The NV (2019) Extra Brut Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru was harvested in Chouilly Cramant Avize Oger and Mesnil-sur-Oger. The nose brims deliciously with lemon cold sour cream butter and raw short crust pastry. The palate is rounded... Read More

From 65-year-old vines and vinified in fuders until mid-April this year the 2019 Dhroner Hofberg Riesling Trocken is concentrated and flinty on the detailed complex highly aromatic yet refined and slatey nose. Crystalline and... Read More

The floral perfumed and expressive 2019 Cardia Pombeiras was produced with MencĂ­a from 40-year-old vines on slate soils 0.16 hectares. It fermented with some 30% full clusters and indigenous yeasts and matured in used French... Read More

A juicy and nervy red showing a tangy lift of white pepper to the red cherries and strawberries. Tight and dusty tannins thoroughly coat the fruit delivering a tight yet caressing feel to the succulent palate full of juicy berries.... Read More

A hint of dark earth funk to the fresh black cherries blueberries and a hint of savory nori and white pepper character. Very sappy and juicy on the palate with tart black cherries that brighten up the palate with a very appetizing... Read More

From vines planted in 1947 facing east and in very poor soil the 2019 Riesling Grand Cru Brand Kirchberg is pure but intense and concentrated on the dense and aromatic nose that also reveals saline notes of crushed stones. On... Read More

Classic Nebbiolo aromas of woodland berry forest floor new leather and a whiff of rose lift out of the glass along with a whiff of botanical herb. Delivering elegance and structure in equal measure the linear palate features red... Read More

Just bottled the 2015 Barolo Riserva Cascina Dardi is a real powerhouse. This full-bodied potent Barolo packs a huge punch. It won't be ready to drink anytime soon that much is obvious. Time in the glass brings out aromatic... Read More

What Is Laboro Disubbidiente?
Laboro Disubbidiente is a Barolo in all but name. Produced from vines with an average age of 60 years from the Bussia vineyard of Dardi. Laboro is a play on the word Barolo and a nod to the labor... Read More

First produced in the 1984 vintage Löwengang Chardonnay is a benchmark example of the variety in Alto Adige. Sourced from the best parcels of 30- to 80-year-old Chardonnay vines in Magrè near the winery it undergoes spontaneous... Read More

Pouring a rich ruby color, the 2019 Brunello Di Montalcino offers an attractive nose of cherry candies, sweet herbs, polished leather, and orange oils. It moves seamlessly to the palate with equally harmonious structure and a... Read More

A cornucopia of fruit aromas across the entire range of citrus and stone fruit with a touch of thyme. Rich and concentrated but this is married to stunningly fresh acidity that lights it up. Lovely floral notes. Moves inexorably... Read More

Clearly more intensity and tannic power than the Brulieres there is a violet edging to the damson colour. The tannins are pretty big as I am finding in so many second wines in this vintage as estates make the choice to ensure... Read More

The 2020 Andremily No. 9 is a dense full-throttle wine. Inky black fruit blackberry jam espresso mocha licorice and spice blast across the palate. There's not a ton of subtlety here. It will be interesting to see if this heady... Read More

Arista Winery was founded in 2002 by Al and Jancis McWilliams with the intent of producing small quantities of quality Chardonnay and Pinot Noir from The Russian River Valley District . The day to day operations are now run by... Read More

In the glass it pours a bright straw/green hue and shows off a bit riper profile than those of the Ferren wines taking on ripe aromas of wet stones delicate baking spices fresh peach and lemon candies. Medium to full-bodied and... Read More

Black fruit spice tar and cured tobacco open the bouquet of the 2015 Montefalco Sagrantino Valdimaggio. You also get slightly more mature aromas of rum cake or cherry liqueur from this warm and sunny vintage. This is a complete... Read More

Quince and pear. Rich and ripe but not overly so it's silky on the palate fairly high in alcohol enjoyably full and opulent with a fresh core. Includes a new parcel this year of 70-year-old Marsanne so is now around 90% Marsanne... Read More

