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  • Vin

    ARNOT-ROBERTS - Pinot Noir Peter Martin Ray Vineyard - 2018

    • - 95 points-

    Decanter

    July 2020

    Dry-farmed, head-trained Pinot Noir was planted at 430m in the Peter Martin Ray Vineyard in the...

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    SHAW + SMITH - Shiraz - 2013

    • - 96 points-

    James Suckling

    July 2020

    Very complex and fragrant with a wealth of cherry, blackberry and spiced-plum aromas, framed in...

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    CAFAGGIO - Chianti Classico Single Estate - 2019

    • - 93 points-

    James Suckling

    July 2020

    Lots of bright, fresh fruit, offering black cherries and berries with some flowers and spices....

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    ORMA - Orma - 2017

    • - 93 points-

    Wine Spectator

    June 2020

    A dark and standoffish red today, this nonetheless features depth and intensity to the blackberry,...

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  • Vin

    SETTE PONTI - Oreno - 2018

    • - 97 points-

    James Suckling

    June 2020

    Currant, flower and orange-blossom aromas follow through to a full body with fine, creamy tannins...

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    ORMA - Orma - 2018

    • - 96 points-

    James Suckling

    June 2020

    Subtle currant, light sandalwood and some cherry aromas. Full-bodied, yet fine-tuned and polished...

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    LATOUR-GIRAUD - Meursault Les Narvaux - 2018

    Burghound.com

    June 2020

    The cool essence of spiced pear is complemented by notes of citrus, mineral reduction...

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  • Vin

    PARÉS BALTÀ - Cava Blanca Cusiné - 2012

    • 17/20

    Jancis Robinson

    June 2020

    Deep gold. Rich, toasty aroma. Golden fruit – yellow plum, orange zest and apricot. Deep and...

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  • Vin

    PARÉS BALTÀ - Calcari - 2019

    • 16/20

    Jancis Robinson

    June 2020

    Lovely aroma of ripe pears and creamy stone fruit, really creamy, somehow like puréed fruit with a...

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  • Vin

    CHAMPAGNE AYALA - Brut No° 7 - 2007

    • - 93 points-

    Decanter

    June 2020

    A gentle nacreous silver, with a persistently fine bead. It has aromas of almonds and sourdough,...

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  • Vin

    SPY VALLEY - Pinot Noir Single Estate - 2017

    • - 90 points-

    Wine Orbit

    Sam Kim, June 2020

    Sweetly fruited and fragrant, the bouquet shows spiced cherry, vanilla, hazelnut, anise and earthy...

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    SPY VALLEY - Pinot Noir Satellite - 2018

    • - 90 points-

    Wine Orbit

    Sam Kim, June 2020

    Sweetly fruited and fragrant, the bouquet shows spiced cherry, vanilla, hazelnut, anise and earthy...

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  • Vin

    CATENA - Alta Chardonnay - 2019

    • - 92 points-

    Vinous

    Joaquín Hidalgo, June 2020

    Pressed in whole bunches, the 2019 Chardonnay Catena Alta combines grapes from Villa Bastías and...

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  • Vin

    SANTA EMA - Cabernet Sauvignon Gran Reserva - 2018

    • - 91 points-

    Descorchados

    June 2020

    With fruit from Isla de Maipo, along with 25% cabernet from Pirque in Maipo's Andean zone, this...

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  • Vin

    SAN FELICE - Il Grigio Chianti Classico Gran Selezione - 2016

    • - 96 points-

    James Suckling

    June 2020

    Smoke, meat and wet earth to the black fruit. Black truffle, too. Full-bodied, chewy and fruity....

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  • Vin

    ARGIANO - Solengo - 2017

    • - 95 points-

    James Suckling

    May 2020

    This is really dense and structured, yet there's energy and agility throughout. Full-bodied, yet...

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  • Vin

    QUINTA DO VALE MEÃO - Douro Meandro Tinto - 2017

    • - 90 points-

    Wine Spectator

    May 2020

    This wine shows good finesse and density to the boysenberry and ripe currant notes, detailed with...

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  • Vin

    SANTA EMA - Cabernet Sauvignon Gran Reserva - 2018

    • - 91 points-

    Wine Spectator

    May 2020

    A minty aroma accents the concentrated red fruit and spice flavors, flanked by dried green herbal...

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  • Vin

    SANTA EMA - Merlot Gran Reserva - 2018

    • - 90 points-

    Wine Spectator

    May 2020

    A focused style, with intense dried green herbal flavors flanked by cherry and red plum notes. The...

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  • Vin

    DOMAINE JAMET - Côtes du Rhône Blanc - 2018

    • - 92 points-

    Vinous

    May 2020

    Pale yellow. Ripe pear, lemon pith, honeysuckle and a hint of succulent herbs on the perfumed nose....

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    ARNOT-ROBERTS - Trousseau North Coast - 2018

    • - 93 points-

    Decanter

    May 2020

    The Trousseau for this vintage mainly comes from the Clear Lake AVA, with smaller portions from...

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    ARNOT-ROBERTS - Gamay Noir "El Dorado" - 2018

    • - 92 points-

    Decanter

    May 2020

    A blend of two high-elevation sites in the Sierra Foothills: Barsotti Vineyard (795m) and Witters...

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  • Vin

    CATENA - Alta Malbec - 2018

    • - 92 points-

    Tim Atkin MW

    May 2020

    Historic Rows hails from five different Mendoza sub-regions - Agrelo, Gualtallary, Lunlunta, Paraje...

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    CATENA - Alta Cabernet Sauvignon - 2018

    • - 91 points-

    Tim Atkin MW

    May 2020

    Much smaller in size than the Historic Rows Malbec, this only comes from three areas of Mendoza -...

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