97 VM / 94 WE The 2017 Geremia is a revelation. It might be even better than the 2015 or 2016, which is saying a lot. Soaring aromatics make a strong first impression. In 2017, the fruit profile leans more into the red...
97 DE / 96 JS / 94 JD / 94 WS The Lançon family’s history at Domaine de la Solitude dates back to the 15th century, with 17th-century links to Tuscany and even Popes (Barberini was the family name of Pope Urban...
98 WE / 94 FS The nose is still shy, giving very little away. The palate, however, reverberates with in tones of candied lime, grapefruit zest, citrus leaf, nettle and angelica. Freshness, lift, and profound, stony depths...
94 DE / 94 JA / 93 JD / 93 WI / 92 WA / 17 JR2nd wine of Vieux Chateau CertanLovely soft spicing on the nose, liquorice touches and bramble fruits - gorgeous aromatics on show. Excellent clarity on the palate, this has...
92 WA 100% Pinot Meunier Disgorged with nine grams per liter dosage after three years sur lattes, Orban's NV Brut Rosé is produced entirely from Pinot Meunier; based on the 2014 vintage, it also incorporates 50%...
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...
98 JD / 96 VM / 96 WCI / 95 WA / 95 WS Deep ruby-colored and offering a heavenly bouquet of black raspberries, toasted spiced, cured meats, licorice, and cured meats, the 2016 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Combes des Fous is...
99 FS / 98 DE / 97 WI / 96+ JD / 96 WA / 96 WCI / 95 VM / 95 JS / 16.5+ JR Dark ruby garnet, opaque core, violet reflections, delicate edge brightening. Attractive dark berry confit, nuances of licorice, floral notes,...
100 JA / 100 FS / 99 JS / 99 WCI / 97 JD / 97 VM / 97 WA / 97 WI #16 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France 2021#54 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of 2021#71 Jeb Dunnuck Top 100 2021 The 10th vintage under the Nicolas...
95 JS / 93+ WA / 93 JD / 92 VM / 92 KO Extremely aromatic with plums, black cherries, flowers and some orange peel. Hints of cedar and sandalwood. Full-bodied with firm, silky tannins that are polished and very pretty. This...
95 DE / 93 VM / 93 BH Nathalie, Gilles (and now daughter Julie) run this high-quality domaine in Fontenay. WIth 2.2ha of Vaulorent, this is aged for a minimum of 12 months on fine lees with 20% matured in oak. Very good...
96 JS / 96 WE / 94-97 JM / 93-94 WA / 90-93 BH So much ripe mirabelle with nuances of honeycomb, candied citrus, vanilla bean, licorice and more. Stunning concentration with everything balanced on a pinhead. The underlying...
97 WA Vojtilla is a small, four-acre vineyard in the Chehalem Mountains that sits at around 500 to 600 feet in elevation and, says Jim Maresh, is influenced by the nearby Willamette River. Harvested in October this vintage,...
97 VM / 96 JD / 96 WE / 96 WCI / 95 JS / 94+ WA / 94 JA / 94 DE / 94 WS / 94 WI / 94 FS / 17 JR The 2020 Cantenac Brown is a knock-out. A Margaux of towering intensity, the 2020 is dense and vertical at...
97 WS / 96 DE / 95 VM / 17.5 JR A vibrant, enticing rosé, with rich aromas and flavors of poached apricot, grilled nut, white cherry, saffron and anise, all set in a seamless frame. This is racy and intense, yet...
96-98 VM / 96 JD / 95 WA / 95 WCI / 94 DE (fermented in concrete vats and then aged in concrete and neutral oak barrels) Lurid ruby. A heady, expressive bouquet evokes fresh raspberry, cherry compote, potpourri,...
100 JD / 100 WI / 100 DE / 99 JS / 96-99 WS / 98 VM / 18 JR#96 James Suckling Top 100 2024#100 James Suckling Top 100 USA 2024 One of the legendary Dominus, the 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon is unquestionably in the...
