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  • Vin

    MATCHBOOK WINES - Arsonist Chardonnay - 2016

    • - 90 points-

    Wine Enthusiast

    August 2018

    A toasty, oaky, spicy aroma precedes equally oaky flavors that are nevertheless backed by ripe,...

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    MATCHBOOK WINES - Arsonist Red Blend - 2015

    • - 90 points-

    Wine Enthusiast

    August 2018

    This is a concentrated and truly dry Bordeaux-style blend that has a blackberry aroma and flavors...

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    PIRRAMIMMA - Shiraz Ironstone - 2015

    • - 95 points-

    James Halliday (Australian Wine Companion)

    August 2018

    A thick soup of plum-drenched flavour, toasty vanillin oak and choc-mint flavours sprinkled over...

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    MAX FERDINAND RICHTER - Riesling Spätlese Wehlener Sonnenuhr - 2017

    • - 94 points-

    Mosel Fine Wines

    August 2018

    The 2017er Wehlener Sonnenuhr Spätlese was made from fruit harvested at 93° Oechsle on very old...

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    MAX FERDINAND RICHTER - Riesling Kabinett Wehlener Sonnenuhr - 2017

    • - 93 points-

    Mosel Fine Wines

    August 2018

    The 2017er Wehlener Sonnenuhr Kabinett was harvested early at 82° Oechsle. It offers a gorgeous...

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    MAX FERDINAND RICHTER - Riesling Kabinett Graacher Himmelreich - 2017

    • - 93 points-

    Mosel Fine Wines

    August 2018

    The 2017er Graacher Himmelreich Kabinett was harvested at 84-85° Oechsle from very old un-grafted...

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    THE OTHER WINE CO. - Grenache McLaren Vale - 2017

    • - 93 points-

    James Halliday (Australian Wine Companion)

    August 2018

    Light bright purple-red. Fragrant ripe red fruit, black cherry and whole-bunch like brown spice...

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    MAX FERDINAND RICHTER - Riesling Kabinett Veldenzer Elisenberg - 2017

    • - 92 points-

    Mosel Fine Wines

    August 2018

    The 2017er Veldenzer Elisenberg Kabinett was made from fruit harvested at 81° Oechsle. It offers a...

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    MAX FERDINAND RICHTER - Riesling Spätlese Graacher Himmelreich - 2017

    • - 94 points-

    Mosel Fine Wines

    August 2018

    The 2017er Graacher Himmelreich Spätlese is made from fruit harvested at under 90° Oechsle from...

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    MAX FERDINAND RICHTER - Riesling Spätlese Brauneberger Juffer-Sonnenuhr - 2017

    • - 93 points-

    Mosel Fine Wines

    August 2018

    The 2017er Brauneberger Juffer-Sonnenuhr Spätlese was harvested at a full 96° Oechsle. It...

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    ZIND-HUMBRECHT - Pinot Gris Rotenberg - 2016

    • - 94 points-

    Wine Enthusiast

    August 2018

    Something vivid and bright gives an unusually light step to this Alsace Pinot Gris. Notes of flesh...

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    MAX FERDINAND RICHTER - Riesling Spätlese Veldenzer Elisenberg - 2017

    • - 95 points-

    Mosel Fine Wines

    August 2018

    The 2017er Veldenzer Elisenberg Spätlese was harvested at a comparatively modest 87° Oechsle....

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    LANGMEIL - The Freedom 1843 Shiraz - 2015

    • - 93 points-

    James Suckling

    August 2018

    One of the oldest plots in the region. The oak casts a resinous layer over the aromas of plum cake,...

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    MAX FERDINAND RICHTER - Riesling Kabinett Brauneberger Juffer - 2017

    • - 92 points-

    Mosel Fine Wines

    August 2018

    The 2017er Brauneberger Juffer Kabinett (AP 15) was harvested at 86° Oechsle. It delivers a ripe...

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    MAX FERDINAND RICHTER - Riesling Erdener Treppchen Spatlese - 2017

    • - 92 points-

    Mosel Fine Wines

    August 2018

    The 2017er Erdener Treppchen Spätlese is made from fruit harvested at 90° Oechsle in the prime...

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    TERRAS GAUDA - Albarino Abadia de San Campio - 2017

    • - 90 points-

    James Suckling

    August 2018

    Lightly peppery, bright lemon and curry-leaf aromas, leading to a fresh, tangy palate. Really...

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    TERRAS GAUDA - O Rosal - 2017

    • - 91 points-

    James Suckling

    August 2018

    A powerful Rias Baixas with ripe-pear character that has enough acidity to hold this bold wine...

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    ZIND-HUMBRECHT - Riesling Clos Häuserer - 2016

    • - 95 points-

    Wine Enthusiast

    August 2018

    A flinty, welcome cloud of reduction is still apparent on the nose, but the palate shows juicy...

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    TRIMBACH - Pinot Gris Réserve - 2016

    • - 93 points-

    Wine Enthusiast Magazine

    August 2018

    A touch of ripe Mirabelle plum joins the pear fruits on the nose. The resolutely dry palate holds...

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    TRIMBACH - Gewurztraminer - 2016

    • - 92 points-

    Wine Enthusiast Magazine

    August 2018

    Very ripe notes of pear and peach dominate the nose, while the palate brims with freshness. The...

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    JEAN-MARC BROCARD - Chablis 1er cru Montmains - 2017

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    Neal Martin, August 2018

    The 2017 Chablis Montmains 1er Cru offers an impressive array of aromas on the nose: dried orange...

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    PIRRAMIMMA - Ironstone GSM - 2016

    • - 93 points-

    James Halliday (Australian Wine Companion)

    August 2018

    60% grenache, 35% shiraz, 5% mourvedre. It remains tidy despite the high alcohol; indeed it keeps...

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    DOMAINE SANTA DUC - Gigondas Les Hautes Garrigues - 2016

    Vinous

    August 2018

    Bright violet. Spice- and floral-accented aromas of black raspberry, boysenberry and candied...

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    JEAN-MARC BROCARD - Chablis Sainte Claire - 2017

    • - 90 points-

    James Suckling

    August 2018

    Some very ripe peaches and mangoes, as well as light aromas of honeysuckle. The palate has a...

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