96 RP / 93 VP / 92 JS / 91 WS / 91 WAVinepair 10 Best Champagnes for Every Occasion (2021)Note: This wine is also known as Taittinger Brut Reserve in some markets. A crisp, fresh Champagne revealing yeasty bread dough...
98 JS / 97 WE / 96 DE / 96 VM / 95 WA / 94 JM / 18.5 JR This is a step up from the linear and fresh 2006. It shows subtle depth and power with a dense block of vivid fruit that's highlighted with lemon zest, green apples...
94 WP Bronze Medal 2018 Decanter World Wine Awards Notes of strawberry , white pepper and rosemary. Fruity entrance with firm seam of acidity giving a fresh lingering finish. - WinePleasures.com 100% Garnacha. Some...
96 DE / 93 WS / 93 JS / 92 JD / 92 WA / 92 WE / 91 VM / 16.5 JR 60% Pinot Noir, 25% Chardonnay, 15% Meunier sourced from more than 300 crus, including 85% grands and premiers crus; 15% fermented in old oak barrels. The...
97 DE / 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 delicate...
92 WA / 90 WEThe nose of this wine seduces you straight away with a great balance of autolytic and fruit aromas: toasted hazelnuts, warm apple tart and kaya (coconut and egg) jam. The palate is equally well balanced...
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 WA / 100 VM / 100 JS / 99 JD #1 James Suckling's Top 100 French Wines of 2019#51 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of 2019 The 2016 Cos d'Estournel is blended of 76% Cabernet Sauvignon, 23% Merlot and 1%...
94 JD / 94 JS / 94 VP / 93 WA / 93 WS / 92 VM / 92 WE / 92 WI / 91 DE / 16.5 JR Vinepair Best Sparkling Rosés Under $100 2022 The NV Champagne Brut Rose is an attractive pale salmon hue, with a fresh...
17+ JR / 91.6 CT Exceptional Value from Le Pin’s Jacques Thienpont + One the world’s most-celebrated winemakers+ Unique terroir situated at Bordeaux’s highest point+ Organic farming+ 2016 - an...
100 VM / 100 AG / 100 WA / 100 JS / 100 JD / 99 DE / 98 WS #92 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of 2019 The 2016 Mouton Rothschild bowled me over when I tasted it from barrel. Philippe Dhalluin compares...
100 JD / 97 JS / 97 WS / 97 DE / 97 VM / 97 WA / 18 JR#1 Jeb Dunnuck Top 100 2021#7 Wine Spectator Top 100 2021#99 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France 2021 Every bit as good as the 2009, and I think better than...
95 VP / 94 DE / 92 WS / 92 JS / 91 VM / 91 WA After the First World War destroyed more than half of the Louis Roederer estate, vineyards were reconstructed. To ensure continuity, a multi-vintage wine was created. That wine...
100 WA The 1946 Don PX Convento Seleccion produced with Pedro Ximenez grapes dehydrated under the sun at the time of the Second World War, was only bottled in September 2011. This is an extreme wine, my first descriptor was...
94 DE / 93 WS / 92 WA / 92 JD / 92 VM / 92 JS / 92 WE / 92 WI / 16.5+ JR The nose opens with the fresh ripeness of yellow apple and highlights of Granny Smith. It has beautifully subtle autolysis on the palate, deepening...
96 JS / 95 VM / 95 JD / 95 WI / 94+ WA / 94 JA / 94 DE / 94 WS / 93-95 WE #3 James Suckling’s 10 Best Value 2019 Bordeaux #76 Jeb Dunnuck's Top 100 2022 This is a very classically...
100 JS / 98 WS / 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. Full-bodied and lightly...
96 WA / 96 JD / 96 WE / 94 WS / 93-95 VM / 16.5 JR Now that it has been in bottle a while, the 2015 Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee Reservee is looking even better than I projected based on last year’s prebottling sample...
96 VP / 93 DE / 93 WS / 92 VM / 92 WA / 16.5 JRVinepair 10 Best Champagnes for Every Occasion (2021)Inspired by the Solera method, Pierre Peters Champagne House began its journey of incorporating more than 20 vintages into...
100 JD / 98+ RP / 98 JA / 98 WE / 97 VM / 97 JS /18 JR Pure gold, the 2010 Château Léoville Poyferré, which was drunk beside a perfect 2009 Latour, offers everything you could want from wine...
97 WS / 96 WE / 96 DE / 96 JS / 96 FS / 95+ JD / 17.5 JR #9 Decanter Top 10 Champagnes of 2021Champagne Master Medal Drinks Business Best Champagnes of 2021 There are few better bottles of fizz than Rare, and this...
