99-100 JS / 97-100 JD / 97-100 WA / 98 DE / 96-98 VM The ultimate gift to commemorate a birth in the family or other important event that occurred in 2019! The Ducru-Beaucaillou Birth Year Celebration is limited to...
96 JD / 96 RP Unquestionably one of the gems in the vintage is the 2008 Pontet-Canet, which reminds me of the 2005 with its concentrated, deep, powerful style. Beautiful dark fruits, graphite, obvious minerality, and...
95 BH / 95 DE / 18 JR Tasting note: A brooding and much less expressive nose grudgingly reveals notes of both red and dark berries, earth, tangerine peel and spice nuances. This is even bigger and more powerful with its...
90 WA / 16+ JR Aromas of green apple, pear, white flowers and beeswax introduce the 2018 Bouzeron, a medium-bodied, racy wine with an elegantly satiny attack, bright acids and a long, precise finish. This is a touch more...
89 WA The 2018 Bourgogne Côte Chalonnaise Les Clous Aimé is showing nicely, wafting from the glass with aromas of pear, citrus oil, white flowers and beeswax. Medium-bodied, elegant and racy, it's bright and...
93-94 JS / 93 DE / 92-94 VM / 92-94 WA / 92-94 WE This is a very solid second wine of Pichon Lalande with blackberry, blueberry and sweet, dried-tobacco character. It’s full-bodied, chewy and polished. - James...
The wines from this small estate are all organically farmed estate wines. Domaine de la Denante takes its name from the stream, La Denante, which runs through Davayé. About 80 per cent of the domaine is white. The...
92 WA The 2017 Q Malbec wants to showcase the variety in the Valle de Uco using grapes from Altamira and Chacayes. It fermented in concrete vats with indigenous yeasts and with some full clusters that were broken, and it...
This pair of Special Limited Edition Collection Cases comes in custom hinged OWCs and includes 1 magnum each of the following wines never before packaged together: Brane Cantenac 2019 - 96 DE / 94-96 VM / 93-95+ JD /...
This Special Limited Edition Collection comes in custom hinged OWC and includes 1 bottle each of the following wines never before packaged together: Brane Cantenac 2019 - 96 DE / 94-96 VM / 93-95+ JD / 93-94 JSCos...
95 Points Wow. I was very fortunate to be visiting Vieux Chateau Certan this morning and had the privilege to taste first Gravette De Certan 2018 (on the day of its release), second Vieux Chateau Certan 2019 barrel sample,...
91-93 BH Tasting note: Here the expressive and more elegant nose is much spicier though perhaps not quite as complex with its higher-toned blend of cool red cherry, currant and floral scents. The beautifully refined and...
90-92 BH Tasting note: Here the expressive nose is even fresher and cooler with elegant and airy aromas of red pinot fruit that is generously cut with wet stone, floral and discreet spice nuances. There is a beguiling sense...
90-92 WA The 2014 Beaune 1er Cru Clos Aigrots, reduced to three barrels this year because of the hail, has a very refined, floral bouquet with precise red cherries and crushed strawberry scents laced with limestone. The...
89-92 BH Tasting note: A highly perfumed, pure and very pretty nose of plum, rose petal and red currant aromas introduces intensely mineral-driven, vibrant and beautifully well-delineated flavors that terminate in a...
92-94 WA The 2015 Beaune 1er Cru Greves comes from Lafarge's oldest vines—now a not too shabby 94 years old. It offers candied orange peel and red cherries on the nose, somehow quite "lighthearted" and "carefree"...
92-94 WA The 2014 Beaune 1er Cru Grèves, reduced by 75% due to the hail, has a very pure, mineral-driven bouquet that has great details and panache -- bright red cherry and strawberry fruit infused with cold stone...
92-94 WA The 2013 Beaune 1er Cru Grèves has a very expressive, quite floral bouquet that is more feminine and seductive than the Aigrots ’13 at the moment (although really they are just two...
Due to hail, in 2012, Lafarge had so little fruit from Greves and les Aigrots that they made an assemblage of 1er Cru Beaune fruit...on the label is says in small lettering on the neck band the names of both vineyards but...
