 Dom Pérignon...
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...
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...
99 WI / 99 JS / 98 JA / 98 DE / 96 VM / 18 JR / 97-99 WE The 2019 Pontet-Canet is made from 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc, and 2% Petit Verdot. Deep garnet-purple colored, it is a little shy to...
92 WA / 90 WEThe nose of this wine seduces you straight away with a great balance of autolytic and fruit aromas: toasted hazelnuts, warm apple tart and kaya (coconut and egg) jam. The palate is equally well balanced...
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...
97 WS / 96 WE / 96 VP / 95 WA / 95 JS / 94 VM / 93 DE / 17.5+ JR #10 Wine Spectator Top 100 2020#76 Wine Enthusiast's Top 100 Cellar Selections of 2020Vinepair Best Champagnes of 2021 This goes from zero to 60 right...
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...
93 JS / 91 WS / 90 WA / 90 VM / 90 DE / 90 WEGold Medal - Drinks Business Best Champagnes of 2021 This entry point to a slightly-under-the-radar Champagne house is a fine example of Brut NV in a dry but fruity style...
93 WS / 93 JS / 93 WE / 92 VM *Note: if you would like the Second Skin included in your shipment please note at checkout. Beautifully balanced and refined in texture, this displays exotic ground spice and floral accents to...
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 75% Macabeo 25% Chardonnay This...
97 JS / 95+ JD / 95 VM / 94 WA#48 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France 2021 Currant, red-tea, chili, chocolate and lemon-zest aromas. Chalk and crushed gravel, too. It’s medium-bodied with tight,...
94 JS / 94 VP / 93 WS / 92 VM / 91 WA / 91 DE / 16.5 JR Vinepair Best Sparkling Rosés Under $100 2021 A gorgeous rosé Champagne with sliced strawberries, orange peel and hints of cream and pie crust...
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 JD / 97 JS / 97 WS / 97 DE / 97 VM / 97 WA / 18 JR#1 Jeb Dunnuck Top 100 2021#7 Wine Spectator Top 100 2021#99 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France 2021 Every bit as good as the 2009, and I think better than...
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;...
100 DE / 99 JS / 97 WA / 97 JD / 96 VM / 96 WS #8 Wine Spectator Top 100 2019 #38 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of 2019 Pichon Baron 2016 is a riveting, classy wine, richly aromatic and expressive...
100 JD / 98+ RP / 98 JA / 98 WE / 97 VM / 97 JS /18 JR Pure gold, the 2010 Château Léoville Poyferré, which was drunk beside a perfect 2009 Latour, offers everything you could want from wine...
97 DE Platinum Award - Decanter 2018 World Wine Awards Roasted herb, coffee, black cherry and blackberry fruit compote on the nose. The palate is rich and concentrated but never heavy, with a lively acidity providing a...
98 DE / 97 VM / 97 JS / 96+ WA / 96 WS / 18.5 JR What a magnificent bouquet for this Dom Pérignon 2012! Pastry, a hint of smoke and autolytic notes provide a compelling counterpart to eager yet elegant aromas of...
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...
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...
96 JS / 95 VM / 95 JD / 94+ WA / 94 JA / 94 DE / 94 WS / 93-95 WE #3 James Suckling’s 10 Best Value 2019 Bordeaux This is a very classically structured Bordeaux with blackcurrant, walnut,...
– Elkton AVA, planted on Windygap soils (deep, well-drained residuum and colluvium from sandstone and siltstone) – 90% native co-fermented Gewurztraminer (1980) & Riesling (1983) in stainless steel –...
96 JS / 95 VM / 94 AG / 94 JD / 93 WA Beautiful, intense fruit, dark-earth and chocolate character on the nose. Full-bodied with great density and plush, fine tannins that give a fine-velvet texture. It’s...
99 JA / 97+ WA / 97 VM / 97 JS / 97 WS / 96 DE / 95 + JD Muscular but finely-tuned, with a floral, rose-stem edge to Cabernet Sauvignon-dominant flavours that elevates this beyond its surrounding vintages, as...
