93 WS Dynamic, supple and impeccably structured, with expressive black raspberry and dark plum flavors accented by violet, licorice and savory spice notes that linger toward refined tannins. 236 cases made...
90 WS Black currant and violet notes on the nose, with a good dose of slightly charred oak, follow through to a full body, with fine tannins and a long, vanilla-colored finish. There's lots of oak, but also lots of fruit...
92 VM / 90 JM The 2022 Bouzeron Aligoté Les Clous is rich, explosive and dynamic. The wine’s energy is palpable, as is the way it changes in the glass with every taste. Intriguing and exotic, with tons of sheer...
98 WI / 98 WE / 97 JS / 97 FS / 96 VM / 96 WS / 95+ WA / 95 DE The 2015 Cristal is a blend of 60% Pinot Noir and 40% Chardonnay. No malo-lactic was employed, and 25% wine was aged in oak. The dosage is 7 grams per liter. An...
91 BH / 90 VM Tasting note: Here the nose offers a notable step up in aromatic refinement with its cool and airy yet notably serious mix of various red berries, earth, tea and floral nuances. There is fine volume and...
94-96 JM / 91 WS All is made in wood, but not necessarily recent – there are for example some twenty year old demi-muids. Clear brisk pale primrose. The bouquet is also fresh on the white limestone. Powerful with...
100 WA / 100 WI / 100 JS / 100 VM / 100 WCI / 99 DE / 99 JD / 98 JA / 97 WS / 97 WE / 18 JR#72 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of 2022 One of the unequivocally great wines of the vintage is the 2019 Cheval Blanc, a...
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...
The Hautes-Côtes de Nuits is located on a plateau behind the famous Côte de Nuits (village of Nuits-Saint-Georges) at altitudes of approximately 300 to 400 metres. Exposures are from south to east, which allows...
100 JS / 100 VM / 100 JD / 100 WCI / 97-99 FS / 97-99 WE / 99 WA / 99 WI / 98 DE / 97 WS / 18.5 JR #11 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of 2018 The blackberries, blueberries, oyster shell and violets...
96 WA / 94 WCI Tasted blind at Southwold ’06 Bordeaux tasting. This has a languid, sensuous nose with bright red-berried fruit, strawberry, cranberry and a touch of granite. Superb definition and sense of clarity. The...
89 VM Saturated red-ruby color. Redcurrant, tobacco, smoked nuts and oak spice on the nose; less lively than the '96. Sweet entry, then firm and rather withdrawn. Gives an impression of higher acidity and less ripeness than...
98 VM / 97 WI / 19 JR This bottle of 1989 Climens replicates the stunning showing at the château the previous year. Yellow plum and saron soars on the electrifying nose, just breathtaking delineation and vibrancy. The...
93-95 JM / 92-94 VM / 91-94 BH Mid lemon and lime colour. Not picking up much nose at first. It is in the fresher, limier, more floral style of Puligny. Prettier fruit through the middle then the salinity at the back makes...
96 WA The 2021 Albariño Redford-Wetle Vineyard, whole cluster pressed and fermented in barrel, offers a singular, kaleidoscopic expression. The nose is bursting with tropical fruit, lemongrass, beeswax and candle...
94 VM / 92-94 JM / 89-92 BH The vineyard is at the northern end of the commune, just north of Chambolle-Musigny village itself. It covers a three-hectare (seven-acre) plot of land at the very base of the Côte d'Or...
2018: 93 JS + 2016: 92 JS + 2015: 93 JS + 2014: 92 JS + 2012: 92 JS Both cuvees from this well-run estate merit attention. - Robert Parker Prima can compete with wines four or five times the price...
92 VM / 92 DE Dark violet. Displays spice- and smokeaccented dark berries and licorice on the nose, along with a floral top note. Plush and open-knit, offering sappy blackberry, cherry and allspice flavors that slowly firm...
