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"In Burgundy the monopoly (single estate vineyard) defines a unit of land, a terroir which has been perfectly defined for centuries and which is ow...

"Vibrant and delicious. Packed with fruit flavor and accented by spicy, floral notes. This is broad, mouth-filling, deep and concentrated. Firm tan...

"The prodigious 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon Estate is 100% Cabernet Sauvignon, including fruit from some of the oldest Cabernet vines still in existenc...

"The 2012 Grange comes from just two sub-regions of South Australia this year: Barossa Valley (the majority) and McLaren Vale. This makes a lot of ...

This bottle comes from the period before the revitalization of the estate in 1997 by Jean-Hubert Delon and Michel Rolland. Nenin, classified as 1er...

"It seems that Barton excels in dry, hot years such as 1970. Deep ruby with an amber edge, the wine is rich and full on the palate, with excellent ...

"A little sharp now with plum, cedar and tobacco on the nose and palate. Medium body, with soft tannins and a cedar, tobacco and berry aftertaste. ...

"The 1989 Cannubi Boschis is gorgeous in so many ways, but one of the things I find fascinating about the wine is the way it captures a stylistic m...

"Primary Vineyards: 100 % Bosché Vineyard, a small 22 acre vineyard located west of Hwy. 29, on the famed Rutherford Bench, the Bosché vineyard has...

"Dark in color, this young, powerful, concentrated, tannic wine is not a lot of fun to taste today. With air and effort, earth, sweet blackberries...

"The 2007 Châteauneuf du Pape l’Accent de Roquete, a 450-case luxury cuvee composed of 100% Grenache aged one year in tank and one year in foudre, ...

"I tasted this wine in three components from stainless steel tanks, where it was awaiting bottling this winter. #1: Red berries and flowers on the ...

"Underbrush, ripe berry, new leather and Mediterranean herb aromas slowly take shape in the glass. Showing youthful tension, the vibrant palate del...

" Fresh, bright and engaging, with damson plum, raspberry and cherry pâte de fruit notes bouncing along, laced with red licorice details and backed...

"Inky ruby. Vibrant black and blue fruit aromas are complicated by suggestions of candied flowers, incense and licorice, and a bright mineral nuanc...

"A gold-colored wine. The palate has intense freshness as well as ripe apricot and orange zest flavors. The acidity cuts through the intense richne...

"The 2010 Bandol Rouge is a true blockbuster, and readers should do their best to latch onto a couple bottles. More serious, tight and structured t...

"Really strong for the vintage, there is wealth of black raspberries, herbs and kirsch, paired with silky smooth textures and a fresh, sweet, peppe...

"Exhilarating! A heady floral aroma leads to violets, cherries and minerals dancing around the palate, chased by a refreshing acidity. Like rhubarb...

"Deep ruby. A complex, expressive bouquet displays aromas of ripe, mineral-accented dark berries, cola, incense, olive and candied violet. Deeply c...

"This vintage has a deep ruby color with a complex nose of cloves, blackberries, and dark chocolate. The structured tannins are enrobed with an ent...

Domaine Ramonet is a top Burgundy producer, known for highly collectible Chardonnays from Chassagne-Montrachet and Puligny-Montrachet. Founded in t...

"The medium to dark ruby-colored 1999 Nuits-St.-Georges Les St.-Georges has delicate blackberry aromas. It explodes on the palate with dense, chewy...

"The 1994 white Hermitage is one of the most seductive, perfumed, multi-layered, and profoundly textured white Hermitages I have tasted from Chave....

"A rich core of supple, vibrant and complex Cabernet flavor that echoed currant, tar and tobacco notes before smoothing out on a long, full finish....

"Another of the highlights in the flight, matching the ’10 for its still-grippy, vibrant, dense and vivid range of black currant, fig paste and bla...

"The 2018 Chardonnay Larry Hyde & Sons was of the last vineyards picked, in mid-September. This section of Hyde vineyard is located on the Napa...

""A thick layer of gravel laid down during the Quaternary Period. Predominantly clay sub-soil from the Tertiary Period. At the summit of the gravel...

"Notes of truffles and sweet spice mingle into rich swathes of blackberry and black-cherry nectar in this fruity, mouthfilling Pinot Noir. It's a p...

"Checking in as 82% Syrah, 6.7% Mourvèdre, and the rest Petite Sirah and Grenache, the 2018 Syrah Ziehharmonika was largely destemmed and brought u...

"The 2019 Syrah Distenta I comes entirely from the Krankls' estate vineyards: 35% from The Third Twin, 33% from Eleven Confessions, 31% from Cumulu...

"The 2017 Syrah Eleven Confessions Vineyard is the wine of the vintage, and Syrah simply doesn’t get any better. Even in these more difficult vinta...

"The 2018 Syrah Eleven Confessions Vineyard is slow to unfold but stunning once it opens, featuring layered aromas of cassis, coffee beans, garrigu...

"The 2010 Saffredi (Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon) delivers gorgeous intensity and broad aromas of black berry, leather, crushed granite and linger...

"Full blown aromas of kirsch, spice box, jammy black raspberry and garrigue are all over the place. Powerful, concentrated and lush, this stylish C...

"A massive wine that has all the components but needs time to show its best. Mallard owns a 0.65 hectare parcel in Les Renardes that stretches the ...

"Dark garnet in color, the wine opens with flowers, kirsch, herb de Provence, and cherries. Vibrant, spicy and fresh, with loads of kirsch and plum...

 "Dark in color, the wine shows a black fruit character with accents of spice, white flowers, and pepper. Black raspberries and herb-tipped kirsch ...

"Good red-ruby. Complex nose combines red cherry, raspberry, woodsmoke and cinnamon. Sweet, silky and dense, with enticing flavors of strawberry an...

The "Good Girl" label was never released, as its artwork was rejected by the BATF (Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms). The wine was rebrande...

 "This is a very fine dry white wine. It's intense in ripe fruit, but is hardly a bomb, the flavors reined in by superb acids, judicious oak and a ...

"The 2002 Hollerin' M Shea Vineyard Pinot Noir 704 cases is absolutely mind-blowing Pinot one of the most compelling examples I have ever tasted fr...

"This could easily be mistaken for a Clos de la Roche from Morey St.-Denis, but with purer fruit and a more savory texture. Dominated by its beauti...

 "The current benchmark for Grenache in California. The nose explodes with massive layers of fruit and sweet spice aromas. The palate enjoys the so...

 "This has really calmed down and morphed into a beauty. The wine reminds me of a very, ripe vintage of Cote Rotie, with its silky tannins, soft, s...

"Krankl's 1999 Tarantella is one of the finest white wines he has made. It possesses outstanding underlying acidity, a terrific, citrusy, honeyed p...