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    BILLAUD-SIMON - Chablis - 2022

    Burghound.com

    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

    Burghound.com

    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

    Burghound.com

    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 2023

    A smaller production release that's based largely on a field blend, the 2021 Châteauneuf Du Pape...

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    PIRRAMIMMA - Shiraz Reserve - 2021

    • - 94 points-

    Wine Orbit

    October 2023

    Offering excellent fruit purity, the wine shows blackberry, rich floral, mixed spice and toasty oak...

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    CHAMPAGNE BOLLINGER - Special Cuvée - N/V

    • - 93 points-

    Wine Spectator

    September 2023

    Fine and seamless, with mouthwatering acidity well-meshed with a rich range of crème de cassis,...

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    QUINTA DO VALE MEÃO - Douro - 2020

    • - 100 points-

    Wine Enthusiast

    September 2023

    This 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 2023

    Always 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 2023

    Very 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 2023

    Ever 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 2023

    Rarely 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 2023

    Made at Hamilton Russell by Emul Ross, Berene Sauls' Chardonnay uses fruit from the Hemel-en-Aarde...

    Detailed press review
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    TESSELAARSDAL WINES - Pinot Noir Hemel-en-Aarde Ridge - 2022

    • - 93 points-

    Tim Atkin MW

    Tim Atkin MW, September 2023

    First 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 2023

    Southern 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 2023

    A saturated and barely transparent ruby, the 2021 Pinot Noir Estate is ripe and forward with aromas...

    Detailed press review
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    IZADI - Rioja Reserva - 2019

    • - 94 points-

    James Suckling

    September 2023

    An outstanding Rioja Reserva that has some fine plushness from the oak. Dark chocolate, cedar, dark...

    Detailed press review
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    PARÉS BALTÀ - Mas Petit - 2019

    • - 91 points-

    James Suckling

    September 2023

    A well-balanced and flavorful blend of garnatxa and cabernet. Dark cherries, plums and earth aromas...

    Detailed press review
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    PARÉS BALTÀ - Cava Brut - N/V

    • - 90 points-

    James Suckling

    September 2023

    Chalky nose with brioche and green apples. Creamy perlage with a medium body and subtle flavors....

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    IZADI - Rioja Larossa Negra - 2021

    • - 92 points-

    James Suckling

    September 2023

    A medium-bodied red with notes of dark cherries, raspberries, wet stones, currants and baking...

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    ALZINGER - Grüner Veltliner Dürnstein Federspiel - 2022

    • - 92 points-

    James Suckling

    September 2023

    Bright and fruity gruner showing aromas of pineapples, papayas and peaches. Medium-bodied, juicy...

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    ALZINGER - Grüner Veltliner Loibenberg Smaragd - 2022

    • - 94 points-

    James Suckling

    September 2023

    Fragrant nose of dried herb, white pepper, jackfruit and yellow kiwi fruit. It’s sleek and...

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    ALZINGER - Riesling Steinertal Smaragd - 2022

    • - 96 points-

    James Suckling

    September 2023

    White pepper, crushed rocks, lemon pith and some nutmeg and white peach aromas. It’s...

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    ALZINGER - Riesling Durnstein Federspiel - 2022

    • - 92 points-

    James Suckling

    September 2023

    Clear and linear riesling showing aromas of lime peel, gooseberries, kumquats and wet stones....

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    ALZINGER - Riesling Loibenberg Smaragd - 2022

    • - 97 points-

    James Suckling

    September 2023

    White grapefruit aromas greet you first, followed by lemongrass, green papayas, anise and flint...

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