97-98 WA / 97 WS / 97 JS / DE 95 / 94 VM #65 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France 2023 The intensely yellow colored 2020 Vouvray Le Mont Moelleux Première Trie is highly concentrated and complex on the nose that...
95-97 VM / 96 WS / 95-96 WA Pear and pineapple aromas meet fine, floral characters in the 2020 Demi-Sec Le Haut-Lieu. While this wine's edges are rounded, it is refined and elegant. It has a sense of density on the...
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...
92 DE / 91 WE / 90 VM Ayala's non-dosage fizz is a classic Champagne blend with Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Meunier. Nice complexity on the nose, with citrus and stone fruit, fresh pastry notes and a stony mineral undertow...
97 WE / 95 FS An initial hint of crushed ivy and citrus leaf peeks through on the nose. The palate then shows green-tinged ripeness, as if a juicy Mirabelle were spritzed with lime. All is bedded on a light-footed yet...
97 JD / 97 JS / 97 JA / 96 WA More minerality, graphite, and scorched earth notes emerge from the 2018 Les Pavots. Full-bodied and uber-concentrated, it reveals building tannins, awesome mid-palate depth, and one heck of a...
93 DE / 90-92 WA / 90-92 JM / 89-91 VM/ 89-91 BH / 16.5 JR Small is definitely beautiful as far as this bijou Gevrey-Chambertin domaine is concerned, as it consistently produces some of the best wines in the appellation...
100 WI / 99 JS / 98 JD / 98 WE / 97 WA / 97 DE / 97 JA / 96-98 VM / 18 JR The 2020 Angelus is a blend of 60% Merlot and 40% Cabernet Franc, with the tiniest splash of Petit Verdot. It has a deep garnet-purple color and...
95 WI / 95 WE / 95 VM / 94 DE / 94 JD / 16.5+ JR The 2020 Chapelle d'Ausone is a blend of 60% Cabernet Franc, 35% Merlot, and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon. Deep garnet-purple in color, it is shut down to begin, soon giving way to...
92 WA / 16++ JR Drouhin's 2015 Beaune 1er Cru Champimonts is very promising, opening in the glass with a lovely bouquet of cherry, raspberry, licorice, rich earth, dried flowers and a light touch of meaty reduction which...
95 WA / 91 WE From light, well-draining limestone soils, the 2010 Barolo Rocche di Castiglione is a beautiful expression with loads of finesse and intensity. This is my favorite of the flight thanks to the great sense of...
97 DE / 97 VM / 95 JS / 94 WA / 94 JD / 94 WI / 93 JA / 16.5+ JR A rich, full and heady nose. On the palate there's ripe blackcurrant, red cherries, raspberries and strawberries but also some mint, black pepper and truffle...
94 JA / 94 DE / 94 WE / 93 WI / 93 JS / 92 WS / 91 VM / 91 JD / 17 JR Depth and power through the mid palate, good quality tannins, this is classically restrained St Estèphe power, with savoury yet juicy black fruits...
96-98 WA / 93 JD / 93 JS / 92-94 VM Rich, full-bodied and creamy-textured while simultaneously appearing almost weightless, the 2016 Chateauneuf du Pape Les Saintes Vierges looks even better than last year. Cola, spice and...
97 JS / 97 WS / 95 WE / 94 VM / 94 WA Extremely perfumed with dark-berry and currant aromas. Hints of earth and spices. Full-bodied, round and medium sweet. Hints of resin. Opulent yet restrained. Shows ripe and beautiful...
96 WE / 94 WA / 93+ JD / 92 VM / 16 JR While demure on first whiff, this bold, concentrated wine seems to amplify in richness and extract on the palate. Ripe black cherry, fig and mulberry are lavish and spicy, streaked by...
98 JS / 97+ VM / 97 WI / 97 WE / 95+ JD / 95 DE / 95 JA So much floral and dark-fruit character with almonds and walnut shell. Full body and ultra-fine tannins. Powerful. Classic style with a harmony and energy...
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...
98 WS / 96 RP Super-intense and full-throttled, elegant and stylish. Dark amber in color and rich in complexity, this '83 coats your mouth with butterscotch, dried apricot, fig and spice flavors. Made to age for decades...
