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  • Vin

    SHAW + SMITH - Chardonnay M3 - 2023

    • - 95 points-

    James Suckling

    January 2025

    Wonderfully constructed, showing polished aromas of lime curd, lemon balm, orange blossoms and gun...

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    SHAW + SMITH - Sauvignon Blanc - 2024

    • - 93 points-

    James Suckling

    January 2025

    The nose is fresh and vibrant, with refined aromas of lychees, orange blossoms, cut grass, candied...

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    SHAW + SMITH - Shiraz - 2021

    • - 95 points-

    James Suckling

    January 2025

    The nose is lifted and perfumed, with fruit-driven aromas of blackcurrants, licorice, sweet spices...

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    ARGIANO - Rosso di Montalcino - 2023

    • - 90 points-

    Jeb Dunnuck

    January 2025

    Translucent ruby in color, the 2023 Rosso Di Montalcino is pretty and inviting with a floral...

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    ARGIANO - Brunello di Montalcino - 2020

    • - 93 points-

    Jeb Dunnuck

    January 2025

    The bright red 2020 Brunello Di Montalcino is pretty and pure, with a fruit-forward profile on the...

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    CHAMPAGNE BOLLINGER - La Côte aux Enfants - 2014

    • - 97 points-

    Wine Spectator

    December 2024

    A luxurious Champagne from start to finish, this is enticing, with pain d'épices, ripe fruit and...

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    JL CHAVE SELECTION - Côtes du Rhône Mon Coeur - 2022

    • - 90 points-

    Wine Spectator

    December 2024

    Lush and generous, with a lot of intensity and a floral lift to the notes of raspberry coulis and...

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    KRIS WINES - Pinot Grigio Delle Venezie DOC - 2023

    • - 90 points-

    Wine Enthusiast

    December 2024

    This wine's nose is a total showoff, wafting out of the glass like it's on a mission to impress....

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    BILLAUD-SIMON - Chablis Montée de Tonnerre 1er cru - 2022

    • - 94 points-

    Wine Spectator

    December 2024

    An attractive mix of peach, apple, lemon, oyster shell and fresh herb flavors are the hallmarks of...

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    CHAMPAGNE BOLLINGER - Special Cuvée - N/V

    • 93+ Points

    Jeb Dunnuck

    December 2024

    The NV Champagne Special Cuvée (60% Pinot Noir and based on the 2021 harvest) pours a bright...

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    CHAMPAGNE BOLLINGER - Rosé - N/V

    • 93+ Points

    Jeb Dunnuck

    December 2024

    First released in 2008, the NV Champagne Brut Rosé is the release based around the 2021 vintage. A...

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    H.BILLIOT - Brut Rosé - N/V

    • - 91 points-

    Jeb Dunnuck

    December 2024

    A bright pink color, the NV Champagne Grand Cru Brut Rose is 80% Pinot Noir (8% of which is vin...

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    H.BILLIOT - Grand cru Brut Cuvee Laetitia - N/V

    • - 95 points-

    Jeb Dunnuck

    December 2024

    Made from 60% Pinot Noir and the rest Chardonnay, with 20% from 2017 and 80% perpetual reserve, the...

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    H.BILLIOT - Grand Cru Brut Réserve - N/V

    • - 91 points-

    Jeb Dunnuck

    December 2024

    Bright yellow/silver, the NV Champagne Grand Cru Reserve Brut is 75% Pinot Noir and the rest...

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    DOG POINT VINEYARD - Sauvignon Blanc Section 94 - 2017

    • - 95 points-

    Wine Advocate

    December 2024

    The 2017 Section 94 is framed by generous oak, but the fruit in the mouth is profound and powerful....

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    MCMANIS - Chardonnay - 2023

    • - 91 points-

    Wine Enthusiast

    December 2024

    This wine is crisp, bright, with aromas of Green apple, peach, baked pear, allspice, and notes of...

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    MCMANIS - Viognier - 2023

    • - 93 points-

    Wine Enthusiast

    December 2024

    This wine is bright, zippy with aromas of citrus, Yellow apple, White peach, apricot, and notes of...

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    ARGIANO - Rosso di Montalcino - 2023

    • - 91 points-

    James Suckling

    December 2024

    A graceful wine focused on sweet cinnamon, red fruit and licorice. Light-bodied, on the palate, it...

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    ALZINGER - Riesling Steinertal Smaragd - 2023

    • - 98 points-

    James Suckling

    November 2024

    An exceptionally cool and complex expression of the underrated Steinertal site overflowing with...

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    ALZINGER - Riesling Loibenberg Smaragd - 2023

    • - 96 points-

    James Suckling

    November 2024

    An elegant and cool yet full-bodied riesling, both ripe and fresh, showing notes of lemon, white...

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    ALZINGER - Grüner Veltliner Steinertal Smaragd - 2023

    • - 96 points-

    James Suckling

    November 2024

    This brilliant and concentrated Wachau gruner veltliner has a wealth of green bean, summer...

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    ALZINGER - Grüner Veltliner Loibenberg Smaragd - 2023

    • - 94 points-

    James Suckling

    November 2024

    A full-bodied yet elegant gruner veltliner that has notes of fennel, grapefruit, pear and crushed...

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    MARKUS HUBER - Grüner Veltliner Alte Setzen 1ÖTW - 2023

    • - 99 points-

    James Suckling

    November 2024

    Extraordinary with terrific concentration but a totally cool-climate personality and brilliance...

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    SETTE PONTI - Oreno - 2022

    • - 99 points-

    James Suckling

    November 2024

    There’s a purity and beauty to this that impresses you the minute you put your nose in the glass....

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