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  • Vin

    DOMAINE NICO - Grand Père - 2021

    • - 95 points-

    James Suckling

    November 2023

    A dead-ringer of Burgundy with mushrooms, moss, forest berries and orange zest. Textured,...

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    BODEGA NOEMÍA - Malbec Noemia - 2019

    • - 96 points-

    James Suckling

    November 2023

    Beautiful nose of plums, chocolate, cherries, olives and blueberries, with seaweed and crushed...

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  • Vin

    DOMAINE NICO - La Savante - 2021

    • - 96 points-

    James Suckling

    November 2023

    Structured on the palate with a hint of reductive, white sesame note to the red cherries,...

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    ARGIANO - Brunello di Montalcino - 2019

    • - 94 points-

    Vinous

    November 2023

    Crushed ashen stones, cloves, dried black cherries, rosemary and balsam herbs create a spice box...

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    ARGIANO - Brunello di Montalcino Vigna del Suolo - 2019

    • - 98 points-

    James Suckling

    November 2023

    Plenty of dark-fruit notes of black cherries, brambles and dried herbs, followed by dried-meat and...

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    DOG POINT VINEYARD - Sauvignon Blanc - 2022

    • - 94 points-

    Wine Advocate

    November 2023

    The 2022 Sauvignon Blanc has such a maritime nose of ocean spray, beeswax, saltbush and wet rocks,...

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    DOG POINT VINEYARD - Chardonnay - 2020

    • - 94 points-

    Wine Advocate

    November 2023

    The 2020 Chardonnay is reductive and flinty on the nose and leads with lashings of crushed nuts,...

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    DOG POINT VINEYARD - Pinot Noir - 2020

    • 93+

    Wine Advocate

    November 2023

    The 2020 Pinot Noir is lithe and lean, with very fine exotic spice (star anise, fennel, et al.) and...

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  • Vin

    DOG POINT VINEYARD - Sauvignon Blanc Section 94 - 2020

    • 93+

    Wine Advocate

    November 2023

    The 2020 Section 94 Sauvignon Blanc is ripe (14% alcohol), but it carries it so well. The wine is...

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    TOLPUDDLE - Chardonnay - 2022

    • - 97 points-

    Wine Advocate

    November 2023

    The Tolpuddle Chardonnay is routinely a class act, polished and piercing in every vintage...

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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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