Spicy aromas reveal pipe tobacco underbrush new leather and ripe berry alongside whiffs of fragrant purple flower. Linear and full-bodied the elegantly structured palate has youthful tension offering succulent Morello cherry star... Read More

The captivating Baricci 2019 Brunello is another gorgeous wine from this storied producer. It offers enticing scents of woodland berry new leather camphor pipe tobacco and dog rose

The 2022 Cabernet Sauvignon (Sonoma County) is elegant polished and so pure. Precise with gorgeous aromatic intensity this rushes forth with sweet floral notes red-toned fruit mint orange peel an spice. The 2022 is exquisite delicious... Read More

Bedrock wine company was started in 2007 by Morgan Twain-Petersen, the son of Joel Petersen who had established Ravenswood. Working initially out of a garage with outdoor fermenters and subsequently borrowing space in a friend’s... Read More

From vines located at 670 metres above sea level in Randazzo on Etna's north side this is earthy and juicy with plenty of wood and chocolate. Red and black fruits mingle with undergrowth for a very savoury expression coupled... Read More

This 100% Nerello Mascalese from the Southwestern slope is rounder and more concentrated than Contrada Monte Serra. Fermented with indigenous Etna yeasts identified by Benanti after years of research and aged for one year in tonneaux... Read More

28 Jul 2022 – This has aromas of cherry stones slate pine cones lemon peel and oyster shells. Tightly knit firm tannins here framing a wild and racy core of citrus herbs and berries. Long and refined. Nerello mascalese. Try... Read More

Pale clear colour. Ripe apples but with excellent energy at the back the usual citrus note added to the white fruit. Mineral racy and quite delicious.

The NV (2019) Initiation a blend of 77% Pinot Meunier and 23% Pinot Noir from two parcels in Fossoy is a fine entry-level offering. Dried flowers mint spice and ginger all grace this attractive mid-weight Champagne. There is a... Read More

Medium ruby-purple the 2018 Pinot Noir Cumberland Reserve takes its time to unfold to notes of earth tar and blue and black berries on the nose. The palate is medium-bodied firm and seamlessly fresh with intense dark fruits and... Read More

Leading off the bottled reds, the 2019 Côte Rôtie Amethyste would be a great introduction for readers trying to understand the style of this estate. A perfumed, gamey, sun-kissed nose of blue fruits, black peppery... Read More

Glass-staining ruby. Pungent aromas of ripe black and blue fruits licorice smoked meat potpourri and black pepper. Offers densely packed cassis bitter cherry and candied violet flavors that show fine definition and are braced... Read More

The 20th anniversary bottling of Testamatta made from the 2019 vintage in brand new winemaking facilities in Florence. This just shines from the moment it’s poured. Layered and complex this is a gem of a wine filled with cherry... Read More

Plenty of ripe sunny fruit here. Crisp acidity lovely purity one for relatively early drinking. Salty edge to finish. From six plots spread across Vaillons harvested at separate times. Fermented individually blended in August... Read More

Very pure and crystalline on both nose and palate. Real drive and energy just the vaguest hint of wood which adds more to texture than flavour. A very fine example. Billaud-Simon has plots within the three sectors of Montée de... Read More

The Brut Reserve is a light fine and harmonious champagne. Its blend is made with Pinot Noir Chardonnay and Pinot Meunier from three different years sourced from the best sites in the Champagne region.

The Brut Reserve presents... Read More

Billecart-Salmon's 2016 vintage continues the house's drive to creatively lower dosage levels coming in with just 1.9g/L in this year of extreme weather. The 2016 will be at its best from mid-2024 but is already showing... Read More

A full-bodied sparkling with sliced cooked pears and apples. Dusty chalk and some mineral and stone undertones. Full-bodied with firmness and tightness at the end. Linear and compact on the palate. Tangy finish. Drink or hold.... Read More

Attractive salmon color with aromas of dried strawberries and lemons, as well as hints of flowers. Full-bodied with tight tension from the fine phenolics that run through the palate. Hints of white pepper, peaches and sliced green... Read More

