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  • Vin

    CHAMPAGNE BOLLINGER - Extra brut R.D. - 2nd Disgorgement - 2008

    • - 98 points-

    Jeb Dunnuck

    November 2023

    The 2008 Champagne R.D. Extra Brut is chiseled, powerful, and packaged with a chalky mineral...

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    CATENA - Zapata Adrianna Vineyard Chardonnay White Bones - 2021

    • - 99 points-

    James Suckling

    November 2023

    What an exotic, perfumed yet elegant nose here full of thyme, local herbs, green papaya, ginger and...

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    CATENA - Nicolás Catena Zapata - 2020

    • - 98 points-

    James Suckling

    November 2023

    Cassis, tobacco, wet stones, iron and baking spices to the nose, showing class, restraint and...

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    EL ENEMIGO - Gran Enemigo Gualtallary - 2019

    • - 100 points-

    James Suckling

    November 2023

    A complex, restrained and deliciously austere cabernet franc with damp earth, oyster shells,...

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    CHAMPAGNE AYALA - Brut Majeur - N/V

    • - 90 points-

    Wine Spectator

    November 2023

    A firm, linear Champagne, with a fine, lively mousse and chiseled acidity defining flavors of ripe...

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    ZIND-HUMBRECHT - Riesling Grand cru Rangen de Thann Clos Saint-Urbain - 2021

    • - 98 points-

    James Suckling

    November 2023

    Welcome to the dark side of the dry riesling force where gunpowder meets the stone at the heart of...

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    DOMAINE DE BEAURENARD - Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc - 2022

    • - 92 points-

    Jeb Dunnuck

    Jeb Dunnuck, November 2023

    Looking first at the classic 2022 Châteauneuf Du Pape Blanc, it has a medium gold hue as well as...

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    DOMAINE DE LA MORDORÉE - Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvee de la Reine des Bois - 2021

    • - 94 points-

    Jeb Dunnuck

    Jeb Dunnuck, November 2023

    The flagship 2021 Châteauneuf Du Pape La Reine Des Bois is slightly deeper hued, with more...

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    DOMAINE DE LA MORDORÉE - Châteauneuf-du-Pape La Dame Voyageuse - 2021

    • - 91 points-

    Jeb Dunnuck

    Jeb Dunnuck, November 2023

    The more Grenache-dominated release from this great estate, the 2021 Châteauneuf Du Pape La Dame...

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    DOG POINT VINEYARD - Sauvignon Blanc - 2023

    • - 92 points-

    James Suckling

    November 2023

    Clean and crisp with grapefruit, green melon and lemon character. Hints of stones. Medium body....

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    DOG POINT VINEYARD - Sauvignon Blanc Section 94 - 2021

    • - 95 points-

    James Suckling

    November 2023

    This is a beautiful and complex wine with sliced apples, lemons, bread dough and salted pie crust....

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    FELTON ROAD - Riesling Bannockburn - 2023

    • - 92 points-

    James Suckling

    November 2023

    Fresh and fruity with melon and yellow plum aromas and flavors with some sliced cooked apple. Sweet...

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    FELTON ROAD - Dry Riesling - 2023

    • - 93 points-

    James Suckling

    November 2023

    Delightful fruit and floral notes of candied lime, green honeydew melon and peach blossom followed...

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    SETTLEMENT WINES - Sauvignon Blanc Heritage Vineyard - 2022

    • - 91 points-

    James Suckling

    November 2023

    Ruby grapefruit, pineapple slices and lily followed by celery and fresh nettles. Medium-bodied,...

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    FELTON ROAD - Pinot Noir Block 3 - 2022

    • - 97 points-

    James Halliday (Australian Wine Companion)

    November 2023

    Complex and aromatic with flowers, strawberries, salt and perfume. Medium-bodied with very fine...

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    FELTON ROAD - Pinot Noir Block 5 - 2022

    • - 97 points-

    James Suckling

    November 2023

    There is an opulence and intensity here yet it remains fresh and vivid with orange peel and ripe...

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    FELTON ROAD - Chardonnay Block 2 - 2022

    • - 96 points-

    James Suckling

    November 2023

    Yellow apple, apricot and acacia followed by baking spices, marzipan and stony minerality with a...

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    FELTON ROAD - Chardonnay Block 6 - 2022

    • - 96 points-

    James Suckling

    November 2023

    Mandarin orange, yellow cherries and green banana followed by butterscotch and dried tea leaves...

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    FELTON ROAD - Pinot Noir Cornish Point - 2022

    • - 96 points-

    James Suckling

    November 2023

    Aromas of balsamic, spice, plum and dried strawberry. Medium to full body with round and fine...

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    FELTON ROAD - Pinot Noir MacMuir - 2022

    • - 96 points-

    James Suckling

    November 2023

    A rather smoky red on the nose with earthy, shiitake mushroom, lead pencil, dark cherry and...

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    FELTON ROAD - Pinot Noir Calvert - 2022

    • - 95 points-

    James Suckling

    November 2023

    Fantastic clarity and transparency in this wine with fresh strawberries and cherries. So bright....

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    JL CHAVE SELECTION - Hermitage Blanche - 2019

    • - 94 points-

    Wine Spectator

    November 2023

    Seductive and expressive, with a firming layer of bitter almond, citrus pith and mineral notes...

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    JL CHAVE SELECTION - Hermitage Farconnet - 2019

    • - 94 points-

    Wine Spectator

    November 2023

    Delicious and soulful, this offers generous ripe cassis, plum and mulled cherry notes, all...

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    ALDO CONTERNO - Barolo Bussia - 2019

    • - 95 points-

    Wine Spectator

    November 2023

    Rich and generous, this red delivers cherry, raspberry, rose and sweet spice aromas and flavors....

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