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    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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    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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    CATENA - Nicolás Catena Zapata - 2019

    • - 94 points-

    Decanter

    August 2022

    Richly scented on the nose. Concentrated and full on the palate, a serious wine with intention....

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    CATENA - Zapata Adrianna Vineyard Chardonnay White Bones - 2020

    • - 96 points-

    Vinous

    August 2022

    The 2020 Chardonnay Adrianna Vineyard White Bones from Gualtallary was aged for 16 months in used...

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    ILLUMINATI - Pecorino - 2021

    • - 91 points-

    James Suckling

    August 2022

    Bright, with yellow-fruit, pineapple and typical, savory character. Medium-bodied, tasty and...

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    SIRO PACENTI - Rosso di Montalcino - 2020

    • - 92 points-

    James Suckling

    August 2022

    Focused and fresh with crushed-berry and cherry aromas with some peach. Medium body, firm tannins...

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    TRIMBACH - Riesling - 2020

    • - 92 points-

    James Suckling

    August 2022

    Although this is packed with citrus, pear and white-peach aromas, it's so pure and straight that...

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    EL ENEMIGO - Chardonnay - 2020

    • - 94 points-

    Vinous

    August 2022

    The 2020 Chardonnay El Enemigo from Gualtallary, Uco Valley was aged in oak with flor for twelve...

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    EL ENEMIGO - Semillón - 2020

    • - 95 points-

    Vinous

    August 2022

    The 2020 Sémillon El Enemigo from Agrelo, Luján de Cuyo hails from a 70-year-old vineyard. Aged...

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    ZIND-HUMBRECHT - Gewurztraminer Alsace Grand Cru Hengst - 2020

    • - 97 points-

    James Suckling

    August 2022

    This gewurz is built on a monumental scale with gigantic concentration and structure, easily...

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    ZIND-HUMBRECHT - Pinot Gris Rotenberg - 2020

    • - 95 points-

    James Suckling

    August 2022

    A staggeringly youthful and expressive dry pinot gris that has tons of power, but the mango and...

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    ZIND-HUMBRECHT - Riesling Clos Windsbuhl - 2020

    • - 96 points-

    James Suckling

    August 2022

    This smells of the ripest melon you can imagine. Fresh herbal notes, including a touch of mint....

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    ZIND-HUMBRECHT - Gewurztraminer Turckheim - 2020

    • - 90 points-

    James Suckling

    August 2022

    A bold and floral gewurz with plenty of yellow-rose character. Generous and soft palate with a hint...

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    ZIND-HUMBRECHT - Pinot Gris Turckheim - 2020

    • - 91 points-

    James Suckling

    August 2022

    This is an excellent introduction to the new, drier-style pinot gris of Alsace, thanks to its full,...

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    ZIND-HUMBRECHT - Pinot Gris Heimbourg - 2020

    • - 95 points-

    James Suckling

    August 2022

    This is the most radical, new dry pinot gris of Alsace I've encountered, thanks to its almost icy...

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    ZIND-HUMBRECHT - Riesling Clos Häuserer - 2020

    • - 96 points-

    James Suckling

    August 2022

    A lot of riesling freaks say the grape needs stony soils, but here's a beautiful example of how...

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