Attractive salmon color with aromas of dried strawberries and lemons, as well as hints of flowers. Full-bodied with tight tension from the fine phenolics that run through the palate. Hints of white pepper, peaches and sliced green... Read More

Fresh and floral nose with tiles vibrant red berries and pomegranate. Stony mineral verve. Pure and expressive with good tension on the medium-bodied palate. Silky very nimble and elegant. Acidic red berries in the finish that... Read More

Fresh and demure nose with lots of cocoa powder blackcurrants blackberries and a hint of cigar and charcoal. Excellent depth and class here with a very juicy center palate. Medium to full body with a long and layered finish. Drink... Read More

The 2020 Malvasia Italo & Bruno is sweetly scented and delicate with pretty spring florals and crushed stone. This soothes the palate with silky textures and ripe orchard fruits complemented by sweet spice. The 2020 finishes with... Read More

The 2021 Sauvignon Dark Label is wickedly spicy boasting a complex blend of ground ginger lemon zest incense and sage. Silky in feel yet almost salty in nature it's perfumed and zesty within with citrus-kissed orchard fruits... Read More

Savory peppery perfumed and packed full of the character the 2015 Rosso della Centa a 100% varietal Merlot will keep you coming back to the glass over and over again. Wild strawberries blackberries cloves tobacco and an enriching... Read More

The 2017 Rosso Riserva is stunning lifting from the glass with a spectacularly varietal and perfumed mix of crushed blueberries and plums offset by lavender and hints of wet stone. This is vividly fruity yet still finessed with... Read More

I was absolutely blown away by the 2022 Château Brane-Cantenac which looks to be a reference point vintage for this château. Based on 74% Cabernet Sauvignon 23% Merlot and the rest Cabernet Franc Carmenère and Petit Verdot... Read More

Inspired by Cabernet Franc from the Loire Valley the 2021 Nithya Massa Vineyard is a blend of 50% Cabernet Franc and 50% Malbec. It has aromas of red and black currants bell pepper violet cracked pepper and graphite. The medium-bodied... Read More

Deep ruby-purple in color the 2021 Syrah Bassi Vineyard explodes with scents of blueberry boysenberry cracked pepper and powdered sugar with slowly emerging floral tones. Medium-bodied chalky and energetic the palate offers notably... Read More

A more deeply pitched nose somewhat grudgingly reveals notes of plum earth wild dark currant and a hint of forest floor. The rich and succulent yet decidedly powerful larger-bodied flavors deliver fine length on the compact serious... Read More

A super-fresh and exuberantly expressive nose combines notes of red currant cherry and plenty of floral elements especially violet. The attractively textured and moderately powerful medium-bodied flavors exude an almost aggressive... Read More

These are the �young’ vines planted in 1983 in La Dominode. An attractive mid purple. The whole bunch vinification shows more than usual on the nose while behind there is a delicious red berry fruit with some orange zest.... Read More

Generous and pure with maraschino cherry raspberry puree and red licorice notes at the core on a plush velvety frame expanding into details of sandalwood white truffle rosemary and cardamom. Drink now through 2036. —M.W.... Read More

There’s restrained power aromatically with white peach grapefruit subtle nuttiness a glimmer of quince paste cedar and a shot of mineral drive keeping freshness. There’s underlying power to the palate too which is chalky and... Read More

Cantalupo's 2016 Ghemme Collis Breclemae is wild exotic and totally beguiling. Even so my impression is that the 2016 is only showing a hint of its potential. In the glass the 2016 is both powerful and incredibly finessed.... Read More

Cantalupo’s 2016 Ghemme Collis Carellae is such an example of what makes Alto Piemonte so special. Now closing in on its eighth birthday the 2016 remains fresh and vibrant. Its mid-weight structure and understated intensity... Read More

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The Caprilli estate is made up of property to the southwest of Brunello in the Tavernelle area that was originally part of the larger Villa Santa Restituta’s holdings, from which it was carved out in 1965. The owner, Alfo... Read More

This Mosel masterpiece shows such an abundance of beauty and grace and it’s easy just to sink into the wide range of perfectly ripe stone-fruit aromas. Then the finish emerges like a whale rising from the depths to the surface... Read More

