
BELL'AJA BOLGHERI - Bolgheri - 2020
- - 91 points-
James Suckling
James Suckling, August 2022Dark olives, blackberries, dark currants and coffee beans on the nose. This is a full-bodied red...
Detailed press reviewDark olives, blackberries, dark currants and coffee beans on the nose. This is a full-bodied red...
Detailed press reviewRipe and refined peach and orange-blossom aromas are wrapped around intense, chalky minerality and...
Detailed press reviewAromas of black licorice, crushed plum and ground spice. Medium-to full-bodied with powdery yet...
Detailed press reviewSo smoky, with intense gunpowder character, but also notes of forest mushrooms and jack fruit. This...
Detailed press reviewThe 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Columbia Valley is slightly more focused and elegant compared to the...
Detailed press reviewThe 2019 Syrah (there's 16% Grenache and 2% Mourvèdre) sports a deep purple hue to go with classic...
Detailed press reviewSo much crushed-stone character here with citrus and black-cherry aromas. Medium-bodied with iodine...
Detailed press reviewA very impressive Mercurey, thanks to the generous raspberry and sour-cherry fruit character, the...
Detailed press reviewExplosive nose of sour cherry with notes of wet earth and spice, then a very energetic and...
Detailed press reviewWhat a stunning fragrance this Corton has, with ripe damson, pomegranate and floral notes...
Detailed press reviewSuch a lovely cassis and framboise nose that you'd need to have a problem with red or dry wine not...
Detailed press reviewA crisp and elegant wine for this appellation, with crisp pear fruit and a very satisfying balance...
Detailed press reviewA rich and meaty Gevrey-Chambertin with plenty of black-cherry and blackberry fruit, wrapped around...
Detailed press reviewVery attractive sour-cherry and wild-blackberry nose, Quite crisp for this ripe vintage, but that...
Detailed press reviewAromas and flavors of fresh roses and cherries with some watermelon and citrus. Medium-bodied,...
Detailed press reviewRipe and focused, this takes an understated approach with a core of juicy dark plum and red currant...
Detailed press reviewNamed after the vast meander taken by the Douro river around the estate, this wine is structured...
Detailed press reviewCaramelised lemons on the nose, aromas of citrus patisserie. This is rich and bold, not in terms of...
Detailed press reviewA carbon copy of last year, if not better, and honestly the best Vin de France I have ever tasted....
Detailed press reviewSupple, generous and supremely well textured with chalky but fine tannins supporting the rich...
Detailed press reviewWith a grip of currant, dried herb, sage and cedar, this youthful wine is structured, elegant and...
Detailed press reviewThe Eminence, undoubtedly a link to the old Papal summer home, is a 60/35/5 mix of...
Detailed press reviewAn initial impression of open fruits soon gives way to the firmness of seriously ageworthy tannins....
Detailed press reviewThe 2018 Chianti Classico Riserva is a powerful, burly wine. Black cherry, incense, tobacco,...
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