97 WCI / 95 JD / 95-96 JS / 94-96 WA / 93-96 VM / 17+ JR A deep, jewel of a color, this wine is filled with black plum liqueur, flowers, black cherry and fig aromatics. Opulent, sexy and with depth of character, like the...
95 WA / 94 JS / 94 VM The 2010 Coutet, a blend of 75% Sémillon, 23% Sauvignon Blanc and 2% Muscadelle, is pale lemon-gold in color with a nose that explodes with decadent pineapple, mango and lemon meringue pie...
91 JS / 90 WS Builds on the palate, with mineral, blackberry and floral character. Full body, with silky tannins and a long finish. James Suckling Sleek and ripe, with a toasty apple wood frame guiding the dark plum,...
98-100 JA / 97-99 WI / 97-99 WA / 97-98 JS / 95-98 VM This hits you right off the first nose, driven by slate and crushed rocks, setting the tone and the architecture, guiding the fruit through the palate. Cassis, bilberry,...
96-97 JS / 94-96 VM / 93-95 WI / 93-95 WA A fine line of tannins runs through this medium- to full-bodied wine. Chocolate, walnut and lead pencil on very fine tannins. Classy and focused, providing elegance with strength...
98 JA / 97-98 JS / 95-97+ WI / 95-97 VM / 94-96 WA Structured and powerful, this is not as forbidding as En Primeur in many vintages of Las Cases, showing both flesh and florality, but the tannic walls of this great estate...
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...
91-93 WA / 89-91 VM / 16.5 JR A blend of all Pierre-Yves's premiers crus, the 2021 Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru is chiseled and concentrated, revealing aromas of pear, freshly baked bread, buttery pastry, mint and white...
94 JS / 90-93 BH / 90 VM Dried apple, lemon, honeysuckle and other flowers. Hints of honey and chalk, turning to nougat. Medium body. Crisp acidity. Drink now or hold.-James Suckling The nose confirms that this could be...
98+ JD / 97 WS / 96 JS / 96 VM / 93-95 WA / 18.5 JR The 2019 Ermitage Ex Voto is another massive 2019 from this team that readers will absolutely love to have in the cellar. Possessing an extravagant nose of cassis and...
95 DE / 94 JS / 94 JA So fragrant on the nose, wild white flowers mixed with dried herbs and aromatic peaches and lychees. Crisp yet round, a lovely burst of citrus juiciness on the palate with high acidity that zings and...
96 JS / 95-96 WA / 95 VM Dark cherries, ripe but fresh blueberries, slate, violets and a hint of graphite. There is lushness of fruit but it remains fresh and very primary in the middle with powdery tannins and a long, even...
98 WA / 98 JS / 97 VM / 95 WE The 2021 White Stones Chardonnay is subtler and more elegant, a little closed with moderate ripeness and alcohol (12.5%) and a mineral palate with strong chalky sensations. It might be worth...
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...
98 JS / 96 WA / 95 VM#3 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of New Zealand 2023#47 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of 2023Gorgeous precise aromas of apples, white peaches, some minerals, flint and stone...
93 JS / 92 DE / 89 VM A juicy, fruity red with blackberry, cherry and tar. It’s medium-bodied with medium, chewy tannins and a savory finish. Delicious now, but a couple of years will make it even better. Will improve...
95+ WA / 95 JS / 95 WS / 95 WE / 93 JD / 92 VM / 17 JR La Fiorita's 2016 Brunello di Montalcino Fiore di No shows a saturated and nicely enriched presentation with dark ruby highlights. Compared to the estate's classic...
92 W&S Clean and pure, this is made by a cooperative based in the Marne Valley village of Mardeuil, with 250 member growers. It’s presented in a luscious, oxidative style with white-cherry flavors, an apple-butter...
98 JS / 95+ WA Stunning and totally original nose of mango, lychee, Amalfi lemon and a complex mix of pepper aromas. Enormous concentration, yet it’s so vibrant, the staggering mineral freshness slicing through the...
96 DE / 96 JA / 95 WA / 95 JS / 94 VM / 94 WISweet, baked red fruits with rose and pink floral aromas on the nose alongside touches of clove, toast and cinnamon. Smooth and soft in the mouth, rich yet elegant with a supple...