97 WA / 97 VM / 96 DE / 96 JD / 95 JS / 95 JA#34 Jeb Dunnuck's Top 100 2022 Derived exclusively from the château's holdings on the deep gravel soils of the plateau of Brane, the 2019 Brane-Cantenac has turned out...
91 JS Very floral and pretty with currant and violet character. Full body, round and velvety tannins and a flavorful finish. I like the hazelnut and chocolate undertones to this. Drink in 2020. - James Suckling Blackberry...
98 JD / 97 VM / 97 AG / 97 JA / 97 DE / 96 WA / 96 WS / 95 WI / 95 JS The flagship 2019 Château Léoville Poyferré is based on 66% Cabernet Sauvignon, 27% Merlot, and the balance Petit...
98+ JD / 98 JA / 98 VM / 97 JS / 96 WA / 95 WS #96 Jeb Dunnuck’s Top 100 Wines of 2019 Possibly the finest vintage of this cuvée to date, the 2016 Château Pavie Macquin comes from a cooler, later...
92 JS / 91 WS / 91 VM 92 Points James Suckling: The toasty signature of the house fuses nicely with bright red fruits on the nose. The palate delivers an eerily accurate strawberry fruit flavor, with...
100 JS / 98+ VM / 98 WA / 98 JM / 97 WE / 19 JR The perfect blanc de blancs. Full-bodied with a lovely framework of acidity and dry fruit, such as apples, pears and peaches. Opulent. Dense and muscular. Yet, it’s...
97 JS / 95 VM / 96 WS / 95 WA / 95 DE Very pronounced and wonderfully complex nose of persimmon, egg yolk, cinnamon, tarte tatin, caramel, mango pastry, apricot tart and spice box. The full-bodied palate feathers a fine...
97 JS / 95-97 WA / 95 VM / 94+ JD #70 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France 2023Lots of blackcurrants and blueberries on the nose, together with walnuts and chocolate. Full-bodied and very layered, with super depth and...
99 JS / 98 DE / 98 JA / 96-98 WE / 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 2023 The unique...
96 JS / 96 VM / 94+ WI / 94 WA / 94 JD / 94 DE #1 James Suckling's 10 Best Value 2019 Bordeaux Wow. This is so perfumed and mesmerizing with currant, floral and blackberry character. It’s full-bodied, yet...
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...
97 JS / 96 VM / 95 WA / 94 WS / 17 JR Violets and lavender with dark fruit and hints of dark chocolate. Sophisticated nose. Medium-bodied with fine tannin structure that gives this finesse and beauty. It’s very long...
98 JS / 95 VM / 94 WS / 94 DE#29 James Suckling Top 100 Italian Wines of 2020 An Amarone for the future with terrific richness and tannin power, offering dried fruit, figs, blackberries, bark, mushrooms and hints of wood...
99 JS / 96 AG / 96 WS / 96 JD / 95 WA / 94 BH / 18 JR “Super fresh, this is striking given the 10 years in the cellars; it has a fine citrus nose - plenty of lemon, grapefruit, yellow chalky notes, some lighter floral...
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 JS No. 72 on James Suckling's Top 100 List of 2012 Red Bordeaux, and featured in his Bordeaux Confidential Events in 2015 Lots of dark chocolate, berry and mineral character here. Full body, chewy tannins and a...
92 WS / 91 RP / 91 WA / 91 VM Very concentrated, with a dark gold color and dried pineapple, mango, honey, caramel and butterscotch. Full-bodied, with a long finish. Very, very thick and sweet. A bit monolithic on the...
99 WA The 1982 Cheval Blanc is a sumptuous, sensual wine, bursting with aromas of sweet raspberries, orange rind, dried flowers, cedar box, black truffles, vine smoke and menthol. Medium to full-bodied, ample and...
97 DE / 93 WA / 93 JS / 93 WI / 92 VP / 91 VMVinepair Best Champagnes of 2022Best in Show 2021 Decanter World Wine Awards 43% Pinot Noir, 37% Chardonnay, 20% Pinot MeunierThe pink wave sweeping the wine world at...
99-100 WA / 98-100 VM / 98-100 JD / 97-99 WI / 97-98 JS / 98 DE / 96 JA / 16.5 JR The remarkable 2022 Les Carmes Haut-Brion is a strong candidate for the title of wine of the vintage. It's also one of the most singular,...
