89 BH Tasting note: Whiffs of menthol and wood surround the peppery and spicy red and dark berry fruit aromas. There is very good volume and punch to the medium weight flavors that possess more supporting structure than...
98 VM / 97 JS / 97 WCI / 96 WI / 96 DE / 96 WE / 96 FS / 95 JA / 95+ WA / 17.5 JR#85 James Suckling Top 100 France 2024 The 2021 Vieux Château Certan may very well be the wine of the vintage on the...
96 WS / 93 BH This red's depth and harmony are evident on the first sniff and sip. Delivers a deep well of balanced black cherry, plum, licorice, tar, sandalwood and toasty oak flavors, with dense structure and supple...
89 BH / 16 JR Lightish crimson. Sweet cherry fruit, open. Chewy chocolate-smooth tannins. Firm yet harmonious. --Julia Harding MW, Jancis Robinson Note: from Les Chaumes, Champs de Morjot, La Goujonne and La...
96 JS / 95 DE / 95 WE / 94 WA / 94 WS / 94 W&SDecanter Wines of the Year 2021 Very deep and youthful nose with a cornucopia of candied citrus and red berries, as well as a touch of herb. Stunning depth of chalky...
92 WI / 92 VP / 91 VM / 91 JS / 91 WS / 91 BH / 90 WA / 90 WE / 16 JRVinepair Best Champagnes of 2023 Based on the 2019 vintage, the Delamotte Brut NV is a blend of 60% Côte de Blancs Chardonnay, 35% Pinot Noir and 5...
94 JS / 93 VM / 92 WCI / 92 JD / 92 DE Currant and dark chocolate with walnut and cedar undertones. It’s medium-bodied with creamy tannins. Juicy finish. 68% cabernet sauvignon, 24% merlot, 6% cabernet franc and 2%...
98+ JD / 97+ WI / 97 VM / 97 JA / 97 WCI / 96 JS / 96 DE / 96 FS / 95 WS / 95 WE / 17.5+ JRA special bottle for 2020 celebrates 100 years of the Cuvelier family as owners of the estate. The Grand Vin 2020...
100 JD / 100 JA / 99 VM / 98 WI / 98 DE / 97 WE / 18.5 JR / 96 WA The Grand Vin 2020 Château Cheval Blanc checks in as a blend of 65% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Franc, and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon that was raised, as always,...
100 WCI / 99 VM / 99 JD / 98 WA / 98 JA / 98 DE / 98 AG / 98 WI / 97 JS / 97 WE / 97 FS / 96 WS / 18 JR#26 Jeb Dunnuck's Top 100 2022 Absolutely compelling from the initial swirl, sniff and sip. It takes no time...
100 WI / 100 JS / 100 TB / 100 WCI / 98+ JD / 98 VM / 98 WA / 98 DE / 98 WE / 18.5 JR #1 Tasting Book Best Red Wines of the World 2023#7 Wine Enthusiast's Top 100 Cellar Selections...
100 VM / 100 WA / 100 DE / 100 RP / 100 JS / 100 WCI / 99 WS / 99 WE / 98 JA / 19 JR The 2010 Latour can be summed up in two words: “The king.” It convincingly asserts its superiority over other 2010s,...
100 WI / 100 JD / 100 JA / 99 WA / 99 VM / 99 WCI / 98 JS / 98 DE / 97 WE / 97 FS / 18.5 JR A blend of 68% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot, and 7% Cabernet Franc, the 2016 Montrose is deep garnet-purple in color. It...
97 JD / 95 VM One of the gems in the lineup is the 2016 Sticks and Stones, which is 74% Grenache, 19% Syrah, and 7% Mourvèdre. Seamlessness and elegance are the buzzwords here, and this beauty offers a kaleidoscope...
99 JD / 99 JS / 98+ WA / 97 DE / 97 WCI / 96 TB / 18.5+ JR#1 Tasting Book Best Sweet Wines of the World 2023 The 2016 Chateau D’Yquem is pure magic and dessert wines don’t get much better. Offering a pale gold...
94 JS / 94 WS / 93 RP / 19 JR This is an extremely full-bodied, powerful wine, but it still retains a classy balance. Deep ruby, with chocolate and berry aromas, full-bodied, with anise and dried cherry flavors, full, hard...
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...