The 2021 Las Gravas contains grapes from a vineyard planted in 2006 (that already contributed to the 2020) and it has given the wine a fine-boned profile with more freshness and varietal Monastrell notes a rustic-elegant feeling.... Read More

The estate was founded by Giovanni Neri, a grain merchant from south of Florence, who purchased the 200 hectare Casanova farm on the eastern side of Montalcino in 1971. The first Brunello bottling was made that year but the first... Read More

The 2014 Barbaresco Riserva Rose delle Casasse is a powerful ample wine. A blast of dark amarena cherry plum mocha licorice and spice infuse the 2014 with tons of depth and volume. The 2014 is not especially refined in fact it... Read More

From barrel the 2022 Barbera D’Alba Carra sports a youthful dark purple color and is fruity with ripe plum and pressed lavender as well as some iron richness and gamey notes. Medium to full-bodied it’s snappy with fresh acidity... Read More

A bright magenta ruby color the 2022 Dolcetto D’Alba Bricco Lago is fruity and spicy with lifted aromas of crunchy mixed berries and fruit candied flowers and a nice lift of spice. Like the 2023 that was tasted from barrel this... Read More

The fruity 2022 Langhe Nebbiolo Bricco Lago is a bright ruby red color and has a lovely spiced accent in its aromas of wild strawberries spice and sweet flowers. It’s medium-bodied and fresh with a chalky texture a light sanguine... Read More

22 Jul 2022 – A vibrant balanced and fresh red with raspberries pomegranates cherry stones and spice box on the nose. Sleek tight tannins. Focused with a very fine structure and wound-up energy. Sangiovese and malvasia nera.... Read More

Currants and black berries with citrus undertones as well as flowers. Medium-bodied with medium velvety tannins and a freshness and brightness. Lots of energy. Cabernet sauvignon, sangiovese and merlot. Drinkable now but better... Read More

The Chianti Classico “San Lorenzo” Gran Selezio

A new wine in this range the 2018 Chianti Classico Riserva Montebuoni is effusive deep and powerful. Black cherry plum spice leather and dried herbs all open in the glass. Bright saline notes extend the finish nicely. The 2018... Read More

The 2017 Barbaresco Rabajà is sure to put a smile on readers’ faces. Ample and generous, the 2017 captures the radiant side of the year, which gives the wine so much appeal and also softens some of the firmness that... Read More

Originally planted at the end of the 1990s Coltassala is

Notable for its pure cherry and kirsch aromas and flavors this red is also stylish and graceful. Rose wild thyme and stony mineral elements come into play as this develops on the palate. Beautifully integrated fresh and firm this... Read More

The 8000-case 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley goes largely to distribution and has to be one of the great values in Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon out there. Classic darker currants tobacco chocolate and some gravelly earth... Read More

Full of details of prunes stony salinity earthy notes and forest floor tannins firm and slightly sticky on the gums but with crisp acidity. It's almost austere on the finish but dynamic and balanced nonetheless leaving room... Read More

This has a complex yet refined nose of sliced apples peach pits smoked almonds wet stones chalk and white pepper. Hints of beeswax juniper and cedar too. It’s medium-bodied elegant and light-footed yet powerful... Read More

This is probably the finest answer to Puligny or Meursault in Argentina and it will be hard to pass by. Beautiful brioche notes give a fine creaminess with mineral fine reduction beeswax and a hint of white sesame to the lemon... Read More

This is very compressed and vertical with deep mineral notes from the high quality of the single vineyard. The finish goes on for minutes. Compressed and precise with structure and sophistication yet there’s attractiveness now... Read More

Such a flinty nose that delivers a full package of minerality. Quarry chalk gun powder and lime. The nose really speaks to you. Creamy and textured on the palate with bright but chiselled acidity and real tension. One of the best... Read More

Apple brioche flint pear and slate aromas with hints of apple tart follow through to a full body with gorgeous richness and depth yet it grows on the palate. Very vertical and goes deep. Best ever. Drink or hold.

