120 Wine Reviews Found

  • Country: France
99 Points

2017 Château La Nerthe Les Clavelles Reserve Châteauneuf-du-Pape

Wow, this dazzling beauty is a thrill ride straight out of the gate and clearly the finest vintage of Château La Nerthe’s rarest bottling (merely two barrels crafted for the entire world). The hypnotic experience commences with a bouquet of Star Gazer lilies and holiday potpourri. We adored the symphony of lavish flavors including kirsch,...

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95 Points

Domaine Bouard Bonnefoy Bourgogne Blanc 2019

Intense aromatics of pear, white peach, and a hint of mint waft from the glass and continue gracefully on the palate to include orchard fruit and floral notes along with hints of spice. The palate is rich, refreshing and balanced with a core of minerality and captivating creamy oak on the finish. This is extremely...

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100 Points

Domaine Le Clos du Caillou Chateauneuf du Pape Reserve 2019

The new Clos du Caillou Chateauneuf du Pape Reserve 2019 is the most perfect young C-D-P that we have ever judged in our twenty-year history. The alluring bouquet asserts a heavenly perfume of wild strawberries, kirsch, and black cherries intermixed with provençal herbs, jasmine and dried lavender. A kaleidoscope of red fruits—cherries, raspberries and strawberries—mesmerize...

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98 Points

Raoul Gautherin Chablis Grand Cru Vaudesir Reserve 2018

This ‘unicorn’ bottling is from the single best barrel of the winery’s celebrated Vaudesir vineyard Chablis. These vines are almost 50 years old and this majestic white aged for three years prior to release. The texture is ultra-silky and sexy with an oh-so-pure profile and supremely refreshing fruit that reminds us of favorite Raveneau Chablis...

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100 Points

Domaine Gerard Raphet Chambertin Clos de Beze Grand Cru 2019

Domaine Raphet Clos de Beze Grand Cru 2019 is already a stunningly pure + profoundly delicious tour-de-force from the start. The attention-grabbing bouquet boasts scents of raspberries, rose petals and peonies mingled with hints of cinnamon. Captivating in its balance and complexity straight out of the gate, this exotic new arrival will provide awe-inspiring thrills...

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97 Points

Domaine Marius Delarche Corton Renardes Grand Cru 2019

The brand new arrival Corton Renardes 2019 boasts an ultra-silky texture and a depth of delectable red fruit flavors that defy its youth (thanks to Burgundy’s heralded 2019 vintage. Initial flavors offer a sensuous blend of dry cherry, raspberry, and truffle which leads to a memorable finish that includes baking spices such as cardamon. The...

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99 Points

Laurent Fayolle Hermitage Blanc Les Diognieres 2018

This sensuous Hermitage Blanc is a truly exquisite wine with fabulous fruit intensity and an array of exotic fruit. Aromas of acacia flower, anise, quince, fig and pineapple intermixed with a hint of white peaches emerge from this well-delineated, full-bodied, enormously endowed, complex, dry white Hermitage. The finish is both fresh and savory, leaving us...

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96 Points

Champagne Saint Chamant Rosé NV

This pale pink Champagne allures with a lovely bouquet of yellow orchard fruit, beeswax, plus fresh strawberries and cream. The palate impresses with hints of Honeycrisp apples, fresh pastry and orange rind. This festive Rosé is medium to full-bodied, concentrated and powerful, built to enjoy with an array of menus or any happy hour celebration...

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99 Points

Paul Pernot Bienvenues Batard Montrachet Grand Cru 2019

This new Grand Cru arrival from Burgundy’s celebrated 2019 vintage is monumentally delicious. The texture is silky smooth with oh-so-refreshing fruit notes now synonymous with the top 2019 Grand Cru whites. Honeysuckle and gardenia on the bouquet lead to a cornucopia of sumptuous flavors including flaky croissant, toasted almonds, and caramel crème Brule. Hints of...

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96 Points

Domaine Francois Gaunoux Meursault Clos Meix Chavaux 2018

This glorious Meursault is silky smooth with bright freshness and a purity rarely found in Burgundy at such a reasonable price. The alluring bouquet offers white flowers, lemon-lime, grapefruit peel, hazelnuts and minerals. Green apple, pear, melon, tangerine, sweet lime, all lead to a refreshing crescendo of lemon oil, guava and caramel.

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