Gunsmoke reduction on opening, clears quickly and this a good quality balanced Haut-Médoc with plenty of charm and personality, a little tight in its tannic hold, black chocolate, cocoa bean, espresso. Run by generations...

A consistently impressive chardonnay that highlights purity and saline minerality. Salted lemons, sliced apples, seashells and stones drizzled with a touch of oak spice. Full-bodied yet tense and lightly saline on the...

A textured, layered, precise red, showcasing aromas of cherries, raspberries, warm herbs, bay leaves and baking spices. It’s medium- to full-bodied with silty, beautifully melted tannins. So integrated. Lively and...

The 2022 Garnacha Arroyo del Tórtolas is 100% Garnacha from Gredos. The attractive nose offers precise pomegranate aromas with hints of pink grapefruit, herbs, dried roses and rosehip. The palate is medium-bodied with...

There is a change in the 2022 La Bruja. It is no longer a village wine from Rozas de Puerto Real. In 2022, it is a regional wine, and in 2023, it also will be a regional wine but from Ávila, from the Cebreros appellation...

Powerful, lush, rich, opulent wine packed from start to finish with waves of back cherries, black raspberries, peppery spice, garrigue, and floral accents. One of the stars of the vintage, give it just a year or two in...

The 2022 Four Hearts Vineyard Chardonnay erupts from the glass with flamboyant scents of apple pie, ginger cake, and spiced pears followed by nuances of chamomile, Marcona almonds, and clover honey. The medium to...

This wine shows energy and verticality, with aromas of dried cherries, strawberries, wild sage and rosemary. Medium-bodied with fine tannins and crunchy and delicious fruit. Very Tuscan, with clarity and brightness. Drink...

Cracked black pepper and tart black fruit make for a nose that' fresh and cool. Blackberry preserves and dark chocolate enrich the palate that nonetheless stays incredibly fresh with wild mint, wild fennel, crushed rocks...

A powerful, structured and densely packed wine that is deep in color and saturated with black fruit, dark spices and a bitter chocolate aspect that adds to its grippy mouthfeel. Smoky, peppery, grilled herb accents, too...

A brilliant wine in the making, the 2022 Chateauneuf du Pape Le Mas exhales deep, elegant aromas of violet, lilac, dark cherries and garrigue, followed by a medium to full-bodied, round and gourmand palate enhanced by...

Well-marked by new oak, this red delivers spicy cherry, raspberry, boysenberry and floral aromas and flavors. Turns sleek and elegant by the finish, with vibrant acidity and fine harmony. Though balanced, this will need...

A spectacularly elegant Auslese with impressive concentration and richness. The extremely fresh and mineral acidity is the secret behind this. Stacks of dried stone fruit and dried pear aromas are married to delicate...

The striking spice nose (anise!) pulls you into this light-bodied, but juicy and very harmonious dry riesling. The long wet stone finish pulls you back for more of this equally characterful and delightful wine. Just 10%...

Deep garnet-purple colored, notes of freshly crushed black currants, ripe plums, and juicy raspberries pop from the glass, leading to a beguiling undercurrent of star anise, cardamom, iron ore, and iris, with a gentle...

Supple, soft, and creamy, the floral-edged wine is loaded with elegant, polished, sweet, ripe, delicious fruits that flow across your palate with ease. This baby Brane is perfect to enjoy on release while waiting for the...

A super elegant iteration of Hamilton Russell Pinot Noir. Soft, fleshy, there is an abundance of fine ripeness here. Complex flavours, plenty of depth, intriguing spice notes and finishing with a fine line of acidity.

The eponymous red 2022 Ponce was produced with 80% Bobal from granite soils and 20% Moravia Agria from limestone and clay. It fermented with 100% full clusters in open-top 4,500-liter oak vats and finished fermenting and...

A very classic Mosel Auslese that has the deep stone fruit and the wonderful balance between refined ripeness and slatey minerality, the beautifully integrated acidity exactly accentuating this. Long, firm finish with a...

Usually my favorite here, the 2022 Garnacha de Viña Bonita was produced with grapes from the vineyard that produces their most elegant wine, a plot on white granite soils whose grapes fermented with 80% full clusters and...

The 2022 Eneo is superb. Rich and expansive on the palate, the 2022 offers up an exotic mélange of black cherry, plum, leather, licorice, incense and espresso. There's gorgeous mid-palate depth and plenty of textural...

(92-94 points) The 2022 Chateauneuf du Pape is all Grenache, made in concrete. Full-bodied and silky, it's redolent of cherries, raspberries and even a touch of lavender. It looks to be lovely stuff. -JC

The 2022 Zinfandel Turley Estate is composed of three generations of plantings that commenced in 1996. Medium to deep ruby in the glass, it opens with pure, deep, characteristic aromas of grilled yellow peaches, red...

The 2022 Fleurie has a beautifully defined nose with wonderful mineralité like Foillard's other cuvées, surfeited with energy. There’s real purity and panache. The palate is medium-bodied with a touch of mulberry on the...

Brimming with peach, mini banana and ripe melon aromas this is a delightful light-bodied and mouthwatering riesling Kabinett. Leaps and bounds over the palate. The super-juicy finish pulls you back for more of this...

A deep, complex nose with multiple layers of graphite, dark olives, blackberries and dark chocolate. Really fine-grained, powdery tannins with ripe and juicy fruit. A touch of pepper at the end, followed by a lengthy...

(97+ points) The 2022 Coleraine is a blend of 84% Cabernet Sauvignon, 13% Merlot and 3% Cabernet Franc. On the nose, the wine shows its sweet creamy oak, a cavalcade of dark fruit and an array of spices. The wine is...

The 2022 Sierra Mar Vineyard Pinot Noir is medium ruby-purple in color. Perfumed notes of lavender, fertile loam, and kirsch jump from the glass, plus nuances of iris bulb and graphite with a touch of wild sage. The...