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  • Vin

    THIBAULT LIGER-BELAIR - Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er cru 'Les Saint Georges' - 2019

    Burghound.com

    January 2021

    (from a huge 2.10 ha parcel; 40% whole clusters). There is enough reduction tosuppress the...

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    THIBAULT LIGER-BELAIR - Richebourg Grand cru - 2019

    Burghound.com

    January 2021

    (from a .55 ha parcel; 35% whole clusters). Here too the nose is overtly floral in character though...

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    THIBAULT LIGER-BELAIR - Charmes-Chambertin Grand cru - 2019

    Burghound.com

    January 2021

    (from Charmes proper; 70% whole cluster but without the central stem). An appealingly layered nose...

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    THIBAULT LIGER-BELAIR - Clos de Vougeot Grand cru - 2019

    Burghound.com

    January 2021

    (from a .72 ha parcel on the Vosne side in the middle against the southern wall; 40% whole cluster...

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    THIBAULT LIGER-BELAIR - Corton Grand cru Les Renardes - 2019

    Burghound.com

    January 2021

    (40% whole cluster but without the central stem). An overly floral nose is suffused with a variety...

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    EL ENEMIGO - Gran Enemigo Gualtallary - 2017

    • - 95 points-

    Descorchados

    El Enemigo obtains the grapes for this wine from the Adrianna Vineyard that Catena owns in the...

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    EL ENEMIGO - Bonarda La Esperanza - 2018

    • - 94 points-

    Descorchados

    La Esperanza is part of winemaker Alejandro Vigil's attempt to restore importance to the old...

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    LA POSTA - Malbec Angel Paulucci - 2019

    • - 92 points-

    Descorchados

    From a vineyard planted in the Ugarteche zone about 45 years ago, this wine shows a rather fresh...

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    LA POSTA - Rosé of Malbec - 2020

    • - 90 points-

    Descorchados

    This rosé is the product of malbec grapes from Tupungato but harvested early to preserve the...

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  • Vin

    ZIND-HUMBRECHT - Riesling Alsace Grand Cru Brand - 2019

    • - 98 points-

    James Suckling

    A giant of minerality with enormous structure, this also delights you with the stunningly ripe...

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    FAIVELEY - Corton Grand cru Clos des Cortons - 2019

    • - 98 points-

    James Suckling

    A truly amazing Corton, thanks to the laser beam of sour-cherry aroma that shoots right through...

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    SIRO PACENTI - Brunello di Montalcino Riserva PS - 2016

    • - 98 points-

    James Suckling

    Enchanting hues of blue fruits, raspberries and black cherries with flowers such as rosemary flower...

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  • Vin

    ORMA - Orma - 2019

    • - 97 points-

    James Suckling

    This is a tight and powerful Orma with solid tannins that beautifully frame the fruit in the wine....

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    SHAW + SMITH - Chardonnay M3 - 2020

    • - 96 points-

    James Suckling

    Ripe peach, lemon and plenty of toasted hazelnut oak, sitting on a mix of flint and wet stones. The...

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    E. PIRA & FIGLI - CHIARA BOSCHIS - Barolo Via Nuova - 2017

    • - 94 points-

    Wine Spectator

    An expressive nose of rose, cherry, strawberry and eucalyptus doubles down on the palate, while the...

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    SOUTHERN RIGHT - Pinotage - 2020

    • - 91 points-

    Wine Spectator

    Raspberry and boysenberry fruit flavors are ripe and brambly in this well-balanced and expressive...

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    CATENA - Zapata Malbec Nicasia - 2019

    • - 97 points-

    Decanter World Wine Awards

    Few red wines can rival grand Argentinian Malbec for drama and grandeur, and this version from the...

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    EL ENEMIGO - Malbec - 2021

    • - 92 points-

    Tim Atkin MW

    El Enemigo’s entry-point Malbec, blended with 8% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot, comes from...

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    DOG POINT VINEYARD - Sauvignon Blanc Section 94 - 2018

    • - 94 points-

    Wine Spectator

    December 2020

    Fragrant, intense and succulent, with distinctive honeysuckle, chamomile, spicy marmalade and ripe...

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    DOMAINE DELAPORTE - Sancerre Chavignol Rouge - 2019

    • - 90 points-

    Wine Enthusiast

    December 2020

    In this rounded wine, generous black-cherry fruits are balanced by acidity and a light touch of...

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    QUINTA DO VALE MEÃO - Douro Vintage Port - 2018

    • - 95 points-

    Wine Spectator

    December 2020

    Juicy and wiry, with tension in its display of raspberry, blackberry and plum pâte de fruit notes...

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    SIRO PACENTI - Brunello di Montalcino Riserva PS - 2015

    • - 100 points-

    James Suckling

    December 2020

    The purity of fruit here is so stunning with blackberry, black-cherry, black-truffle and floral...

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    JEAN-MARC BROCARD - Chablis Valmur Grand Cru - 2018

    • - 95 points-

    Wine Enthusiast

    December 2020

    Reductive smokiness still clings to lemon and yeast notes on this wine's nose. The palate has smoky...

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    ZIND-HUMBRECHT - Riesling Roche Calcaire - 2018

    • - 94 points-

    James Suckling

    December 2020

    Still very young, this needs some aeration for the acacia, lemon-cream and beeswax notes to emerge....

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