90-93 BH Tasting note: As it usually is, this is more deeply pitched with dark red and blue berry fruit aromas that are cut with ample amounts of earth, humus and game elements. There is excellent volume to the powerful...
96+ WA / 96 DE / 94 BH The 2017 Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru is showing superbly from bottle, wafting from the glass with a complex and beautifully integrated bouquet of pear, citrus oil, toasted sesame, warm bread, oyster...
Whether it is the cult following they have established through their refreshing, age-worthy rosé (once praised by Robert Parker as the greatest rosé in the world), their Bandol Blanc, or the distinctive...
94 VM / 93 WA / 93 JD Shimmering ruby-red. A highly expressive bouquet evokes candied red and dark berries, cola, smoky minerals and licorice, and a sexy floral note builds as the wine opens up. Sappy, penetrating and pure,...
94+ JD / 93 WA As always, the 2017 Châteauneuf Du Pape Vieilles Vignes has a touch more dark fruits, more concentration, and more structure, which makes it less approachable but more age-worthy. Blackcurrants, ground...
98 WA / 98 JD With its more discreet oak and layers of complexity, the 2017 Chateauneuf du Pape Deus Ex Machina is my favorite release here this year. Layers of dried spices accent raspberries and cherries in this...
93 JD / 90 WA The whites here continue to improve. The 2018 Châteauneuf Du Pape Blanc offers a rocking bouquet of key lime pie, tangerine, and ripe peach that gives way to a powerful, opulent, medium to full-bodied...
100 WA The 2016 Les Manyes is aromatic with tantalizing aromas of wild berries and herbs, flowers, a touch of forest floor and something salty. This has a lighter color and comes from a healthier vineyard that gives...
98 WA The 2016 Nit de Nin Mas d’en Caçador was produced with grapes from 78- to 113-year-old vines in the Mas d'en Caçador vineyard in Porrera. It's a blend of Garnacha Negra, Garnacha Peluda and...
98+ WA The 2017 Nit de Nin La Coma d’en Romeu is from an extremely dry and early harvest that delivered just five hectoliters per hectare! That means they only produced 1,330 bottles from the 1.5 hectares of Garnacha...
95 WA The 2017 Las Gravas is surprisingly floral and ethereal, perfumed and elegant. Syrah has disappeared from the blend of this wine—it now has 20% Garnacha to complement the Monastrell—and they think this is...
The Cuvée Brut is the House signature.To the eye, a golden hue and delicate bubbles. To the nose, intense aromas of fresh fruit, typical of Pinot varietals. On the palate, notes of fruit coupled with hints of buttery...
97 JD The 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon Curiositas from this estate comes all from Red Mountain (Quintessence Vineyard) and spent 18 months in 70% new French oak. Up-front crème de cassis, lavender, mountain scrub brush,...
98-100 WA / 96 DE The 2019 La Mission Haut-Brion is composed of 53% Merlot, 39.5% Cabernet Sauvignon and 7.5% Cabernet Franc, harvested from the 11th of September to the 2nd of October. The estimated label alcohol degree is...
99-100 JS / 97-99+ WA / 98 WE / 97 DE/ 96-98 VM The is very refined and elegant with a fine-tannined line running through the center of the palate. It’s very intense and precise. Full-bodied with great, tight fruit...
99-100 JS / 98-100 VM / 97-100 JD / 97-100 WA / 98 DE The fantastic quality of the cabernet sauvignon really comes through here with black currant, blueberry and raspberry character. It’s full-bodied with such...
99-100 JS / 98-100 WA / 97-99 JD / 98 DE / 98 WE / 96-98 VM This shows purity of fruit with blackcurrants and cassis and hints of blueberries and fresh flowers. Toasted and roasted. The 90% of cabernet sauvignon really...
95-97+ JD / 95-96 JS / 93-95+ WA / 92-94 VM / 90 DE Another beautiful wine in the making from this tiny estate, the 2019 Château Clos De Sarpe reveals a dense purple color as well as a killer bouquet of crème...
