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...
93 DE / 92+ WA / 92 WS / 92 JS / 92 WE / 91 VM / 17 JR An exceptional Brut Reserve NV based on the great 2008 harvest. The intricate aromas have settled into a rare complexity of bouquet. Vanilla, toast and...
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 / 97 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...
93 JSAromas of sweet berries and blueberries with hints of walnuts. Full body, with velvety tannins that are polished and refined. This seems to be slightly holding back its inherent qualities. Give it time. Best ever from...
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...
97 JS / 96 VM / 96 WA / 95 WS 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 yet racy and intense. A beautiful...
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- Heidsieck style to shine...
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...
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 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 This is so vivid as it brims with pastis-soaked plum, blackberry, black currant and...
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 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 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...
16.5 JR Spice-box nose – rather alluring! Quite intense impact and pretty minerally. Sucky-stone effect on the finish and no excess of ripeness. This should make well balanced and interesting old bones. - Jancis...
95-97 WA / 93-95+ JD / 94-95 JS / 94 DE / 92-94 VM Composed of 97% Merlot and 3% Cabernet Franc, the 2019 Laroque was harvested from the 30th of September to the 10th of October. Yields were 43 hectoliters per hectare this...
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 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...
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;...
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...
100 JD / 99 WA / 99 VM / 98 JS / 97 DE Unquestionably one of the top 2-3 wines of the vintage, the 2016 Château Montrose is a monument in the making. Checking in as a blend of 68% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25%...
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 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 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...
99 JD / 98+ RP / 97 DE / 96 WA / 95 JS / 94+ VM / 18 JR Another massive, incredible release from this estate is the 2010 Léoville Poyferré. Based on 56% Cabernet Sauvignon, 34% Merlot and the balance Petit...
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97+ WA / 97 VM / 97 JS / 97 WS / 96 DE / 95 + JD Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2016 Lynch Bages comes charging out of the gate with pronounced cassis, chocolate-covered cherries, mulberries and menthol...
95 WE / 94 JS / 92 WA / 92 WS Now just approaching maturity, this floral, aromatic wine is superb. Very dry, very crisp and with delicious lemon and green-apple freshness, the wine also has a strongly mineral character that...
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...
98 JS / 94 WA This is phenomenal. What I expect in a top Syrah with spice, black pepper, mineral, and dark fruits. Full and velvety with lots of everything. Powerful and intense. Best wine ever from here. Drink or hold. 98...
97 WE / 96 WS / 95 VM / 94 DE / 18 JR #3 Wine Spectator Top 100 Wines of 2017 #17 Wine Enthusiast's Top 100 Cellar Selections of 2018 Powered by intense botrytis, this wine is opulent and ripe, with spice, yellow fruit...
96 WS / 95+ WA / 95-97 JD A singed chestnut accent leads off here, followed by a sappy core of steeped cherry, raspberry and plum fruit, infused liberally with tobacco, brick dust and garrigue notes. Reveals a brawny edge,...
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,...
“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,...
95 JS / 94 VM / 93+ WA / 93 DE A very elegant and polished Margaux with great structure and an attractive touch of herbal freshness, then a delicate touch of sweetness at the long, fine finish. A blend of 38 per cent...
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...
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 / 95 WA / 95 WS / 95 DE #5 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of 2018 There is a subtle complexity on the nose with currant, berry, fresh herb and wet earth aromas. Cut fresh flowers, too. Full body, dense and...
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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...
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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...
95 JS / 94 JD / 93 VM / 93 WA / 93 DE / 93 WS / 17 JR This is a really driven d’Armailhac showing blackcurrants and fruit tea with hints of bark on the nose and palate. Full-bodied, very firm and structured with...
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...
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...
97 WA / 97 AG / 96 WS / 96 JS / 95 JD / 94 DE / 94 WE#2 Wine Spectator Top 100 2018 Composed of 55% Merlot, 38% Cabernet Franc and 7% Cabernet Sauvignon and aged in French oak, 55% new, for 17 months, the 2015...
100 WE / 99 VM / 98+ JD / 98+ WA / 98 DE / 97 JS #2 Wine Enthusiast's Top 100 Cellar Selections of 2019 #90 Jeb Dunnuck’s Top 100 Wines of 2019 A voluptuous wine, this is rich and fruity yet properly balanced by a...
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...
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...
97 JS / 95 VM This is really sensational as always with dried-apricot, dried-pineapple and honey character with salted nuts and hints of white syrup. It’s very sweet, yet energetic and intense. It goes on for so long...
96 WA / 96-97 JS / 93 VM / 93 DE Here is a high performance wine from Stefano Frascolla and his family. The 2015 Giusto di Notri is mostly Cabernet Sauvignon with smaller parts Cabernet Franc and Merlot. The wine is...
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%...
95 BH / 93-95 VM Tasting note: Smoky broad-ranging aromas are composed primarily of various white orchard fruit, acacia blossom, citrus rind, wood and a hint of exotic tea. There is an abundance of dry extract that imparts...