96 JS / 93-95 WCI / 93-95 FS / 94 VM / 94 JD / 94 WE / 94 WS / 93 DE / 92 WA / 17.5 JR Shows incredible depth and power with near perfect Margaux character of black fruits and power. Full body, very tannic yet...
93 RP / 18.5 JR Graham is another great port house, producing one of the deepest-colored and sweetest styles of vintage port. Along with Taylor and Fonseca, Graham has probably been the most consistent producer of great...
92 WA / 90+ VM / 90 WS / 16.5 JR Tasted single blind against its peers. This has a very floral, exuberant bouquet with white peach and grapefruit soaring from the glass. It is very pure and vivacious. The palate is...
97 WA / 97 JS / 96 DE / 96 WI / 95 WS / 94+ VM Tasted blind at the 10-Year On Tasting in Sauternes. The 2005 Chateau Climens just soars from the glass with layers of clear honey, marmalade, nectarine and minerals all...
99 WI / 99 JS / 98+ WA / 98+ JD / 97 VM / 97 WS The 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon, with 8% Cabernet Franc and 4% Petit Verdot in the blend, is deep garnet-purple in color. Scents of creme de cassis, mulberries, and juicy plums...
100 VM / 98 DE The 2021 Syrah Que Syrah Vineyard is the greatest wine I have ever tasted from Duncan Arnot and Nathan Roberts. It emerges from Roberts' home vineyard in the Taylor Lane district that includes other notable...
93 BH / 92+ WA / 92 JM Tasting note: Decidedly cool and restrained aromas are comprised by notes of just sliced citrus and green apple along with hints of white flowers and wet stone. The gorgeously textured...
Stunning complexity from the benchmark producer of collectible Chenin. Excellent vintage, ready to drink.
97 JS / 95 VM / 94 FS A great Spatlese that has deep apricot and mandarin orange fruit with delicate mint and tarragon aromas. Staggering vitality and brilliance on the extremely focused and precise palate. Enormous wet...
98-100 JD / 98-100 WI / 98-100 DE / 98-100 WCI / 98-99 JS / 96-99 WA / 98 JA / 96-98 VM / 96-98 WE / 19 JR Moving to the flagship, the 2022 Château Mouton Rothschild is a massive, full-bodied, incredibly...
95 DE / 92 JS / 91 WS The 72ha Viña Lanciano vineyard sits in a privileged location, in a curve in the Ebro river. The vines dig deep to find nutrients on this pebble-strewn former riverbed. Grapes for this...
91-93 WA / 91-93 BH Wafting from the glass with notions of cassis, dark chocolate, plums, spices and peonies, the 2020 Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru Les Chaignots is medium to full-bodied, velvety and enveloping, with a rich...
96 VM / 92+ JD / 16.5 JR Dark, shimmering magenta. Displays highly perfumed black and blue fruit aromas, along with hints ofvanilla, potpourri, olive and smoky minerals. Densely packed cherry, blueberry and fruitcake...
95 JS / 95 FS / 94 WA / 94 VM A rich and juicy red with plum and chocolate character. Some fresh sage, too. It's full and layered, but remains bright and vivid. Hints of herbs and dark fruit at the end, as well as soil...
91 CT The third and latest addition to Jean Foillard’s stellar lineup of Morgons comes from the Charmes lieu-dit, one of the highest parcels in the appellation. In contrast to the grandiose, deeply structured...
98 JS / 17 JR Indice 1 (13.6% Alcohol) 2025-2045+ Super smoky, spicy and flinty, this imposing and enveloping pinot gris is barely off-dry. Welcome to a world of smoky and textural complexity on the deep and refined palate...
97 WE / 95 JM / 94 VM Bright, tender lemon and fragrant summer blossom give a sense of delicacy to this wine's chalky nose. The chalky, concentrated and textured palate is also pervaded by lemon zestiness that makes the...
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...
99 FS / 98 JS / 98 JA / 98 WI / 98 WS / 97 WA / 97 VM / 97 DE / 97 WE / 17 JR Dark ruby red with opaque core. Fragrant and elegant nose, complex, of cassis and blackcurrants, plus some fine wood, then an interplay...
Todd on this wine: “A fun new Pet Nat from the Fingerlakes area. A white blend of hybrid and vinifera grapes including the NY81 – the grape so good it hasn’t even gotten a name yet.” Grapes: NY81,...