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 JS / 96 VM / 94+ WI / 94 WA / 94 JD / 94 DE #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...
98+ JD / 98 JA / 98 VM / 97 JS / 96 WA / 95 WS #96 Jeb Dunnuck’s Top 100 Wines of 2019 Possibly the finest vintage of this cuvée to date, the 2016 Château Pavie Macquin comes from a cooler, later...
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...
98 JA / 97+ JD / 97 WA / 97 JS / 96 WS / 96 VM #92 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France 2021 One of the standouts of the vintage, with blackcurrant fruits that are layered through with bitter black chocolate,...
99 JS / 97 JD / 97 VM / 96 WE / 96 WS / 96 DE / 95+ WA #3 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France 2021#25 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of 2021#54 Jeb Dunnuck Top 100 2021 The intensity and perfumes on the...
97 WA / 95 VM The 2019 Vouvray Clos du Bourg Sec offers a deep, rich yet pure and refined, intensely aromatic, darker-toned nose with aromas of fully ripe stone and tropical fruit intertwined with earthy, chalky and yeasty...
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,...
60% chardonnay, 25% chenin blanc, 15% pinot noir Tasting note: Light ruby color. A fruity nose of raspberry, strawberry and cherry is trimmed in background hints of yeast. The mildly sweet flavors...
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...
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 WA / 97 VM / 96 DE / 95 JS / 95 JA / 93-95+ JD Derived exclusively from the château's holdings on the deep gravel soils of the plateau of Brane, the 2019 Brane-Cantenac has turned out brilliantly and merits...
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...
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...
97 DE / 94 JS / 94 WE / 93+ WA / 92 VM / 92 WS / 92 VP / 17 JR Decanter Wines of the Year 2021#76 Wine Spectator Top 100 2021Vinepair Best Champagnes of 2021 Softly shimmering straw gold, green tints, with a delicate...
97 DE / 95 WS / 95 JS / 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...
91 DE Crisp green apple notes on the nose, the palate is lively with fine bubbles and such juicy apple flavours - crisp green and bruised red giving a wonderful impact on the palate with bright lemon coming in on the...
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...
95 WA / 94 JS Described as the "grand vin" of this estate, the 2015 Marsiliana is remarkable for its precision and definition. This limited-release Tuscan red is a well-structured blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and...
100 JD / 99 VM / 97 JA / 97 DE / 97 JS / 96+ WA / 96 WS / 95-97+ LPB The 2019 Château Lynch-Bages is stunningly good, and it's going to be interesting to compare this to the 2018 over...
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...
95 WS / 93-95 JD / 94 DE / 17+ JR Dark and winey, this structured offering packs red and black currant paste flavors together with threads of charcoal, warm stone, bay leaf and savory, ending with a long tug of cast iron...
98 JD / 95 DE / 17 JR #30 Jeb Dunnuck’s Top 100 Wines of 2020 The 2019 Condrieu La Doriane is another tremendous effort from this estate that does everything right. Reminding me slightly of the 2015 with its power...
100 JS#5 James Sucklings Top 100 Wines of 2017 An extremely aromatic and focused Clos Apalta with blackberry, blueberry, floral and hot stone character. Full body, very linear and ultra-fine tannins. Focused and tight...
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 VM / 96 WS / 95 VP #4 Wine Spectator Top 100 2020 Vinepair Best Cabernets over $100 of 2021 The 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon is every bit as monumental as it was from barrel last year. Rich, deep and powerful, the 2016...
98 JS / 95 VM / 94 WS / 94 DE#29 James Suckling Top 100 Italian Wines of 2020 An Amarone for the future with terrific richness and tannin power, offering dried fruit, figs, blackberries, bark, mushrooms and hints of wood...
97 JS / 95 JD / 95 WS / 95 VM / 95 WA #85 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France 2021 A seductive Margaux with an intense nose of black fruit and red plums. Some herb and wood notes, too. It’s full-bodied...
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...
