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  • Vin

    DOMAINE DE LA MORDORÉE - Tavel La Dame Rousse - 2022

    • - 91 points-

    Wine Advocate

    Joe Czerwinski, May 2023

    The 2022 Tavel La Dame Rousse is on the lighter-hued side for Tavel, but it is still a full-bodied,...

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    DOMAINE DE LA MORDORÉE - Tavel La Reine des Bois - 2022

    • - 93 points-

    Wine Advocate

    Joe Czerwinski, May 2023

    A blend of 60% Grenache, 20% Syrah, 10% Cinsault and 10% Clairette, the 2022 Tavel La Reine des...

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    DOG POINT VINEYARD - Sauvignon Blanc Section 94 - 2020

    • - 95 points-

    Wine Spectator

    May 2023

    Stunning, with a complex, aromatic mix of beeswax, litsea oil, vetiver and honeysuckle notes up...

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    PURE EST - Verdejo - 2022

    • - 90 points-

    James Suckling

    May 2023

    Kiwi fruit, fresh pears, chopped apples and herbs on the nose. Grapefruit too, with a hint of...

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    DOMAINE SANTA DUC - Côtes du Rhône Les Quatre Terres - 2021

    • - 91 points-

    James Suckling

    May 2023

    "What a fresh and elegant Cotes-du-Rhone this is, with bright raspberry, sour cherry and candied...

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    ILLUMINATI - Riparosso - 2021

    • - 90 points-

    James Suckling

    May 2023

    Marasca cherry, licorice root, mint and fennel. The mid-palate, ferruginous and mid-weighted, in...

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    DOMAINE DE BEAURENARD - Châteauneuf-du-Pape Boisrenard - 2020

    • - 95 points-

    James Suckling

    May 2023

    "This very impressive Chateauneuf has stacks of black fruit aromas and stunning tannin structure,...

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  • Vin

    JL CHAVE SELECTION - Côtes du Rhône Mon Coeur - 2021

    • - 91 points-

    Jeb Dunnuck

    May 2023

    A year-in, year-out smoking value as well as a great bottle of wine, the 2021 Côtes du Rhône Mon...

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  • Vin

    VIDAL-FLEURY - Crozes-Hermitage - 2021

    • - 92 points-

    James Suckling

    May 2023

    This rather rich and plush Crozes has excellent integration of restrained toasty oak with ripe...

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  • Vin

    SOKOL BLOSSER - Dundee Hills Estate Pinot Noir - 2021

    • - 92 points-

    Decanter

    May 2023

    Red fruited Pinot Noir from a collection of Dundee Hills sites in the Sokol Blosser portfolio....

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    BLACK CHALK WINE - Classic - 2020

    • - 17 points-

    Jancis Robinson

    May 2023

    An unusually juicy, black-fruited sparkling wine. I've recently tasted a cassis from Burgundy, and...

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  • Vin

    ZIND-HUMBRECHT - Gewurztraminer Alsace Grand Cru Hengst - 2019

    • - 92 points-

    Wine Spectator

    Kristin Bieler, May 2023

    Rich and decadent, with lychee, creamed honey and nectarine underpinned by green herbs, fresh chive...

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  • Vin

    DOMAINE SANTA DUC - Côtes du Rhône Le Serre du Rieu - 2021

    • - 93 points-

    James Suckling

    May 2023

    Striking nose of red apple and summer flowers. Very fresh and lively for a Southern Rhone white....

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  • Vin

    MAX FERDINAND RICHTER - Riesling Spätlese Wehlener Sonnenuhr - 2022

    • - 95 points-

    Wine Advocate

    May 2023

    From 90- to 100-year-old vines and picked about four weeks after the Kabinett, the 2022 Wehlener...

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    MAX FERDINAND RICHTER - Riesling Kabinett Wehlener Sonnenuhr - 2022

    • - 94 points-

    Wine Advocate

    May 2023

    From 80- to 90-year-old vines picked at 78° Oechsle, the 2022 Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Kabinett...

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  • Vin

    MAX FERDINAND RICHTER - Riesling Kabinett Brauneberger Juffer - 2022

    • 93+ points

    Wine Advocate

    May 2023

    From 90- to 100-year-old vines and picked a week after the regular Kabinett, the 2022 Brauneberger...

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    MAX FERDINAND RICHTER - Riesling Spätlese Veldenzer Elisenberg - 2022

    • 94+ points

    Wine Advocate

    May 2023

    From 70- to 80-year-old vines picked four weeks after the Kabinett and with about 10% botrytis, the...

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    MAX FERDINAND RICHTER - Riesling Kabinett Veldenzer Elisenberg - 2022

    • - 93 points-

    Wine Advocate

    May 2023

    From 50-year-old vines, the Veldenzer 2022 Elisenberger Riesling Kabinett is very clear, bright,...

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    FAIVELEY - Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Le Referts - 2021

    • - 93 points-

    Decanter

    May 2023

    Puligny de Tonnerre or Puligny Vaillons', joked Faiveley’s winemaker Jérôme Flous, referring to...

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    PARÉS BALTÀ - Materia Prima Orange - 2022

    • - 92 points-

    Wine Anorak

    Jamie Goode, May 2023

    They added the press skins from Gewurztraminer to bring a touch of orange. This is bright, fruity...

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  • Vin

    CATENA - DV Catena Tinto Historico - 2021

    • - 93 points-

    James Suckling

    May 2023

    A very racy and focused nose full of red fruit. High intensity of red berries, strawberries and...

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  • Vin

    L'ECOLE NO. 41 - Syrah - 2021

    • - 92 points-

    Vinous

    May 2023

    The 2021 Syrah is dark and enticing, with earth tones, crushed blackberries, crushed stones and...

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    ILLUMINATI - Pecorino - 2022

    • - 91 points-

    James Suckling

    May 2023

    Aromas of poached pears, flowers and ash follow through to a medium-bodied palate where the neat...

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    L'ECOLE NO. 41 - Perigee - 2020

    • - 95 points-

    James Suckling

    May 2023

    Attractive aromas of ripe blackberries and cassis-liquor, together with notes of hazelnut...

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