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  • Vin

    MATCHBOOK WINES - Arsonist Chardonnay - 2018

    • - 90 points-

    Critics Challenge

    Michael Cervin, July 2020

    Soft and silky with lots of earthy and resin notes.

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    MATCHBOOK WINES - Rosé of Tempranillo - 2019

    • - 90 points-

    Critics Challenge

    Michael Cervin, July 2020

    Fresh and clean with lovely strawberry.

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    MATCHBOOK WINES - Mossback Cabernet-Sauvignon - 2017

    • - 91 points-

    Critics Challenge

    Michael Cervin, July 2020

    Bright red fruit stars in this young and fresh wine. It's balanced by a solid acidity.

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    MCMANIS - Viognier - 2019

    • - 90 points-

    Critics Challenge

    July 2020

    Lovely peach fruit, balanced with crisp acidity.

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    DIAMOND CREEK - Cabernet Sauvignon Mix Pack: 1 x Volcanic Hill, 1 x Red Rock Terrace, 1 x Gravelly Meadow - 2017

    Wine Spectator

    July 2020

    Volcanic Hill - 94 Pts Bold, featuring dark plum, fig and blackberry compote flavors that jump to...

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    TALENTI - Brunello di Montalcino Piero - 2015

    • - 93 points-

    Wine Enthusiast

    July 2020

    Leather, camphor, steeped plum and exotic-spice aromas mingle with a violet note. The concentrated,...

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    SHAW + SMITH - Shiraz - 2018

    • - 95 points-

    James Suckling

    James Suckling, July 2020

    Very attractive blueberries and dark plums here with earthy and spicy aromas, as well as black...

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    SHAW + SMITH - Chardonnay M3 - 2019

    • - 96 points-

    James Suckling

    James Suckling, July 2020

    This is a very concentrated, complex and refined chardonnay that locks in on very intense white...

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    ILLUMINATI - Riparosso - 2018

    • - 90 points-

    Wine Enthusiast

    July 2020

    Savory tones of dried tobacco and mentholated herbs ride over a ripe bramble-berry core on the...

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    FELTON ROAD - Pinot Noir Block 3 - 2019

    • - 97 points-

    Cameron Douglas, MS

    July 2020

    Wow! A very complex wine with subtle synergies of fruit and flowers, wood spices and flowers, soil...

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    FELTON ROAD - Pinot Noir Bannockburn - 2019

    • - 96 points-

    Cameron Douglas, MS

    July 2020

    Great colour and concentration with a distinctive purple rim and hue. On the nose - dark fruited,...

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    ARGIANO - Solengo - 2017

    • - 93 points-

    Gismondi on Wine

    July 2020

    The Argiano Super Tuscan known as Solengo is a blend of cabernet sauvignon, petit verdot, merlot,...

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    JEAN-MARC BROCARD - Chablis Valmur Grand Cru - 2019

    • - 93 points-

    Vinous

    July 2020

    The 2019 Chablis Valmur Grand Cru has a well-defined bouquet of lemon curd, crushed stone and dried...

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    SPY VALLEY - Pinot Noir Rosé Single Estate - 2019

    • - 91 points-

    Wine Orbit

    Sam Kim, July 2020

    This wine is charming and attractively lifted on the nose showing raspberry, nectarine, watermelon...

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    ARNOT-ROBERTS - Pinot Noir Peter Martin Ray Vineyard - 2018

    • - 95 points-

    Decanter

    July 2020

    Dry-farmed, head-trained Pinot Noir was planted at 430m in the Peter Martin Ray Vineyard in the...

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    SHAW + SMITH - Shiraz - 2013

    • - 96 points-

    James Suckling

    July 2020

    Very complex and fragrant with a wealth of cherry, blackberry and spiced-plum aromas, framed in...

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    LUCIEN CROCHET - Sancerre Les Calcaires - 2017

    • - 95 points-

    Decanter

    June 2020

    Gilles and Laurence Crochet have been running this pioneering domaine since 1983. Gilles' two...

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    ORMA - Orma - 2017

    • - 93 points-

    Wine Spectator

    June 2020

    A dark and standoffish red today, this nonetheless features depth and intensity to the blackberry,...

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    SETTE PONTI - Oreno - 2018

    • - 97 points-

    James Suckling

    June 2020

    Currant, flower and orange-blossom aromas follow through to a full body with fine, creamy tannins...

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    ORMA - Orma - 2018

    • - 96 points-

    James Suckling

    June 2020

    Subtle currant, light sandalwood and some cherry aromas. Full-bodied, yet fine-tuned and polished...

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    LATOUR-GIRAUD - Meursault 1er cru Genevrières Cuvée des Pierre - 2018

    • - 94 points-

    Burghound.com

    June 2020

    This is aromatically similar to the regular cuvée of Genevrières with just a bit more oak...

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    LATOUR-GIRAUD - Meursault 1er cru Charmes - 2018

    Burghound.com

    June 2020

    A more elegant and very Meursault nose combines notes of hazelnut, pear, acacia blossom and a wisp...

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    LATOUR-GIRAUD - Meursault 1er cru Genevrières - 2018

    • - 92 points-

    Burghound.com

    June 2020

    (from 40+ year old vines from a huge 2.5 ha parcel in Genevrières Dessus). Smoky, cool...

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    LATOUR-GIRAUD - Meursault Cuvee Charles Maxime - 2018

    • - 89 points-

    Burghound.com

    June 2020

    (from the Domaine founders of Charles Giraud and Maxime Latour – the fruit derives from multiple...

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