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"The 2010 Altagracia is surprisingly huge in this vintage. Layers of exotic black fruit, spices, mocha and espresso burst onto the palate with stri...

"An open, loosely knit style, this white shows ample baking spice notes of vanilla, clove and nutmeg around the core of lemon and apple fruit." - W...

"Inky purple. Powerful, spice-accented aromas of dark berry liqueur, candied violet, vanilla and smoky minerals, with a building floral topnote. Fr...

"Like the other Malbecs from Adrianna Vineyard, the 2016 Adrianna Vineyard River Stones was bottled a little earlier, and the time in oak was short...

"Deep, bright-hued violet color. Intensely perfumed, spice- and mineral-accented cherry and dark berry preserve, candied violet and fruitcake aroma...

"Luca Currado is on a roll. This is the third vintage (in as many years) that blows me off my feet. The 2010 Barolo Riserva Villero is a spectacula...

"A classic St.-Emilion, the 2010 from Grand-Pontet is dense purple and ripe, with loads of black cherry, plum, fig and vanillin notes. The wine has...

"This legendary Champagne, only produced in exceptional years, comes from the village of Le Mesnil in the Côte des Blancs. It is made from 100% Cha...

"Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon rocks up with gregarious black cherries, blackcurrants and warm plums with hints of mentho...

"Readers should do whatever they can to get their hands on a few bottles of the 2013 d'Alceo. Seamless and voluptuous in the glass, it is an epic w...

"Combining power with great elegance, this wine displays superripe, rich fruits that are restrained by velvet tannins and the delicious perfumed ch...

"The 2016 Suduiraut is fabulous. Crème brulée, passion fruit, tangerine peel and exotic floral notes all race out of the glass. I marvel at how Sud...

"Lush and very forward, with velvety textured waves of cassis, mulled plum and blackberry reduction mixed with flashes of mocha and roasted vanilla...

"The 1989 Le Pavilion is a prodigious wine. Made from yields of 14 hectoliters per hectare, this parcel of old vines (averaging 70-80 years of age)...

"This is the top-shelf wine from Mariacristina Oddero and her family. The 2016 Barolo Riserva Vignarionda is magnificent on all fronts. I am especi...

"Wow, this is practically bursting out of the glass and out of the line-up. Black olive tapenade, salty anchovy tang, rosemary and sage, against th...

"It is hard to call Petrus a 'sleeper of the vintage,' but the 2008 will merit more attention than most consumers would think. Low yields of 30 hec...

"The 2016 Canon makes it a double slam-dunk for head winemaker Nicolas Audebert and his team, as it is the second of two ethereal wines that will p...

"This a Petrus with extraordinary balance and depth. It shows such elegance in the nose with complexity of black olives, dark fruits, and flowers. ...

"The 2005 Château Angelus has been absolute pure perfection every time I’ve been lucky enough to taste it, surpassing the 1990 and rivaling the 200...

"Another stellar wine from Mayacamas, the 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon continues to be quite reticent, which is probably a very good thing for its long-...

"Fresh blueberries and brambleberries take center stage, which is striking for a wine of this age. There are also lots of roasted herbs, such as sa...

"The 2012 Romanee-Saint-Vivant Grand Cru comes from 0.48-hectares of vine planted back in 1920 It already boasts a show-stopping mineral-rich bouqu...

Guy Roulot, renowned for producing some of Meursault’s—and the world’s—finest white wines, elevated his family’s small domaine to new heights. His ...

"This shows fantastic graphite and dark-berry character with black-stone undertones and hints of dried roses. Full-bodied and very tight and precis...

"The 2012 Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Tete du Clos comes from the highest part of the Morgeot vineyard, the vines planted in 1954. Here, there is ...

"The 2016 Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee Alexis Establet is pure Grenache raised in a combination of foudres, demi-muids and new barriques. It's a riche...

"Earthy aromas of leather, tilled soil, blue flower, mature black fruit and a balsamic note waft from the glass. The firm palate delivers spiced pl...

"Forest floor, new leather, eucalyptus and dried herb aromas lead the nose while the structured, polished palate offers crushed Marasca cherry, pom...

Tignanello comes from a 57-hectare vineyard on limestone-rich, southwest-facing slopes at 350–400m elevation. It was the first wine in the region t...

Marqués de Murrieta, one of Rioja’s most historic and respected wineries, once labeled its Crianza bottling as "Etiqueta Blanca" (White Label). Pro...

"The 2018 La Conseillante is a regal and utterly exquisite Pomerol from the very first taste. Technical Director Marielle Cazaux and her team turne...

"Mouton was voluptuous and immediately appealing, with spicy ripe cassis and plum fruit that poured from the glass, surrounded by liquorice, coconu...

"For many, this vineyard offers the purest form of Pinot Noir, a seductive, opulent style, with rich fruits dominant, the powerful acidity deceptiv...

"Very saturated red-ruby. Bright, sweet black raspberry and cassis nose. Very sweet and intensely flavored, but bracing acidity gives the wine grea...

"This has fine density, but there's also a supple, silky appeal. Combine that with saturated flavors of black currant, bilberry, violet and mineral...

"On nose; At the beginning intense and fresh red fruit character – wild cherries and redcurrants, which then mingle and give way to notes of mirabe...

"One of the great renditions of this cuvée in recent times is the 2005 Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Clos Saint-Jacques, a magical wine that unfurls in...

"An absolute blockbuster of a wine, the 1997 Cabernet Sauvignon Hillside Select is still youthfully purple-hued and has awesome aromatics of sweet ...

"Amazing aromas of sweet uncooked pie crust with almonds. Then you smell dried apples, apricots and pineapple. Grilled fruits, too. Full-bodied. So...

"Bottled after over a decade of maturation on the lees in tank, Defaix's 2007 Chablis 1er Cru Vaillon is drinking brilliantly, offering up aromas o...

"Don't Miss! The most complex nose of any of these wines with violets, plum, anise, underbrush, black fruit and smoked meat that is followed by cla...

"This was and is the wine of the vintage, which I find more Krug-like than Mesnil-like. The nose is exotic with oriental spice, toffee, honey, coff...