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    PIRRAMIMMA - Petit Verdot Reserve - 2016

    • - 92 points-

    James Halliday (Australian Wine Companion)

    September 2019

    Aromas show an assortment of dark fruit characters, with blackcurrant, blueberry and blood plum...

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    QUINTA DO VALE MEÃO - Douro Meandro Tinto - 2017

    • - 91 points-

    Decanter

    September 2019

    Vinous red and black fruits, with a touch of bake, but still fleshy and motile. With bergamot lift,...

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    SETTE PONTI - Vigna dell’Impero Valdarno di Sopra DOC - 2016

    • - 95 points-

    Wine Spectator

    September 2019

    This is all about purity, finesse and energy. A line of cherry and raspberry flavors runs through...

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    DOMAINE DELAPORTE - Sancerre Monts Damnés - 2017

    • - 91 points-

    Wine Spectator

    September 2019

    Fresh and pure, featuring a firm spine of acidity behind the focused flavors of lime, white pepper...

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    DOMAINE JAMET - Syrah Vins de Pays Collines Rhodaniennes - 2017

    • - 90 points-

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    Josh Raynolds, September 2019

    Deep lurid ruby. Ripe cherry, black raspberry and violet on the perfumed nose. Round and fleshy in...

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    VINCENT PARIS - Saint-Joseph "Les Côtes" - 2018

    • - 94 points-

    Decanter

    Matt Walls, September 2019

    This has lifted spicy aromas comprising cedar, cigar wrapper and star anise all over blackberry...

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    HAMILTON RUSSELL VINEYARDS - Pinot Noir - 2018

    • - 93 points-

    Tim Atkin MW

    September 2019

    This was showing quite a bit of oak and tannin when I tasted it, but Hamilton Russell Pinots are...

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    LUCA - Chardonnay - 2018

    • - 91 points-

    Vinous

    September 2019

    Medium yellow. Apricot, pineapple and flowers on the nose, energized by limestone; more vibrant...

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    LUCA - Beso de Dante - 2017

    Vinous

    September 2019

    Bright, dark ruby-red; not quite as dark as the Old Vine Malbec. More complex but reticent on the...

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    LUCA - Malbec - 2017

    • - 90 points-

    Vinous

    September 2019

    Bright ruby. Vibrant scents of dark berries, bitter chocolate and violet...the intense black fruit...

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    LUCA - Nico by Luca - 2016

    • - 94 points-

    Vinous

    September 2019

    Saturated ruby. Very dark, brooding scents of crushed black fruits, licorice pastille, violet and...

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    DOMAINE DE BEAURENARD - Rasteau "Les Argiles Bleues" - 2017

    • - 93 points-

    Jeb Dunnuck

    Jeb Dunnuck, September 2019

    Even better, the 2017 Rasteau Les Argiles Bleues (80/20 Grenache and Syrah) just screams Rasteau...

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    SIRO PACENTI - Brunello di Montalcino Pelagrilli - 2015

    • - 96 points-

    James Suckling

    September 2019

    Such lovely aromas of flowers and red fruit with some cedar and spice. Hot terra cotta....

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    DOMAINE JAMET - Côte Rôtie - 2016

    • - 96 points-

    Vinous

    September 2019

    Deep, lurid purple. Assertive, highly perfumed aromas of fresh blackberry, cherry, Moroccan spices...

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    DOMAINE JAMET - Côte Rôtie Cote Brune - 2016

    • - 96 points-

    Vinous

    September 2019

    Inky ruby. An assertively perfumed bouquet evokes fresh black/blue fruits, star anise, olive,...

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    DOMAINE JAMET - Côtes du Rhône Blanc - 2018

    • - 91 points-

    Decanter

    September 2019

    A generous vintage for this wine, with a gorgeous, lifted lime and orange blossom nose, a touch of...

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    CATENA - Cabernet Franc Appellation Series San Carlos - 2018

    • - 90 points-

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    Stephen Tanzer, September 2019

    A rich, dark-plum and purple-berry nose here with violets and spiced currants, as well as freshly...

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    LA POSTA - Malbec Angel Paulucci - 2018

    • - 90 points-

    Vinous

    Stephen Tanzer, September 2019

    Good dark ruby. Crushed blackberry and cassis aromas are complicated by a licorice nuance. Pliant...

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    DOMAINE DE LA MORDORÉE - Lirac La Dame Rousse - 2018

    • - 91 points-

    Decanter

    September 2019

    A smooth, svelte, shapely style - classic Lirac with pleasing black fruits and a touch peppery. It...

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    JEAN-LOUIS CHAVE - Hermitage - 2018

    • - 96 points-

    Decanter

    September 2019

    A tasting of five lieux-dits points to a ripe, rich, dark-fruited vintage with high but not...

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    DOMAINE SANTA DUC - Gigondas Les Hautes Garrigues - 2018

    • - 95 points-

    Decanter

    September 2019

    This is a profound wine – a very lithe, full, flowing style, quite nakedly fruity. The acidity is...

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    DOMAINE JAMET - Côte du Rhône Équivoque - 2018

    • - 92 points-

    Decanter

    September 2019

    Medium-bodied, very fresh, no over-ripeness. Structured, saline, plenty of thrust and direction,...

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    VINCENT PARIS - Cornas La Geynale - 2018

    • - 97 points-

    Decanter

    Matt Walls, September 2019

    This is intense with mouthcoating, ripe tannins that turn your mouth inside out but with remarkably...

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    VIDAL-FLEURY - Côte Rôtie La Chatillonne - 2016

    • - 96 points-

    Wine Enthusiast

    September 2019

    This intensely perfumed blend of 88% Syrah and 12% Viognier boasts sultry cassis aromas marked by...

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