98+ WA / 98 JS / 95 DE / 94 WS This is my favorite wine among this group of new releases from Barone Ricasoli. The 2019 Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Castello di Brolio Roncicone reflects soils that are rich in...
98 JS / 96 WS / 96 DE / 96 JD / 96 VM / 95 WA / 18 JR Artist Joseph Kosuth was invited to interpret the character of the 2020 vintage for the Vendemmia d’Artista project. In addition to creating a site-specific work,...
94 WA / 94 JS / 92 WS The wine is concentrated, powerful and ripe at 14.5% alcohol, reflecting a warmer year of lower yields. It has some fine tannins. They always play a little with the skins, but he doesn't like the skin...
98-100 JA / 97-99 WI / 97-98 JS / 96 -98 JD / 95-97+ VM / 94-96+ WA / 96 DE Intense and concentrated, with fennel, aniseed and liqourice root. Where Chapelle d'Ausone celebrates a wave of opulence in the vintage, this...
Georges Noëllat was the nephew of Charles Noëllat, who was once the proprietor of one of Vosne’s greatest domaines—a domaine who made important contributions to Domaines Jean-Jacques Confuron and...
92-95 JM / 90-92 BH Two plots next to Bonnes Mares and one next to Christophe Roumier’s Cras. Bright even purple. Rather reductive nose. Very fine rich generous fruit in the mouth, optimum ripeness, just firmed up a...
94 VM / 93 JM The 2020 Meursault Les Perrières 1er Cru has a perfumed floral bouquet with white fruit, popcorn, quince and light orange blossom scents. Fine delineation, though not the most powerful. The palate is...
95 JM / 94 VM / 94 WS Mid purple with a slightly lighter rim, and the bouquet starts off as a little diffuse. This is not the most concentrated wine in the Echezeaux flight, that is not Drouhin's style, and it has a...
94 JS / 93 VM / 93 WA / 92 FS Fresh raspberries and blackberries with smoke and asphalt. Medium-to full-bodied. Tight and focused. Creamy and very fine tannins. Give it two or three years to open but already delicious...
92 JS / 91 WCI / 90 WA / 90 JD / 90 JA / 90 DE Vibrant plums, cherries and currants with a splash of coffee beans and spice. Juicy and firm on the palate with a medium body and good flavors in the middle. Pretty long and...
91-93+ WA The Domaine was founded in 1971 by Pierre Morey, son of Auguste Morey, who farmed several parcels for Domaine Comte Lafon under métayage agreement. For two decades, Pierre also served as vineyard and winery...
91-93 WA The Domaine was founded in 1971 by Pierre Morey, son of Auguste Morey, who farmed several parcels for Domaine Comte Lafon under métayage agreement. For two decades, Pierre also served as vineyard and winery...
17.5 JR Mealy, apricot-kernel nose. Lovely, salty note on the attack with lovely freshness and vivacity. Excellent concentration and structure with a lovely density as well. Very appealing. - Alistair Cooper MW,...
92 WS 500 Cases Produced A brisk, energetic style, with densely packed flavors of lemon curd, jasmine, gooseberry and verbena coiled around a firm spine of minerals and tangy acidity. An invigorating wine, with notes of...
100 WE / 99 VM / 99 JS / 96 DE Cellar Selection. Ethereal aromas of peach nectar, apricot preserves, orange zest and candied almonds waft from the glass. Full texture and luscious flavors of caramelized pineapple, orange...
99 JD / 98 DE / 96 WCI / 96 FS / 95 VM / 16.5 JR I was blown away by the 2020 Châteauneuf Du Pape Chaupin, a 100% Grenache release that comes almost exclusively from the Chaupin lieu-dit in the northern part of the...
90-92 BH / 91 WS Note: from a .66 ha holding located in both Bas and Hauts Tasting note: Here too there is the barest hint of the tar character displayed by the two previous wines along with...
90 DE Initially a bit restrained on the nose, on the palate it opens to show no lack of substance and structure, with subtle, waxy aromas of ripe apple touched with honey. From just over 0.25ha in the lieu-dit Les...
94 WA / 94 JS / 94 FS / 93 WS / 93 VM / 91 WE The current release of their second wine is the 2020 Epu. It's selected from the same terroir and vineyard in Puente Alto, one of the most reputed places for Cabernet Sauvignon...
92 JS / 92 VM / 92 DE / 92 FS / 91 WI / 91 WA / 91 JD / 91 WCI / 16.5 JR This has aromas of blackberries, porcini mushrooms, tobacco and charred bark. It’s medium-bodied with fine, supple tannins. Savory, with plenty...
