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  • Vin

    DIAMOND CREEK - Diamond Creek Gravelly Meadow - 2019

    • - 93 points-

    Wine Spectator

    August 2022

    Quite brambly in feel, with zesty acidity and a pronounced savory streak adding a perkiness to the...

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    DIAMOND CREEK - Cabernet Sauvignon Volcanic Hill - 2019

    • - 95 points-

    Wine Spectator

    August 2022

    Fresh and zesty in feel, with a racy-edged set of raspberry, red currant and bitter plum coulis...

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    BISOL - Relio Rive di Guia Extra Brut - 2021

    • - 92 points-

    James Suckling

    August 2022

    Quite dry and mineral, with a smoky, flinty lift to the green apples and white blossoms. Lovely...

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    BISOL - Cartizze Prosecco Valdobbiadene Superiore di Cartizze - 2021

    • - 93 points-

    James Suckling

    August 2022

    A serious nose, with green apples, nectarines, chalk and a hint of white blossom. Off-sweet and...

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    BISOL - Crede Prosecco, Valdobbiadene Superiore Brut D.O.C.G. - 2021

    • - 90 points-

    James Suckling

    August 2022

    Pear-fruit nose with green apples, nectarines and chalk that give an upbeat, almost peachy accent...

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    JEIO - Prosecco Rosé - 2021

    • - 90 points-

    James Suckling

    August 2022

    Lovely strawberry, peach-skin and cherry-pip aromas with a similar echoing of fruit on the palate,...

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    FEUDO MACCARI - Olli Grillo - cork - 2021

    • - 92 points-

    James Suckling

    August 2022

    A fragrant nose of peach, jasmine and fresh flowers. Medium-bodied with zippy acidity and some...

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  • Vin

    DIAMOND CREEK - Cabernet Sauvignon Red Rock Terrace - 2019

    • - 94 points-

    Wine Spectator

    August 2022

    Shows wild blackberry and blueberry compote, along with streaks of warm earth, singed alder and...

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  • Vin

    DOG POINT VINEYARD - Pinot Noir - 2019

    • - 93 points-

    Wine Spectator

    August 2022

    Shows salted caramel, maraschino cherry and wild blackberry and blueberry flavors that are plush...

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    DOG POINT VINEYARD - Sauvignon Blanc Section 94 - 2019

    • - 93 points-

    Wine Spectator

    August 2022

    While fleshy and succulent, this leads with crisp acidity. Offers notes of lanolin, litsea oil,...

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    SOKOL BLOSSER - Pinot Noir Goosepen Block Estate - 2018

    • - 94 points-

    James Suckling

    August 2022

    A medium-to full-bodied red with plum and cherry aromas and flavors, firm yet medium round tannins...

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  • Vin

    BIJOU - Le Bijou de Sophie Valrose IGP Côteaux de Béziers - 2021

    • - 91 points-

    Tim Atkin MW

    August 2022

    Fed up with paying high season Côte d'Azur prices to drink your favourite Côtes de Provence...

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  • Vin

    LUCA - Chardonnay - 2021

    • - 93 points-

    Vinous

    August 2022

    The 2021 Chardonnay Luca G-Lot from the Uco Valley, Mendoza was 80% aged in 25% new barrels. Golden...

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    FEUDO MACCARI - Neré Nero d'Avola - 2020

    • - 91 points-

    James Suckling

    August 2022

    Plenty of crushed mulberry and blackberry aromas with hints of fresh herbs. Medium bodied with...

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  • Vin

    LUCIEN CROCHET - Sancerre Les Calcaires - 2019

    • - 90 points-

    Vinous

    Rebecca Gibb MW, August 2022

    Known as La Croix du Roy, the 2019 Sancerre Calcaires is a highly floral style. The wine is round...

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  • Vin

    LUCIEN CROCHET - Sancerre le Chêne Marchand - 2017

    • - 95 points-

    Vinous

    Rebecca Gibb MW, August 2022

    Tasted as a half-bottle sample, the 2017 Sancerre Chêne Marchand is full bodied with ripe, baked...

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    LUCIEN CROCHET - Sancerre le Chêne Marchand - 2018

    • - 93 points-

    Vinous

    Rebecca Gibb MW, August 2022

    The 2018 Sancerre Chêne Marchand is a structured, powerful style with bucket loads of...

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    LUCIEN CROCHET - Sancerre le Chêne Marchand - 2019

    • - 93 points-

    Vinous

    Rebecca Gibb MW, August 2022

    The 2019 Sancerre Chêne Marchand is not a single parcel; it's from as many as 14 plots across this...

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    DOMAINE NICO - La Savante - 2020

    • - 95 points-

    James Suckling

    August 2022

    Wild smoky raspberries, brambleberries and oyster shells on the nose. Medium-bodied with vibrant...

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    AZELIA - Barolo - 2018

    • - 92 points-

    James Suckling

    August 2022

    Deep, spicy red-fruit character on the nose and palate. Medium-bodied and firm, so give it a couple...

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    AZELIA - Barolo - 2018

    • - 93 points-

    Wine Spectator

    August 2022

    Focused and accessible, featuring earth, tar, tobacco, iron and underbrush aromas that introduce...

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    CHAMPAGNE AYALA - Brut No 14 Rosé - 2014

    • - 93 points-

    James Suckling

    August 2022

    Plenty of strawberry character with iron, peaches and hints of chalk. Full-bodied with medium,...

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    CATENA - Zapata Adrianna Mundus Bacillus Terrae - 2019

    • - 96 points-

    Decanter

    August 2022

    Sweet, joyful and full of life, this is immediately really quite vibrant on the palate, the rich,...

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    CATENA - Zapata Adrianna Vineyard Chardonnay White Stones - 2020

    • - 97 points-

    Vinous

    August 2022

    The 2020 Chardonnay Adrianna Vineyard White Stones from Gualtallary, Uco Valley, was barrel-aged...

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