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    CATENA - Nicolás Catena Zapata - 2021

    • - 96 points-

    Tim Atkin MW

    Nicolás is a finely crafted blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, 44% Malbec and 10% Cabernet Franc from...

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    CATENA - Zapata Malbec Argentino - 2022

    • - 94 points-

    Tim Atkin MW

    Argentino is an equal blend of Malbecs from the Angélica Vineyard in Lunlunta and the Nicasia...

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    CATENA - Zapata Malbec Nicasia - 2021

    • - 94 points-

    Tim Atkin MW

    The Nicasia vineyard is not as famous as the Catenas’ Adrianna vineyard in Gualtallary, but it...

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    CATENA - Zapata Adrianna Vineyard Chardonnay White Bones - 2022

    • - 96 points-

    Tim Atkin MW

    Do I prefer White Bones to White Stones in 2022? To me, they are different but equally delicious....

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    CATENA - Zapata Adrianna Vineyard Chardonnay White Stones - 2022

    • - 96 points-

    Tim Atkin MW

    Produced in what Alejandro Vigil identifies as a “white wine year”, this is the latest in a run...

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    CATENA - Zapata Adrianna Vineyard Malbec River - 2021

    • - 97 points-

    Tim Atkin MW

    As its name suggests, this superb Malbec comes from a vineyard planted on limestone-rich soils in...

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    EL ENEMIGO - Gran Enemigo Gualtallary - 2021

    • - 94 points-

    Tim Atkin MW

    Fermented with 100% whole bunches, this blend of Cabernet Franc and 15% Malbec hails from vineyards...

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    EL ENEMIGO - Cabernet Franc - 2021

    • - 92 points-

    Tim Atkin MW

    One of the wines that has turned El Enemigo into a global phenomenon, this cleverly marketed...

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    EL ENEMIGO - Chardonnay - 2022

    • - 93 points-

    Tim Atkin MW

    Alejandro Vigil allows a little flor to develop on the surface of his complex Gualtallary...

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    LA POSTA - Malbec Pizzella - 2023

    • - 90 points-

    Tim Atkin MW

    Bold, rich, ripe and intense, especially for a wine with 13.5% alcohol, this is a 10% new oakaged...

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    EL ENEMIGO - Bonarda La Esperanza - 2021

    • - 93 points-

    Descorchados

    The cool 2021 season seems to have given energy and shine to El Enemigo's single-vineyard bonardas....

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    EL ENEMIGO - Cabernet Franc - 2021

    • - 94 points-

    Descorchados

    The main source of cabernet franc from El Enemigo (one of the masters of the variety in South...

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    EL ENEMIGO - Cabernet Franc - 2021

    • - 96 points-

    International Wine Challenge

    Intensely aromatic with violet and graphite top notes with beautifully integrated spicy oak and...

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    LANGMEIL - Valley Floor Shiraz - 2021

    • - 90 points-

    Decanter World Wine Awards

    Inviting, savoury nose of oak, caramel and spice, generous jammy fruit, smoke and rolling tannins...

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    CHAMPAGNE BOLLINGER - Special Cuvée - N/V

    • - 92 points-

    Wine Spectator

    This focused Champagne shows lovely balance, with its satinlike mousse and well-honed acidity...

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    MATCHBOOK WINES - Cabernet Sauvignon - 2021

    • - 99 points-

    California State Fair Wine Competition

    Classic Cabernet Sauvignon flavors of blackberry, boysenberry, and mocha are layered over...

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    BODEGA NOEMÍA - Malbec A Lisa - 2022

    • - 93 points-

    Tim Atkin MW

    If you can't afford - or get hold of - a bottle of Hans Vinding-Diers' top wine, Noemía, A Lisa...

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    FEUDO MACCARI - Grillo Olli - 2023

    • - 91 points-

    Falstaff

    Othmar Kiem, Simon Staffler,

    Bright, pronounced straw yellow. Pleasant with a delicate aroma on the nose of yellow peach, white...

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    HAMILTON RUSSELL VINEYARDS - Chardonnay - 2023

    • - 95 points-

    Tim Atkin MW

    Hamilton Russell's excellent Chardonnay has been a benchmark for as long as I can remember, a Cape...

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    HAMILTON RUSSELL VINEYARDS - Pinot Noir - 2023

    • - 94 points-

    Tim Atkin MW

    Emul Ross and proprietor Anthony Hamilton Russell are not afraid to make Pinot noirs with structure...

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    POMONA - Chianti Classico - 2020

    • - 91 points-

    Decanter

    December 1969

    In the far southwest of Chianti Classico, Pomona’s vineyards straddle the sub-areas of Castellina...

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    ARGIANO - Brunello di Montalcino Vigna del Suolo - 2019

    • - 97 points-

    Vinous

    December 2023

    Hauntingly dark, the 2019 Brunello di Montalcino Vigna del Suolo wafts up with a dusting of cocoa,...

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