93 WA / 93 VM / 92-93 JS / 92 JD / 92 AG / 92 JA / 89-91 WI The chateau is celebrating 200 years in 2021 with a special label. The 2021 Langoa Barton offers up attractive aromas of dark berries and plums mingled with sweet...
97 AG / 97 JS / 96 JA / 96 DE / 96 WI / 95 WA / 95 VM / 95-97 WE / 95 WCI / 17.5+ JR#23 Vinous Top 100 2024#54 James Suckling Top 100 France 2024 The 2021 Canon shows just how magical this site is. Vertical and...
94-97 JM This flagship wine is now maturing slowly in a 25hl tank having been blended. The colour is clean with a green tint, the bouquet suggests power but is backward. Enormously steely, with the flesh only...
93 JM / 91 BH / 91 WA Fuees is a top Chambolle Musingy Vineyard - an extension of the same slope as Bonnes Mares, which it borders to the southwest. Pure mid purple with a heavenly fruit on the nose, and very little wood...
97 WE / 96 JS / 93 WA #36 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of Austria 2020 A still shy nose is not ready to give up its secrets easily, despite much swirling and air. It is the palate that lifts the veil on the citric...
96-98 WA The 2019 Jesuitengarten GG displays an intense lemon color and opens with a rich, intense and refreshing bouquet of lemon oil intermixed with vanilla and yeasty aromas and notes of crushed stones and blossoming...
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91 AG / 90 WA / 90 WS #21 Wine Spectator Top French Sparkling Wines of 2023#86 Wine Spectator Top 100 2022 Vibrant and balanced, with flavors of nectarine, candied orange peel, slivered almond and oyster shell set on...
95 WA / 93 JA / 93 JD Composed of 61% Cabernet Sauvignon, 32% Grenache, and 7% Counoise, the 2018 Odyssée has a deep garnet color, bursting from the glass with a whole array of exotic spices notes—cumin seed,...
98 JS / 98 JA / 98 DE / 96 VM / 96 WA / 17.5 JR #98 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of 2021 Extraordinary aromas of white peaches, apricots, vanilla and flowers. Full-bodied and very sweet with so much sweet and dried...
96 DE / 94-96 WE / 95 VM / 95 WA / 93 WS / 93 JS / 93 WCI / 93 FS / 18 JR A more refined expression than in La Chapelle, but I would strongly recommend going for La Chapelle right now. as these tannins remain fairly closed...
100 WI / 100 JD / 100 WCI / 99 VM / 99 JS / 98 DE / 98 FS / 97 WA / 97 WE / 96 JA / 19+ JR#8 Wine Independent Top 10 QPR Collector Wines under $400 2023 Deep purple-black in color, the 2020 Vieux...
95 WI / 94 JS / 94 WA / 94 JD / 93 DE / 93 WE / 93 JA / 92 WS / 92 VM / 17 JR Deep garnet-purple in color, the 2020 Berliquet, a blend of 69% Merlot and 31% Cabernet Franc, needs a fair bit of coaxing to bring out notes of...
98 DE / 96 WA / 96 JS / 96 WI / 96 JD / 95 VM / 95 JA / 95 WS / 17.5+ JR#25 Wine Spectator Top 100 2023 Detailed and delicate, this has a seductive charm to it, slowly displaying scented blueberries and raspberries,...
96 JS / 96 VM / 96 WCI / 95+ WA / 95 DE / 95 JA / 94+ JD / 94 WI / 93 WE / 17 JR Fascinating aromas of blueberries, crushed stone, and blackcurrants. Very aromatic. Full-bodied with juicy tannins that are creamy and intense...
96 WE / 94 JS / 92 WA Dried moss, warm stone, ripe russet pear and a gorgeous pithy citrus note spell concentration on the nose already. The palate then homes in on the zesty, concentrated core of savoriness: that salty,...
98 KO / 95+ VM / 95 WA / 95 JS / 95 FS / 17.5 JR Camphor, pressed rose, new leather and forest-berry aromas shape the enticing nose on this firmly structured, focused red. The vibrant youthfully austere palate shows...
94 WA / 17 JR I loved the 2017 Lumière, a white Palomino from old vines in the La Platera vineyard in Pago Miraflores that somehow made me think of the white topped-up wines from Jean-François Ganevat in the...