94 JM In magnum format. The Collection 241 was only released in large format (magnum and above) and aged an extra year to allow a side-by-side release with the 2017-based Collection in bottle. In the three years since its...
92 AG / 92 WA / 92 WS Geoffroy's NV Brut Rosé de Saignée is 100% Pinot Noir from Cumières and Hautvillers. Gracious and lifted, the Rosé offers a beguiling interplay of crystalline precision and...
90-94 JM / 90-92 VM 40% whole bunch vinification. Dense purple, quite a strong reduction, this needs racking. A fine intensity of fruit, more depth perhaps than elegance, but it becomes more lifted further back on the...
94 VM / 93 WA The 2017 Langhe Freisa Kyé is polished, understated and supremely beautiful. Over the last few years, the Vajras have tamed some of the rusticity of Freisa, but there is still plenty of varietal...
97 JS / 96 FS / 94+ WA / 94 WS Aromas of dried flowers, dried strawberries, lavender, and hazelnuts. Some roses, too. Full-bodied, chewy and powerful, yet the tannins are polished and very energetic. Lots of them, yet with...
94 JS / 92 BH / 92-94 JM / 92-94 VM / 90-92+ WA A concentrated and very well-structured Beaune that has plenty of positive tannic power. Still quite tightly wound, but there’s excellent fruit and everything fits...
95 JS / 95 FS / 93 WS / 93 DE For an 8-year-old champagne this is extremely vibrant, the red-fruit character from the pinot noir grape rather in the background. Quite a strict style with discreet lees creaminess. However...
90-92 JM / 88-90+ WA / 89 BH Made from what Dominique calls La Petite Montagne, vines rented from the commune of Meursault. Pale lemon yellow, a lightly reductive nose, certainly not the explosion of ripe fruit of some...
99 JS / 97 VM / 17.5 JR Welcome to the riesling deep end! Try to climb out if you can, but I don't want to! Although this is almost 20 years old there's a kaleidoscope of dried fruit aromas which also make this one of the...
95-96 JS / 93 JD / 93 DE / 92 JA / 92 FS / 16 JR Intense graphite and violet character with lead pencil. It’s full and firm with chewy and balanced tannins. Iodine coming through. So intense. Super second wine. Like...
97 DE / 96 VM / 95 BH / 95 JM / 93-96 WA For the third vintage in a row, this 0.32ha plot, ranging in age between 60 and 80 years, has produced the best wine at the domaine. It's a stunning grand cru that was deceptively...
Varietals: 100% ViognierAppellation: Condrieu AOPLocation: La Roncharde, Corbery,Côte de Bellay, VerlieuSoil: GraniticExposure: South / EastArea: 1.7 haVineyard Age: 20 yearsFarming Method:...
17 JR Overripe strawberry and a dash of stemmy herbal flavour. Dry, rounded, light body yet plenty of flavour concentration. QGV -Richard Hemming MW, JancisRobinson Crushed flowers, sweet tobacco, dried cherries...
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 WA / 100 WCI / 98 WS / 19 JR The 2009 Cote Rotie La Mouline possesses off-the-charts richness. Like all the vintages, it comes from the Cote Blonde and is co-fermented with 11% Viognier. Its 13.5% alcohol is one of the...
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 RP / 90 WS This wine has been fully mature and delicious for many years, so I was not surprised by how stunning this bottle was. It has always been an outstanding wine for the vintage - complex, rich, savory, and the...
96 JS / 94 WA Naturally high concentration like the rest of Artadi wines. Crushed wet stones, more red and blue fruit than black fruit. Oyster shells, too. Nice chalky tannins on the palate, showing more suppleness and...
90-93 JM / 90 BH / 90 VM / 17 JR Fine mid purple with a really delicious lifted fresh raspberry fruit on the nose. Joyous red fruit at perfect ripeness on the palate, sailing effortlessly over the structure of the finish...
93 VM The 2020 Barbaresco has developed beautifully over the last year. It marries lovely fruit purity with classic structure. A pretty appealing combination in my book. Readers looking for an affordable Barbaresco to drink...
95 JS / 93 WA / 93 DE / 92 WS Crushed berry, bark and mushroom aromas follow through to a full body with juicy tannins and a long and flavorful finish. Very well done for the vintage. Try after 2027.-James Suckling The...
