96 WA / 96 VM / 96 JD / 94 JS / 94 WS / 93 DESave $19.89 when you purchase as part of a Special Vertical Collection of the 2018, 2019 and 2020 vintages! Coming on the heels of the scorching hot 2017, this vintage...
96 VM / 95 WS / 94-97 JM / 93-95 BH The 2020 Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru is well-defined on the nose with joyful brambly red fruit laced with crushed stone, certainly one of the more mineral-driven wines from the famed closed...
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...
99 KO / 97 JD / 95 WA / 95 WS / 94 VM Intensely perfumed, this is one of the best Barolos from the vintage, starting right out with its enticing scents wild rose, Alpine herb, wet stone, woodland berry and camphor. On the...
95 WA / 95 JS / 94+ VM / 93 WS / 93 DE / 18 JR The 2009 Flaccianello della Pieve is now hitting that very specific point in a wine's evolution in which you still identity some of the fruit, but you also get a supporting...
Pierre-Yves Colin is the eldest son of Marc Colin. After working as the winemaker at his father’s domaine from 1994 to 2005, he established his own domaine alongside his wife Caroline Morey from vineyards they...
100 JS / 100 WA / 100 JD / 98 VM / 97 WS#33 James Suckling's Top 100 American Wines of 2022 Ripe cherries, plums and flowers on the nose. Orange peel, too, together with hints of thyme, bay leaf and sage. Medium-to...
98 VM / 98 FS / 97 JS / 96 WA / 95 JA / 95 WE#56 James Suckling's Top 100 Italian Wines of 2022 The 2020 Galatrona is stunning. In fact, the 2020 is one of the best vintages of the Galatrona I can remember tasting...
94 WA / 93 WS / 93 VM / 93 WI / 92 WE / 17 JR The 2017 Barbaresco Riserva Pora (with 13,333 bottles released) is usually the first wine I taste each year when I review this set of Riservas from Produttori del Barbaresco...
Terroir: Two Marsannay parcels, Le Village, les Champforeys Vine Age: Mostly planted in 1987 Viticulture: Lutte raisonnée (converting to organic) Vinification: Delicate pneumatic pressing, 2/3...
98 JS / 96+ WI / 96 VM / 96 DE / 96 WE / 96 WCI / 95 JA / 95 JD / 95 FS / 17.5+ JR This shows blackcurrants, blackberries, violets, lavender, pencil shavings and hints of metal shavings. Medium- to full-bodied...
97 JS / 96+ JD / 96 DE / 96 WS / 95 VM / 95 WA / 17++ JR #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...
97 JS / 97 WE / 96 WI / 95+ VM / 93 WS Opulent and very sexy with perfume, cedar, dried flowers and dried strawberries and just a hint of nutmeg. It’s medium-to full-bodied with round and finely velvety tannins and a...
95 JD / 95 WS / 93-95 WA A bigger, richer wine, the 2019 Châteauneuf Du Pape Vieilles Vignes has a similar style in its peppery garrigue, lavender, scorched earth, and licorice aromatics. It’s slightly darker...
Located in the heart of the Rully 1ers Crus hillsides, our "Cloux" white develops on the nose a beautiful aromatic palate, which despite its youth, ranges from citrus fruits to notes of spring flowers. We have the feeling...
92-94 BH / 90-92 JM A subtle but still noticeable application of wood surrounds the elegant mix of white peach, apricot, sea breeze, floral and shellfish scented nose where a hint of phenolic character appears. The dense,...
92 JM A holding of 0.24ha in the lower part of Perrières, planted in 1974. Clear mid lemon colour. The bouquet is a classic Perrières with an alluring weight of fruit, this time dusted with a touch of coconut...
91-94 BH Note: from vines that abut Griotte and were originally planted in 1910 though there has been a lot of replanting sinceTasting note: A wonderfully fresh, even perfumed, nose of both red and black pinot fruit, warm...
93-95 WA / 93-95 JM / 91-94 BH Aromas of cassis, orange rind, smoked meats and loamy soil introduce Faiveley's 2019 Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru, a medium to full-bodied, layered and demonstrative wine that's concentrated...
88-90 JM New this year, comprising mostly the younger vines of Taillepieds, which suffered a little in the drought. As they are replanting elsewhere this cuvée will continue. Fresh mid purple with lively fruit and a...
97 JS / 96 JA / 96 DE / 96 FS / 94 WA / 16+ JR#60 James Suckling's Top 100 Italian Wines of 2021 Very attractive combination of dried fruit and spices with black cherries and plums. Aromas of flowers and sandalwood,...