This Special Limited Edition Collection comes in custom hinged OWC and includes 1 bottle each of the following wines never before packaged together: Brane Cantenac 2019 - 97+ WI / 97 WA / 97 VM / 97 WCI / 96 DE /...
100 JD / 99 WA / 99 JS / 99 WCI / 98+ WI / 98 VM / 97 JA / 97 DE / 95-97 WE / 17.5 JR #30 James Suckling Top 100 Wines of France 2022#41 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of 2022 An...
96 JS / 96 FS / 95 WA / 95 DE / 95 JA / 95 WI / 95 WCI / 94 VM / 94 WE / 93 JD / 93 WS / 17+ JR Aromas of crushed stone, blackcurrants and blackberries. Full-bodied with extremely well-crafted tannins that are chewy and...
99 WI / 99 JS / 98 JA / 98 DE / 98 WE / 96 VM / 18 JR #5 Wine Independent Top 10 QPR Collector Wines under $200 2023#6 James Suckling Top 100 Wines of France 2022#14 Wine Independent Top 25 QPR Collector...
95 JD / 94 JS / 94 WE / 93 WS / 93 WA The 2017 Pinot Noir Keefer Ranch is another beautiful, classic Pinot Noir from this estate. From the Russian River and brought up in 42% new French oak (there's some Austrian oak as...
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100 VM / 97 FS / 96 WE / 96 JS / 95 WS Readers should do whatever they can to get their hands on a few bottles of the 2013 d'Alceo. Seamless and voluptuous in the glass, it is an epic wine that embodies all the qualities...
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98 DE / 94 JS / 93 WS / 92 WA / 18+ JR There is such cleanliness to the flavours and such freshness in the aromas that it’s hard to recognise this as being 50-year-old Port. The wafts of rose petals and star anise are...
92 WA / 91 VM A step up over the Grenache Blanc, the 2013 Viognier (In the Rocks Vineyard) is one of the few Viognier’s from the New World to have real Condrieu-like character. It offers impressive notes of apricot,...
96 WA / 95 WI / 95 WCI / 92 VM A great effort from Rauzan-Segla and one of the finest wines made at the estate in many a decade, this youthful, exhilarating effort still reveals a dense ruby/purple color with no signs of...
98 JS / 97 JA / 97 WE / 97 VM / 97 WCI / 96 WS / 94 JD / 94 WA / 16.5+ JR #95 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of 2018 So much violet and lilac aromas to this with blackberry and blueberry character, too. Full-bodied and...
100 WCI / 99+ RP / 99 VM / 97 JS / 96 DE / 19 JR 5 Spice, smoke, kirsch liqueur, truffle, tobacco, charcoal and floral aromas pop from the glass. On the palate, this deep colored wine is pure, sensuous, silky and rich...
100 RP / 100 WCI / 98 JA / 97 DE / 97 VM / 19.5 JR One of the wines of the vintage, the 2000 has barely budged in its evolution since it was bottled and released in 2002. After ten years in bottle, it still reveals a dense...
95 DE / 95 JS / 93 WA In a difficult vintage like 2013, reassuring hands are what you look for, those with an instinctive ability to tease out the best possible from the character of the year. Weather wise things were...
100 DE / 100 JA / 100 WA / 100 JS / 100 WE / 99+ WA / 98 RP / 97 FS / 19 JR This vintage featured a cold winter and cool weather at flowering, followed by a dry summer with a hot July and warm days and cool nights...
99+ WA / 98 WE / 98 WCI / 97 WI / 97 VM / 18 JR Wine Enthusiast Best of Year 2010 Tasted twice at UGC tastings, it was actually under blind conditions that the Climens 2007 re-confirmed its status as the best Sauternes of...
93-95 VM / 92-94 WA / 91-94 JM The 2022 Chambolle-Musigny Les Charmes 1er Cru is one of Pascale Mugneret's gems, and this is no different. Very pure and sensual on the nose, it blossoms from the glass with animated red...
100 VM / 98 WS / 97 WA / 97 JS / 97 DEGambero Rosso Tre Bicchieri 2024 Antinori's 2021 Solaia is another wine that captures all of the potential I sensed when I tasted it some months ago. More than anything else, the 2021...
Pierre-Yves’s wines have become highly sought-after in recent vintages and in many ways it is a totem of Burgundy’s move towards more micro-négoçiant set-ups. Where once the mantra was that you have...