The 2020 la Viallière from Domaine Champet is nicely old school in octane coming in listed at a svelte 12.5 percent alcohol in this vintage. Romain and Maxime Champet seem to have a real talent for not letting their syrah get... Read More

Chanin Wines is dedicated to sourcing fruit from sites in California’s Santa Barbera County to create wines whose qualities reflect the individual vineyards in which these grapes are grown. There are no bottlings from blended... Read More

Chanin Wines is dedicated to sourcing fruit from sites in California’s Santa Barbera County to create wines whose qualities reflect the individual vineyards in which these grapes are grown. There are no bottlings from blended... Read More

Chanin Wines is dedicated to sourcing fruit from sites in California’s Santa Barbera County to create wines whose qualities reflect the individual vineyards in which these grapes are grown. There are no bottlings from blended... Read More

It is a marvellously compact and coiled-up wine with a towering structure. Very beautifully fragrant dried purple flowers and herbs. Full-bodied with loads of succulent ripe blackberry, creme de cassis, graphite, and loamy earth.... Read More

The NV (2019) Brut Cuvée Ste.-Anne is fabulous. Rich, ample and layered, the Brut Cuvée Ste.-Anne hits all the right notes. I especially admire its vinous intensity and overall resonance. Dried pear, flowers mint,... Read More

The NV Brut Rosé (2020 base) is endowed with tons of energy and drive. In this release, the Rosé offers a good bit of tension, but there are also some savory, and at times vegetal, notes readers will have to contend... Read More

One of my favorite estates in Saint-Emilion the 2017 Chateau Bellefont-Belcier comes from a 13.5-hectare vineyard on the Cote Pavie (it’s right beside Larcis-Ducasse). Mostly Merlot blended with small amounts of Cabernet Franc... Read More

Gorgeous fragrance on the nose really so inviting and scented. Smooth and supple crisp and fresh lovely purity of expression here still quite subtle and delicate salty tangy wild herbs liquorice clove and dark chocolate. Not bright... Read More

Gorgeous nose so expressive with tobacco dark chocolate blackcurrants and roses. Ripe and juicy this has a lovely energy to it but also quite a mouthcoating tannic frame fine but firm well integrated but definitely present and... Read More

Deep plum in colour lovely silky texture to the fruit black pepper and rosemary spice again you find the touches of a dry vintage in the fruit character but well balanced with fresh mint and liquorice root. Concentrated austere... Read More

Medium to deep garnet-brick in color the 2014 Brane-Cantenac leaps with vivacious notes of kirsch and redcurrant jelly followed by hints of dried mint forest floor and black pepper. The medium-bodied palate is vibrant and refreshing... Read More

Deep and generous blackberry fruits and rich chocolate there is good balance here with depth and interest and a ton of flavour. Really good stuff with juice and a drive forward through the palate. 1% Petit Verdot makes up the... Read More

Creamy black fruit and dark chocolate alongside hints of coffee on the nose. Lovely sumptuous texture here chewy with bite and grip. This has high acidity on the palate with tannins that are plush but focussed. This is glossy... Read More

Heady and expressive on the nose seductive tones of ripe fruit and perfumed flowers. Gorgeous intensity on the palate rich round and ripe - gently chewy - but cool and refreshing too. This has a dynamic undercurrent with tannins... Read More

Juicy succulent and supple this has lovely bright energy and impact straight away. Tannins are on the chalky mineral side mouthcoating but with a salty tang so they don't appear too ripe heavy or rustic but give width and... Read More

By Andy Howard MW Chateau Clarke 50th anniversary 3/30/2023 (See more on Decanter...)95 points (Château Clarke Merlot Listrac-Médoc Bordeaux France Red) Still youthful on the nose a little closed but huge potential. Sweet ripe... Read More

Packed with tannins new wood and a dense character this is going to be a wine for the long-term. It has all the power although with a softer side in the final fruitiness.

Gorgeous aromas of crushed currant flowers and Indian spice. Full-bodied with fine tannins. A little tight still. Give this time to show what it really has.--'95/'96 Bordeaux retrospective. Best after 2007. 21000 cases... Read More