96 VM / 96 WE / 95+ WA / 95 JD The 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Black Label is built around a core of fruit from Leopoldina, with about 30% of the fruit from Fortuna. Black cherry, plum, chocolate, new leather and spice build in...
98 JS / 97 VM / 97 DE / 96+ WA / 96 WE / 95 WI Very bright and aromatic with blackcurrants, lilacs and red currants. So perfumed. Full-bodied and layered with a fine-velvet tannin structure. Hints of new wood and sandalwood...
89 BH Note: from 10 separate parcels of vines, most of which are located in FlageyTasting note: An attractively spicy and floral-suffused nose offers up red and dark berries and a top note of Asian-style tea. There is good...
99 JS / 98 DE / 98 JA / 96-98 WE / 97 WCI / 96 JD / 96 WS / 96 VM / 96 WI / 18 JR / 95+ WA#3 Wine Spectator Top 100 2023#11 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France 2023#77 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of...
96 JS / 96 JD / 95 VM / 95 WI / 95 JA / 94 DE / 94 WCI / 94 WS / 93 WA / 93 FS / 17.5 JR Attractive aromas of blackberries, plum skins, cloves, cardamom, dark chocolate, cedar and graphite. Some wet stones, too...
97 JS / 95 WE / 95 WCI / 94 JA / 94 FS / 94 DE / 94 JD / 94 VM / 93+ WA / 17 JR Subtle and attractive aromas of blackcurrants and flowers with hints of spices. Black truffles as well. Medium to full body, with fine...
95 JS / 95 DE / 94 JD / 94 VM / 94 WCI / 94 JA / 93 WE / 93 WI / 16.5 JR The quality of the tannin is impressive in this second wine, with lovely aromas and flavors of currants, berries and cherries with some chocolate and...
94 JA / 94 WCI / 93 VM / 93 AG / 93 JD / 93 DE / 93 WI / 92-93 JS / 91 WA / 16.5 JR Clear depth to the cassis fruits, studded with fennel, anis, cut herbs, raspberry leaf and smoked earth, delivering complexity and pleasure...
94 JS / 94 WE / 91 VM / 91 DE / 16+ JR Blackcurrants, black mushroom and bark. Light nutmeg undertones. Medium-bodied with fine tannins and a fine velvety texture with a savory and juicy finish. Balanced. 49% cabernet...
95 JS / 94 WS / 94 DE / 93 WA / 93 VM / 93 JA / 93 WCI / 93 FS / 92 WI / 91+ JD / 17 JR 31 Mar, 2023 – Bright aromas of currants and raspberries, oranges, and roses. Peach skin. Medium- to...
96 VM / 95 FS / 94 WS / 94 JS / 17.5 JR The 2016 Geremia is even better than it was last year. Fresh, vibrant and full of energy, the 2016 is so wonderfully alive in the glass. The flavors are remarkably intense, and yet...
95 WS / 95 WE / 95 JS / 95 JA / 94 VM / 93 DE / 93+ JD / 93 WA / 17.5 JR#4 Wine Spectator Top 100 2022 Well-built and rather refined for the vintage, with a deep well of red and black currant paste and plum...
100 WA / 100 JS / 100 FS / 99 WCI / 98 JA / 98 WS / 98 VM / 98 DE / 98 JD / 97 WI / 18.5 JR One of the greatest wines produced in Bordeaux this year is the 2019 Lafite Rothschild, an impeccably balanced...
96 JS / 96 FS / 95 WI / 94 VM / 94 JA / 94 DE / 94-96 WE / 93+ JD / 93 WCI / 92+ WA / 16 JR This is extremely linear and refined with a super-fine line of tannins running through the center of the wine...
97 DE / 96+ WA / 96 VM / 95 WS / 95 WCI / 94 JS / 18+ JR This will be by far the biggest release since Latour brought in the new system, as the 2012 has not been on the market before. Its a good one to start with as this...
97 JD / 96 RP / 96 VM Made from 80% very old vine Grenache, 10% Mourvèdre, and 10% Syrah, with the Grenache aged for 15-20 months in old foudre and small barrels, and the Syrah and Mourvèdre aged in...
99 DE / 98 JS / 97 JA / 96 VM / 96 WA / 95 WS / 19 JR Although the colour of the wine is now bricking at the rim, the core still has a deep, tawny/garnet hue. The aromas here are significantly mature, including smoke,...
92 WA / 17.5 JR The 1970 Château Haut-Brion is a First Growth that has probably been over-shadowed by the Latour 1970 during its lifetime. However, this bottle proves that it is not to be underestimated; it highlights...