This special collection includes 2 bottles each:2016 Barolo Carobric (97 WA / 95+ VM / 94 WE / 94 WS / 94 JS)2016 Barolo Cannubi (99 KO / 97 WA / 97 JS / 96 VM / 96 WS)2016 Barolo Bric del Fiasc (98 WA / 98 WE / 96 WS / 96...
96 JS I love the subtle floral honey, ripe grapefruit and shiso leaf aromas of this super-elegant and creamy, full-bodied gewurz that is so unique you might well not recognize the grape variety. What delicacy and vitality...
97 WA / 96 RP / 94 JA Deep garnet core with deep brick rim. The nose is very intense, with black cherry, espresso, cepes and even a hint of ginger. The palate is full-bodied, decadent, well-balanced with a little more poise...
1 Bottle Each of the following wines: Yquem (not yet rated)Haut-Brion: 98-100 WI / 98-100 JA / 98-99 JS / 96-98 VM / 96-98 JD / 95-97 WA La Mission Haut-Brion: 96-100 JD / 97-98 JS / 96-98+ WI / 97...
Murgers des Dents de Chien Premier Cru wines are among the most coveted in Saint-Aubin. This Premier Cru vineyard is high on the Cote d'Or escarpment in the Saint-Aubin commune, and is positioned directly above the...
86 JM From low trained vines in Concoeur, bottled at the end of July. Not much frosted, but mange-bourgeon caterpillars did damage instead. Quite a deep colour, quite a full texture on the palate with darker fruit and a...
95 JD / 94 WS / 93 DE / 92 VM / 17.5 JR True to form, the 2018 Châteauneuf Du Pape Les Trois Sources is a softer, more elegant wine than the Les Hauts-Lieux and offers a gorgeous perfume of black cherries, black...
97+ JD / 95 JS / 95 WA The classic 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon from this reference point estate checks in as 81% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7% Petit Verdot, 5% Merlot, 4% Cabernet Franc, and the balance Malbec raised 22 months in...
90-92 WA / 89-91 VM From a parcel planted in 1902, the 2021 Savigny-lès-Beaune 1er Cru La Dominode is performing superbly, exhibiting aromas of sweet red berries, petals, orange rind, licorice and spices. Medium to...
91-94 JM / 91-93 BH The vineyard lies below Bonnes MaresNote: from vines planted in 1947 A deeper crimson purple, and definitely a greater weight of fruit on the nose. A burst of fruit on the attack, going through to the...
94 VM / 91-94 JM / 91-94 BH The 2022 Vosne-Romanée Les Beaux Monts 1er Cru comes from light clayey soils. It offers open, well-defined red fruit, exuding Pinoté like Clavelier's other cuvées, gaining...
95 DE / 93-96 VM / 92-95 BH / 91-94 JM The Bonnes-Mares is an excellent, cellar worthy wine this year, opening in the glass with a bouquet of cherries, wild berries, currant leaf, coffee and gamebird. On the palate, the...
88-90 VM Raised in demi-muids and pièce on the lees, the 2021 Marsannay Blanc has quite a strict nose, a bit bashful at the moment. The palate has much more going on with orange zest and lime, fine length with bitter...
95 JS / 94 JD / 94 WA / 94 VM A gorgeous sweet wine that brings a smile to your face. Dried apricots and flowers with peach pie on the nose. Full-bodied with medium sweetness and phenolic tension that gives you a firm and...
95 WI / 95 JD / 95 DE A new project from Jayson Woodbridge of Hundred Acre The 2021 Stargazing Pinot Noir is medium ruby-purple in color. The nose opens with evocative notes of cranberry sauce, redcurrant jelly, and stewed...
98 WA / 98 JS / 96 DE / 95 VM The 2020 Adrianna Vineyard Fortuna Terrae shows exceptionally well. It's still young and juicy with some baby fat that should get rendered with some more time in bottle. It's a little lighter,...
98+ WA / 97 WE / 96+ VM / 96 JD / 95 DE / 95 JS / 95 WS / 95 WCI / 19 JR Wine Enthusiast Best of Year 2009 A sensational effort, the 2006 Mouton Rothschild exhibits an opaque purple color as well as a classic Mouton...
92 WA From a largely forgotten vintage that was ravaged by frost (with the exception of estates that benefited from the tempering influence of the Gironde), the 1991 Mouton Rothschild is drinking beautifully, bursting...
99 JS What an awe-inspiring nose of currants, shaved lead pencil, white truffles and earth. It's full-bodied and enveloped by silky tannins that lead to an earthy, long finish. Old, traditional Bordeaux with soul and...
