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  • Vin

    JL CHAVE SELECTION - Côtes du Rhône Mon Coeur - 2021

    • - 91 points-

    Jeb Dunnuck

    May 2023

    A year-in, year-out smoking value as well as a great bottle of wine, the 2021 Côtes du Rhône Mon...

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  • Vin

    VIDAL-FLEURY - Crozes-Hermitage - 2021

    • - 92 points-

    James Suckling

    May 2023

    This rather rich and plush Crozes has excellent integration of restrained toasty oak with ripe...

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  • Vin

    SOKOL BLOSSER - Dundee Hills Estate Pinot Noir - 2021

    • - 92 points-

    Decanter

    May 2023

    Red fruited Pinot Noir from a collection of Dundee Hills sites in the Sokol Blosser portfolio....

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  • Vin

    BLACK CHALK WINE - Classic - 2020

    • - 17 points-

    Jancis Robinson

    May 2023

    An unusually juicy, black-fruited sparkling wine. I've recently tasted a cassis from Burgundy, and...

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    ZIND-HUMBRECHT - Gewurztraminer Alsace Grand Cru Hengst - 2019

    • - 92 points-

    Wine Spectator

    Kristin Bieler, May 2023

    Rich and decadent, with lychee, creamed honey and nectarine underpinned by green herbs, fresh chive...

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    DOMAINE SANTA DUC - Côtes du Rhône Le Serre du Rieu - 2021

    • - 93 points-

    James Suckling

    May 2023

    Striking nose of red apple and summer flowers. Very fresh and lively for a Southern Rhone white....

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    MAX FERDINAND RICHTER - Riesling Spätlese Wehlener Sonnenuhr - 2022

    • - 95 points-

    Wine Advocate

    May 2023

    From 90- to 100-year-old vines and picked about four weeks after the Kabinett, the 2022 Wehlener...

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    MAX FERDINAND RICHTER - Riesling Kabinett Wehlener Sonnenuhr - 2022

    • - 94 points-

    Wine Advocate

    May 2023

    From 80- to 90-year-old vines picked at 78° Oechsle, the 2022 Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Kabinett...

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  • Vin

    MAX FERDINAND RICHTER - Riesling Kabinett Brauneberger Juffer - 2022

    • 93+ points

    Wine Advocate

    May 2023

    From 90- to 100-year-old vines and picked a week after the regular Kabinett, the 2022 Brauneberger...

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  • Vin

    MAX FERDINAND RICHTER - Riesling Spätlese Veldenzer Elisenberg - 2022

    • 94+ points

    Wine Advocate

    May 2023

    From 70- to 80-year-old vines picked four weeks after the Kabinett and with about 10% botrytis, the...

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  • Vin

    MAX FERDINAND RICHTER - Riesling Kabinett Veldenzer Elisenberg - 2022

    • - 93 points-

    Wine Advocate

    May 2023

    From 50-year-old vines, the Veldenzer 2022 Elisenberger Riesling Kabinett is very clear, bright,...

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  • Vin

    FAIVELEY - Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Le Referts - 2021

    • - 93 points-

    Decanter

    May 2023

    Puligny de Tonnerre or Puligny Vaillons', joked Faiveley’s winemaker Jérôme Flous, referring to...

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  • Vin

    PARÉS BALTÀ - Materia Prima Orange - 2022

    • - 92 points-

    Wine Anorak

    Jamie Goode, May 2023

    They added the press skins from Gewurztraminer to bring a touch of orange. This is bright, fruity...

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  • Vin

    CATENA - DV Catena Tinto Historico - 2021

    • - 93 points-

    James Suckling

    May 2023

    A very racy and focused nose full of red fruit. High intensity of red berries, strawberries and...

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  • Vin

    L'ECOLE NO. 41 - Syrah - 2021

    • - 92 points-

    Vinous

    May 2023

    The 2021 Syrah is dark and enticing, with earth tones, crushed blackberries, crushed stones and...

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  • Vin

    ILLUMINATI - Pecorino - 2022

    • - 91 points-

    James Suckling

    May 2023

    Aromas of poached pears, flowers and ash follow through to a medium-bodied palate where the neat...

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  • Vin

    L'ECOLE NO. 41 - Perigee - 2020

    • - 95 points-

    James Suckling

    May 2023

    Attractive aromas of ripe blackberries and cassis-liquor, together with notes of hazelnut...

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  • Vin

    SOKOL BLOSSER - Pinot Noir Orchard Block - 2021

    • - 93 points-

    Decanter

    Clive Pursehouse, May 2023

    Powerful floral aromatics as violets introduce deep blue fruits, forest floor, and a note of...

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  • Vin

    FAIVELEY - Bâtard-Montrachet Grand cru - 2022

    • - 95 points-

    Decanter

    May 2023

    Faiveley owns a third of a hectare on the Puligny side of Bâtard, directly up-slope from their...

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    FAIVELEY - Musigny Grand Cru - 2022

    • - 97 points-

    Decanter

    May 2023

    This exquisite wine has an intense expression of bright cherry fruit, rose petals, and earth on the...

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  • Vin

    FAIVELEY - Mazis-Chambertin Grand cru - 2022

    • - 95 points-

    Decanter

    May 2023

    Faiveley has 1.56 hectares spread over several parcels in Mazis – mostly in Mazis-Haut but a...

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  • Vin

    FAIVELEY - Latricières-Chambertin Grand cru - 2022

    • - 96 points-

    Decanter

    May 2023

    This superb example of one of Faiveley's top wines from Gevrey seduces with expressive mulberry and...

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    FAIVELEY - Gevrey-Chambertin 1er cru les Cazetiers - 2022

    • - 93 points-

    Decanter

    May 2023

    Since their 2013 purchase of Domaine Dupont-Tisserandot, Faiveley is by far the largest landowner...

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  • Vin

    FAIVELEY - Chambertin-Clos-de-Bèze Grand cru - 2022

    • - 97 points-

    Decanter

    May 2023

    The 'classic' Clos de Bèze from Faiveley is blended from three parcels that total one hectare, all...

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