95 JS / 94 FS / 93 WS This is a dense and powerful red with lots of currant and blackberry aromas. Full body and creamy tannins, yet ripe and pretty. Lovely length and beauty. Needs a year or two to come together. Try after...
90-92 VM The 2017 Puligny-Montrachet Les Pucelles 1er Cru has a clean, precise bouquet that is just missing a little energy at the moment - much like the Les Clavoillons. The palate is well balanced with a tad more weight...
90-91 JS A pretty second wine of Rieussec with creamy, cooked pear and apple character. Some soufflé character, too. Medium body, medium sweet and a fresh finish...
99 WCI / 98+ JD / 98 WS / 98 DE / 98 WE / 97+ WA / 97 VM / 97 JS / 97 FS / 18 JR#2 Wine Spectator Top 100 2021 Destined to be one of the great vintages of Pichon Lalande, the wine is opulent,...
100 JS / 98 WS / 98 WE / 98 FS / 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...
Actual bottle available shown. The level is about 2 3/4” inches from the bottom of the cork. 92 BH A fully mature and seriously pretty nose of spice, earth, underbrush and an interesting hint of the...
98 WRO / 94 WE Looks like I saved the best for last with this year's stable of Pinot Noirs from Goldeneye. While it's fun to showcase fruit sources in vineyard designated wines, it's even more fun from a consumer...
95 WRO / 91 WE Beautifully structured, this layered Pinot Noir is another stunning vintage from the Gowan Creek Vineyard, one of Goldeneye's finest. It shows notes of black cherry and wood spice.-Robert Whitley, Wine Review...
96 WA / 95 WS The 2016 Wehlener Sonnenuhr Auslese (Gold Capsule) is clear, fine and subtle yet concentrated, with vegetal and ripe fruit aromas. Rich, round and piquant, this is an intense and densely woven Auslese (AP 14...
92 JS / 91 WE Very attractive and suave nose with toasty oak and fresh berries, leading to a plush and neatly arrayed palate with ample, deep-set tannins and good ripeness. Second label of Château Carignan. Try from...
96 RP / 96 WA / 96 WS / 18.5 JR The 1976 Yquem continues to go from strength to strength. Who can ignore the awesome bouquet of spices, honeyed fruit, pineapples, bananas, coconuts, and overripe melons? This full-bodied,...
94 DE / 91 JA / 91 JS / 91 WE / 91 VM / 90+ WA / 90 WS / 90 WCI / 90 FS / 17.5 JR A true younger sibling of the first growth, this well-known second wine offers a finely scented bouquet and creamy palate in 2012. Proper...
92 JS / 91 RP I was surprised to find a wine from the Médoc so appealing from this year. It showed red spices such as cloves and dried mushrooms on the nose, leading to a medium body, firm tannins and a long finish...
99 RP / 98 WA / 98 JS / 98 WCI / 97 DE / 96 VM / 96 WE / 95 WS / 95 JA / 18 JR Am I being too stingy with the 2003 Chateau Margaux? A wine of extraordinary complexity and intensity, it reveals a deep purple color, a style...
100 DE / 100 FS / 99 WI / 98 WA / 98 RP / 98 VM / 97 JS / 97 WCI / 18.5 JR This is easily up there with the best wines of the tasting. The nose is complexity and subtlety personified. Again a smoky edge to the...
90 WS Impressive finesse for the vintage, with beautiful, fresh tobacco, cedar and coffee aromas and flavors. Full-bodied and very silky with a fine, long finish.-Wine...
100 JD / 100 WI / 100 WA / 100 JS / 100 JA / 100 FS / 100 WCI / 99 VM / 99 DE / 99 WS / 99 WE / 19+ JR An incredible wine in every way, the 2009 Château Latour displays the ripe, sexy style of the vintage while still...
95 JS This is the first vintage of this wine. It is in beautiful condition with lots of ripe and spicy fruit, as well as redwood and cedar undertones. Currants. Full-bodied, chewy and rich with a balance of freshness...
100 WA / 100 RP / 100 JS / 100 JD / 100 WCI / 98 FS / 97 WS / 18 JR Deep garnet colored, the 2009 Cos d'Estournel features a myriad of wonderfully intense notes, including blackcurrant pastilles, redcurrant jelly, kirsch...
100 RP / 100 DE / 100 WCI / 100 FS / 20/20 JR / 98 WA / 98 VM / 98 JD / 97 JS This wine has overtaken its closest rival, the 1982. Dense ruby purple with only a bit of lightening at the edge, the explosive nose of black...