88 JM From the Vallée de Vaud below Mercurey. The vines had not started their cycle when it frosted. Pale colour with a light green reflection. This is very stylish and nuanced for an Aligoté, with a long...
96 WS / 96 WA / 95 DE / 95 JD / 94 JS / 94 VM Elegant, stunning and approachable, with seductive aromatics of smoked incense and red tea, plus floral high notes, followed by a well of cassis, licorice and red currant...
100 JD / 98 WCI / 96 VM / 95 DE / 17.5+ JR My wine of the vintage is the 2017 Châteauneuf Du Pape Reserve, which is in the same league as the other greats from this estate including the 2001, 2003, 2005, 2010, and...
94 JS / 94 FS Sweet berry, strawberry, rose-petal and honeysuckle aromas follow through to a medium body with ultra-fine tannins and a berry and light chocolate aftertaste. Drink or hold.-James Suckling Bright, medium...
95 DE / 94 VM / 93 WA / 93 JM / 93 BH The domaine's holdings of Santenots are sizeable at 3.9ha, although the younger vines are used to make Dominique Lafon's village Volnay. This richer, denser, sappier wine has subtle...
98 WA / 95 JS The ultra elegant, sleek and mineral 2021 Moncerbal has amazing freshness, ultra refined tannins and lots of complexity, with layers and layers of flavors and aromas and great depth. There is a sense of...
96 WE / 17+ JR From the heart of the southern Willamette Valley comes this fantastic Pinot Noir. Luxuria is aptly named, as its cassis and loamy forest-floor aromas fill the nose with rich promises. The...
95 JD / 95 WS / 95 KO / 94+ VM / 94 JS / 94 DE / 93 WA Taking on a deeper profile, the 2019 Barolo Prapo exudes notes of kirsch, black licorice, polished leather, and lavender. Full-bodied and approachable, its refined,...
97 WA / 95 JS / 17 JR The 2006 Barolo Riserva Rocche dell’Annunziata is compelling in its open-knit, floral bouquet of freshly cut roses, cherries and raspberries. Sweet, round and perfumed, the wine possesses an...
95 VM / 95 JD / 94+ WA / 94 DE / 94 WE / 17.5+JR Darkly alluring, the 2021 Pinot Noir Marjorie Vineyard is perfumed with dusty violets and lavender, giving way to dried black cherries. Luxuriously round, with juicy acidity,...
97 JS / 95 VM / 94 FS Wonderful nose of exotic fruits and flowers. More than enough concentration, but what makes this stand out is the interplay of ripeness - floral honey as much as very ripe citrus - with a vibrant...
94 WA / 92-94 VM / 91-94 JM Sensual and gourmand, Barthod's 2019 Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Aux Beaux Bruns wafts from the glass with aromas of cherries and plums mingled with rose petals, orange rind and spices...
94 WA The 2021 Morgon Les Delys Vignes plantées en 1926 is deep and brooding, unwinding in the glass with aromas of wild berries, cherries, exotic spices, cracked black pepper and vine smoke. Medium to full-bodied,...
98 WCI / 97+ WI / 97 VM / 97 DB / 97 WE / 96 DE / 96 JS / 95 WS / 17 JR On the fresh, bright vibrant, racy side ofthe style range with a focus on its complex core of honeysuckle, dried oranges, apricots, lemon curd,...
Domaine de Collotte covers 17 hectares, mainly in Marsannay with small parcels in Fixin, Chambolle Musigny and Gevrey Chambertin. The Collotte family is related to Fougeray to Beauclair whom most Burgundy enthusiasts are...
96 WI / 95 WA / 95 WS / 94 KO / 93 JS / 17 JR The 2018 Paolo Scavino Barolo Bric Del Fiasc has a very open nose, multi-layered with orange peel, wildflower, cigar box, and subtle spice aromas of nicely integrated oak. It is...
97 WA This is the first time I have tasted La Vitoriana from Ultreia, and the 2019 Ultreia La Vitoriana is the first vintage produced. It is from the north side of the same vineyard produced by Castro Ventosa. There are...
96-99 JM / 96 BH / 96 WA / 96 DE The average age of the vines is 65. On the darker side of imperial purple and then, what a magisterial nose, clearly ahead of anything else in the cellar! Clos de la Roche ripened early this...
1er Cru Maltroie has a richness, power, and depth of fruit accompanied by an uncanny balance of acidity and minerality. Scents of wild flowers and honeysuckle mingle with ripe Anjou pear and spearmint, with a depth and...
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