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...
96 WS / 96 JS / 93-96 JM / 93-95 WA / 92-95 BH Wine Spectator Insider Hot Wine. A rich, supple white, with great balance and expression, delivering peach, lemon, mineral and spice flavors allied to a bone-dry, chalky...
96 JS / 95+ WA / 95 DE / 93+ JD / 16 JR So deep and dark, yet with such vitality and energy, this is a great Chateauneuf that’s remarkably drinkable right now. I love the exotic touch (pomegranate and mangosteen)...
94 AG / 94 WI / 93 JD / 93 JS / 93 JA / 93 DE / 93 WCI / 92+ WA / 92 VM / 16.5 JR#1 Wine Independent 2024 Holiday QPR Red Wine Under $50 The 2021 Laroque is classy, elegant and polished. A wine of stature and breeding,...
96 VM / 96 WS / 96 JS / 96 FS / 16.5 JR 40th Anniversary labelThe 2017 I Sodi di San Niccolò is supple, radiant and inviting, almost uncharacteristically so for a young vintage of this typically potent, brooding wine...
94 WS / 92 BH / 92-95 JM Note: a .55 ha monopole A mix of black cherry, oak spice and exotic woods—think sandalwood—aromas introduce this complex, detailed and mineral-tinged red, which is heady, yet juicy and...
96 WS / 96 JD / 96 JS / 95 VM / 95 WI / 93 WA / 94 DE / 17+ JR This red boasts a beautiful balance between its cherry, strawberry, floral, eucalyptus and mineral aromas and flavors. Supple and elegant, despite the resonant...
91 BH / 91 VM / 90 WA Note: from a .34 ha parcel; vinified and maturation in 100% stainlessTasting note: A slightly riper, more expressive and subtly exotic nose is composed by notes of both white and yellow orchard fruit,...
94+ WA / 94 FS / 93 JS / 93 WS The 2016 Ampeleia is an organic expression of Cabernet Franc made with 10% whole-cluster fruit and fermented in a combination of large oak casks and cement. Fruit is drawn from a high-altitude...
98 JD / 97 VM / 97 JS / 97 WCI / 96 JA / 96 WI / 96 FS / 95 DE / 95 WE / 94 WA / 94 WS / 17+ JR As to the Grand Vin 2019 Château Pape Clement, it reveals a dense purple hue to go with stunning aromatics...
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...
98 JS / 98 WS / 97 DE / 97 WA / 18 JR This is a superb baby Noval that reminds me of the 1966. Chewy yet so polished. The light sweetness suggests an overall dialing back of the sugar content. Stemmy and lightly green. A...
99-100 JS / 97-100 VM / 96-100 JD / 99 WCI / 97-99 WI / 98 DE / 98 JA / 95-97 WA / 16.5 JR #3 Jeb Dunnuck Top 25 2023 Bordeaux En Primeur The aromas in this young Margaux are so primary, reminding me of grape must...
97 WA / 95 VM / 95 WS#27 Vinous Top 100 2024 The string of successes continues with the stunning 2021 Gigondas le Poste, which features layers of spicy complexity—pepper, licorice, allspice—melded into deep...
95 WA / 95 KO / 95 WI / 95 WS / 95 DE / 93 JS / 93 VM / 17.5 JR #9 Wine Enthusiast's Top 100 Cellar Selections of 2022 The 2018 Barolo Bricco delle Viole is not super intense, but it is balanced in its own way. The wine is...
96 VM / 96 JS / 95 WI / 94 JA / 93 WCI / 92 WS / 17+ JR The 2020 Le Petit Cheval (Blanc) is fabulous. Rich, creamy and wonderfully expansive, the 2020 is just gorgeous. Lemon confit, white flowers, passion fruit and a touch...
95-97 VM / 93-97 JM The 2018 Chambertin Clos-de-Bèze Grand Cru includes 30% whole-bunch fruit, though this is the one grand cru where you cannot detect the stem addition, just the copious dark cherry, raspberry,...