92 JS / 91 WA A varietal and delicious greco that shows fresh thyme, sage and citrus character, along with grass and chamomile. Taut and precise in its delivery of crunchy acidity and vibrant fruit on the palate. Drink now...
93 JS This is a subtle and enticing rosé that shows light rose petals, fresh herbs, white pepper and nutmeg. Refined and tangy on the medium- to light-bodied palate, the bright acidity accentuating the carefully...
90 WS Lithe and crisp, with flavors of crunchy pear, apple blossom and ground ginger, underscored by a tang of saline that chimes on the finish. Drink now through 2023. 25,500 cases made, 2,000 cases imported. — AN...
94-96 JD / 94-95 JS / 92 DE / 90-92 WA The 2019 Le Carre emerges from a vineyard not far from Clos Fourtet, on the upper limestone plateau. This deeply colored barrel sample offers the full-bodied, seamless style of the...
96-98 JD / 95 DE / 94-95 JS / 92-94 WA / 91-93 VM I continue to love the Vieux Château Mazerat from Maltus, and the 2019 is another beautiful wine in the making, with beautiful ripeness in its blackcurrants, roasted...
92 WS / 92 JS / 91 VM / 91 DE / 90+ WA A hint of barnyard in the aroma gives way to bright cherry and strawberry fruit and vanilla and underbrush accents. Supple initially, firming up on the lingering finish. This should...
94 JS A red with plenty of ripe fruit, such as berries and cherries with some fresh-herb and lemon undertones. It’s medium-to full-bodied with bright fruit and fine tannins. From organically grown grapes. Drink or...
95-97+ JD / 94-96 WA / 94-95 JS / 93-95 VM / 93 DE Another killer barrel sample from this team is the 2019 Les Asteries, which offers a sensational bouquet of crème de cassis, toasty oak, crushed stone, white...
97-99 WE / 96-98 WA / 96 DE / 95-97+ JD / 95-96 JS / 94-96 VM This magnificently situated parcel of old-vine Cabernet Franc continues to impress. It is intensely perfumed in smoky black fruits, displaying a...
93 DE Vibrant damson in colour. I love the deep creaminess that is evident from the first nose, with hints of cocoa and gunsmoke. There is more clay here than at Canon; about 50% of the vineyard has a clay layer over the...
96 DE Rich plum colour. This takes its time to open, is pretty subtle at first, but then explodes in juicy fruit. Clear salinity where you can feel the slate scrape of the limestone terroir, alongside well expressed...
96 DE The black fruits burrow downwards through the palate at first, keeping things pretty closed, everything holding its breath, before the fruit opens. There is the precision of Rauzan Ségla that is reminiscent...
98 DE Sleek, elegant and appealing even before you get your nose near the glass. Aromatically it is deep and rich, and then it revs up and takes off. Dense, compact and intense, zingy limestone vibrancy and grip...
96 DE Inky purple in colour, with peony and iris aromatics, then a whoosh of freshness that makes your mouth water before you are even halfway through. This is extremely impressive, well balanced, with fine tannins and real...
98 DE / 96-98 WA / 95-97 VM / 95-97 JD / 95-96 JS Another stunning vintage from this brilliant estate that is just delivering hit after hit. Concentration and intensity right from the initial aromatics, damson, cassis and...
92-93 JS / 92 DE / 91-93 AG / 91-93 VM / 91-93 WA / 90-92 JD A tangy, fresh white with minerals, sliced lemons and green apples. Medium-bodied, racy and linear. Good energy here. - James Suckling Good quality here with a...
93-94 JS / 92 DE / 91-93 VM A rich, focused red with blackberry and blueberry character, as well as chocolate and walnuts. It’s full-bodied with polished, round tannins and a flavorful finish. Nicely framed by the...
93 DE / 91-92 JS / 88-90 VM Gently smoked coffee beans accompany the first nose, infusing the creamy damson and black cherry fruit. Packed full of plush and velvety Pomerol tannins, muscled and confident overall. You are...
