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    ARGIANO - Solengo - 2017

    • - 95 points-

    James Suckling

    May 2020

    This is really dense and structured, yet there's energy and agility throughout. Full-bodied, yet...

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    QUINTA DO VALE MEÃO - Douro Meandro Tinto - 2017

    • - 90 points-

    Wine Spectator

    May 2020

    This wine shows good finesse and density to the boysenberry and ripe currant notes, detailed with...

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    SANTA EMA - Cabernet Sauvignon Gran Reserva - 2018

    • - 91 points-

    Wine Spectator

    May 2020

    A minty aroma accents the concentrated red fruit and spice flavors, flanked by dried green herbal...

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    DOMAINE JAMET - Côtes du Rhône Blanc - 2018

    • - 92 points-

    Vinous

    May 2020

    Pale yellow. Ripe pear, lemon pith, honeysuckle and a hint of succulent herbs on the perfumed nose....

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    ARNOT-ROBERTS - Trousseau North Coast - 2018

    • - 93 points-

    Decanter

    May 2020

    The Trousseau for this vintage mainly comes from the Clear Lake AVA, with smaller portions from...

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    ARNOT-ROBERTS - Gamay Noir "El Dorado" - 2018

    • - 92 points-

    Decanter

    May 2020

    A blend of two high-elevation sites in the Sierra Foothills: Barsotti Vineyard (795m) and Witters...

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    CATENA - Alta Malbec - 2018

    • - 92 points-

    Tim Atkin MW

    May 2020

    Historic Rows hails from five different Mendoza sub-regions - Agrelo, Gualtallary, Lunlunta, Paraje...

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    CATENA - Alta Cabernet Sauvignon - 2018

    • - 91 points-

    Tim Atkin MW

    May 2020

    Much smaller in size than the Historic Rows Malbec, this only comes from three areas of Mendoza -...

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    CATENA - Cabernet Sauvignon High Mountain Vines - 2019

    • - 90 points-

    Tim Atkin MW

    May 2020

    Less sweet than the straight Catena Malbec, and a better balanced wine in my view, this is an...

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    CATENA - Alta Chardonnay - 2018

    • - 92 points-

    Tim Atkin MW

    May 2020

    The new oak has been reduced to just 10% on this wine, making it appealingly fresh and fruit...

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    CATENA - Chardonnay High Mountain Vines - 2019

    • - 90 points-

    Tim Atkin MW

    May 2020

    This is the second of four levels of Chardonnay quality at Catena and it's a very appealing blend...

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    EL ENEMIGO - Cabernet Franc - 2017

    • - 95 points-

    Tim Atkin MW

    May 2020

    Made “like a flan”, according to Ale Vigil, this is a co-fermented blend of Cabernet Franc...

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    EL ENEMIGO - Gran Enemigo Gualtallary - 2016

    • - 96 points-

    Tim Atkin MW

    May 2020

    “Finesse, finesse, finesse,” says Ale Vigil of this brilliant Gualtallary paso doble of...

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    EL ENEMIGO - Malbec - 2017

    • - 93 points-

    Tim Atkin MW

    May 2020

    The El Enemigo Malbec contains 10% Cabernet Franc - Ale Vigil is a master at blending the two...

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    EL ENEMIGO - Chardonnay - 2018

    • - 93 points-

    Tim Atkin MW

    May 2020

    Inspired by the wines of Jura as well as Jerez, this pure Gualtallary Chardonnay is aged under flor...

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    LUCA - Syrah Double Select - 2018

    • - 91 points-

    Tim Atkin MW

    May 2020

    The Laborde selection originally came from the Rhône in the 1940s and was planted in this pergola...

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    LA POSTA - Malbec Pizzella - 2019

    • - 90 points-

    Tim Atkin MW

    May 2020

    The best of the La Posta range, made in conjunction with the eponymous Pizzella family in Paraje...

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    LATOUR-GIRAUD - Meursault 1er Cru Perrières - 2018

    • - 93 points-

    Burghound.com

    May 2020

    An even more complex nose amalgamates notes of mineral reduction, green apple, pear liqueur, white...

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    TRIMBACH - Riesling Selection de Vieilles Vignes - 2017

    • - 96 points-

    Wine Enthusiast

    May 2020

    Initial smoky notes of reduction make way for a pervasive, subtle but luminous lemon freshness on...

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    TRIMBACH - Riesling Grand Cru Mandelberg - 2016

    • - 96 points-

    Wine Enthusiast

    May 2020

    Lifted chamomile notes and hints of heady chamomile tincture hint at some development of this wine....

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    DOMAINE ROSTAING - Condrieu La Bonnette - 2018

    • - 93 points-

    Wine Spectator

    May 2020

    Bright and lively, with exuberant star fruit, yellow apple and green almond notes that are given...

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    JEAN-LOUIS CHAVE - Hermitage - 2018

    Vinous

    May 2020

    Tasted in components. #1, from Peleat: suave and highly perfumed, with distinct red fruit preserve...

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    JEAN-LOUIS CHAVE - Saint-Joseph - 2018

    Vinous

    May 2020

    Tasted in components. #1, from Chaillets: shows expansive, ripe black and blue fruit, incense and...

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    SANTA EMA - Cabernet Sauvignon Amplus - 2017

    • - 91 points-

    Wine Enthusiast

    May 2020

    Aromas of black cherry, olive, green herb and tobacco amount to a classic Maipo Valley nose. Racy...

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