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    DOMAINE NICO - Histoire D'A - 2022

    • - 94 points-

    Descorchados

    Histoire D'A was fermentated with 40% whole clusters and spent 12 months aging in barrels—now 10%...

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    DOMAINE NICO - Grand Père - 2022

    • - 92 points-

    Descorchados

    For this Gran Père, they used grapes from the first vineyard that the Catena family planted in the...

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    DOMAINE NICO - Grand Mère - 2022

    • - 94 points-

    Descorchados

    This is the first year that 20% of the wine was aged in foudres, while the rest went through...

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    LUCA - Luca Chardonnay G Lot - 2022

    • - 93 points-

    Descorchados

    G Lot was planted on sandy calcareous soils in 1992 in Gualtallary, at an altitude of almost 1,500...

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    LUCA - Pinot noir - 2022

    • - 91 points-

    Descorchados

    With a small portion (10% of the volume) barrel-aged for 12 months, this wine is from vineyards...

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    LUCA - Syrah Double Select - 2022

    • - 95 points-

    Descorchados

    One of the best syrahs in South America today, this wine offers a refreshing, fruity take on the...

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    LUCA - Malbec Old Vines - 2022

    Descorchados

    This is from a selection of three old vineyards—Altamira, El Cepillo, and Tupungato—all in Uco...

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    LUCA - Beso de Dante - 2021

    • - 96 points-

    Descorchados

    The base of this Beso de Dante is cabernet sauvignon from El Cepillo, in the cold southern part of...

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    LUCA - Nico by Luca - 2020

    • - 96 points-

    Descorchados

    This Nico by Luca Rosas Vineyard is a massal selection from century-old vines in La Consulta that...

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    POMONA - Chianti Classico - 2020

    • - 91 points-

    Decanter

    December 1969

    In the far southwest of Chianti Classico, Pomona’s vineyards straddle the sub-areas of Castellina...

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    ARGIANO - Brunello di Montalcino Vigna del Suolo - 2019

    • - 97 points-

    Vinous

    December 2023

    Hauntingly dark, the 2019 Brunello di Montalcino Vigna del Suolo wafts up with a dusting of cocoa,...

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    LUCA - Malbec Old Vines - 2021

    • - 91 points-

    Wine Enthusiast

    December 2023

    Dr. Laura Catena sources grapes from old vineyards in the Uco Valley for this fruit-focused and...

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    SEA SMOKE - Pinot Noir Southing - 2021

    • - 97 points-

    Decanter

    December 2023

    Intensely ripe but pristine black cherry and plum notes are kissed with glimmers of brandy and...

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    SEA SMOKE - Pinot Noir Ten - 2021

    • - 96 points-

    Decanter

    December 2023

    Aromas of violet and burnt sandlewood lend a seductive, perfumed tone to this richly concentrated...

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    SEA SMOKE - Chardonnay Santa Rita Hills - 2021

    • - 95 points-

    Decanter

    December 2023

    hile sun drenched and unabashedly Californian in style, this richly extracted Chardonnay boasts a...

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  • Vin

    VINCENT PARIS - Cornas Granit 60 Vieilles Vignes - 2021

    • - 97 points-

    James Suckling

    November 2023

    This is my dream of Cornas in a glass. Incredibly deep, blueberry, smoky and peppery nose with a...

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    VINCENT PARIS - Cornas La Geynale - 2021

    • - 97 points-

    James Suckling

    November 2023

    Expressive nose of blackberries, cassis, black pepper, smoke and sweet spices. Medium body with...

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    CATENA - Zapata Adrianna Vineyard Chardonnay White Bones - 2021

    • - 99 points-

    James Suckling

    November 2023

    What an exotic, perfumed yet elegant nose here full of thyme, local herbs, green papaya, ginger and...

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    CATENA - Nicolás Catena Zapata - 2020

    • - 98 points-

    James Suckling

    November 2023

    Cassis, tobacco, wet stones, iron and baking spices to the nose, showing class, restraint and...

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    EL ENEMIGO - Gran Enemigo Gualtallary - 2019

    • - 100 points-

    James Suckling

    November 2023

    A complex, restrained and deliciously austere cabernet franc with damp earth, oyster shells,...

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    CHAMPAGNE AYALA - Brut Majeur - N/V

    • - 90 points-

    Wine Spectator

    November 2023

    A firm, linear Champagne, with a fine, lively mousse and chiseled acidity defining flavors of ripe...

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    ZIND-HUMBRECHT - Riesling Grand cru Rangen de Thann Clos Saint-Urbain - 2021

    • - 98 points-

    James Suckling

    November 2023

    Welcome to the dark side of the dry riesling force where gunpowder meets the stone at the heart of...

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    DOMAINE DE BEAURENARD - Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc - 2022

    • - 92 points-

    Jeb Dunnuck

    Jeb Dunnuck, November 2023

    Looking first at the classic 2022 Châteauneuf Du Pape Blanc, it has a medium gold hue as well as...

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    DOMAINE DE LA MORDORÉE - Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvee de la Reine des Bois - 2021

    • - 94 points-

    Jeb Dunnuck

    Jeb Dunnuck, November 2023

    The flagship 2021 Châteauneuf Du Pape La Reine Des Bois is slightly deeper hued, with more...

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