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  • Vin

    E. PIRA & FIGLI - CHIARA BOSCHIS - Dolcetto d'Alba - 2022

    • - 92 points-

    Jeb Dunnuck

    May 2023

    The 2022 Dolcetto D'Alba is expressive with candied violets, black raspberry, and dark stones....

    Detailed press review
  • Vin

    E. PIRA & FIGLI - CHIARA BOSCHIS - Langhe Nebbiolo - 2021

    • - 93 points-

    Jeb Dunnuck

    May 2023

    The 2021 Langhe Nebbiolo is fruit-forward with its aromas and is noted with ripe raspberry and a...

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  • Vin

    E. PIRA & FIGLI - CHIARA BOSCHIS - Barolo Via Nuova - 2018

    • - 97 points-

    Jeb Dunnuck

    May 2023

    The 2018 Barolo Via Nuova is fresh and lifted, with a really fresh approach. Supple with red fruit,...

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  • Vin

    E. PIRA & FIGLI - CHIARA BOSCHIS - Barolo Via Nuova - 2019

    • - 98 points-

    Jeb Dunnuck

    May 2023

    More citrus character emerges from the 2019 Barolo Via Nuova, which is lifted, elegant, and fresh...

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  • Vin

    E. PIRA & FIGLI - CHIARA BOSCHIS - Barolo Via Nuova - 2020

    • - 97 points-

    Jeb Dunnuck

    May 2023

    The 2020 Barolo Via Nuova takes on a more introspective and serious tone, with more concentration...

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  • Vin

    E. PIRA & FIGLI - CHIARA BOSCHIS - Barolo Mosconi - 2019

    • - 98 points-

    Jeb Dunnuck

    May 2023

    The 2019 Barolo Mosconi is a bit deeper in color, with its jeweled appearance leading to floral,...

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  • Vin

    E. PIRA & FIGLI - CHIARA BOSCHIS - Barolo Cannubi - 2019

    • - 96 points-

    Jeb Dunnuck

    May 2023

    The 2019 Barolo Cannubi is red-fruited and elegant, with a sweet perfume of red berries, candied...

    Detailed press review
  • Vin

    SOUTHERN RIGHT - Pinotage - 2021

    • - 90 points-

    Wine Spectator

    May 2023

    A bright, brambly red, with abundant herbes de Provence and sweet smoke accenting a core of ripe...

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  • Vin

    DOMAINE DE LA MORDORÉE - Tavel La Dame Rousse - 2022

    • - 91 points-

    Wine Advocate

    Joe Czerwinski, May 2023

    The 2022 Tavel La Dame Rousse is on the lighter-hued side for Tavel, but it is still a full-bodied,...

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  • Vin

    DOMAINE DE LA MORDORÉE - Tavel La Reine des Bois - 2022

    • - 93 points-

    Wine Advocate

    Joe Czerwinski, May 2023

    A blend of 60% Grenache, 20% Syrah, 10% Cinsault and 10% Clairette, the 2022 Tavel La Reine des...

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  • Vin

    DOG POINT VINEYARD - Sauvignon Blanc Section 94 - 2020

    • - 95 points-

    Wine Spectator

    May 2023

    Stunning, with a complex, aromatic mix of beeswax, litsea oil, vetiver and honeysuckle notes up...

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  • Vin

    PURE EST - Verdejo - 2022

    • - 90 points-

    James Suckling

    May 2023

    Kiwi fruit, fresh pears, chopped apples and herbs on the nose. Grapefruit too, with a hint of...

    Detailed press review
  • Vin

    DOMAINE SANTA DUC - Côtes du Rhône Les Quatre Terres - 2021

    • - 91 points-

    James Suckling

    May 2023

    "What a fresh and elegant Cotes-du-Rhone this is, with bright raspberry, sour cherry and candied...

    Detailed press review
  • Vin

    ILLUMINATI - Riparosso - 2021

    • - 90 points-

    James Suckling

    May 2023

    Marasca cherry, licorice root, mint and fennel. The mid-palate, ferruginous and mid-weighted, in...

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  • Vin

    DOMAINE DE BEAURENARD - Châteauneuf-du-Pape Boisrenard - 2020

    • - 95 points-

    James Suckling

    May 2023

    "This very impressive Chateauneuf has stacks of black fruit aromas and stunning tannin structure,...

    Detailed press review
  • Vin

    JL CHAVE SELECTION - Côtes du Rhône Mon Coeur - 2021

    • - 91 points-

    Jeb Dunnuck

    May 2023

    A year-in, year-out smoking value as well as a great bottle of wine, the 2021 Côtes du Rhône Mon...

    Detailed press review
  • Vin

    VIDAL-FLEURY - Crozes-Hermitage - 2021

    • - 92 points-

    James Suckling

    May 2023

    This rather rich and plush Crozes has excellent integration of restrained toasty oak with ripe...

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  • Vin

    SOKOL BLOSSER - Dundee Hills Estate Pinot Noir - 2021

    • - 92 points-

    Decanter

    May 2023

    Red fruited Pinot Noir from a collection of Dundee Hills sites in the Sokol Blosser portfolio....

    Detailed press review
  • Vin

    BLACK CHALK WINE - Classic - 2020

    • - 17 points-

    Jancis Robinson

    May 2023

    An unusually juicy, black-fruited sparkling wine. I've recently tasted a cassis from Burgundy, and...

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  • Vin

    ZIND-HUMBRECHT - Gewurztraminer Alsace Grand Cru Hengst - 2019

    • - 92 points-

    Wine Spectator

    Kristin Bieler, May 2023

    Rich and decadent, with lychee, creamed honey and nectarine underpinned by green herbs, fresh chive...

    Detailed press review
  • Vin

    DOMAINE SANTA DUC - Côtes du Rhône Le Serre du Rieu - 2021

    • - 93 points-

    James Suckling

    May 2023

    Striking nose of red apple and summer flowers. Very fresh and lively for a Southern Rhone white....

    Detailed press review
  • Vin

    MAX FERDINAND RICHTER - Riesling Spätlese Wehlener Sonnenuhr - 2022

    • - 95 points-

    Wine Advocate

    May 2023

    From 90- to 100-year-old vines and picked about four weeks after the Kabinett, the 2022 Wehlener...

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  • Vin

    MAX FERDINAND RICHTER - Riesling Kabinett Wehlener Sonnenuhr - 2022

    • - 94 points-

    Wine Advocate

    May 2023

    From 80- to 90-year-old vines picked at 78° Oechsle, the 2022 Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Kabinett...

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  • Vin

    MAX FERDINAND RICHTER - Riesling Kabinett Brauneberger Juffer - 2022

    • 93+ points

    Wine Advocate

    May 2023

    From 90- to 100-year-old vines and picked a week after the regular Kabinett, the 2022 Brauneberger...

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