93 BH Tasting note: The ripe and beautifully layered aromas offer up notes of cassis, wild dark berries and plenty of sauvage characteristics. There is lovely sense of underlying tension present on the reasonably...
94 WA Tasted single blind at the Fine Wine Experience horizontal in London. This has a gregarious nose, very extrovert with ripe red-berried fruit, a touch of menthol coming through, the most New World of the flight so far...
100 JS / 100 WS This is in total balance now with such harmony. What amazing aromas of berry and flowers. Full and sweet, the tannins are complete dissolved. The fruit is perfect. This goes on for minutes. Drink now. But it...
92 BH / 91-94 JM / 91-93 WA / 17 JR Outstanding. This is the ripest wine in the range yet the dark berry fruit and distinctly earth-suffused nose remains nicely fresh. The succulent, round and caressing but punchy...
90-92 JM / 89-91 BH Hail followed the frost here, so a very small production of one and a half barrels instead of six or seven. A fine red purple. The bouquet is more expressive, slightly riper fruit according to the nose...
91 WA / 89-92 JM / 87-89 VM The 2022 Gevrey-Chambertin Billard is especially attractive this year, delivering notes of cassis, plums, dark berries, licorice and orange rind, followed by a medium to full-bodied, deep and...
90 WA / 87-89 VM / 89-91 JM Notes of cassis, dark berries, plums and potpourri introduce the 2022 Côte de Nuits-Villages Vieilles Vignes, a medium to full-bodied, fleshy and textural wine that's supple, lively...
96+ WA / 95 VM Approximately 142 cases produced only in the finest vintages from the Raul Perez Family The 2018 Valtuille El Rapolao, like the rest of the single-vineyard wines, has not been bottled separately since 2015...
92 BH / 91-93 JM / 92 WS Tasting note: There is an interesting suggestion of sweetness to the layered nose of red cherry, acacia, lavender and anise scents. There is impressive volume and concentration to the bigger bodied...
98 JS / 97 DE / 96 WA #7 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of Chile 2021 So aromatic and fresh with dried flowers, sweet tobacco and hints of straw. Red fruit, cloves and green peppercorns. Medium-to full-bodied with...
90-93 BH / 91 JM A restrained nose grudgingly reveals overtly spicy aromas of black pinot fruit, earth and pretty floral nuances and in particular violet. The super-sleek, intense and beautifully detailed medium weight...
90 WA / 16 JR The white 2017 Univers is pure Palomino from 20-year-old vines that are organically and biodynamically farmed in the La Platera vineyard in Pago Miraflores in Sanlúcar on albariza soils This is their...
87-89 BH – Outstanding Top Value / 87-89 VM The 2015 Gevrey-Chambertin Village includes 60% whole bunch fruit and was matured in 60% new oak. It has a perfumed bouquet that is quite floral in style, black cherries and...
98 DE / 18+ JR / 94 JS 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 enticing,...
93 JS Aromas 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...
95 WA / 95 JS / 95 FS / 93 WS / 17 JR Gift boxes available by request Roederer's 2014 Brut Vintage is beautiful, offering up aromas of pear, mirabelle plum, red berries, warm biscuits and smoke. Full-bodied, layered and...
97 JS A giant of a sweet Loire chenin blanc that is incredibly powerful and vibrant. So dynamic, dancing across the medium- to full-bodied palate. Stacks of dried apricot, creme brulee, toasted walnut and maple syrup aromas...
96 JS / 95 RP / 94 WA / 93 WS / 18 JR A wonderful and fascinating wine with a tangy sweet and sour character. Full and very sweet, with a dried citrus character and an underlying orange marmalade note. Long and delicious...
92 VM / 92 JD / 89-92 WA Saturated magenta. Displays expressive red and dark berry, smoked meat, olive and floral qualities on the spice-accented nose. Sappy and penetrating on the palate, offering gently sweet cherry-cola,...
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,...
