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  • Vin

    DOMAINE JAMET - Côtes du Rhône - 2019

    • - 92 points-

    Decanter

    Matt Walls, October 2020

    Very pure, lovely fruit - rich plum and blackberry, this is juicy with velvety tannins. It has good...

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    LANGMEIL - The Fifth Wave Grenache - 2018

    • - 91 points-

    James Suckling

    October 2020

    This has a light red-berry nose with fragrant and floral notes. The palate has raspberry and wild...

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    CATENA - Cabernet Franc Appellation Series San Carlos - 2019

    • - 91 points-

    Vinous

    October 2020

    A Cabernet Franc from San Carlos in the Uco Valley, aged in 35% French oak. A wine born of the sun...

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    DOMAINE JAMET - Côte Rôtie Cote Brune - 2017

    • - 99 points-

    Decanter

    October 2020

    You hope for a few vintages like this in your life, says Jean-Paul Jamet. This is Domaine Jamet's...

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    INGLENOOK - Cabernet Sauvignon 1882 - 2018

    • - 92 points-

    Decanter

    October 2020

    Inglenook's entry-level Cabernet is delightfully graceful and balanced on the nose, combining ripe...

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  • Vin

    ZIND-HUMBRECHT - Pinot Gris Clos Jebsal Sélection de Grains Nobles - 2018

    • - 97 points-

    Wine Enthusiast

    October 2020

    Fir honey, dried pear and fruitcake exude their warm, sweet perfume on the nose of this wine. The...

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    CATENA - Zapata Malbec Nicasia - 2018

    • - 96 points-

    Vinous

    October 2020

    The Nicasia Vineyard is located in Paraje Altamira and was planted in 1996. The grapes are from Lot...

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    VINCENT PARIS - Cornas Granit 60 Vieilles Vignes - 2018

    • - 95 points-

    Decanter

    Matt Walls, October 2020

    It has a nice balance between ripe fruit and some earthier, herbal scents. Very ripe, pure,...

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  • Vin

    FAIVELEY - Latricières-Chambertin Grand cru - 2019

    • - 98 points-

    Decanter

    Charles Curtis MW, October 2020

    The super-ripe aromas of cassis and currant leap from the glass, coloured with hints of mineral,...

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    FAIVELEY - Clos de Vougeot Grand cru - 2019

    • - 92 points-

    Decanter

    October 2020

    Faiveley owns 1.27ha in the Clos de Vougeot, spread over three parcels; two are at the bottom of...

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    FAIVELEY - Echezeaux "En Orveaux" Grand Cru - 2019

    • - 93 points-

    Decanter

    October 2020

    From a 0.83ha parcel in the cool lieu-dit of En Orveaux, the grapes here are given a long, slow...

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    FAIVELEY - Mazis-Chambertin Grand cru - 2019

    • - 96 points-

    Decanter

    October 2020

    From 1.56ha of several parcels in the Mazis-Haut lieu-dit. Despite a fermentation in open-top wood...

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  • Vin

    FAIVELEY - Gevrey-Chambertin 1er cru les Cazetiers - 2019

    • - 92 points-

    Decanter

    October 2020

    Faiveley has a large holding in Cazetiers at 4.06ha and the oldest vines were planted in the 1950s....

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    FAIVELEY - Corton Grand cru Clos des Cortons - 2019

    • - 93 points-

    Decanter

    October 2020

    From the 2.77ha Clos des Cortons Faiveley in the lieu-dit of Corton et Rognet in Ladoix, the wine...

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  • Vin

    DOMAINE DE BEAURENARD - Châteauneuf-du-Pape Boisrenard - 2019

    • - 96 points-

    Decanter

    October 2020

    Great purity and serious concentration without overt weight. A very powerful, complete, driving...

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    VINCENT PARIS - Cornas Granit 30 - 2019

    • - 93 points-

    Decanter

    October 2020

    Lovely ripe freshness to the fruit, really bright summer pudding aromas. Mouthcoating fruit and...

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  • Vin

    VINCENT PARIS - Cornas Granit 60 Vieilles Vignes - 2019

    • - 95 points-

    Decanter

    October 2020

    It has a nice balance between ripe fruit and some earthier, herbal scents. Very ripe, pure,...

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  • Vin

    THIBAULT LIGER-BELAIR - Richebourg Grand cru - 2018

    • - 95 points-

    Vinous

    Neal Martin, October 2020

    The 2018 Richebourg Grand Cru has a very intense bouquet, a mélange of red and black fruit,...

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    DOMAINE JAMET - Côte Rôtie - 2018

    • - 96 points-

    Decanter

    October 2020

    Liqueur-fruited, incredibly dense and opulent. The alcohol is quite high and the fruit very dark,...

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    DOMAINE DE BEAURENARD - Rasteau "Les Argiles Bleues" - 2019

    • - 95 points-

    Jeb Dunnuck

    October 2020

    A smaller production cuvee, the 2019 Rasteau Les Argiles Bleues is more purple hued and has a...

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    JEAN-LOUIS CHAVE - Hermitage Blanc - 2019

    • - 96 points-

    Decanter

    October 2020

    A tasting of barrel samples of different lieux-dits: Les Rocoules, Péléat and Ermite paint a...

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    JEAN-LOUIS CHAVE - Hermitage - 2019

    • - 97 points-

    Decanter

    October 2020

    A tasting of barrel samples of different lieux-dits: Péléat, Beaumes, Ermite, Le Méal, Bessards....

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  • Vin

    DOMAINE SANTA DUC - Gigondas Clos Derrière Vieille - 2019

    • - 95 points-

    Decanter

    October 2020

    Palate coating fruit and very fine tannins in abundance. A highly structural wine, where the...

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  • Vin

    DOMAINE SANTA DUC - Gigondas Aux Lieux-Dits - 2019

    • - 93 points-

    Decanter

    Matt Walls, October 2020

    Grenache to the fore, strawberry and Victoria plum, but all the varieties make themselves known....

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