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...
100 JD / 99 WI / 98 JS / 98 DE / 98+ WA / 98 WCI / 98 FS / 97 VM / 97 WE / 18+ JR #27 Jeb Dunnuck Top 100 2021#59 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France 2021 A full-bodied powerhouse as well as a perfect...
98 JS / 98 JD / 97 CT#23 James Suckling Top 100 France 2024 Made in years when Cuvée da Capo is not produced Very muscular, meaty and gamey, with wonderful spicy complexity on the full-bodied and highly...
97+ DB / 97 WA / 95 JS / 95 VM (100% Riesling; from a legendary estate established by Kaiser Wilhelm II in 1904 on the incredibly steep slate slopes of the Saar river valley; 10.5% alcohol). 1st release and exclusively...
94 JM / 94 JS / 93+ WA / 93 DE / 93 WS / 93 WE / 93 JD / 91 VPVinepair Best Champagnes of 2023 Even though 2019 follows the modern trend for warm, ripe vintages, harvesting was a couple of weeks later than in 2018,...
99-100 JS / 97-99+ JD / 97-99 WI / 95-97 VM / 95 DE What a finish on this Pontet-Canet. So much energy and brightness. It's full-bodied yet so tight and focused with superb fruit and transparency. It is racy and fine with...
99-100 DE / 98-100 JA / 98-99 JS / 97-99 WA / 97-99 VM / 96-98+ WI / 96-98 JD / 17.5++ JR A sublime wine from Lafleur in 2022 that delivers a vibrant, electric and incredibly charming wine with subtle power. A beautiful...
96 GP / 94+ WA / 94 JS Style, creamy. Colour, cherry, garnet rim. Aroma, red berry notes, ripe fruit, neat, expressive, dark chocolate. Flavour, elegant, fine bitter notes, full of life, flavourful, varietal,...
92 BH / 92 JM Note: our stock imported by Grape Expectations uses the Marcel et Blanche Fevre-Fevre labels, but is the exact same wine labeled as Nathalie & Gilles Fevre.More info: www.grapex...
97 DE / 96 WA / 96 BH / 94-97 JM / 17.5++ JR Fèvre's largest grand cru, with 4ha located higher up in Les Clos, meaning this is cooler climate and with much more chalk than Kimmeridgian. 50% of the vines were planted...
94 DE / 92-95 JM / 92-94 VM / 92 WA / 90-93 BH A half-hectare acquired by the Château de Puligny-Montrachet from Charton in 1993, in a couple separate parcels, all near Chevalier. The wine is rich and spicy, with...
93 BH / 93 WS / 89-92 JM Tasting note: Aromas of poached plum, spice warm earth and a floral top note introduce rich and seductively textured flavors that are at once caressing yet powerful while coating the palate with...
92-94 VM / 89-91 BH The 2017 Chablis Les Sechets 1er Cru is gorgeous. Apricot, hazelnut, crushed flowers and herbs give the Sechets a savory character that is beguiling and undeniably attractive. Light on its feet, perfumed...
94 WA / 93 JM / 93 WS / 91 BH One wine that's indubitably built for the cellar is Niellon's emblematic 2018 Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Chaumées Clos de la Truffière. Opening in the glass with scents of...
92 JM / 91 BH / 90 VM Pale lemon colour. Bring on the white stones. A little touch of seaweed, this has tightened up in bottle says Didier. I really like this. Brilliantly racy, ripe enough fruit of course but the terroirs...
91 JS / 16 JR This is fine-tannined with pretty currant, light chocolate and walnut character. Medium-to full-bodied with a chewy finish. Drink in 2022. - James Suckling Black core with purple rim. Dark, savoury...
96 WCI / 95 WA / 95 JD / 95 WE / 94 JS / 93 VM / 17+ JR Deep red fruits, silky tannins, spice, purity, freshness and a peppery, ripe, red berry finish all come together perfectly here. The wine is made using...