99 NWR / 98 WA / 98 JS / 96 VM / 96 WS / 96 JD / 96 DE #58 James Suckling's Top 100 American Wines of 2023 Cellar Stocker-Champoux Vineyard comprises 90% of the fruit for this all-varietal wine, with the rest from...
97 WA It's not clear which vintage is better for the Ultreia range, as it depends on the wine. I think the 2019 Ultreia El Rapolao is better than the 2020, perhaps because it's from a warmer and riper year, when this wine...
97 JG / 96 WS The 2018 Vouvray "Cuvée Constance" from Domaine Huët is a stunning young wine. The bouquet is deep, pure and youthfully complex, offering up scents of sweet quince, honeycomb, barley sugar,...
92 WS / 90-93 JM / 90 BH Note: a monopole planted between '55 and '59 - it had been abandoned and was rescued from scrub brush Fresh and succulent, showing a silky texture laced with black cherry, blackberry, vanilla and...
90 JS / 16 JR Dried flowers, chili chocolate and wild berries on the nose. Creamy and medium-bodied with soft tannins and juicy berry fruit. Fresh and balanced. Drink from 2023. - James Suckling Very...
100 WA / 100 FS / 98 VM / 97 WCI / 96 WS / 17 JR Taylor's 1992 Vintage Port is unquestionably the greatest young port I have ever tasted. It represents the essence of what vintage port can achieve. The color is an opaque...
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 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...
The domaine currently has a 1.5 hectare parcel in Oger, Mesnil's neighboring village to the north. 66 ares of the 1.5 hectares are in the climat of "Les Vozemieux". (1 are is 1/100th of a hectare, so 66 ares is 0.66 hectare...
94 DE / 91-94 JM An impressive concentration of bright red cherry fruit, with notes of violet and liquorice. The structure is firm, but also supple and dense. This is the best red of the cellar. The red wines of Caroline...
96 WI / 96 WE / 94-96 VM / 95 JS / 95 JA / 95 DE / 95 WCI / 94+ WA / 94 JD / 94 FS / 17+ JR A blend of 60% Cabernet Franc and 40% Merlot, the 2021 Angelus has a medium to deep garnet-purple color. It needs a little swirling...
95+ WA / 95 JS / 92 VM / 17 JR Extremely fine tuned and precise, the 2016 Chianti Classico Riserva Gallule offers depth and a long succession of delicate nuances with dark fruit, balsam herb, licorice and freshly tilled...
91-93 FS / 90-92 WE / 90 WS / 16.5 JR Dark ruby garnet, violet reflections, delicate edge lightening, ripe black cherry fruit, tobacco nuances, delicate touch of precious wood and nougat. Powerful, juicy, elegant texture,...
97 RP / 95 WCI / 18 JR This is undisputably the wine of the vintage, a year that was clearly over-exposed and over-rated, largely because it was better than the four vintages that preceded it. However, it was not terribly...
92-94 WA / 92-94 VM The most powerful wine in the cellar is the 2019 Volnay 1er Cru Clos des Chênes, a rich, muscular cuvée that offers up notes of plums, cherries, orange rind, spices and burning embers...
95 DE / 95 JM / 95 JS / 94+ WA / 93 BH / 17.5+ JR This comes from two south and south-east-facing parcels in the highest part of the Grand Cru and tends to make quite austere wines, even in vintages like 2018. Very much a...
16.5 JR Rich sweet and dark. Fine sandy tannins and an overriding freshness giving an elegant and juicy finish.-Julia Harding MW, Jancis...
92 JS / 88-90 WA 92 Points James Suckling: Lots of espresso with plums, dark chocolate and blackberries peeking through in the background. This is full but with lots of juicy fruit going on and a marked tannin...
95 WA / 92+ VM / 92 WE The 2010 Wavelength Proprietary Red is an intriguing blend of 65% Syrah and 35% Cabernet Franc. Its saturated purple color is followed by aromas of flowers, blueberries, blackberries, forest floor and...