98 JD / 97 VM / 97 JA / 97 DE / 96 WA / 96 WS / 95 JS The flagship 2019 Château Léoville Poyferré is based on 66% Cabernet Sauvignon, 27% Merlot, and the balance Petit Verdot. It's one of...
Free Ground Shipping in the Continental USA The story behind the partnership between De Venoge and the Eiffel Tower: De Venoge was a Champagne partner of The Exposition Universelle of 1889, for which the Eiffel...
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...
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...
95 JD / 95 WE / 93 WS / 93 WA / 92 DE / 92 JS Moving to the Châteauneuf-du-Pape from bottle, the 2016 vintage was described as having the power of 2010 and similar to yet fresher than 2007. The 2016...
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...
100 WE / 99 JS / 98 WS / 98 DE / 96+ AG / 96 BH 100 Points Wine Enthusiast: The 35th and most recent vintage of Salon since the house was founded in 1905 is memorable and magnificent. Made only from Chardonnay grown in...
96 DE / 96 WE / 95 WS / 94 JS / 93 AG / 17.5 JR #3 Wine Enthusiast's Top 100 Cellar Selections of 2020 A generous golden colour betrays the dominance of Pinot Noir in the blend; this theme thereafter maintained by...
98+ JD / 98 WS / 98 DE / 97+ WA / 97 VM / 97 JS#2 Wine Spectator Top 100 2021 The 2018 Château Pichon-Longueville Comtesse De Lalande is a monster of a wine with an almost Château Latour-like...
96 WS / 16.5 JR Delivers a beautiful display of purity and grace, with creamed Jonagold apple, star fruit, white peach and chamomile notes flowing seamlessly, backed by wet stone and fresh verbena accents. Subtle but...
97 DE / 93 WA / 93 JS / 91 VMBest in Show 2021 Decanter World Wine Awards 43% Pinot Noir, 37% Chardonnay, 20% Pinot MeunierThe pink wave sweeping the wine world at present hasn’t left Champagne behind — but...
97 JS / 96 DE / 96 JA / 95 JD / 95 VM / 94 WA / 94-96+ LPB #2 James Suckling's 10 Best Value 2019 Bordeaux Fresh currants and raspberries pop out of the glass, together with oranges and cedar. Such...
96 WE / 95 JS / 93 WA / 93 VM / 93 WS / 93 JM #33 Wine Enthusiast's Top 100 Cellar Selections of 2019 While still young, this Champagne has all the makings of greatness. Produced from grand cru vineyards, it already...
95 JS / 91 JD / 91 DE / 90 VM / 90 WA / 90 WS Impressive richness and clarity of red and dark berries. Lightly spiced-pastry aromas, too. The palate has a very crisp, polished and groomed tannin texture, as well as super...
91 VM / 91 JS / 91 WS / 91 BH / 90 WA / 90 WE / 16 JR (50% Chardonnay, 30% Pinot Noir and 20% Pinot Meunier, with 7 g/l dosage): Bright straw. Vibrant aromas of lemon pith, pear skin and honeysuckle, with a chalky topnote...
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...
100 DE / 97 JS Decanter Wines of the Year 2021#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...
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...
99 JS / 97 DE / 95 VM #2 James Suckling's Top 100 Italian Wines of 2020#40 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of 2020Best in Show 2021 Decanter World Wine Awards The complexity and beauty to this is really something...
93 WA / 91 VM The 2019 Zinfandel Old Vines has a medium ruby-purple color and bright, inviting red and blue berry fruits laced with notes of apricot and dried flowers. Medium-bodied, the palate is silky, soft, super...
93-95 VM / 94 DE / 92 JD / 17+ JR The 2019 Domaine de la Solitude Blanc offers a striking interplay of tension and power. Bright citrus, white flower and mineral nuances appear first, followed by hints of almond,...
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...
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,...
98 JD / 98 DE / 97+ WA / 97 WS / 18.5 JR#6 Jeb Dunnuck Top 100 2021 Tasted out of bottle, the 2019 Châteauneuf Du Pape is a stunning example of this estate as well as the vintage. Gorgeous kirsch, flowery incense,...
