2021 Domaine Jean-Marc Burgaud Beaujolais Lantignie

"Now labeled as the 2021 Beaujolais-Lantignie rather than as Beaujolais-Villages, with a view to further foreground its Lantignie origins, this cuvee is once again a notable success. Offering up aromas of smoky berries, spices and petals, it's medium-bodied, supple and seamless, with lively acids and a charming, giving profile."

91 points

2021 Domaine Jean-Marc Burgaud Morgon Les Charmes

"The 2021 Morgon Les Charmes has also turned out nicely, revealing aromas of wild berries and plums mingled with sweet spices and soil tones. Medium to full-bodied, ample and fleshy, with supple tannins, lively acids and a giving, charming profile, it lives up to its name."

91 points

2021 Domaine Jean-Marc Burgaud Morgon Corcelette

"A new cuvee from Burgaud, the 2021 Morgon Corcelette derives from holdings in La Roche Pilee, part planted in 1932 and part planted in 1970. Bursting with aromas of mulberries, plums, smoke and pencil shavings, it's medium to full-bodied, fleshy and textural, with an ample, layered core of fruit and a giving, supple profile. It's a fine addition to the range."

92 points

2017 Vega Sicilia Valbuena

"The 2017 jumps out of the glass with cherry and redcurrant conserve, and flowers. It enters fresh, with succulent cranberry fruit. Finally finishing with dark fruits embedded in mocha and spicy fenugreek. Complete. Following the Vega Sicilia pattern, it spent its first year in barriques (20% American, 40% French). And then a second year in the impressive army of 80-220hl tinas (wooden vats)."

95 points

2012 Vega Sicilia Unico

"This is at once fresh and elegant on first impression, with lovely hints of fragrant Turkish bazaar spices, game and dried mint lacing the crème de cassis, violet, and black and red licorice notes. Gliding across the palate, buoyed by fresh acidity and sculpted tannins, this expands to show deep notes of tarry smoke, fig cake, espresso and iron alongside the appealing fruit and spice. Long and creamy, offering both power and grace. Tinto Fino and Cabernet Sauvignon."

96 points

2019 Chateau Larmande Saint Emilion

"Wonderful Black Forest gateau aromas on the nose, blackcurrant and milk chocolate, so welcoming. Fresh and juicy on the palate, this is bright and energetic with refined and perfumed cherry and berry fruits leading the way. Tannins are well integrated and this really stands out as being a fresh, fruity and approachable wine. Elegant and enjoyable. A touch of spice hits the finish giving a soft piquance."

93 points

2019 Chateau Sansonnet Saint Emilion

"....the 2019 Château Sansonnet has a textbook Saint-Emilion bouquet of chalky minerality, ripe red and black fruits, notes of truffle and flowers, medium to full body, and beautiful overall balance. In the past, this wine has had a glossy, slightly modern style (in a good sense), but the 2019 has an incredibly classic feel with its oak nicely integrated and just a liquid rock-like minerality on the finish. It's a gorgeous wine...."

96 points

2019 Echo de Lynch Bages Pauillac

"The second wine of Lynch-Bages shows all the power of this estate. The difference lies in the tannins and the ripe flavors of the wine. It has power without the tannins that demand long-term aging."

93 points

2019 Chateau Faugeres Saint Emilion

"The 2019 Faugeres is one of the most elegant wines I have ever tasted from Silvio Denz's Saint-Emilion estate. Silky, aromatic and super-expressive, Faugeres is absolutely exquisite. Crushed red berry fruit, mint, dried flowers and cinnamon are some of the many nuances that open in the glass. There is plenty of textural richness readers have come to expect over the years, but the 2019 is less over the top than some previous vintages. And that's a good thing."

