96 RP / 93 VP / 92 JS / 91 WS / 91 WAVinepair 10 Best Champagnes for Every Occasion (2021)Note: This wine is also known 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...
100 JA / 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. Easily the best...
96 DE / 93 WS / 93 JD / 93 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 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...
99 WI / 99 JS / 98 JA / 98 DE / 98 WE / 96 VM / 18 JR #6 James Suckling Top 100 Wines of France 2022#14 Wine Independent Top 25 QPR Collector Wines 2022#26 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of 2022 The...
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...
97 JS / 97 DE / 97 VM / 96+ JD / 96 WA / 95 WS / 18.5 JR This is very lively and vibrant with a dense and rich center palate. Lots of complexity and balance with pastry, sliced lemon and light dried mango. Full...
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,...
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...
94 JS / 94 VP / 93 WA / 93 WS / 92 VM / 92 WE / 91 DE / 16.5 JR Vinepair Best Sparkling Rosés Under $100 2022 A gorgeous rosé Champagne with sliced strawberries, orange peel and hints of cream and...
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 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 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...
95 JS / 94 RP / 93 WS Aromas of blueberries, blackberries and flowers. Very beautiful. Full body, with a solid core of fruit and firm tannins. Balanced and refined. This is ultra-refined. Best wine from here since 1970. One...
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...
95 VP / 94 DE / 92 WS / 92 JS / 91 VM / 91 WA After the First World War destroyed more than half of the Louis Roederer estate, vineyards were reconstructed. To ensure continuity, a multi-vintage wine was created. That wine...
100 JS / 96 DE / 95 WS / 17.5 JR#1 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of 2017#1 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of the Andes 2017 A glorious and complex nose of tobacco, blackberries and hints of stones and flowers. Hints of...
98 DE / 97 VM / 97 JS / 97 JD / 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...
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...
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...
93 VM / 92 WS / 90 WA / 90 WE / 90 W&S / 18 JR (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...
96 JS / 95 VM / 95 JD / 95 WI / 94+ WA / 94 JA / 94 DE / 94 WS / 93-95 WE #3 James Suckling’s 10 Best Value 2019 Bordeaux #76 Jeb Dunnuck's Top 100 2022 This is a very classically...
94 WS / 93 JS / 92 VM This offers all the trim sleekness of a well-built racing sailboat, while the flavors unfurl on the palate like a full spinnaker sail. Macerated raspberry and poached apricot fruit is underscored by...
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...
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 / 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...
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,...
96 VP / 93 DE / 93 WS / 92 VM / 92 WAVinepair 10 Best Champagnes for Every Occasion (2021)Inspired by the Solera method, Pierre Peters Champagne House began its journey of incorporating more than 20 vintages into their...
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...
97 WA / 97 VM / 96 DE / 96 JD / 95 JS / 95 JA#34 Jeb Dunnuck's Top 100 2022 Derived exclusively from the château's holdings on the deep gravel soils of the plateau of Brane, the 2019 Brane-Cantenac has turned out...
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...
91 JS 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 Suckling Blackberry...
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...
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 JS / 96 VM / 94 WA #24 James Sucklings Top 100 Wines of 2017 Plenty of ripe blackberry and incense. Opens up beautifully in the glass. So perfumed. Full body and seamless tannins that coat your palate with a silky...
97 JS / 95-97 WA / 94-96 VM / 93-95 JD Lots of blackcurrants and blueberries on the nose, together with walnuts and chocolate. Full-bodied and very layered, with super depth and plushness, offering currant, crushed-stone...
97 JS / 95 VM / 96 WS / 95 WA / 95 DE Very pronounced and wonderfully complex nose of persimmon, egg yolk, cinnamon, tarte tatin, caramel, mango pastry, apricot tart and spice box. The full-bodied palate feathers a fine...