95 JD / 90 VM The 2015 Champagne Grand Cru Les Chetillons Extra Brut has more tension and focus despite the warmth that was brought by the 2015 vintage. Youthful and fresh, the nose is tense with energy of lime zest, chalk,...
95 JS / 92 VM / 17 JR Stunning nose of yellow peach, pomelo and fresh pineapple that pulls you into this simultaneously ripe and vibrant dry riesling. The ripe citrus flavors run right through the palate into the long...
97 JS #53 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France 2023So many pink rose, jasmine and orchid aromas that you can’t resist falling into the super-sensual embrace of this dreamy gewurz that makes you feel you have...
97-99 WA / 97 VM / 97 DE / 97 JD Still in foudre working through the last few grams of sugar when I tasted it in July 2022, the 2020 Chateauneuf du Pape Vieilles Vignes showcases bold black-cherry fruit that virtually...
94 JS / 94 FS / 93 VM / 17+ JR Striking note of fresh pomegranate and star fruit. Juicy and zesty with a blood orange freshness that is delightful to admire. Super-fresh finish with an energy that you wish could be put into...
99 JS / 98+ WA / 98+ WI / 98 JD / 97 DE / 97 WS / 96 VM / 18 JR #37 Jeb Dunnuck's Top 100 2023#72 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France 2023Amazing aromas of sweet uncooked pie crust with almonds. Then you smell...
92-94 WA / 90-93 JM Derived from fully five different parcels in this large and diverse climat, the 2020 Saint-Aubin 1er Cru En Remilly offers up aromas of citrus oil and peach mingled with freshly baked bread,...
Founded in 1978, Kistler continues to produce top notch Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. Until 2017, Steve Kistler, a graduate of Stanford University oversaw the vineyard work. Mark Bixler, who has a PhD in Chemistry from the...
96-98+ WI / 96-98+ JD / 98 JA / 95-97 VM / 96 DE / 94-96 WA / 94-95 JS The 2022 Pavie Macquin, 65% Merlot and 35% Cabernet Sauvignon, is deep garnet-purple in color. It is quite closed to start off, revealing scents of...
95 JA / 94-96 JD / 94-96 WA / 94-95 JS / 93-95 WI / 93 DE / 92-94 VM / 16.5 JR Vitality, freshness, grip and length, this is an unusual interpretation of the vintage, reflecting not only the limestone soils on this spot...
96-98 JD / 94-95 JS /92-94 WI / 92-94 VM I continue to absolutely love the wines from Jeremy Chasseuil’s tiny estate located in the heart of Pomerol. His 2022 Château Feytit-Clinet checks in as 88% Merlot and...
99-100 JS / 98-100 WA / 98-100 JD / 98-100 VM / 98-100 AG / 98-100 WI / 98-100 DE / 97 JA This shows no gravity. The tannins are totally melted in the wine and give it fantastic structure, but the texture is so fresh and...
98-100 WI / 98-100 AG / 98-100 JD / 98-99 JS / 97-99 WA / 97-99 VM / 98 DE / 96 JA A blend of 75% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc, and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon with a yield of 35 hl/ha, the 2022 Vieux Chateau Certan is deep...
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...
97-98 JS / 97 DE / 97 JA / 96-98 JD / 95-97+ WI / 95-97 VM / 94-95 WA The polish, texture, complexity and patina are very impressive and fascinating. So spicy and interesting with so much going on. Medium body with...
99-100 JS / 95-97+ WI / 95-97 VM Another mind-blowing Sauternes with dense and concentrated fruit, and incredible depth and power. Spices galore. Very sweet. 260 grams residual sugar. Twice the normal year. French TBA? 95%...
96-97 JS / 94-96 JD / 95 DE / 93-95 VM / 93-95 WI / 94 JA / 92-94 WA This is like a baby Mouton this year with blackcurrant, flower, and orange aromas. Medium- to full-bodied with a tight and racy palate that shows...
97-98 JS / 96-98+ JD / 95-97 WI / 94-96 VM / 95 JA / 95 DE / 92-94 WA This is a very structured 2022 with powerful tannins that run the length of the wine. Yet it’s perfumed and fresh with flowers and subtle...