95 points

2019 Clos de l'Oratoire Saint Emilion

"Ripe black fruit (there's some red fruit as well), tobacco leaf, damp earth, exotic flowers, and some chocolaty notes all emerge from the 2019 Clos De L'Oratoire, another beautiful wine from the Neipperg family and team. Rich, medium to full-bodied, and seamless on the palate, I love its mid-palate, it has gorgeous tannins, no hard edges, and a great finish. This is clearly a great vintage for this cuvee."

96 points

2019 Chateau d'Armailhac Pauillac

"....it has a firmer, focused, youthful style that's going to benefit from short-term cellaring. Giving up plenty of ripe black cherry, mulberries, and cassis-like fruit as well as textbook Pauillac lead pencil, forest floor, and tobacco, it's medium to full-bodied, has good mid-palate density, subtle background oak, ripe yet building tannins, and a great finish. It shows the vintage's more elegant, classic style yet doesn't lack for concentration or length."

94 points

2019 Chateau Monbousquet Saint Emilion

"The top wine of the chateau, the 2019 Chateau Monbousquet comes from lower down on the plain of Saint-Emilion and is made by the talented team of Gerard Perse. Gorgeous notes of blackcurrants, mulberries, spicy oak, graphite, and tobacco all give way to a full-bodied 2019 with gorgeous depth of fruit, ripe, polished tannins, no hard edges, and a great, great finish. It's a hedonistic, beautifully balanced, seamless 2019 that's loaded with character."

95 points

2019 Chateau Duhart Milon Pauillac

"The 2019 Duhart-Milon is showing beautifully, mingling aromas of cassis and wild berries with notions of violets, cedar wood, orange rind, licorice and spice box in a perfumed bouquet. Medium to full-bodied, supple and seamless, it's charming and refined, with a deep core of fruit, powdery tannins and succulent acids. This château is going from strength to strength."

94 points

2019 Chateau Cos d'Estournel Saint Estephe

"Powerful and enjoyable Cos. Needs to be given time in the glass to reveal the impressively velvety texture, and the sheer depth of bitter black chocolate, black truffle and coffee notes. The tannins sit back and then build slowly to full bristling impact by the close of play. Feels extremely sophisticated, with the always-present Cos glamour."

98 points

2020 Silk & Spice Red Blend

"This blend from across regions of Portugal is smooth and ripe, rich in black fruits and made to drink young. It is a fine wine, with black fruit and juiciness. Celebrating the Portuguese explorers of the East Indies in the Age of Discovery, the wine is ready to drink."

90 points

2021 Ceibo Malbec

"Some black plums, fresh herbs and iodine on the nose. A simple, fresh malbec with juicy fruit and smooth tannins. Good for a glass. Fresh and easy. Sustainable."

90 points

2022 Nautilus Sauvignon Blanc

"Aromas of freshly chopped chives, blood oranges and peaches. Medium-bodied with silky texture. Citrus acidity brings life to the stone fruit palate. Elegant feel. Sustainable."

91 points

2016 Chateau Bernadotte Haut Medoc

"This estate, with its historic connections with the Swedish royal family, is now performing well. This latest vintage, with its rich tannins and dense flavors, has concentration as well as attractive black-fruit lusciousness. Drink this well-balanced wine from 2023."

91 points

2021 GD Vajra Barbera d'Alba

"Here’s another food-friendly wine from beautiful Piedmont. The 2021 Barbera d'Alba shows a dark purplish hue and saturated fruit flavors of dried blackberry and black cherry. There are hints of crushed mineral or oyster shell as well. The wine’s medium thickness would work across a breaded veal steak."

91 points

2020 Produttori del Barbaresco Nebbiolo

"This young 2020 Nebbiolo certainly shows great promise with an immediately attractive array of aromatics that boast dark cherry, damson plum, sweet herbs, blood orange and a slight menthol top note. Always wonderfully intense and potent, the palate displays a medium bodied weight of red and black berry fruits, macerated strawberries and sweet cherries with an underlying cool, suave elegance and a fresh acid vitality. The finish is creamy and plush with soft plump tannins, subtle piquant black liquorice notes and a pure, weightless length. Delightfully streamlined and accessible, this 2020 continues a fine run of vintages for Produttori del Barbaresco."