97 JS / 95 JD / 95 WS / 95 VM / 95 WA #85 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France 2021 A seductive Margaux with an intense nose of black fruit and red plums. Some herb and wood notes, too. It’s full-bodied...
99 WE / 99 JD / 97+ WA / 97 WS / 96 DE / 96 JS #3 Wine Enthusiast Top 100 2019 Buxom and heady, this is a delightfully rich, hedonistic blend of Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre. Sun-drenched mulberry and black...
100 WS / 100 JS / 99 WE / 97 RP / 18 JR #1 Wine Spectator Top 100 Wines of 1997 This stock was released in 2021 directly from Taylor Fladgate's cellars. In a word, superb. It's full-bodied, moderately sweet and incredibly...
100 JD / 99 JS / 98 WI / 98 DE / 97 VM / 97 JA #6 Jeb Dunnuck's Top 100 2023#25 James Suckling Top 100 Wines of France 2023 A special label for 2020 celebrates the 30th harvest of the Cathiard family at the...
99 JD / 97 WE / 96 WA / 95 WS / 95 JS #19 Jeb Dunnuck Top 50 Reds of 2018 Bottled end of February/early in March, the 2016 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée Chaupin is incredible stuff, and while I suspect...
97 JS / 97 VM / 97 JA / 95 WI / 94 WS / 17.5 JR A neoclassical edition of Grand-Puy-Lacoste, this has cedar, graphite, deeply integrated cedar and spicy-oak influence and a very fresh array of ripe blackberries, dark...
100 JS / 98 WA / 98 JD / 97 DE / 17.5+ JR #3 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of Chile 2020#13 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of 2020 This is a very thoughtful Seña that shows unique aromas of warm earth,...
91 DE Crisp green apple notes on the nose, the palate is lively with fine bubbles and such juicy apple flavours - crisp green and bruised red giving a wonderful impact on the palate with bright lemon coming in on the...
95 JS / 91 JD / 91 DE / 90 VM / 90 WA / 90 WS Impressive richness and clarity of red and dark berries. Lightly spiced-pastry aromas, too. The palate has a very crisp, polished and groomed tannin texture, as well as super...
93 JS / 92 WS / 92 VM / 91 WA / 91 WE#12 Wine Spectator Top French Sparkling Wines of 2023 As has been the case now for some time, the Cuvée Ste.-Anne is one of the very best values in the world of wine, sparkling or...
98 VM / 98 FS / 97 JS / 96 WA / 95 JA / 95 WE#56 James Suckling's Top 100 Italian Wines of 2022> > Buy 5, get 1 free - only $68.74/bottle! 6th bottle automatically added to your cart at no charge when...
97 JS / 96 VM / 96 DE / 95 WA / 94+ JD / 94 JA #4 James Suckling's 10 Best Value 2019 Bordeaux#6 Vinous Best Values of the Year 2022 - Antonio Galloni#37 James Suckling Top 100 Wines of France...
95 WE / 94 JS / 93 DE / 93 WS / 93 WA / 93 VM / 93 JA #1 Wine Enthusiast Top 100 2021 From an estate in the southern part of Margaux, this wine has just the right mix of rich tannins and taut black-currant flavors to...
97 JS / 96 DE / 96 JA / 95 JD / 95 VM / 95 WI / 94 WA #2 James Suckling's 10 Best Value 2019 Bordeaux Fresh currants and raspberries pop out of the glass, together with oranges and cedar. Such purity of fruit...
93 WS #27 Wine Spectator Top 100 Wines of 2018 #25 Wine Spectator Top 100 Wines of 2017 Seamless and silky, showing an almost effortless sense of complexity, with notes of lemon and pear paired with toasty brioche, fresh...
92 JSThis shows lots of ripe strawberries and hints of shaved chocolate that follow through to a full body with silky tannins and a fresh finish. The pure Merlot character comes through beautifully. Excellent now. - James...
98 JS / 96 WS / 96 JM / 95+ WA / 18.5 JR / 94 AG #1 Wine Spectator Top French Sparkling Wines of 2023 A driven and serious DP with aromas of chalk, biscuits, apricot stones and lemons. Some spice and dried flowers, too. So...
98 VM / 97 WS / 97 WE / 97 DE / 97 JD / 96+ WI / 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...
94 JD / 94 WE / 92 WI / 92 JS / 92 DE#69 Jeb Dunnuck Top 100 2021 The 2018 Château Capbern checks in as a Cabernet Sauvignon-dominated blend that includes 37% Merlot and 1% Petit Verdot, all of which was...