100 JS / 100 DE / 100 JD / 100 WE / 100 FS / 100 WCI / 99 WA / 99 VM / 99 WS / 98 WI / 19 JR #52 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of 2018 #1 James Suckling French Wine of the Year 2018 #20 Wine Enthusiast's Top 100...
98+ JD / 98 JS / 98 DE / 98 FS / 98 WCI / 97+ WA / 97 AG / 96 VM / 95 WS / 17.5++ JR #2 Jeb Dunnuck Top 50 Reds 2018The 2015 Haut Bailly checks in as a blend of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 36% Merlot and 4% Petit Verdot...
15.5 JR Sweet and a little raisined on the nose but has good depth of fruit on the palate and rounded tannins.-Julia Harding MW,...
98 JS / 97 VM#46 Vinous Top 100 2024 All the yellow and fresh tropical fruit of the world is packed into this exceptionally complex and mind-blowingly intense wine that pushes the envelope of minerality all the way, and...
93-95 JD / 93 VM / 93 DE / 16.5 JR Starting with what could be considered the entry level cuvée, the 2020 Cornas Granit 30 comes from further down the slope, from vines closer to the village. That's obviously...
97 KO / 95 VM / 95 DE / 94 JS / 93+ JD / 93 WA / 93 WS / 16.5 JR #31 Kerin O'Keefe Top 100 Italian Wines of 2023 Made from fifty-year old vines, the compelling Giuseppe Cortese 2020 Rabajà is one of the best wines...
94 VM / 92-94 JM / 90-93 BH The vineyard lies below Bonnes Mares Note: from vines planted in 1947 The 2020 Chambolle Musigny les Sentiers 1er Cru, courtesy of 70 year old vines, is much more backward on the nose compared...
93 VM The 2020 Zinfandel Turley Estate is one of the richer wines in this vintage. Yields were down a punishing 50%. Succulent red cherry fruit, spice, tobacco, cedar, dried flowers, leather and licorice are front and...
98-99 WA / 97 JS / 17.5 JR The 2021 Stromberg GG offers a bright and pure, enormously radiant and earthy/herbal bouquet of crushed porphyry rocks and concentrated Riesling berry aromas intermingled with iodine notes. Great...
93 VM Glistening ruby-red. Fresh red and blue fruit, baking spices and potpourri scents Shows intense, along with smokey mineral topnote. Sweet and expansive in the mouth, displaying boysenberry, kirsch, savory herb and...
93 WA The 2019 Saarburger Rausch Spätlese (White Capsule) is intense and crunchy-slatey on the piquant and characterful nose that reveals ripe fruit and stony/herbal notes. Salty, piquant and highly stimulating on the...
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 VM / 95 WCI / 93-95 WE / 94 DE / 93 JD / 93 JA / 17 JR The 2020 Lafon-Rochet represents the essence of classicism in Bordeaux. Medium in body and finely-cut, Lafon-Rochet is one of the classiest, more refined...
94 VM / 93 JA / 91 JS / 91-93 JD / 91 WCI The 2019 Côte de Baleau takes quite a few minutes to settle in the glass. It has a very concentrated bouquet of black cherries, mulberry, touches of licorice and...
96 JS / 94 JD / 93 VM / 17 JR A very rich Blanc de Blancs champagne that doesn’t taste bone-dry, thanks to the stunning harmony. Tons of dried pear and apple character is married to a wonderfully creamy and silky...
95+ WA / 94 VM / 94 WCI / 93 JS / 93 WS / 16.5+ JR The 2006 is a wine to stockpile, especially for those in their thirties and forties as it needs another decade to reach maturity, after which it should keep for 30+ years...
100 JS / 100 WCI / 98 JD / 98 WA / 98 WE / 98 FS / 97 VM / 97 DE / 96 WS / 99-100 GV / 18 JR #48 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of 2018 I am breathless with the dark-berry, lavender and burnt-orange aromas. Some salt...
