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  • Vin

    LA POSTA - Bonarda Armando - 2012

    • - 90 points-

    Wine and Spirits Magazine

    October 2012

    Many Argentine bonardas are soft and pleasant at best, stand-ins for simple Beaujolais. This one is...

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    JEAN-MARC BROCARD - Chablis 1er cru Vaulorent - 2010

    • - 92 points-

    Burghound.com

    October 2012

    An expansive nose with a pronounced floral character is trimmed in soft wood and sea shore nuances....

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    FEUDO MACCARI - Saia - 2009

    • - 90 points-

    Wine Spectator

    September 2012

    Wine of the Day - Aug 21, 2012 A dark Nero, packed with layers of baking spice, plum skin, fig...

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    LUCA - Chardonnay - 2010

    • - 90 points-

    Wine Align

    September 2012

    Harvested from rock strewn soils in Argentina's highest vineyard at 4,700 feet, this is a full...

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    JEAN-MARC BROCARD - Chablis Grand Cru Les Clos - 2010

    • 94 Points

    Burghound.com

    Allen Meadows, September 2012

    The overt wood this displayed from cask last year has been almost completely integrated and now the...

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    LATOUR-GIRAUD - Meursault 1er cru Charmes - 2010

    • - 93 points-

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    Stephen Tanzer, September 2012

    Bright pale yellow. Subtle, pure aromas of white peach, lemon, vanilla and minerals. Bright and...

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    LA POSTA - Malbec Pizzella - 2011

    • - 90 points-

    Wine Scores

    July 2012

    The La Posta wines are selections of Laura Catena of Mendoza's famed Bodega Catena Zapata. It is a...

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    JEAN-MARC BROCARD - Chablis Grand Cru Les Clos - 2010

    • 92+ Points

    Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar

    July 2012

    Pale yellow-straw color. Powerful, expressive aromas of yellow peach, crushed stone, ginger and...

    Detailed press review
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    ILLUMINATI - Montepulciano d'Abruzzo Ilico - 2008

    Gambero Rosso

    June 2012

    Two glasses indicate "very good wines".

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    DOMAINE DE COURCEL - Pommard 1er cru Grand Clos des Epenots - 2009

    • - 93 points-

    Wine Spectator

    June 2012

    Gorgeous aromas of toasty oak lead off in this polished red, followed by black cherry, blackberry...

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    GRGICH HILLS - Cabernet Sauvignon - 2010

    • - 96 points-

    Natalie MacLean

    April 2012

    ...this is one of Napa's most spectacular cabernets. It's complex, balanced, full-bodied with dark...

    Detailed press review
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    GRGICH HILLS - Cabernet Sauvignon - 2010

    • - 90 points-

    Connoisseurs' Guide to California Wine

    April 2012

    ...Briary, woodsy and dusty spice overlays add extra interest to the medium-depth black cherry and...

    Detailed press review
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    AZELIA - Barolo Bricco Fiasco - 2001

    • - 94 points-

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    Antonio Galloni, April 2012

    The 2001 Barolo Bricco Fiasco is one of the most impressive wines in this ten-year retrospective of...

    Detailed press review
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    DOMAINE DE COURCEL - Pommard 1er cru Grand Clos des Epenots - 2009

    • - 94 points-

    Burghound.com

    April 2012

    Here too there is a hint of menthol to the less elegant but more complex nose that displays a...

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    AZELIA - Barolo Bricco Fiasco - 2008

    • - 94 points-

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    Antonio Gallio, April 2012

    The 2008 Barolo Bricco Fiasco is a big, serious wine endowed with layers of black fruit, iron,...

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    GRGICH HILLS - Cabernet Sauvignon - 2010

    • - 94 points-

    Wine Review Online

    March 2012

    This is classic Napa Valley Cabernet, but “classic” in a traditional rather than modern mode,...

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    LUCA - Syrah Double Select - 2010

    • - 91 points-

    Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar

    March 2012

    Bright red-ruby. Smoky, slightly reduced nose offers dark berries, chocolate and a whiff of game....

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    DOMAINE DE COURCEL - Pommard 1er cru Grand Clos des Epenots - 2009

    • 92+

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    Stephen Tanzer, March 2012

    Deep red-ruby. Aromas of cassis, black cherry, violet, menthol and chocolate call to mind a top...

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    FAIVELEY - Corton Grand cru Clos des Cortons - 2011

    • 94 - 97 Points

    Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar

    January 2012

    Deep red with ruby tones. Sappy, perfumed nose offers cherry, white pepper, crushed stone, mint and...

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    FAIVELEY - Corton Grand cru Clos des Cortons - 2011

    • 94-96 Points

    Burghound.com

    Allen Meadows, January 2012

    A brooding, deep and introverted nose grudgingly gives up notes of cassis, earth, wood and a hint...

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    FAIVELEY - Latricières-Chambertin Grand cru - 2011

    • 93 - 96 Points

    Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar

    January 2012

    Good bright red. Noble, airy aromas of piquant pomegranate, smoky minerality, white pepper and...

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    FAIVELEY - Latricières-Chambertin Grand cru - 2011

    • 93-95 Points

    Burghound.com

    Allen Meadows, January 2012

    This offers up a completely different aromatic profile than that of the Mazis with its extremely...

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    THIBAULT LIGER-BELAIR - Moulin-à-Vent Vieilles Vignes - 2010

    • 89-91 Points

    Burghound.com

    Allen Meadows, January 2012

    A reduced nose hides the nuance but it's clear that the underlying fruit is ripe. There is good...

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    ILLUMINATI - Riparosso - 2012

    Gambero Rosso

    Two glasses indicate "very good wines". *** - indicates wineries that have won ten three glass...

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