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  • Vin

    LUCA - Syrah Double Select - 2012

    • - 93 points-

    James Suckling

    June 2014

    Amazing aromas of blue slate, dried meat and blueberry. Full body, with fine tannins and a fruity...

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    DOMAINE DE COURCEL - Pommard 1er cru Les Rugiens - 2011

    • - 93 points-

    Wine Spectator

    June 2014

    Tightly wound and linear, with sandalwood, sweet spice and cedar notes accenting the cherry and...

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    CIACCI PICCOLOMINI D'ARAGONA - Brunello di Montalcino - 2009

    • - 93 points-

    Tim Atkin MW

    May 2014

    The cycling-mad Paolo Bianchini only uses Slavonian oak on his Brunello, keeping his barriques for...

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    CIACCI PICCOLOMINI D'ARAGONA - Brunello di Montalcino Pianrosso - 2008

    • - 92 points-

    Tim Atkin MW

    May 2014

    The 12 hectare Pianrosso vineyard is entirely planted with old vines on limestone-rich soils. It...

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    ZIND-HUMBRECHT - Gewurztraminer Heimbourg - 2012

    Wine Align

    April 2014

    A midweight Italian red made 100% from Piedmont's barbera grape. The nose shows delicate aromas of...

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  • Vin

    LUCA - Syrah Double Select - 2012

    • - 91 points-

    Wine Spectator

    Kim Marcus, April 2014

    A well-crafted and meaty red, with hints of baked yam that give the ripe dark fruit flavors an...

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    LA POSTA - Tinto - 2012

    • - 87 points-

    Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar

    March 2014

    (a 60/20/20 blend): Bright dark red. Slightly tanky aromas of raspberry, mocha and smoke. Red fruit...

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    LUCA - Malbec - 2012

    • - 92 points-

    Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar

    March 2014

    (14 months in 50% new and 50% once-used French oak barrels; from ungrafted 46-year-old vines):...

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    LA POSTA - Malbec Pizzella - 2012

    • - 90 points-

    Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar

    March 2014

    (aged in 25% new and 75% second-use French oak): Bright red with ruby highlights. Dark berries,...

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  • Vin

    THIBAULT LIGER-BELAIR - Vosne-Romanée Aux Réas - 2011

    • 91+

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    Stephan Tanzer, March 2014

    Medium red. Wild floral high notes on the nose. All about energy and sap on the palate, showing...

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    ARNOT-ROBERTS - Syrah - 2012

    • - 94 points-

    Jamie Goode's Wine Blog

    Jamie Goode, March 2014

    Textured, meaty, fine and fresh with bright, focused raspberry fruit, and fine grained yet firm...

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    FAIVELEY - Echezeaux Grand cru - 2011

    • 92+

    Vinous

    Stephen Tanzer, March 2014

    Good medium red. Redcurrant and smoky oak on the nose, with darker fruits and flowers emerging with...

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    FAIVELEY - Corton Grand cru Clos des Cortons - 2011

    • - 94 points-

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    Stephen Tanzer, March 2014

    Medium red. Ineffable nose and palate offer red fruits, minerals, spices and flowers, complicated...

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  • Vin

    FAIVELEY - Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er cru Les Damodes - 2011

    • - 91 points-

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    Stephen Tanzer, March 2014

    Good medium red. Withdrawn nose hints at minerals, stone, spicy oak and celery seed. Densely packed...

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    DOMAINE DE COURCEL - Pommard 1er cru Les Rugiens - 2011

    • 92+

    Vinous

    Stephen Tanzer, March 2014

    Good bright red. Complex, ripe aromas of raspberry, cherry, iron, minerals, spices, pepper and...

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    ORTAS CAVE DE RASTEAU - Prestige - 2009

    • - 91 points-

    Natalie MacLean

    February 2014

    Savoury and tasty with dark red spicy fruit in this AC red wine. Full-bodied, juicy and smooth....

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    DOMAINE SANTA DUC - Gigondas Les Hautes Garrigues - 2011

    • - 94 points-

    Wine and Spirits Magazine

    February 2014

    Yves Gras bases this wine on very old grenache growing in red clay at the center of his estate,...

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    MAX FERDINAND RICHTER - Riesling Spätlese Brauneberger Juffer-Sonnenuhr - 2012

    • - 93 points-

    Wine Spectator

    February 2014

    A taut and racy style, with good cut to the well-structured flavors of apple, ripe citrus and...

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    MAX FERDINAND RICHTER - Riesling Spätlese Veldenzer Elisenberg - 2012

    Wine Spectator

    93, February 2014

    The creamy white peach, apricot and guava flavors are accented by notes of basil and thyme in this...

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    MAX FERDINAND RICHTER - Riesling Spätlese Wehlener Sonnenuhr - 2012

    • - 92 points-

    Wine Spectator

    February 2014

    A fat and sassy Riesling, with long, full and rich flavors of smoked meat, dried peach and ruby...

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    ARNOT-ROBERTS - Syrah - 2012

    • - 91 points-

    Vinous

    Antonio Galloni, February 2014

    The 2012 Syrah North Coast is dark, juicy and loaded with personality. Black pepper, black...

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    LUCA - Malbec - 2012

    • - 93 points-

    Wine Spectator

    Kim Marcus, February 2014

    Very suave and polished, with ripe, pure flavors of blackberry, hoisin sauce and black pepper....

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    EL ENEMIGO - Malbec - 2011

    • - 91 points-

    Wine Spectator

    Kim Marcus, February 2014

    A plush style, with concentrated and pure-tasting dark berry, violet and raspberry flavors that...

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    THIBAULT LIGER-BELAIR - Corton Grand cru Les Renardes - 2012

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    Antonio Galloni, January 2014

    Liger-Belairs' 2012 Corton Les Renardes is dazzling. Layers of expressive dark fruit blossom in an...

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