96 DE / 96 WE / 95 WI / 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...
100 JS / 98+ VM / 98 WA / 97 WE / 19 JR The perfect blanc de blancs. Full-bodied with a lovely framework of acidity and dry fruit, such as apples, pears and peaches. Opulent. Dense and muscular. Yet, it’s balanced and...
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...
99 JS / 97 WA / 97 WS / 96 VM / 95 DE #8 James Suckling's Top 100 Italian Wines of 2021#65 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of 2021The special label with the heart for 2019 is to celebrate the wine's 25th...
99 WA The 1982 Cheval Blanc is a sumptuous, sensual wine, bursting with aromas of sweet raspberries, orange rind, dried flowers, cedar box, black truffles, vine smoke and menthol. Medium to full-bodied, ample and...
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...
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...
94+ WA This wine sources its fruit from a moderately high parcel that measures 13 hectares and is perched 400 meters in elevation. The soils here are thin and drain well, with a mix of calcareous and schistous terrain. The...
99 JS / 97 VM / 97 JD / 96 WA / 95 WS #7 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of 2019 The aromas here are so spellbinding with shitake mushrooms, wet earth and moss, as well as tree bark and, finally, dark fruit. The...
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 WI / 96 VM / 95 JA / 94 JS / 94 DE / 95-97 JD A blend of 99% Merlot and 1% Cabernet Franc, the 2020 Laroque is deep garnet-purple in color. A little subdued to begin, offering subtle notes of...
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...
98 JD / 98 DE / 97+ WA / 97 WS / 18.5 JR#6 Jeb Dunnuck Top 100 2021Wine Advocate Reviewers’ Favorites 2022: A Wine for the Cellar Tasted out of bottle, the 2019 Châteauneuf Du Pape is a stunning...
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...
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...
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...
100 JD / 99 VM / 97+ WI / 97 JA / 97 DE / 97 JS / 96+ WA / 96 WS #2 Jeb Dunnuck's Top 100 2022 The 2019 Château Lynch-Bages is stunningly good, and it's going to be interesting to compare...
98 JD / 97 VM / 97 AG / 97 JA / 97 DE / 96 WA / 96 WS / 95 WI / 95 JS The flagship 2019 Château Léoville Poyferré is based on 66% Cabernet Sauvignon, 27% Merlot, and the balance Petit...
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...
98 VM / 96 JD The 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon is every bit as magnificent as it was last year. A heady, statuesque wine, the 2019 captures all the pedigree of the vintage. Inky red cherry fruit, mocha, licorice and spice race...
97 JS / 96 VM / 96 DE / 95 WA / 94+ JD / 94 JA #4 James Suckling's 10 Best Value 2019 Bordeaux#6 Vinous Best Values of the Year 2022 - Antonio Galloni#37 James Suckling Top 100 Wines of France...
100 WS / 100 JS / 99 WE / 97 RP / 18 JR #1 Wine Spectator Top 100 Wines of 1997 This stock was released in 2021 directly from Taylor Fladgate's cellars. In a word, superb. It's full-bodied, moderately sweet and incredibly...
94 WA / 94 DE / 94 JS / 94 VM / 94 JD / 93 BH #87 Jeb Dunnuck's Top 100 2022 Delamotte's just-released 2014 Blanc de Blancs has turned out very well indeed, opening in the glass with scents of citrus zest, crisp orchard...
97 JS / 96 DE / 96 JA / 95 JD / 95 VM / 95 WI / 94 WA #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...
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...
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 / 98 JS / 97+ WA / 97+ VM / 95 VP / 17.5 JR Decanter Wines of the Year 2021#61 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France 2021Vinepair Best Champagnes of 2021 A superb vintage of this renowned prestige...
100 JD / 98 WI / 98 DE / 97 VM / 97 JA / 99-100 JS A special label for 2020 celebrates the 30th harvest of the Cathiard family at the head the estate. Absolutely pure gold and reminding me of the 2009 (or...
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...
