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    LANGMEIL - Valley Floor Shiraz - 2018

    • - 90 points-

    Decanter World Wine Awards

    July 2021

    Expressive and evolving, with firm acidity driving sweet, super-succulent blueberry and strawberry,...

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    FAIVELEY - Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Champ Gain - 2019

    • - 94 points-

    James Suckling

    July 2021

    Generous ripeness with plenty of candied-orange character give this a lot of upfront appeal....

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    FAIVELEY - Mercurey La Framboisiere - 2019

    • - 91 points-

    James Suckling

    July 2021

    The fragrant nose of raspberries with some floral notes pulls you into this medium-bodied, supple...

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    SOKOL BLOSSER - Evolution Lucky No. 9 White Blend (Boxed) - 2019

    • - 91 points-

    James Suckling

    July 2021

    A fun white with sliced pears, lychees, lemons and white flowers on the nose. It's medium-bodied...

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    SOKOL BLOSSER - Rosé of Pinot Noir - 2020

    • - 91 points-

    James Suckling

    July 2021

    A deep salmon-colored rosé with aromas of cranberries, strawberries, rhubarb and pomelo. It's...

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    INGLENOOK - Cabernet Sauvignon - 2018

    • - 94 points-

    Decanter

    July 2021

    This wine has such excellent drive, powerful but rounded and appealing at the same time....

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    E. PIRA & FIGLI - CHIARA BOSCHIS - Barolo Cannubi - 2017

    • - 96 points-

    James Suckling

    July 2021

    Plums and ripe strawberries with some crushed-stone undertones. Full-bodied and layered with round,...

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    ZIND-HUMBRECHT - Riesling Roche Granitique - 2019

    • - 94 points-

    James Suckling

    July 2021

    So effusive and vibrant, yet also blessed with great aromatic charm, this has a stunning...

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    ZIND-HUMBRECHT - Riesling Clos Windsbuhl - 2019

    • - 96 points-

    James Suckling

    July 2021

    It's hard to resist the fragrant bouquet of apricot and orange blossom! This is very dense and...

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    ZIND-HUMBRECHT - Riesling Roche Roulée - 2019

    • - 93 points-

    James Suckling

    July 2021

    A joyful Alsace dry riesling that's brimming with citrus and floral aromas, plus notes of peach and...

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    ZIND-HUMBRECHT - Gewurztraminer Roche Calcaire - 2019

    • - 94 points-

    James Suckling

    July 2021

    Next to the ripe mango and papaya fruit, the floral delicacy is equally striking in the nose. For a...

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    ZIND-HUMBRECHT - Riesling Roche Calcaire - 2019

    • - 94 points-

    James Suckling

    July 2021

    Very attractive yellow fruit with the emphasis on Amalfi lemon, but also some stone fruit and just...

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    MAX FERDINAND RICHTER - Riesling Kabinett Veldenzer Elisenberg - 2020

    • - 94 points-

    Mosel Fine Wines

    July 2021

    The 2020 Elisenberger Riesling Kabinett, as it is referred to on the consumer label, was made from...

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    JEAN-MARC BROCARD - Chablis 1er Cru Montée de Tonnerre - 2019

    • - 97 points-

    Decanter World Wine Awards

    July 2021

    A lucid, well honed and delicate wine with notes of lemon, clementine, cantaloupe melon and hints...

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    L'ECOLE NO. 41 - Pepper Bridge Apogee - 2018

    • - 95 points-

    James Suckling

    July 2021

    An attractive nose of wild blackberry, plum, sweet tobacco and nutmeg. Full-bodied with firm...

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    ZIND-HUMBRECHT - Riesling Heimbourg - 2019

    • - 95 points-

    James Suckling

    July 2021

    There's a lot of discussion about “noble austerity“ in wine, but those wines are often just a...

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    INGLENOOK - Cabernet Sauvignon - 2018

    • - 94 points-

    Decanter

    Georgina Hindle, July 2021

    This wine has such excellent drive, powerful but rounded and appealing at the same time....

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    ZIND-HUMBRECHT - Pinot Gris Clos Windsbuhl - 2018

    • - 95 points-

    James Suckling

    July 2021

    Don’t expect a lush Alsace pinot gris, because this generous and highly structured dry pinot gris...

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    ZIND-HUMBRECHT - Muscat Alsace Grand Cru Goldert - 2019

    • - 95 points-

    James Suckling

    July 2021

    This super-racy, extremely vibrant dry muscat is a revelation for the underrated grape variety....

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    SHAW + SMITH - Shiraz - 2013

    • - 97 points-

    James Halliday (Australian Wine Companion)

    July 2021

    Vivid crimson; the fragrant array of black cherry, blackberry, spice and cracked pepper aromas feed...

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    ROCCA DI CASTAGNOLI - Chianti Classico Stielle Gran Selezione - 2017

    • - 95 points-

    James Suckling

    July 2021

    Ripe berries, dried flowers and orange peel with some smoke. Full-bodied with round, chewy tannins...

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    AZELIA - Barbera D'Alba Punta - 2017

    • - 91 points-

    Wine Advocate

    Monica Larner, July 2021

    A release of about 6,400 bottles, the Azelia 2017 Barbera d'Alba Punta from vintner Luigi Scavino...

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    FAIVELEY - Echezeaux "En Orveaux" Grand Cru - 2021

    Burghound.com

    July 2021

    A much spicier mix features notes of both red and dark pinot fruit, rose petal and a whiff of...

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    POGGIO AL LUPO - Cabernet Sauvignon - 2019

    • - 91 points-

    James Suckling

    July 2021

    A fruity cab with an attractive structure of firm, polished tannins and a juicy finish....

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