94 WS / 92 WA / 92 JD Delivers fabulous aromas of crushed red fruits, with leather, tar, tobacco and mint. Full-bodied, offering supersoft and silky tannins, as well as a beautiful polish. Open and luscious, with amazing...
98 WA The 2022 Pinot Noir offers a fascinating, deep, pure, savory and flinty, quite ethereal bouquet of dark berries and Morello cherries. Remarkably pure yet intense on the palate, this is a dense, lush and spicy Pinot...
89 VM / 87 JM The 2022 Bourgogne Aligoté Le Cran emerges from 60+ year-old vines planted on granite in the Côte Chalonnaise. White pepper, mint, lemon confit, herbs and crushed rocks all run through this...
96 JM / 95 JS / 95 JM / 94 WE / 93 WS / 93 VM / 17 JR In magnum format. Roederer holds the magnums back an extra few years to allow the autolytic character to shine through and add an extra level of smoothness. With a clear...
94 WE / 94 VP / 93 FS / 93 WS / 92 VM / 16 JR Vinepair Best Champagnes of 2023Gold Medal Drinks Business Champagne Masters 2023Vinepair Best Champagnes of 2021 It’s pleasing to find that, following a blind...
87 JM Two year old barrels, all destemmed, one below Clos Vougeot, one in Morey. Good depth of purple colour, the nose is a little restricted, but suggests density. Very good sweetness of fruit here, and decent length...
98 DE / 94 JM / 94 WS / 93-95 VM The Groffiers 1ha vineyard is at the Morey-St-Denis end of the Grand Cru, but still in Chambolle-Musigny on a mixture of mostly red with around 25% white soils. This is a wine that seduces...
94 WI / 93 JS Roederer’s specialty multi-vintage house blend is the annual Collection creation, and this year’s Collection 245 is a finely woven, mineral-laced beauty. Composed of 41% Chardonnay, 35% Pinot Noir,...
96 DE / 94 JS / 94 JD / 94 VM / 93 WS / 16.5+ JR Relatively black-fruited for a pure Grenache, it's generous in fruit but not excessive, the alcohol is high of course (it's pure Grenache), but it feels integrated. Long,...
99-100 JS / 98-100 WI / 97-99 VM / 96-99 AG / 97 JA / 97 DE / 94-96 WA Shows the exotic nature of Le Pin with blackberries, milk chocolate and hints of spices, as well as coffee beans from the ripe seeds in the grapes. It's...
90-92 VM / 89-91 JM / 88-91 BH Size: 1.2 ha (2.9 ac)Variety: Pinot NoirVine Age: Planted in 1935, 1949, 1955Terroir: Blend of Aux Réas and Au-Dessus de la Rivière, clay-limestone soils.Viticulture:...
94 DE / 89-91 JM Clair feels Grasses Têtes gives Marsannay’s ‘vin de garde’. From several parcels of old vines that total just over 2ha, fermentation was conducted using 50% whole clusters to bring...
88-90 WA The 2021 Marsannay La Charme aux Prêtres delivers aromas of spiced plums, red berries and forest floor, followed by a medium-bodied, supple and vibrant palate with a sweet, charming attack but more back-end...
87-89 JM A slightly greater density of crimson purple colour. The bouquet has plenty of fruit too, with a little white pepper. Fresh hay? This wine shows the non-chaptalization approach very well. Fruit seems to ripen in...
97 VM / 96 WA / 18 JR Tasted at Chateau Climens. A lucid golden colour. This has a more “broody” nose that demands some coaxing from the glass. Seville orange, marmalade, a touch of quince and lanolin. The...
97 WA / 97 VM / 97 WCI / 18 JR This is an upper-ninety point La Conseillante that is very much in the style of the 1990. In comparing the two vintages, the 1989 has slightly more noticeable tannin and structure, but it is a...
98 DE / 97 WA / 96 RP / 95 WS / 95 WCI / 18.5 JR Even at 32 years old the tannins are dense, even chewy, still so much power. Here you get pure black truffle, along with olive paste, raspberry, enveloping violet and peony...
94+ WA / 94 VM From 41- to 48-year-old vines on silex soils at 250 meters in altitude, Stéphan Riffault's 2020 Sancerre Les Chailloux shows a deep, complex and intensely mineral bouquet with ripe, intense, elegant...
93 DE The red Morgeot is produced from a parcel in Ez Crottes, downslope from Boudriotte. The thin soils here with their high clay content provide a wine of surprising depth and substance, with ripe black cherry fruit,...