98+ WA Served from the 500 ml bottle, the apricot-golden colored 2003 Vouvray Clos du Bourg Moelleux Première Trie offers a beautifully deep, intense, concentrated and at the same time precise, fresh and refined...
90-92 JM / 88-91 BH From the upper part of Les Voillenots. Pale lemon and lime. There is a reserved steeliness to the nose. This has a racy white fruit quality with some fresh plum notes as well. Fruit, body and acidity all...
98 WI / 98 WE / 97 JS / 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...
96 WA There is more freshness in the 2020 La Vizcaína El Rapolao, where I even found notes of eucalyptus. It's medium-bodied and has fine tannins, very tasty and balanced. There are two new plots in 2020, so they...
90 VM The 2019 Barbera d'Alba Prephylloxera is a wild, feral wine. Strong floral and savory accents lend quite a bit of aromatic intensity. Rose petal, sage, mint, forest floor and wild cherry give the 2019 its distinctive...
Supple in texture, this red boasts cherry, black currant, graphite and earth notes. Starts out very elegant for the appellation, picking up firm tannins and more weight on the long finish. Domaine...
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...
93 WA / 90 DE Disgorged in June 2019 with seven grams per liter dosage, the 2015 Brut Premier Cru Grand Cellier d'Or reveals inviting aromas of golden orchard fruit, pear, freshly baked bread and citrus zest. Medium to...
97 DE / 95 JM / 94 JS / 94 WE / 93+ WA / 92 VM / 92 WS / 92 VP / 17 JR Decanter Wines of the Year 2021#76 Wine Spectator Top 100 2021Vinepair Best Champagnes of 2021 Softly shimmering straw gold, green tints, with a...
98 VM / 98 WI / 98 WCI / 97+ JD / 97 JA / 97 JS / 97 DE / 96 WE / 95 FS / 17++ JR #58 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France 2023The 2020 Clos Fourtet is a towering, statuesque beauty that captures all...
94-97 JM / 96 DE / 95 WE / 94 BH / 94 VM / 94 WA / 94 JS / 17 JR Glowing lemon and lime, this is very promising. The nose keeps drawing out more and more. This is the most complete wine among the William Fèvre 2018s...
97 WA / 96 FS / 95 JS / 95 WS / 94 KO / 93+ VM / 93 DE / 17++ JR The 2013 Barolo Rocche dell'Annunziata Riserva was released in January of 2019, and once again it looks to be a top prize. Licorice and flowers dominate the...
100 JD / 99 VM / 97+ WI / 97 JA / 97 DE / 97 JS / 97 WE / 96+ WA / 96 WS / 18.5 JR #2 Jeb Dunnuck's Top 100 2022 The 2019 Château Lynch-Bages is stunningly good, and it's going to be...
98 WI / 97 WA / 97 JA / 97 JD / 97 VM / 96 AG / 96 DE / 96 JS / 96 WS / 96 WE / 96 WCI / 96 FS / 19 JR #7 Jeb Dunnuck's Top 100 2022 The 2019 Leoville Barton is deep garnet-purple in color. It needs a fair...
97 DE / 96 FS / 95 VM / 94 JS / 95-97+ WA / 93-95 JD / 95 JA / 94 WCI / 18 JR Intense exotic fruits abound, powerful apricot, nectarine, white flowers and white truffles with excellent bitter almonds on the...
90 VM / 89+ WA The 2012 Rosé de Saignée is deep and full of flavor, yet also stays light on its feet. Pinot Noir takes center stage in this precise, perfumed Rosé. Veins of chalkiness and gorgeous inner...
99 JS / 98 WCI / 97 VM / 93-96 WS / 93-95 WA / 17 JR #15 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France 2021#53 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of 2021 Aromas of black cherries, blueberries, licorice, dried lavender, nutmeg and...
98 FS / 97 WS / 97 JS / 97 JD / 97 WE / 97 WCI / 96 DE / 94 VM / 94+ WA / 18 JR #12 Jeb Dunnuck Top 100 2021#94 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France 2021 Dark ruby, purple reflections, faint...
100 RP / 99 JD / 98 DE / 98 WCI / 97 WA / 18 JR The 1982 Leoville-Las Cases remains one of the awesome examples of this great vintage. Rich, full-bodied, and backward, this thick-looking, opaque ruby/purple-colored wine is...