92-94 VM / 92-94 WA / 90-93 BH / 90-93 JM Domaine Bernard Moreau was divided between brothers Benoit and Alex as of the 2021 vintage. Vineyard holdings have been halved. The 2022 Chassagne-Montrachet La Maltroye 1er Cru is...
97 VM / 96 WCI / 95 WA / 95 WS Resiny, spicy, coconut-scented nose of almost exotic ripeness and extraordinary depth. Huge and fat, with a mouthfilling, lanolin texture; yet manages to be vivid and fresh (partially blocked...
90 BH / 90-92 JM Note: Joseph Colin is the son of Marc Colin as well as the former winemaker at his father’s Domaine. He is the younger brother of Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey. Tasting note: This is also aromatically...
90 BH / 88-91 JM Note: Joseph Colin is the son of Marc Colin as well as the former winemaker at his father’s Domaine. He is the younger brother of Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey. Tasting note: Riper though still quite fresh...
97 VM / 97 JD / 96 DE / 95 WA / 95 WE / 94 JS A stellar wine, the 2020 Grattamacco is dark, vibrant and nuanced to the core. Black fruit, lavender, spice, leather, menthol and dried herbs infuse the 2020 with tons of...
93 VM The 2022 Le Haut-Lieu Premiere Trie Moelleux is supple and fine with a high level of purity and finesse. It's delicate, light and precise despite its 95g/L of residual sugar. - Rebecca Gibb MW, Vinous...
Thierry Pillot is part of a young generation of talented winemakers from Chassagne-Montrachet. He’s been running his family Domaine, Paul Pillot since 2004 and making wines under his own label on the side. Les Castets...
93 WA The 2020 Pinot Noir Estate Vineyard was matured in 76% new oak for 16 months. It has a medium ruby color and a core of red cherry fruit with accents of mushroom, tobacco and Angostura bitters. The light-bodied palate...
89 BH / 88 VM 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...
96 RP / 95 WCI / 18.5 JR The 1988 reveals layer upon layer of honeyed pineapple-and orange-scented and -flavored fruit, vibrant acidity, high levels of botrytis, and a fabulously long, yet well-focused finish. It is a great...
96+ WA From another early, low-acid vintage, the golden shining, botrytis-free 2003 Vouvray Le Haut-Lieu Moelleux Première Trie shows a beautifully intense, extraordinary clear, refined and elegant bouquet of ripe...
91-93 WA / 91-93 VM / 91-93 BH The 2019 Volnay 1er Cru Les Brouillards is showing very well, bursting with notes of smoky berry fruit, plums and spices. Medium to full-bodied, gourmand and enveloping, with fine tannins and...
95 JS Very fragrant for a wine from this commune, with tons of sour-cherry aroma and a touch of licorice. Concentrated, structured and vibrant, so clean and crisp. Also the tannins have a level of crispness that makes this...
97 JS / 96+ VM / 96 WA Intense and exotic on the nose with blackberry, blueberry, violet and walnut aromas that follow through to a full body with layers of ripe tannins and a beautiful finish of polished and well poised...
100 WA / 100 JS / 100 JD / 100 DE / 100 VM / 100 WCI / 99 WI / 99 JA / 98 AG / 19 JR The 2019 Lafleur is an utterly profound young wine that unwinds in the glass with aromas of rose petals, raspberries and sweet...
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...
97 JD / 96 WA / 96 WCI / 95 VM / 95 WS / 18.5 JR I loved this bottle of 1982 Cos d'Estournel, and it was easily the best bottle I’ve had of this wine...It shows classic, even youthful notes of lead pencil, currants...
96 RP / 96 WCI / 96 WA / 96 WS / 18.5 JR Sold As Is: No Returns, All Sales Final. Actual bottles available shown above - please note which bottle number(s) you would like in the notes at checkout. The 1976 Yquem...