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,...
92 WS / 91 RP / 91 WA / 91 VM Very concentrated, with a dark gold color and dried pineapple, mango, honey, caramel and butterscotch. Full-bodied, with a long finish. Very, very thick and sweet. A bit monolithic on the...
97 JS / 96 VM / 96 DE / 95 WA / 94+ JD / 94 JA #4 James Suckling's 10 Best Value 2019 Bordeaux A ripe and layered red with lots of currant and chocolate character, as well as some walnut and cocoa...
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...
98 JS / 97 WE / 95 WA #3 Wine Enthusiast Top 100 of 2020 Extremely perfumed and decadent with dried flowers and spices and fresh mushrooms. Cherries,too. Full body. Solid core of fruit, yet ever so fine tannins...
97 WE / 96 JS / 95 WA / 95 DE / 94+ VM This firm wine shows the tannic side of the vintage. Those tannins are dusty, enriched with black-currant fruits and a dense backdrop. The wine is concentrated and elegant, very...
99 JS / 99 AG / 98+ WA / 98 JA / 98 VM / 98 WS / 98 JD / 98-100 LPB / 97-99 WE This is incredibly complex, with all the cabernet descriptors, from mint and lead pencil to blackberry, blackcurrant and...
94 JD / 94 DE / 93 WA / 93 WS / 93 VM Based on 70% Pinot Noir and 30% Chardonnay, the NV Grand Cru Brut has a killer nose of baked apple, crushed citrus, toasted spice, and brioche. This carries to a richer, layered,...
98 JS / 97 WA / 97 WS / 97 DE / 96 VM / 17.5+ JR Lots of ripe fruit here with raisins and wet earth that turn to violets and hot stones. Full-bodied, tannic and powerful with fantastic grip and intensity. Grabs...
96 WA / 94 JS / 93 WS The 2019 Pinot Noir Dundee Hills is defined, expressive and layered, with pure lavender, peppercorn and wild berry aromas and a velvety texture with bursts of freshness that highlight floral perfume...
94 JS / 94 WE / 93 VM / 92 WS / 17.5 JR A set of more north-facing vineyards here deliver a more restrained, mineral and compact pinot noir. Nevertheless, the nose has terrific ripe-fruit expression (a warmer vintage), and...
100 JD / 100 JS / 99+ WA / 97 VM / 97 WS#1 Wine Spectator Top 100 2021#3 Jeb Dunnuck Top 100 2021#9 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of 2021 The flagship 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon checks in as 89% Cabernet Sauvignon, 6%...
96 JS / 96 WE / 94 DE / 94 VM / 93 WA / 93 JD This has attractive, glossy, ripe red-plum and licorice aromas with cedar, flowers and red berries, as well as a stony edge. A very fragrant, cabernet-driven nose. The...
99 JS / 97 AG / 97 DE / 96+ WA / 96 WANM / 94 WS / 18.5 JR #93 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of 2018 #2 Wine Advocate Best New Releases from Bordeaux (Sweets) 2018 OMG. This is amazing. This is the new 2001...
97 WS / 96 WE / 96 DE / 95+ JD / 17.5 JR #9 Decanter Top 10 Champagnes of 2021Champagne Master Medal - Drinks Business Best Champagnes of 2021 There are few better bottles of fizz than Rare, and this – the...
95 JD / 93 JS / 93 WE / 92-94 WA / 91 DE The second wine from Calon Ségur, the 2018 Le Marquis De Calon Segur shows the ripe, sexy side to the vintage and has terrific blackcurrant and red plum-like fruits as...
99 JS Very cool and reserved at the front, but this is an enormously deep and complex wine that has staggering mineral intensity. The lime and oolong-tea freshness effortlessly swallows up the unfermented grape sweetness,...
95-97 JD / 94-96 WA / 94-95 JS / 93-95 VM Possibly one of the best buys out there, the 2020 Château Laroque comes from a cooler, clay and limestone terroir on the eastern side of the appellation, and this is...
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