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 Decanter Wine of the Year 2020 An exceptional Brut Reserve NV based on the great 2008 harvest. The intricate aromas have settled into a rare complexity of...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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 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...
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...
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 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...
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...
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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...
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...
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...
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...
“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,...
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...
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...
98 JD / 96 WS / 95+ WA #20 Jeb Dunnuck’s Top 100 Wines of 2020 Reminding me of a fresher version of the 2003, the 2016 Chateauneuf Du Pape Cuvée Reservée is another magical wine from Laurence Feraud...
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,...
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 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...
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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100 JS / 18 JR #1 James Suckling's Top 100 Germans Wines of 2020#2 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of 2020 What do you say about a wine that almost literally knocks you off your chair? All the flowers and fruits of 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
94 DE / 92 WS / 92 JS / 91 VM / 91 WA 42% Pinot Noir, 40% Chardonnay, 18% Meunier from 55% estate vineyards; 16% fermented and matured in oak casks; 30% malolactic. The rise and evolution of this cuvée over the past...
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...
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...
91 WA / 90 WS While the 2019 Cotes du Rhone is not a single-estate wine (it's labeled simply Saint Cosme, without the "Château de"), this 100% Syrah is a perennial bargain—and this could be its best vintage to...
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...
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...
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 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...
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...
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...
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97+ VM / 97 WA / 97 JS / 96 DE / 95 WS / 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...
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...
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...
100 WA / 100 VM / 100 JD / 98 JS #21 James Suckling's Top 100 American Wines of 2020 Very deep, vibrant purple-black colored, the 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon Hillside Select strides confidently out of the glass with expressive...
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...
95 WS / 94 WA / 92 VM #7 Wine Spectator Top 100 2020 A stream of pure, juicy cherry fruit is at the heart of this red, along with mineral, tobacco and wild herb notes. Firm and tightly wound, with a matrix of dense,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
97 WA / 97 VM / 97 DE / 97 WS / 96 JS / 18 JR Decanter Wine of the Year 2020 Krug's superb 2006 Brut, which will be released this year, numbers among the vintage's high points, unfurling in the glass with a complex and...
97 WS / 97 JS / 96 DE / 95-97 JD / 94-96 WA / 94-96 VM 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 of...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
97 DE / 94 WE #9 Wine Enthusiast Top 100 of 2020Decanter Wine of the Year 2020Platinum Best in Show - Decanter World Wine Awards 2019 90% Tempranillo, 10% Graciano This dark, relatively tight-knit Rioja proves...
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...
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...
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. -...
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...
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...
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...
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...
98+ WA / 98 JS / 96 VM #73 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of 2019 The 2016 Fontalloro is the best vintage of this landmark wine that I have tasted thus far. This is a very elegant vintage, with more volume 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...
99-100 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...
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 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...
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 JS The purity of fruit and floral character in this wine is very impressive. Full body, with superfine tannins and beautiful fruit. Long seamless texture to this wine from the ultra-fine tannins. Drink or hold. - James...
95 WA / 95 WE / 94 VM / 93 DE The 2016 Barbaresco is a tight and beautiful wine that will require more time to unwind and soften. This beautifully balanced vintage is characterized by a tight inner core of fruit that...
96-98 WA / 95-97 JD / 96 WS / 96 WE / 94 VM / 94 JS / 17.5 JR A prodigious effort, the 2016 Chateauneuf du Pape Les Hautes Brusquieres Cuvee Speciale was yet to be bottled during my June visit. It offers up sweet floral...
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%...
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...
97 JS / 96 WA This is amazing on the nose with roses, plums, raspberries and currants. Full bodied, with beautiful balance and finesse and depth. What gorgeous fruit and texture. Best in two or three years still. James...
97 DE / 95 WS A classic, slow-maturing year picked into October. It's a pale, pristine hue - a beautifully assembled mix of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from Aÿ, Ambonnay, Bouzy, Verzy, Verzenay and Le Mesnil-sur-Oger,...
92 VM / 91 WA / 91 JD The 2015 Estate Cabernet Sauvignon offers a terrific representation of the property. Gravel, smoke, licorice, tobacco, black cherry and plum infuse this striking, wonderfully savory Cabernet Sauvignon...
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...
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