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  • Vin

    ARGIANO - Rosso di Montalcino - 2021

    • - 90 points-

    Vinous

    November 2023

    Woodland herbs and berries come together with sweet smoke and hints of shaved cedar as the 2021...

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    GIANNI BRUNELLI - Brunello di Montalcino - 2019

    • - 95 points-

    Vinous

    November 2023

    Hauntingly dark yet inviting, the 2019 Brunello di Montalcino smolders up with a beguiling blend of...

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  • Vin

    TALENTI - Brunello di Montalcino - 2019

    • - 94 points-

    Vinous

    November 2023

    The 2019 Brunello di Montalcino opens slowly with a blend of savory herbs, worn leather, dried...

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  • Vin

    TALENTI - Brunello di Montalcino Piero - 2019

    • - 96 points-

    Vinous

    November 2023

    The 2019 Brunello di Montalcino Piero is impossible to ignore, slowly blossoming with an enticing...

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  • Vin

    SIRO PACENTI - Rosso di Montalcino - 2021

    • - 92 points-

    Vinous

    November 2023

    Dark and brooding, the 2021 Rosso di Montalcino is at first rich and opulent, with an array of plum...

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  • Vin

    SIRO PACENTI - Brunello di Montalcino Vecchie Vigne - 2019

    • - 95 points-

    Vinous

    November 2023

    The 2019 Brunello di Montalcino Vecchie Vigne is intense, bursting from the glass with a blend of...

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  • Vin

    SIRO PACENTI - Brunello di Montalcino Pelagrilli - 2019

    • - 93 points-

    Vinous

    November 2023

    A beguiling blend of mint, cedar and spiced orange slowly gives way to dried strawberries as the...

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  • Vin

    PIERRE GIMONNET & FILS - Brut Rosé de Blanc - N/V

    • - 92 points-

    Gismondi on Wine

    November 2023

    Didier, part of the third generation of the Gimonnet family, oversees the winemaking of their...

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  • Vin

    LUCA - Pinot noir - 2022

    • - 91 points-

    Wine Enthusiast

    November 2023

    Blackberry, cherry and thyme shape an attractive nose. This is an elegant and structured Pinot Noir...

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  • Vin

    BODEGA NOEMÍA - Malbec J. Alberto - 2021

    • - 94 points-

    James Suckling

    November 2023

    A full-bodied red with olives, blackberries, wild blueberries, mussel shells and hints of licorice...

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  • Vin

    SHAW + SMITH - Lenswood Vineyard Pinot Noir - 2021

    • - 95 points-

    Decanter

    nne Krebiehl MW, Justin Knock MW, Dirceu Vianna Junior MW, November 2023

    Shaw & Smith was founded in 1989 by cousins Martin Shaw and Michael Hill Smith MW (who also own...

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  • Vin

    SHAW + SMITH - Sauvignon Blanc - 2023

    • - 93 points-

    Wine Advocate

    Erin Larkin, November 2023

    This is only the second 2023 vintage I have tasted in bottle—perhaps not relevant, but it's an...

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  • Vin

    SETTE PONTI - Sette - 2020

    • - 98 points-

    James Suckling

    November 2023

    Distinctive aromas of walnuts and hazelnuts with plums and berries. Some flowers as well....

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    SETTE PONTI - Sette - 2020

    • - 95 points-

    Wine Spectator

    November 2023

    A sleek, well-defined red, exuding vivid cherry, raspberry, plum, iron, chocolate and vanilla...

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  • Vin

    JEIO - Valdobbiadene Prosecco Brut Superiore DOCG - N/V

    • - 90 points-

    Wine Enthusiast

    November 2023

    This Prosecco jumps from the glass with aromas of freshly cut pears, lemon zest, yellow peaches,...

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  • Vin

    SHAW + SMITH - Chardonnay Lenswood Vineyard - 2021

    • - 95 points-

    Wine Advocate

    Erin Larkin, November 2023

    The 2021 Lenswood Vineyard Chardonnay is creamy and restrained. It's a wholly classy affair layered...

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  • Vin

    ARGIANO - NC - 2021

    • - 91 points-

    Wine Spectator

    October 2023

    Taut and linear in profile, this red delivers black currant, black cherry, vanilla and peppery...

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  • Vin

    LUCA - Malbec - 2021

    • - 93 points-

    Wine Spectator

    October 2023

    A complex red, with an undercurrent of river stone to the orange peel and mountain herb notes that...

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  • Vin

    SPY VALLEY - Sauvignon Blanc Satellite - 2022

    • - 90 points-

    Wine Spectator

    October 2023

    Intense, with passion fruit, pineapple, lime and Meyer lemon flavors that are bold and...

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  • Vin

    DOG POINT VINEYARD - Sauvignon Blanc - 2022

    • - 92 points-

    Gismondi on Wine

    October 2023

    The colour is a bright, pale straw, and the nose intensely aromatic with granny smith apple, lemon...

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  • Vin

    DOMAINE NICO - Grand Mère - 2021

    • - 92 points-

    Gismondi on Wine

    October 2023

    Grand Mère pinot was first planted back in 2013. The 2-hectare mix of 667 and 115 clones is...

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  • Vin

    DOMAINE NICO - Le Paradis - 2018

    • - 94 points-

    Gismondi on Wine

    October 2023

    The Le Paradis Vineyard belongs to Laura Catena and her sister Adrianna Catena, and it feels like...

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  • Vin

    DOMAINE NICO - La Savante - 2021

    • - 93 points-

    Gismondi on Wine

    October 2023

    La Savante, or “The scholar” in the feminine, pays homage to scholarly women, for whom Laura...

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    DOMAINE NICO - Histoire D'A - 2021

    • - 93 points-

    Gismondi on Wine

    October 2023

    Laura Catena says this parcel makes a very “sexy” wine, hence the name Histoire d’A, a play...

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