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...
100 VM / 98-100 JD / 99 WS / 99 DE / 99 FS / 98 JS The 2021 Masseto is a stunner. It also shows how much the estate has evolved in recent years. I was reminded of that recently when I drank the 2001, considered by many...
97 WE / 96 VM / 94 KO / 16 JR#13 Wine Enthusiast Top 100 Cellar Selections 2024#29 Vinous Top 100 2024 This wine opens with aromas of dark cherries, as if they've been gently stewed in their own juice. This fruit core is...
93 JA Vivid cherry red, medium intensity, pared back and moreish. Enticing charred plum and spiced black cherry, restrained and savoury, chalky tannins, good lift through the palate without losing the creaminess of the...
96+ WA / 96 JS / 95 VM / 95 WE / 95 DE / 94 WS / 16.5 JR#53 Wine Enthusiast Top 100 Cellar Selections 2024 Fifty percent Mendoza, some Gingin and a bunch of Bernard clones (76, 277 and 96) populate this 30-hectare vineyard...
89 VM / 88 JM / 88 WA / 16.5 JR Bottled just before the harvest, the 2022 Bourgogne Aligoté has a delightful, slightly nutty, fumé bouquet that blossoms in the glass. The palate is well-balanced with fine...
94-96+ WI / 95-96 JS / 94-96 WA / 95 JA / 95 DE / 92-94 VM / 16+ JR Les Perrieres 2023 is 100% Bouchet (Cabernet Franc). "This is the first time we've done 100% Cabernet Franc here, it is supposed to be a varietal...
96 JD / 95 WS / 95 JS / 94 DE / 93 WA The 2020 Châteauneuf Du Pape Blanc is showing even better today than when I tasted it last year. Pear, stone fruits, and crushed stone as well as a kiss of black licorice emerge...
99 FS / 98 WA 222 cases produced Multi-layered aromas with lots of sour cherry, hints of green plum, black olive and dark forest berries, a floral note and a touch of cinnamon. Fresh, aromatically powerful and elegant on...
97 DE Decanter Top 10 Australian Wines of 2022 Change is sweeping through South Australia’s vast Riverland region, with many vineyard owners embracing an array of Mediterranean grape varieties. This is what excites...
96-97 JS / 95 DE / 93-95+ WA / 93-95 JD / 94 JA / 92-94 WI / 91-93 VM Deep fruit, dark spices and graphite with wide yet polished, linear tannins. Full-bodied and intense with depth and structure. Long and chalky at...
96-98 VM / 95-97 WA / 96 DE / 96 JA / 95-96 JS / 93-95 WI The 2022 Grand Puy Lacoste was picked from 7 to 23 September and contains more Merlot due to the high quality of the fruit, matured in 75% new oak. There is 14.2%...
98-100 VM / 96-98 WA / 95-97+ JD / 95-97 WI / 96 DE / 96 JA The 2022 Beau-Séjour Bécot has a bit more Cabernet Franc than most years, which comes through immediately in the wine's aromatic profile. Dark, rich...
99 WA / 98 JS / 97 VM / 97 WE / 96 DE / 17.5 JR #26 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of Australia 2021 The 2018 vintage can comfortably be described as being one of the greatest, if not the greatest vintage in Margaret...
95 WI / 94 WA / 94 VM / 94 WS / 93 JS / 17 JR#6 Wine Spectator Top French Sparkling Wines of 2023Vinepair Best Champagnes of 2023 Displaying a bright pale salmon to cherry pink color, the 2015 Louis Roederer et Philippe...
92 WS This is ripe, with a slight cooked feel to the cherry, blackberry and blueberry aromas and flavors. Starts out pliable, firming up as the dense tannins sweep in on the finish. Best from 2026 through 2045. 25 cases...