Made from Caino 30% and Espadeiro 70%, Sourced from a plot named Fontecon. Very poor soils over granite, organic and biodynamic Viticulture. Average production is 100 cases
98 JS / 97 WCI / 96+ VM This is a compact cylinder of ripe and fresh fruit with currant, fresh-herb and dry-earth character on the palate. So solid. Full-bodied yet refined and checked in every way. Well-defined, formed and...
Pascal Roblet, formerly married to Cecile Tremblay, is making some of the finest Volnay. Savvy Burgundy buyers should jump on these hard to find wines before they become unattainable. Setting his 2020s in the context of...
94 VM / 17 JR The 2019 Munjebel Rosso MC (Monte Colla) is deep and inward in character, but also remarkably pretty. This dark beauty wafts up with dried cherries and crushed rocks complemented by nuances of rosemary...
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...
91-94 JM / 91-93 BH The Morgeot vineyard of the Marquis de Laguiche suffered badly from the frost. Mid lemon yellow. Quite floral on the nose for this part of the world. Very sound, a solid mass of white fruit,...
94 WI / 93 VM / 93 DE / 17 JR Golden yellow in color, the Rive Gauche Rive Droit 2015 is a 50% Pinot Noir and Chardonnay that was barrel fermented with indigenous yeast, aged four years and finished with a four gram per...
93 JS A fresh, vivid red with lots of blackberry, blueberry and spice aromas and flavors. Full-bodied, layered and very intense. Gorgeous and serious finish. Very transparent and focused. Syrah, cabernet sauvignon, and...
95 JS / 93 WA / 93 FS / 92+ VM A wine with lovely, crunchy purple fruit, fresh raspberry and citrus. Medium-bodied with fine tannins and a crisp and vivid finish. Plenty of fruit at the end. Needs a little time to open, but...
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...
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,...
16 JR Quite edgy on the nose. Very focused nose but a bit lacking sweetness and charm. Edgy. Rather grainy tannins on the finish. The grand vin 1996 is very different indeed. - Jancis...
93 JS 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. - James...
92-94 WA The 2021 Volnay 1er Cru Les Vignes de Madeleine incorporates all of Roblet's premier cru holdings this year, as well as a significant proportion of whole bunches. Wafting from the glass with aromas of peonies, rose...
90-91 JM / 89 BH Note: Joseph Colin is the son of Marc Colin as well as the former winemaker at his father’s Domaine. He is the younger brother of Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey. A cooler site which does well in these warm...
95 VM Despite its 125g/L of residual sugar, the 2022 Le Mont Premiere Trie Moelleux is balanced, fine and long. Yes, its sweetness fills the mouth and makes it blossom, but there's no suggestion of unctuousness or weight...
94 WE Intensly rich without being sweet, this wine is full of ripe flavors and a touch of honey. It's a wonderful combination of spices, candied fruits and opulence. The acidity rounds this wine out nicely. Imported by...
94 WA One cuvée that really doesn't miss a beat in this more challenging vintage is the 2021 Morgon Corcelette Vieilles Vignes Sable, a medium to full-bodied, ample and fleshy wine evocative of plums, sweet berries,...
97 WA / 97 JD Coming from the Beckstoffer Georges III vineyard, the very deep garnet-purple colored 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon GIII bursts forth with an outrageously spicy nose of Chinese five spice and aniseed with a core of...
96 WE / 93 WS / 93 JS / 92 RP The aromas are marked by butterscotch and baking spice notes, picking up lemon and apple flavors as this rides the vibrant structure to a long finish. Drink now through 2020. 15 cases imported"...
99 RP / 98 WA / 98 WCI / 97 JS / 96 WI / 95 WS / 95 WE / 19 JR A candidate for a perfect score, the 2003 Montrose has been a superstar since the first time I tasted it in barrel. Showing no signs of weakening, it is an...
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...
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