97-99 JD / 97-99 WI / 97-98 JS / 97 JA / 97 DE / 96-97 WA / 95-97 VM This château has been firing on all cylinders of late, no doubt due to the talents of technical director Nicolas Audebert, and a wine that's going...
98-99 JS / 95-97+ JD / 95-97 VM / 94-96 WI / 93-96 WA / 94 JA / 94 DE Special label to celebrate Olivier Bernard’s 40th vintage at Domaine de Chevalier.A deep and layered white with rich and intense structure...
95-97 VM / 96 DE / 96 JA / 96 DE / 94-96+ WA / 94-96 WI / 94-95 JS / 91-94 JD The 2022 Lagrange was picked between 8 and 30 September, it ages in 60% new oak for a planned 21 months. It has an almost clinical bouquet, with...
97-98 JS / 95-97 VM / 96 DE / 94-96+ WA / 94-96 WI / 94-96 JD / 95 JA This is a big move forward for Giscours. Full-bodied yet agile and fresh with tannins that are precise and integrated, with great beauty and length...
97-98 JS / 95 JA / 95 DE / 93-95+ JD / 93-95 WA / 93-95 WI / 91-93 VM Blackberry, iron, hazelnut, crushed stone, hints of salt and spice. Medium to full body. Fresh and vivid. Very sophisticated and classy. The tannins are...
98 WI / 98 JD / 97 DE / 95 WA The 2019 The Warrior is deep garnet-purple in color. Creme de cassis, plum preserves, and chocolate-covered cherries give way to suggestions of sandalwood, camphor, and tar with a waft of...
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...
17 JR More intense than the Perrières tout court – but also likely to be a lot more expensive (judging by market prices for earlier vintages). Good stuff though.-Jancis Robinson Grivault owns the...
98 VM The 2012 Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Riserva TB takes things to a much darker, deeper and more savory place than nearly any wine in its category. Cloves and cinnamon combine with balsamic spice, molten...
95 WA / 95 JS / 95 KO / 95 WI / 94 WS / 92 VM Packaged with a black label, the Paolo Scavino 2018 Barolo Cannubi (with 3,000 bottles released) opens to a delicate and luminous appearance with lifted aromas wild rose, lilac,...
93 WS / 93 JS / 92 AG / 91 WA / 91 JD A crowd-pleasing rosé, this offers finely tuned, mouthwatering acidity paired with fruit-forward flavors of candied cherry and black currant, macerated plum, pastry dough and...
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...
91-93 BH Tasting note: A perfumed and exceptionally pretty nose is comprised mostly by the essence of red currant trimmed in subtle spice and floral nuances. The rich and beautifully textured medium-bodied flavors exude...
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...
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...
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,...
89-92 JM / 89-91 BH Pale to mid lemon. A certain toast on the nose from this richer soil site. Some peachy notes through the middle, a little drier at the finish. A plumper style of Meursault than the Fichet norm,...
99 WA / 96 JS The 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer Dr. Crane Vineyard was aged in 70% new oak this vintage, as opposed to 100% as it normally is. Deep garnet-purple in color, it rolls out of the glass with perfumed rose...
93 JA / 93 DE / 16.5 JR Gorgeous plum colour, sumptuous and ready to dive into. The aromatics are deliciously open, with crunchy raspberry and blueberry fruits, balanced and well put together. Feels cohesive, juicy, with...
96 VM / 94 WA The 2015 Hors Série is a new 100% Chardonnay from vineyards in Avize and Merfy. A rich, potent Champagne, the Hors Série offers up a striking interplay of rich Chardonnay fruit along with the...
98 VM / 97 JD / 96 WS / 95 WE #30 Wine Enthusiast's Top 100 Cellar Selections of 2023 Deep, brilliant ruby. Assertive, mineral- and spice-accented red and dark berry preserve, incense, cola and garrigue scents show superb...
96 WA / 95 DE / 93 JS 75 cases imported This wine delivers an exceptional quality of fruit. The 2016 Bolgheri Superiore l'Alberello is vinous and raw with an unmistakably authentic quality that gives this wine character...
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...