98 JS / 97 JD / 96 WA / 96 VM / 96 WS / 95 DE #85 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of 2019 Stunning concentration of perfectly ripe blackcurrants here with a delicate whiff of vanilla oak and extremely fine tannins...
100 DE / 97 JS Decanter Wines of the Year 2021#47 James Suckling's Top 100 Italian Wines of 2020 Finely textured, with a nuanced perfume that fills the glass and takes you to the intense underbrush of Tuscany...
96 WS / 94 JS / 94 WA / 93 WE / 17+ JR#11 Wine Spectator Top 100 2023 There’s purity to the cherry, strawberry, rose, mineral and herb aromas and flavors in this solidly built red, which shows excellent balance...
94 JS / 93 WE / 92 VM / 92 DE Plenty of menthol, blackberry and blackcurrant aromas in this elegant, medium-weight Haut-Médoc that’s got as much freshness as ripeness and a long, clean, mineral and herbal...
98 WI / 98 JS / 97 WA / 97 VM / 97 JD / 96 WE / 95 WS #24 Wine Independent Top 25 QPR Collector Wines 2022#28 James Suckling's Top 100 Italian Wines of 2022#60 Wine Enthusiast's Top 100 Cellar Selections...
98 WA / 95 JS / 18.5 JR If someone told you they kept a wine for 84 years in barrel before bottling, you'd think they are nuts, right? Well, that's what the folks at Toro Albalá in Aguilar de la Frontera - in the...
97 DE / 95-97 JD / 93 - 95 WA / 93 - 94 JS / 92 -94 VM A clear stand out in 2022 that delivers refined density and sublime drinking pleasure. Smells perfumed and opulent, aromatically expressive and alive on the nose. Full...
100 WE / 99 JS / 98 WS / 98 DE / 97 VM / 96 BH 100 Points Wine Enthusiast: The 35th and most recent vintage of Salon since the house was founded in 1905 is memorable and magnificent. Made only from Chardonnay grown in...
93 JS / 91 DE / 90 DB A delicious savory red with blackcurrant chocolate and cedar aromas and flavors. It’s medium-bodied with fine round tannins. Fresh and bright. It opens at the end and becomes chewy and intense...
98+ JD / 98 WS / 98 DE / 97+ WA / 97 VM / 97 JS#2 Wine Spectator Top 100 2021 The 2018 Château Pichon-Longueville Comtesse De Lalande is a monster of a wine with an almost Château Latour-like...
94 JD / 93 WA / 93 VM / 93 DE / 92 WS / 93-95 WE / 93-94 JS The 2018 Château Labegorce is a perfumed, already complex Margaux based on 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 44% Merlot, and the rest Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot...
98 JS / 97 WA / 97 WS / 97 DE / 96 VM / 17.5+ JR Lots of ripe fruit here with raisins and wet earth that turn to violets and hot stones. Full-bodied, tannic and powerful with fantastic grip and intensity. Grabs...
97 VM / 96 DE / 95 JM / 94 WS / 18.5 JR Taittingers 2004 Comtes de Champagne was fabulous from the very first time I tasted it during dosage trials. Today, a few years after its initial release, the 2004 is a poignant...
99 JS / 97 AG / 97 DE / 96+ WA / 96 WANM / 94 WS / 18.5 JR #93 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of 2018 #2 Wine Advocate Best New Releases from Bordeaux (Sweets) 2018 OMG. This is amazing. This is the new 2001...
99 JS / 96 VM / 96 JM / 96 WS / 96 WE / 95+ WA / 95 DE / 18 JR#2 Wine Spectator Top French Sparkling Wines of 2023#20 Wine Enthusiast's Top 100 Cellar Selections of 2023 This is a fantastic and refined Blanc de Blancs. So...
100 DE / 98+ WA / 98+ WI / 98 VM / 98 WE / 97+ JD / 97 JA / 97 JS #89 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France 2023A sensational Troplong. Vibrant and vivid, this makes you smile from the first smell: milk...
99 JD / 98 DE / 95 VM 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 appellation. It's never...
97 VM / 96+ JD / 96 WA / 96 WS / 96 WI / 95 WE The 2014 Rosé La Grande Année is airy, gracious and full of energy. Crushed rocks, white pepper, red berry, mint and blood orange lend striking aromatic intensity...
92 WS / 92 VM / 91 WA / 90 WE Floral and spice aromatics are an enticing entry point for this expressive rosé. The fine, creamy bead is plush on the palate, carrying juicy flavors of steeped strawberry, nectarine...
