Deep ruby plum colour, fleshy and generous brambled black cherry and blackberry fruits, highly spiced, creamy with slate-textured tannins, great stuff. This 2020 is really taking a step up, as the King's View bottling...

Crunchy bright fruit, delicious brambled griotte cherry and violet flowers, pulses of white pepper, sage, slate, crayon, black tea. Depth and character, easy to love, ready to drink. Stainless steel ageing, unoaked...

The 2020 Les Pensées de Lafleur is a wine that I rated very highly at the blind Southwold tasting—but on this bottle, perhaps in juxtaposition with the 2019, there is a patina of over-ripeness on the nose. The palate...

The 2020 Larrivet Haut-Brion bursts with aromas of red berries, vine smoke, orange rind and petals, followed by a medium to full-bodied, lively and complete palate built around powdery tannins and vibrant fruit flavors...

Rich and generous, the 2020 Les Tourelles de Longueville exhibits aromas of dark berries, cigar wrapper and loamy soil, followed by a medium to full-bodied, fleshy palate. It's a giving, Merlot-driven cuvée that will...

Violets, ripe cherry and red-plum aromas are delicate. Light notes of cinnamon and dried herbs fill up the bouquet. This is one of Chile's iconic wines from a warm vintage in Aconcagua Valley that delivers good...