93 VM / 93 DE / 92-93 JS / 92 JD / 92 WS / 92 JA / 91-92+ WA The 2021 Talbot is an absolutely gorgeous wine. Aromatic, layered and impeccably balanced, Talbot is simply exquisite in 2021. Sweet pipe tobacco, incense, dried...
94-97 JD / 96 JS / 96 VM / 95 JA / 95 DE / 93-94+ WA The top wine, the 2021 Château Léoville Poyferré is a beauty and certainly makes the most of the vintage. Based on 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 26% Merlot,...
97 DE / 96+ WA / 96-97 JS / 96 AG / 95 JD / 95 WI / 94 VM / 94 JAWine Advocate Wine of the Vintage Utterly captivating on the nose, fragrant and floral with soft orange flecks, sweet cedar and cinnamon. Textured like heavy...
94-95 JS / 94 VM / 93 JD This is a very structured Petit Cheval, because of the higher than normal cabernet sauvignon in the blend. It seems more like Pauillac, with blackcurrants and chewy yet polished and intense tannins...
97 JA / 94-96 JD / 95 WA / 95 DE / 94-95 JS / 92-94 WI / 93 VM Plenty of classic La Mission finesse and balance, touches of cloves and velvety tannins, this is surpremely balanced and elegant, with pummice stone minerality...
96 AG / 94-96 WI / 95 DE / 94 JD / 94 VM / 94 JS / 94 JA / 93 WA / 92 WS The 2021 La Gaffelière is a wine of sublime elegance and understated finesse. Aromatic and pliant, the 2021 shows the more delicate side of the...
97-98 JS / 96 DE / 96 AG / 95 VM / 95 JA / 95 WI / 93-95 JD / 94 WAMedium-bodied with very fine-textured tannins. Delicious sweet and salty and mineral character. Blackberries, violets, cloves and dark olives. Peaches, too...
97 WA / 97-98 JS / 97 DE / 95-97 JD / 96 WI / 95 VM / 95 JA / 94 AGWine Advocate Wine of the Vintage The 2021 Haut-Brion confirms its fine showing en primeur, cementing its status as one of the wines of the vintage...
94 DE / 92-94 JD / 93 WA / 91-92 JS / 91 AG / 91 VM / 91 JAWine Advocate Sleeper of the Vintage Softly floral-touched blackcurrants - violet and lilac, quite a subtle perfumed tone to them but giving such expressive...
98 VM / 97 WA / 97-98 JS / 96 WI / 96 JD / 96 DE / 96 JAWine Advocate Wine of the Vintage Rich and explosive in feel, the 2021 Cheval Blanc is outrageously beautiful. For the first time since 2011, the Grand Vin is...
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,...
100 WI / 99 JS / 98 WA / 97 VM / 95 WE / 95 WS #16 Wine Enthusiast's Top 100 Cellar Selections of 2022#20 James Suckling's Top 100 American Wines of 2022#50 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of 2022 The 2019...
96 JS / 95 DE / 94 WE / 94 JD / 94 WI / 93 VM / 93 JA / 17.5 JR Intense aromas of blackcurrants, cedar and ripe tobacco with hints of violets, following through to a full-bodied palate with extremely refined tannins that...
93 BH / 93-95 JM Tasting note: Here too there is a subtle dollop of wood framing the aromas of various white orchard fruit, fennel and citrus zest. The pure and transparent medium weight flavors brim with minerality...
93 BH / 93 WS / 91-94 JM Tasting note: This had just been bottled and was showing the effects as the nose was moderately reduced though I would not expect it to linger unduly. Otherwise there is excellent volume, intensity...
96 WS 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...
16.5 JR Cool and fresh on the nose. Very nicely put together and already a pleasure to drink. The screwcap is presumably preserving its undoubted qualities. Quite long. - Jancis Robinson Even if the vineyards of the...
95 VM / 95 JD Shimmering garnet. Vibrant red fruit, floral and exotic spice scents, along with hints of incense and musky earth. Sappy, energetic and penetrating on the palate, offering intense raspberry and cherry flavors...
98 VM / 97+ WI / 97 WS / 97 JA / 97 DE Owners LVMH took the decision to delay the release of the 2019 Yquem until spring 2022. It was tasted with winemaker Sandrine Garbay in London. After the summer drought when Sauternes...