97 DE / 93 WA / 93 JS / 92 VP / 91 VMVinepair Best Champagnes of 2022Best in Show 2021 Decanter World Wine Awards 43% Pinot Noir, 37% Chardonnay, 20% Pinot MeunierThe pink wave sweeping the wine world at present...
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...
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...
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...
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 JS / 97 WA / 97 AG / 97 WS / 95 DE This shows incredible depth of fruit with strawberry, cherry and phenolics. Full-bodied and layered with an incredible, three-dimensional element to the wine. This is so transparent...
94 JD / 94 WE / 92 WI / 92 JS / 92 DE#69 Jeb Dunnuck Top 100 2021 The 2018 Château Capbern checks in as a Cabernet Sauvignon-dominated blend that includes 37% Merlot and 1% Petit Verdot, all of which was...
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...
97 JD / 94-96 WA / 94 VM#3 Jeb Dunnuck's Top 100 2022 I think the standout of the three Gigondas is the 2019 Gigondas La Louisiane. This ripe, exotic, yet incredibly pure Gigondas offers incredible character and depth with...
99 JS / 97+ WA / 97 VM / 96 WS #8 Wine Spectator Top 100 2022 So much crushed stone, rosemary, lavender, mint and blackberry. Full-bodied and very structured with layers of powerful and polished tannins. It...
99 JD / 95 DE Just about pure perfection and one of the finest Condrieu to pass my lips, the 2020 Condrieu La Doriane offers an insane bouquet of grilled pineapple, charcoal, crushed stone, acacia flowers, and white peach...
95 WE / 94 JS / 93 DE / 93 WS / 93 WA / 93 VM #1 Wine Enthusiast Top 100 2021 From an estate in the southern part of Margaux, this wine has just the right mix of rich tannins and taut black-currant flavors to give...
98 VM / 97 WS / 97 WE / 97 DE / 97 JD / 95 WA #1 Jeb Dunnuck's Top 100 2022#5 Wine Enthusiast's Top 100 Cellar Selections of 2022 The 2014 La Grande Année is stunning. In fact, it is one of the best recent...
100 JS / 98 WA / 98 JD / 97 DE / 17.5+ JR #3 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of Chile 2020#13 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of 2020 This is a very thoughtful Seña that shows unique aromas of warm earth,...
94 JS / 93 JD / 92 VM / 91 DE / 90 WS / 90 WA So pretty on the nose with iodine, dark berries, flowers and rose petals. Full body and integrated tannins within a beautiful texture. Intense finish. Focused. Second wine of...
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...
90 VM Two of Burgundy’s greatest names – Jacques Seysses, founder of Domaine Dujac, and Aubert de Villaine, co-owner of Domaine de la Romanée-Conti – are the partners behind this pioneering property...
100 VM The 2011 Cabernet Sauvignon is one of the truly exceptional wines of the vintage. As I worked through this series of retrospective tastings, I had hoped to find at least one wine like this. A truly epic 2011. When I...
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...
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...
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...
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...
94 JD / 93 WA / 93 VM / 93 DE / 92 WS / 93-95 WE / 93-94 JS The 2018 Château Labegorce is a perfumed, already complex Margaux based on 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 44% Merlot, and the rest Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot...
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,...
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...
97 JS / 94+ VM #72 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France 2021 Pretty blackberries, blueberries and violets with some crushed-raspberry aromas follow through to a full body with wonderfully crafted and pure tannins...
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,...
97 JS / 96+ JD / 96 DE / 96 WS / 95 VM / 95 WA #7 Wine Spectator Top 100 2022 So much ripe damson-plum and blackberry fruit, but also notes of licorice, candied ginger and baking spices. In spite of all the...
100 JS / 97 WE / 97 VM Blackberries, black walnuts and black cherries, as well as loads of chewy tannins. Some smoked wood, wood tannins and even black truffles. It’s full-bodied and powerful with loads going on. It...
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...
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...
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...
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%...