92+ points

2020 Ridge Three Valleys

"This focused, firm and tannic wine exudes black pepper and wood-smoke aromas followed by rather tight espresso, blueberry and cacao flavors. Made from 74% Zinfandel and other California heritage-grape varieties, it has the bones of a cool-climate wine and should improve through at least 2028."

93 points

2014 R Lopez de Heredia Vina Cubillo

"The 2014 Vina Cubillo Tinto Crianza is a textbook vintage with some aromatic development, notes of fresh blood and some grainy tannins, perhaps less polished than previous vintages, lively and concentrated, a bit harsh. 2014 was a very rainy vintage. This is usually a blend of 70% Tempranillo, 20% Garnacho and 5% each Graciano and Mazuelo matured in well-seasoned, neutral American oak barrels for three years. 150,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in November 2020."

92 points

2011 R Lopez de Heredia Vina Bosconia Reserva

"A very complex, aged Rioja with savory plums, mushrooms, bark, red earth, orange peel and cedar. Quite juicy, fresh and bright on the palate with a tangy, zesty palate, full of berries and oranges. Firm, long and complex with a mouthwatering finish. Such a traditional taste!"

95 points

2011 R Lopez de Heredia Vina Tondonia Reserva

"A traditional beauty that effuses iron, warm earth and savory tobacco leaves, together with plums, spices and orange zest. This is juicy and still tight, with firm but savory tannins. Medium-weight and quite zesty in texture, as is the case with the other López de Heredia reds tasted this session."

95 points

2014 R Lopez de Heredia Vina Gravonia Crianza Blanco

"The 2014 Vina Gravonia Blanco always smells of the cellar with some mushroomy aromas and flavors, and it's very classical, with 12.5% alcohol, more vibrant than the 2015 I tasted next to it. To Maria Jose Lopez de Heredia, Gravonia has to be very fresh with citrus freshness and some nuttiness but without the bitterness of the aged Tondonia, which they compare with the Carbonieux and such wines from Graves. These are ancient vines and the grapes are pristine."

95 points

2011 R Lopez de Heredia Vina Tondonia Reserva Blanco

"Complex, really finely nuanced, oxidative notes make this so attractive. Everything is very subtle here. A mixture of salted almonds, cashews, minerals, dried lemon peel, nougat and treacle. A full-bodied, slightly chewy Rioja that’s full of flavor. Concentrated, yet so zesty and taut. Extremely long and zingy finish. The longer you taste it, the more the wine will talk to you."

97 points

2005 R Lopez de Heredia Vina Tondonia Reserva Library Release

"Traditional Rioja at its ageworthy best, the Tondonia red is a cuvee of Tempranillo with 20% Garnacha and 5% each of Graciano and Mazuelo. Leafy, gamey and sweet, with tangy acidity and a volatile lift.

96 points

2010 R Lopez de Heredia Vina Tondonia Reserva

"The 2010 Vina Tondonia Reserva has all I expect from a Reserva from Tondonia, complexity, elegance and evolution, a developed nose with notes of forest floor and wild berries, herbs and flowers, a touch of iodine, brick dust and very fine, polished tannins. It has the seriousness and elegance of Tondonia."

96 points

Campo di Fiori Pinot Grigio

Rich and round, with honeydew and pear notes followed by lime hints in the finish. A white wine that you can enjoy any time of the year.

Fable Roots Red Blend

Plush on the palate, with plums and soaked cherries laced with cocoa and cinnamon. Bold, juicy, and flavorful - this will shine with hearty fare or on its own.

Sirena Del Mare Rose

Fuller-bodied yet mouthwatering, with strawberries, peaches, and apricots drawing you in. This is a richer take on rose where ripe fruit takes center stage.