98+ WA / 98 DE / 96 JA / 96 WS / 95 VM / 17.5 JR Pale to medium gold colored, the 2007 d'Yquem delivers powerful scents of tropical fruits—dried mangoes and pineapple paste—accented by acacia honey, toasted...
95 JS / 91 WCI / 90 RP This is a phenomenal bottle with licorice, violet and berries on nose. Full body with soft and velvety tannins and a velvety finish. This is perfect now. A fabulous wine. Shame this isn't made...
97 WE / 96 JS / 96 WCI / 95 WA / 95 DE / 94+ VM / 17 JR This firm wine shows the tannic side of the vintage. Those tannins are dusty, enriched with black-currant fruits and a dense backdrop. The wine is concentrated and...
90-92 JM / 89-92 BH Derriere le Four has been swapped in favour of some Aux Combottes, combined with Chardennes and Beaux Bruns as before. A lively pink crimson, with a very pretty perfumed floral nose that has recently...
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...
91 WA / 90-92 JM / 88-90 VM Bursting with aromas of red berries, rose petals, blood orange zest and spices, the 2022 Gevrey-Chambertin La Justice is medium to full-bodied, fleshy and enveloping, with melting tannins and a...
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...
95 JD The 2021 Chardonnay Beckstoffer Carneros Lake Vineyard has an almost Burgundian sense of reduction as well as beautiful ripe stone fruits, mulled pear, almond, and honeyed mineral-like aromas and flavors. It's...
92 BH Tasting note: Firm reduction dominates the nose today so be sure to decant this if you're tempted to crack a bottle upon release. The notably finer, but not denser, middleweight flavors possess a really lovely texture...
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 DE / 93-96 JM / 91-93 BH This powerful, thrilling wine has ripe green apple and pear aromas and hints of flint, smoke, and spice. A racy acidity, even from the heat of the 2022 vintage, carries the impressively dense...
96 JD / 95 WS / 94 VM / 94 WI / 94 DE / 93+ WA / 93 JS The 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon Oakville Reserve is softer and more upfront compared to the Black Label, offering a terrific perfume of cassis and black raspberry fruits...
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...
95 DE / 17.5 JR The best part of Meursault Perrieres is the “Clos des Perrieres” owned entirely by Domaine Grivault. They also own the largest overall portion of Meursault Perrieres – 2.54 hectares total...
98 DE / 96 JS / 96 JD / 95 VM / 93-95 WA / 17.5+ JR#65 James Suckling Top 100 France 2024 Rich black cherry and strawberry fruit, with impressive density and palate weight. The balance is good, with fur-coat...
98-99 JS / 97-99 WA / 98 DE / 98 JA / 96-98 VM / 95-97+ WI / 95-97+ JD #17 Jeb Dunnuck Top 25 2023 Bordeaux En Primeur Wow. This is really excellent, with superb finesse and focus. It has tight density that is almost...
98 KO / 95 WA / 94 JS / 94 WS The 2019 straight Brunello from Ciacci Piccolomini d’Aragona is a beauty, starting with its heady scents of red berry, dog rose, spice and Mediterranean scrub. Full-bodied and loaded with...
95 WA / 95 JS / 94 VM / 94 JD Crafted from six permitted varieties in equal proportions, co-fermented and cold-settled for one night, the 2023 Chateauneuf du Pape Blanc from Clos des Papes exhales a delicate, complex...
98 JA / 98 JS / 96 WS / 96 WE / 95 WA / 95 JD / 95 FS / 94 WCI / 94 WI / 18.5 JR #2 Jane Anson Top 10 Right Bank Wines of 2023 Impossible to resist the 2009 Figeac, with its tight cassis fruits that widen and...
96 VM / 93 KO The 2020 Barbaresco Montefico Vigna Bric Mentina is laced with hints of white pepper, kirsch, mint, orange peel and chalk. It offers plenty of Montefico signatures, but with an extra kick of mid-palate pliancy...
94 VM / 94 WS The 2018 Extra-Brut Les Couarres is a dense, potent Champagne. The blend of 60% Pinot Noir and 40% Chardonnay works so well here. A wine of substance and presence, Les Couarres impresses with its poise more...
97 WE / 95 FS / 94 WS / 93 VM / 17 JR #17 Wine Enthusiast's Top 100 Cellar Selections of 2023 Following an outstanding 2020 vintage, the '21s are, remarkably, even better. Coddington is the richest in the Kumeu Chard...
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