91-92 JS This is a solid red with currant, chocolate and hazelnut aromas and flavors. It’s medium-bodied with firm tannins and a delicious finish. Precise. Better than the 2018. - James...
93-94 JS A solid young merlot with lots of black-olive, brown-sugar and plum character. It’s full-bodied and layered. Remake of the 2018? - James...
93-95+ WA / 94-95 JS / 94 DE /92-94 VM / 92-94 JD Very deep garnet-purple colored, the 2019 Lascombes charges out of the gate with brazen scents of blackcurrant jelly, Black Forest cake and black raspberries plus...
96-98 VM / 96-98 WA / 96 DE The 2019 Troplong Mondot is sensational. Rich, vibrant and explosive, the 2019 pulses with energy. Black cherry, violet plum, licorice, lavender and dark spice build in a statuesque...
96-98 WA / 96-97 JS / 96 DE / 94-96 JD / 94-96 VM The blend this year is 90% Sauvignon Blanc, 5% Sauvignon Gris and 5% Sémillon, fermented in French oak, 50% new, within which it will age for 12 months on lees with...
98-100 VM / 98-100 JD / 98-99 JS / 97-99 WA / 98 DE / 96-98 WE The 2019 Pichon-Longueville Comtesse de Lalande was picked 16 September to 8 October. It has a showstopping nose: intense black fruit laced with graphite...
96-98 WA / 96-98 VM / 97 DE / 96-97 JS / 95-97 JD The blend this year is 59% Cabernet Sauvignon, 36% Merlot, 4% Cabernet Franc and 1% Petit Verdot, harvested from the 17th of September to the 10th of October. The...
90-92 WA / 90-92 BH / 17 JR The 2017 Meursault 1er Cru Sous le Dos d'Ane offers up aromas of green apples, tart Anjou pear, spring flowers and mint. On the palate, it's medium to full-bodied, with good concentration and...
91-93 WA / 90-92 VM / 90-93 BH / 17 JR The 2017 Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Clavoillon is excellent, and a clear step up over the Puligny Village, something that can't be taken for granted. Offering up aromas of lemon,...
92-94 WA / 91-93 VM / 90-93 BH / 17 JR A pretty bouquet of citrus blossom, Meyer lemon, crisp green pear and pastry cream introduces the 2017 Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Folatières, a medium to full-bodied wine that's...
92-95 BH / 92-94+ WA / 92-94 VM / 17.5 JR Tasting note: A discreet, even shy nose offers up attractively fresh and ultra-pure notes of citrus, honeysuckle, white peach and a hint of acacia blossom. There is excellent...
92-94 VM / 92-94 JD The 2019 Roc de Cambes is focused and intense on the nose with Japanese nori tinged black fruit, damp loamy soil and later, hints of violet and incense. The palate is very well balanced...
95-97 JD / 94-96 VM / 95 DE / 94-95 JS This estate has been on an upward trajectory recently thanks to the efforts of general manager Gwendeline Lucas. The 2019 Château La Dominique is terrific. A rich,...
94-95 JS / 93-95 WA / 93-95 VM / 92 DE So bright and vivid with crushed blackcurrants, blackberries and some tar. Full-bodied and focused with lots of fruit, yet the tannins are tight and polished. Sweet tobacco and fresh...
95-96 JS / 94 DE / 93-95+ WA / 92-94 VM A beautiful young red with chocolate, hazelnuts and ripe berries. It’s full-bodied with round, juicy tannins. Mineral character to the wine. Smoky and chocolate notes, too. 70%...
98-99 JS / 95-97+ WA / 95-97 VM / 95-97 JD A full-bodied red that’s powerful, very rich and very deep. Floral and spicy with dried fruit, earth, tobacco and mushrooms. Dense center palate. Great depth. Traditional. -...
92-94 VM / 92-93 JS / 92 DE / 90-92 JD / 88-90 WA The 2019 Haut-Bailly II is a very serious second wine. Big, potent tannis give the 2019 much of its somber, brooding personality. Black cherry, graphite, licorice, cloves...
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