98+ WA / 98 JD / 98 JS / 97 VM / 18 JR #40 James Suckling's Top 100 American Wines of 2021 Made from 100% Cabernet Sauvignon, the 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon Hillside Select displays a deep garnet-purple color, bursting...
98 JS / 95 VM / 95 WCI / 94+ JD / 94 JA / 94 DE / 93 WA / 17.5 JR #92 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France 2023Lots of violets, blackberries, bark and iodine. Oyster shell. Full-bodied. Firm and velvety...
99 JD / 99 JS / 99 FS / 98+ WA / 98 WCI / 97+ VM / 97 DE / 97 WE / 96 WS / 18++ JR #9 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France 2021#17 Jeb Dunnuck Top 100 2021#38 James Suckling's Top 100...
94-96 VM / 94-96 JM The 2021 Chambertin Clos-de-Bèze Grand Cru is matured with 20% whole bunches in 80% new oak. Dark berry fruit, bay leaf, Earl Grey and sous-bois unfold on the nose though remain understated. It...
98 JD / 97 JS / 97 WE / 96 VM / 96 WA / 95+ WI Based on 60% Pinot Noir and the rest Chardonnay, with 17% raised in barrels, the 2008 Champagne Nicolas François spent more than 150 months on its lees, with 2.9 grams...
96 DE / 93 WS / 17 JR Intense violets on the nose, this is hypnotically aromatic. Very full-bodied and generous, with delicious peach fruit. Has a sense of sweet ripeness on the palate that's balanced by acidity and salty...
99 JS / 97 WE / 96 WS / 96 VP / 95 VM / 95 DE / 94+ WI / 94 WA / 94 JD#48 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France 2023#64 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of 2023Vinepair Best Champagnes of 2023The tightness and tension of...
93 JD / 90 VM The 2018 Champagne Cuvée Ephemère Extra Brut is entirely Chardonnay coming from the Grand Cru villages of Oger, Avize, and Cramant. Pouring a bright straw hue, it’s pure with aromas...
93 JM / 91-93 VM / 17 JR Fine pale lemon and lime. This is very classy on the nose, less sun-drenched than Garenne. Ripe lemon notes, quality white fruit behind, a fresh crystalline finish, then the fruit returns behind...
93 AG / 91 WA / 90 WS The NV Brut Rosé is gorgeous. Bright and energetic, with tons of underlying energy, the Rosé is stellar and also a highlight in this lineup. Lifted aromatics and sculpted fruit add...
90 WS / 90 JS / 16.5 JR The refined texture sets the pace for lemon, apple and bread dough flavors in this firm, elegant bubbly, which is dry in style, with an austerity that begs food. There's nice balance and length...
93 JS / 93 JD / 93 DE / 93 WE / 92 AG / 91 WI / 90 WS / 17 JR Fresh blackberries, blackcurrants, graphite, chocolate and spearmint on the nose. Medium to full body, with sleek and well-integrated tannins. Fruity and...
97 VM / 97 JS / 97 JD / 96 WCI / 95 WA / 95 WS / 95 WE / 94 DE / 94 FS / 17.5+ JR The 2020 Canon La Gaffelière is heady, sumptuous and totally exotic. A wine of depth and striking intensity, the 2020 possesses...
96 JS / 94 VM / 94 DE / 94 JD / 94 WE / 93 WA / 93 JA / 93 FS / 17.5 JR Gorgeous perfumes of plums, berries, light chocolate and walnut follow through to a medium body, fine tannins and crunchy finish. Bright and fresh...
94 VM / 93 WE The most weightless and ethereal wine in this lineup, the 2012 Pinot Noir Reed Vineyard speaks above all else to finesse. Rose petal, sweet red berries, orange peel, mint and spices gradually open up in a...
97 WA / 94 JS / 93 VM Aeroplan Servaj or "little airplane" is the affectionate nickname that Domenico's father gave to his young "free spirited" son. The Domenico Clerico 2016 Barolo Aeroplan Servaj is tightly wound and...
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