FAIVELEY - Mercurey 1er Cru Le Clos du Roy - 2022
- - 93 points-
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October 2023TOP VALUE This wine has a ripe, plummy fruit aroma and earthy complexity that develop on the...
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DOG POINT VINEYARD - Pinot Noir - 2021
- - 93 points-
James Suckling
October 2023Strawberries, cranberries and lavender with orange zest, sweet squash and a hint of tomato leaf....
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BILLAUD-SIMON - Chablis Mont Milieu 1er cru - 2022
- - 93 points-
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October 2023There is an excellent balance between rich, honeyed notes and very crisp, clean acidity. Stony edge...
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BILLAUD-SIMON - Chablis Les Preuses Grand cru - 2022
- - 94 points-
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October 2023Billaud-Simon always produces a super-classy Les Preuses. A more restrained, racy style of grand...
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BILLAUD-SIMON - Chablis Les Preuses Grand cru - 2022
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October 2023(from a .41 ha parcel of vines planted in 1952). In the same fashion as the Les Clos, very generous...
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BILLAUD-SIMON - Chablis Vaudésir Grand cru - 2022
- - 93 points-
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October 2023Sunny, warm, toasty and plenty of acidity. A grand cru with power yet retains plenty of finesse and...
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BILLAUD-SIMON - Chablis Vaudésir Grand cru - 2022
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October 2023(from 3 parcels totaling .71 ha that come from both sides of the appellation). Here too there is a...
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BILLAUD-SIMON - Chablis Montée de Tonnerre 1er cru - 2022
- - 94 points-
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October 2023Very pure and crystalline on both nose and palate. Real drive and energy, just the vaguest hint of...
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BILLAUD-SIMON - Chablis Montée de Tonnerre 1er cru - 2022
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October 2023(from a 2.5 ha parcel of 35+ year old vines – two thirds of the blend is from Chapelot, and the...
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BILLAUD-SIMON - Chablis Tête d'or - 2022
- - 92 points-
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October 2023Very golden in both colour and character. Plenty of spice notes at the moment, along with crisp...
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BILLAUD-SIMON - Chablis Tête d'or - 2022
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October 2023(from 2 parcels situated in the villages Bas de Chapelot raised in 25 to 30% five+ year old wood)....
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BILLAUD-SIMON - Chablis - 2022
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October 2023(from 11 parcels scattered around Chablis, the most notable of which are in Les Pargues). Here...
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BILLAUD-SIMON - Chablis Bougros Grand cru - 2022
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October 2023(from a purchase of must). Be aware that Bailly noted that to this point the Bougros had only seen...
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BILLAUD-SIMON - Chablis Vaillons 1er cru - 2022
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October 2023(from Séchet, Roncières, Châtains, Mélinots and Vaillons proper). An overtly floral-suffused...
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DOMAINE DE BEAURENARD - Châteauneuf-du-Pape Boisrenard - 2021
- - 94 points-
Jeb Dunnuck
October 2023A smaller production release that's based largely on a field blend, the 2021 Châteauneuf Du Pape...
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QUINTA DO VALE MEÃO - Douro - 2020
- - 100 points-
Wine Enthusiast
September 2023This is another fabulous vintage of this iconic wine, aged for 16 months in wood. It comes from the...
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TOLPUDDLE - Chardonnay - 2022
- - 96 points-
James Suckling
Ned Goodwin MW, September 2023Always a very good chardonnay. Often among the New World's best. This said, it is always a pungent,...
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TOLPUDDLE - Pinot Noir - 2022
- - 95 points-
James Suckling
Ned Goodwin MW, September 2023Very good Tassie pinot. Root spice and earthy forestry notes of dried porcini dashi, autumnal...
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HAMILTON RUSSELL VINEYARDS - Chardonnay - 2022
- - 95 points-
Tim Atkin MW
Tim Atkin MW, September 2023Ever the class act, Hamilton Russell's Chardonnay is in a rich vein of form right now. Using only...
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HAMILTON RUSSELL VINEYARDS - Pinot Noir - 2022
- - 94 points-
Tim Atkin MW
Tim Atkin MW, September 2023Rarely a Pinot Noir that one should be in a hurry to drink, the 2022 Hamilton Russell bottling...
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TESSELAARSDAL WINES - Chardonnay Hemel-en-Aarde Ridge - 2022
- - 92 points-
Tim Atkin MW
Tim Atkin MW, September 2023Made at Hamilton Russell by Emul Ross, Berene Sauls' Chardonnay uses fruit from the Hemel-en-Aarde...
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TESSELAARSDAL WINES - Pinot Noir Hemel-en-Aarde Ridge - 2022
- - 93 points-
Tim Atkin MW
Tim Atkin MW, September 2023First made in 2015, Berene Sauls' Pinot Noir has developed a reputation for consistently high...
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SOUTHERN RIGHT - Sauvignon Blanc - 2022
- - 92 points-
Tim Atkin MW
Tim Atkin MW, September 2023Southern Right is mostly made with purchased grapes, combining components from Elgin and Walker...
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SOKOL BLOSSER - Dundee Hills Estate Pinot Noir - 2021
- - 92 points-
Jeb Dunnuck
September 2023A saturated and barely transparent ruby, the 2021 Pinot Noir Estate is ripe and forward with aromas...
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