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  • Vin

    MARC MOREY - Chassagne-Montrachet 1er cru Les Vergers - 2020

    • - 93 points-

    Vinous

    October 2021

    The 2020 Chassagne-Montrachet Vergers 1er Cru has a touch more terroir-expression and mineralité...

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    JEAN-MARC BROCARD - Chablis 1er Cru Montée de Tonnerre - 2020

    • - 94 points-

    Decanter

    Andy Howard MW, October 2021

    As expected from the master, Jean-Marc Brocard, this is a very fine expression of Montée de...

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    JEAN-MARC BROCARD - Chablis 1er cru Montmains - 2020

    • - 92 points-

    Burghound.com

    October 2021

    An overtly floral-suffused nose presents notes of spice, ripe pear and citrus rind. The succulent...

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    POMONA - Chianti Classico - 2019

    • - 92 points-

    Decanter

    October 2021

    The aromatic fruit character of this wine is so clearly defined that a sniff made me feel...

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    POMONA - Chianti Classico - 2019

    • - 92 points-

    Wine Align

    October 2021

    The flesh and full palate address continues where 2018 left off though there is an openness to '19...

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  • Vin

    FAIVELEY - Chambertin-Clos-de-Bèze Grand cru - 2020

    • - 98 points-

    Decanter

    October 2021

    This is a tremendous wine, with a ripe, spicy plum and blackberry fruit, touched with notes of...

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  • Vin

    FEUDO MACCARI - Mahâris - 2019

    • - 94 points-

    James Suckling

    October 2021

    Very dark in the glass. So much herb and licorice character to the prunes and dates on the nose and...

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  • Vin

    SIRO PACENTI - Brunello di Montalcino Vecchie Vigne - 2017

    • - 95 points-

    GardiniNotes.com

    Luca Gardini, October 2021

    One of the most rightly celebrated bottles of the appellation, also in this well-balanced and...

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  • Vin

    SIRO PACENTI - Brunello di Montalcino Pelagrilli - 2017

    • - 94 points-

    GardiniNotes.com

    Luca Gardini, October 2021

    Beautiful version 2017 also for Brunello from the youngest vineyards, from a sustainable...

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  • Vin

    SOKOL BLOSSER - Pinot Noir Twelve Row Block - 2017

    • - 92 points-

    James Suckling

    October 2021

    A pinot with dried-strawberry and light watermelon aromas and flavors. Medium to full body, lightly...

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    GIANNI BRUNELLI - Brunello di Montalcino Riserva - 2016

    • 97+

    Vinous

    October 2021

    The deep, sensual 2016 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva wafts up with spice-dusted cherries, sweet...

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  • Vin

    L'ECOLE NO. 41 - Frenchtown - 2019

    • - 91 points-

    Wine Enthusiast

    September 2021

    The aromas aren't fully ready to reveal their charms, with notes of spice, plum and cherry. The...

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    L'ECOLE NO. 41 - Cabernet Sauvignon - 2018

    • - 92 points-

    Wine Enthusiast

    September 2021

    Barrel aromas are at the fore initially, with notes of roasted coffee bean, vanilla, chocolate and...

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  • Vin

    L'ECOLE NO. 41 - Merlot - 2018

    • - 90 points-

    Wine Enthusiast

    September 2021

    Ferguson, Seven Hills and Pepper Bridge fruit makes up 60% of this wine, with the balance from...

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  • Vin

    AZELIA - Barolo Cerretta - 2017

    • - 96 points-

    Wine Spectator

    September 2021

    Decadent cherry and currant aromas signal this vibrant, complex red, whose core of ripe fruit...

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  • Vin

    TESSELAARSDAL WINES - Chardonnay Hemel-en-Aarde Ridge - 2020

    • - 92 points-

    Tim Atkin MW

    Tim Atkin MW, September 2021

    It's hard to believe that Tesselaarsdal made its first wine as recently as 2015, such has been the...

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    TESSELAARSDAL WINES - Pinot Noir Hemel-en-Aarde Ridge - 2020

    • - 93 points-

    Tim Atkin MW

    Tim Atkin MW, September 2021

    Elegant, refined and subtle, with a hint of good reduction, supple raspberry and wild strawberry...

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    SOUTHERN RIGHT - Pinotage - 2020

    • - 93 points-

    Tim Atkin MW

    Tim Atkin MW, September 2021

    Emul Ross may be better known for his Pinots but he has a sensitive touch with Pinotage too. This...

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    MATCHBOOK WINES - Cabernet Sauvignon - 2019

    • - 90 points-

    Wine Enthusiast

    Jim Gordon, September 2021

    This full-bodied and moderately tannic wine is well-packed with ripe blackberries and blueberries...

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  • Vin

    PIRRAMIMMA - Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve - 2018

    • - 92 points-

    AWC Vienna, International Wine Challenge

    September 2021

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    IZADI - Rioja Reserva - 2017

    • - 93 points-

    James Suckling

    September 2021

    Dark berries, dark cherries, chocolate, cedar, dried herbs and spice box. Full-bodied with fine...

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  • Vin

    SAXUM - Hexe - 2018

    • - 100 points-

    Jeb Dunnuck

    Jeb Dunnuck, September 2021

    Another perfect wine is the 2018 Hexe, a blend of 57% Grenache, 15% Mourvèdre, 13% Graciano, 10%...

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  • Vin

    SAXUM - Broken Stones Vineyard - 2019

    • - 99 points-

    Jeb Dunnuck

    September 2021

    The more Syrah-dominated 2019 Broken Stones (60% Syrah, 20% Graciano, 11% Mourvèdre, and the rest...

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  • Vin

    SAXUM - Heart Stone Vineyard - 2019

    • - 97 points-

    Jeb Dunnuck

    September 2021

    The 2019 Heart Stone Vineyard is mostly Graciano, Grenache, and Syrah but has a small amount of...

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