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...
97 JS / 19 JR / 96 WA / 96 DE / 95 WS Quite rich aromas of cooked apples, peaches, pie crust and biscuit. Some dried pineapple. Full bodied with layers of fruit and a really lively backbone of acidity and energy. Really...
99 JS / 97 WA / 97 DE / 96 WS / 96 TA Marvelous aromas of crushed berries, tobacco, cedar and mushrooms. Some dried cheese. Then turns to flowers. Very complex. Full and intense with fantastic depth and power. It goes on...
97 JS / 93 WA / 93 JD What a crazy nose of pure fruit, featuring pressed violets, lavender, dark plums, cherry compote, orange rind, lemon zest, boysenberries, vanilla, Thai basil and bay leaf. The fruit is so overt and...
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...
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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...
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...
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...
100 VM / 100 JD / 98+ WA / 98 DE / 98 JS / 97 WS #97 Wine Spectator Top 100 2019 The 2016 Pichon-Longueville Comtesse de Lalande is every bit as regal as it has always been. Towering and spectacularly rich in 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...
97 JS / 97 VM / 96 DE / 94+ WA / 94 WS / 17 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...
99 JS / 96 WA / 95+ AG / 95 WS / 95-98 GVWM #10 James Sucklings Top 100 Wines of 2017 99 Points James Suckling: Fabulous aromas of crushed berries such as blackberries and blackcurrants, not to mention spices. Wet earth...
97 WA / 97 JS / 96 VM The 2015 Bolgheri Superiore Guado Al Tasso is another star performer from a vintage that was tailor-made by some higher being specifically for the blended red wines of Tuscany. This mix of 60%...
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...
94 AG / 94 JS / 93 WS / 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 the same base wine...
94 JS / 93 AG / 92 WE / 91 WS This is very tannic yet polished and firm with currants, bark, and stones. Full-bodied and muscular and linear. Love the length. Beautiful. Try in 2020.. James Suckling The...
93 WS #27 Wine Spectator Top 100 Wines of 2018 #25 Wine Spectator Top 100 Wines of 2017 Seamless and silky, showing an almost effortless sense of complexity, with notes of lemon and pear paired with toasty brioche, fresh...
100 WA / 100 VM / 100 JD Very deep, vibrant purple-black colored, the 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon Hillside Select strides confidently out of the glass with expressive notions of blueberry preserves, Black Forest cake, cassis...
98 JS / 97 JD / 94 WA #69 James Suckling French Wine of the Year There’s a beautiful purity of fresh, mixed berries, dark plums, deep spices, as well as a gentle, coal-smoke edge. The palate has an effortless,...
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...
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...
92 JD / 91 VM / 90 WS The NV Brut Rosé Majeur is also outstanding and offers a slightly exotic style in its floral, spicy, raspberry-scented aromas. This medium-bodied Champagne has sharp acidity, solid balance, and...
97 WS / 96-98 JD / 95-97 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...
95 VM / 94 JS / 92 WA 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 bottle to be at...
97+ VM / 97 WA / 97 JS / 96 DE / 18.5+ JR Krug's 2004 Vintage is absolutely mesmerizing. Layers of bright, chiseled fruit open up effortlessly as the wine fleshes out with time in the glass. Persistent and...
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...
97+ JD / 95 WA / 95 DE The flagship is the Grenache-dominated 2016 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée Imperiale, which comes from vines planted in 1902 and was destemmed and aged in concrete tanks. Awesome notes of...
95-96 JS / 94-96 JD / 93-96 WS / 92-94 WA A solid and linear red with very tight and polished tannins. Full-bodied, reserved and compacted. This shows serious length and structure. Graphite and spice to the dark fruit. -...
96-99 WS / 95-97 JD / 96 DE / 95-96 JS / 94-96 WA / 93-96 VM A stunner, showing a great degree of purity, with long flavors of cassis, plum and blackberry preserves, seamlessly integrated with the graphite structure. A very...
96-97 JS / 93-95+ JD / 92-94+ WA / 92-94 VM Blueberry and blackberry character with hints of white pepper and chalk. Salty, too. Full-bodied, tight and polished with fantastic texture and length. Very closed and tight with...
98 VM / 96+ WA / 96 DE / 95 WS / 18 JR One of the highlights of this important Champagne vintage, Philipponnat's 2008 Extra Brut Clos des Goisses is fabulous. Rich, ample and yet also full of the tension that makes 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...
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...
93 DE / 92 WA From 18 different old-vine vineyards, including sites in Amador County, Lodi and Contra Costa, this wine’s depth and purity are mesmerising. Hints of plum, black raspberry and violet pair with a supple...
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...
Free 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 Tower was...
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,...
99-100 JS / 98-100 WA / 98-100 JD / 97-100 WS / 98 DE / 95-98 VM OMG. This shows amazing depth of fruit and density. Full-bodied and so layered with incredible fruit and power. Blackberries. Blueberries. Violets. Hints of...
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