91 JD The 2018 Côtes du Rhône Lieu-Dit Clavin is a beauty and certainly plays in the realm of a rock-solid Châteauneuf in this vintage. Revealing a deeper ruby/purple color as well as a beautiful bouquet...
96 JM / 95+ WA / 95 BH Pale colour, with lightest of green reflections, very discreet in bouquet, but demonstrating an obvious sense of power too. Cool fresh white fruit appears, then at mid palate that there is a lemony...
96 WA / 93 WE The barrel-fermented 2021 Sauvignon Blanc Redford-Wetle Vineyard is singular and exotic. The nose is bursting with grilled peaches, tarragon, beeswax, white pepper and candle smoke aromas, and the...
100 WA / 98 WE / 98 DE / 97+ JD The 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Poetry is a blend of 89% Cabernet Sauvignon, 3% Merlot, 4% Cabernet Franc and 4% Petit Verdot. Deep garnet-purple colored, it sails out of the glass with energetic...
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92+ WA / 91 VM / 91 WS A blend of 70% Pinot Noir from Mareuil-sur-Aÿ and 30% Chardonnay from the communes of Bisseuil and Mareuil-sur-Aÿ, the NV Brut Premier Cru Sélection offers up aromas of pear, white...
96+ WA / 95+ JD / 93-95 VM / 93 JS / 17.5 JR ‘Gramolere’ is located in Monforte d’Alba, facing south/southwest, at some 1,050 to 1,750 feet above sea level. Vines are on average 30 years old. Consistent...
94-97 JM / 93-95 WA / 93-95 VM / 92-94 BH Apart from 2017, Jean-Nicolas Méo only makes one commercially available cuvée of his substantial holding of Clos de Vougeot. Even purple throughout. This is a sturdy,...
93 DE / 92 VM / 92 WI / 91 WA A solitary Chardonnay-led cuvée in the Egly-Ouriet portfolio, this nevertheless feels like one of the family with its expressive Mirabelle plum, tangy lemon and toasted nut aromatics,...
87 JM Fuller yellow with a light green tint, an ebullient exuberant bouquet, still with good acidity and a saline note to finish. Will give great pleasure. Drink from 2023-2025. Tasted: November 2022.—Jasper Morris,...
98 JD / 96 WS / 94 VM A wine that’s expensive, as well as hard to find in the market, the 2012 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Réserve is certainly one of the wines of the vintage. Coming from very old vines planted...
91 WS Steeped peach and potpourri notes make an aromatic entry for this firm Champagne, with a fine mousse. Balanced and fresh, featuring a minerally underpinning and accents of pear and blood orange pith. Disgorged May...
89-90 JM Just the two barrels of declassified Clos des Chênes. Quite a deep sombre red. This has the raw peppery finish of the vintage, all strawberry fruit, more density than the Bourgogne, and indeed significant...
99 FS / 98 JA / 98 JS / 97 WI / 97 VM / 97 DE / 97 WE / 97 WS / 96 WA / 17 JR #42 James Suckling's Top 100 Italian Wines of 2023 Deep dark ruby with a fine purple sheen. Fragrant, memorable nose, with notes of ripe...
91+ WA / 89-92 BH The 2020 Marsannay Les Ouzeloy is showing very well, bursting with notes of dark berries and plums mingled with licorice and spices. Medium to full-bodied, layered and fleshy, with good...
93 JM / 92+ WA / 90-92 BH The Rotys have 5 plots in all in this emblematic vineyard for the domaine. The oldest vines date back to 1934, and mostly the original vine stocks remain. There is a brightness to the purple black...
97 WE / 95 WA / 94 JS#2 Wine Enthusiast Top 100 2023Wine Enthusiast Best Italian Red Wine 2023 This wine expresses itself with aromas of wild cherries, tart red plums, dried violets and oolong tea leaves. The palate is...
25 Wines To Drink Right Now For Summer 2024 - New Wine ReviewYour friends want something fizzy and pink. You want something nerdy. Or maybe vice versa. Doesn’t matter—this has been, and remains, the answer...
96 JS If you are ever worried that Alsace pinot gris might be too extravagant for you, here is an incredibly pure and wonderfully balanced example. Super-ripe apricot yet so bright and clean, then you are pulled into...
94 W&S Monopole vineyard planted 1946 - 1955 La Genelotte is one of the great underrated sites of the Côte de Beaune. Perched over the communes of Meursault and Puligny beneath thick woodland, it is a monopole...
96 WA / 18 JR The hard-to-believe 1937 Don PX Ginés Liébana, whose grapes must have been picked in the middle of the Spanish Civil War, belongs to the Ginés Liébana range. Like many older wines,...
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