100 JS / 97 WE / 96+ WA / 96 DE / 19.5 JR #1 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of 2023#2 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France 2023#6 Wine Enthusiast's Top 100 Cellar Selections of 2023This is really...
This soft wine has plenty of red fruits lifted by lemon acidity and a tangy texture. A half-and-half blend of Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it is smooth, gently fruity and ready to drink. - Wine Enthusiast
99 JS / 97 JD / 97 JA / 96 WA / 95+ AG / 95 WS #10 James Sucklings Top 100 Wines of 2017 99 Points James Suckling: Fabulous aromas of crushed berries such as blackberries and blackcurrants, not to mention spices. Wet earth...
98+ JD / 97+ WI / 97 VM / 97 JA / 96 JS / 96 DE / 95 WS / 95 WEA special bottle for 2020 celebrates 100 years of the Cuvelier family as owners of the estate. The Grand Vin 2020 Château Léoville...
98 WA One more single-harvest, old sweet wine, the 1955 Don PX Convento Selección was bottled in September 2014 and it had been aged slowly in very old American oak barrels and getting thick and concentrated through...
93 VMVinous Sparkling Wine of the Year 2022 - Neal Martin I instantly fell in love with this when poured in Burgundy. It comes from the Côte des Bars in the south of Aube and just ticks all the boxes without breaking...
90 CT Produced on the exceptional terroir of Chateau Montrose and made in the chateau’s winery, Saint-Estephe de Montrose is the estate’s third wine, blended from wines from younger vines and lees wines...
94 JD / 95 DE / 93 WA / 93 WS / 93 VM Based on 70% Pinot Noir and 30% Chardonnay, the NV Grand Cru Brut has a killer nose of baked apple, crushed citrus, toasted spice, and brioche. This carries to a richer, layered,...
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,...
95 JS / 94 JD / 93 DE / 92 VM / 91+ WA Currant, chocolate, wet-earth and cedar aromas follow through to a medium to full body with integrated, refined tannins that build on the palate and follow through in a polished way...
95 JS / 94 DE / 92 JA / 92 WA / 91 VM / 91 JD / 93-95 WE A red with lots of currant, blackberry, fresh-herb and tobacco character. Hint of mushroom, too. It’s full and layered with polished, chewy tannins...
97 JS / 95+ VM / 95 WS / 94+ WA Some very rich and ripe red and dark berries here make for an impressive, engaging nose that has charming violet undertones. The palate is velvety and supple, while super smooth tannins...
97 WA / 97 JS / 97 WI / 96 DE / 96 WE In a sense, this wine is like the Bosco dei Sugheri but with the addition of one more grape variety in the blend. The Tua Rita 2019 Giusto di Notri is 80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 12%...
91 DE Silver Medal 2022 Decanter World Wine AwardsFloral aromas, with ripe red peach and plum notes, some spice and a gentle texture. - Decanter Champagne D’Armanville has been making wines in the Arce Valley for...
98 WI / 97+ JD / 96 VM / 96 WS / 96 JS / 96 WE / 95+ WA / 95 JA / 95 DE / 18 JR#10 Wine Independent Top 10 QPR Collector Wines under $200 2023 The 2020 Leoville Barton has a deep garnet-purple color. It is...
99 JS / 99 AG / 98+ WA / 98 JA / 98 VM / 98 WS / 98 JD / 98-100 LPB / 97-99 WE This is incredibly complex, with all the cabernet descriptors, from mint and lead pencil to blackberry, blackcurrant and...
94 JS / 94 WE / 93 WA / 92 WS Four plots in Avize, a village that delivers strong character in blanc de blancs, picked later and riper. The delicate lemons and fine, chalky minerals here are impressive. Mouth-filling,...
100 WE / 99 DE / 98+ WI / 98 WA / 98 JS / 98 JA / 97 VM #13 Wine Enthusiast's Top 100 Cellar Selections of 2022#20 James Suckling Top 100 Wines of France 2022 Cellar Selection. The magnificent...
94 AG / 94 DE / 93 JS / 93 JA / 93 WE / 92 VM / 92 WI / 91 WA The 2019 Réserve de la Comtesse is elegant, silky and nuanced, with terrific presence and tons of pure class. Crushed red berry fruit, mint, blood...
"Co-fermented in concrete and aged in stainless steel, thisblend of Gewürztraminer (68%) and Pinot Gris (32%) showcases the brilliantcharacteristics of both Celilo Vineyard in Underwood and Oak Ridge Vineyard...