95 points John Gilman
"The 1971 Cheval Blanc is simply a beautiful example of the vintage that remains at its absolute apogee of drinkability and offers up glorious complexity on both the nose and palate.
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Chateau St. Emilion 1982 Cheval Blanc
100 points Decanter
"Pure class on show with Cheval's heady, perfumed and expressive 1982.
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Chave 2020 Cotes Du Rhone "Mon Coeur"
2020 Jean-Louis Chave Sélection Côtes du Rhône Mon Coeur
Wine Spectator
90 Points
Lush and generous, with a lot of intensity and a floral lift to the notes of raspberry coulis and crushed cherry, this turns firm and structured on the palate, with grippy tannins and iron minerality driving the long finish.
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Chave 2020 Hermitage
98 points
2020 Domaine JL Chave, Hermitage, Rhône Decanter 98 Points What you find in the whites, you find in the reds,' says Jean-Louis Chave, alluding to the natural freshness and balance in the 2020 Hermitage lieux-dits. MoreChave 2020 Hermitage Blanc
98 points
2020 Domaine JL Chave, Blanc, Hermitage, Rhône, Decanter 98 Points The 2020 vintage is 'an amazing surprise', according to Jean-Louis Chave. MoreChave 2020 St Joseph
94 points
2020 Domaine JL Chave, St-Joseph Decanter 94 Points All the lieux-dits I tasted that make up this domaine's Saint-Joseph were showing well and expressed their typical characters, this promising to be a precise style with clear, complex aromatics. MoreChev 2020 Pinot Noir Spear Vineyard
96+ points
2020 Chev Pinot Noir Spear Vineyard, Santa Rita Hills San Francisco Wine Panel Score 96+ Points Elegant, sweetly ripe and forthcoming, the nose of this polished bottling elevates focused aromas of raspberry, bottled red cherry, pomegranate, pink peppercorn, sumac berry, nutmeg and baking spice above mineral undercurrents. MoreChevillon 2018 Nuits St George Les St George
94 points
2018 Robert Chevillon, Nuits-St-Georges 1er Cru Les St-Georges Decanter 94 Points Definitely at the riper end of the spectrum in Nuits-St-Georges in 2018, although not excessively so, this is a plush, slightly jammy expression of this famous Premier Cru site, with aromatic 30% new wood, balancing acidity and some of the grunt and grip that are typical of the terroir. MoreChevillon 2018 Nuits St George Vaucrains
94 points
2018 Domaine Robert Chevillon Nuits Saint-Georges Les Vaucrains 1er Cru Vinous 92-94 Points The 2018 Nuits Saint-Georges Les Vaucrains 1er Cru matches Chevillon’s Les Saint-Georges pound for pound in terms of intensity and precision, offering brambly black fruit, crushed rock, tangerine and raspberry preserve scents that blossom with aeration. MoreChevillon 2019 Nuits St George Roncières
93 points
2019 Robert Chevillon Nuits St George Les Roncieres 1er Cru Burgundy Wine Spectator 93 Points Polished, exuding black currant, blackberry, earth and stone flavors. MoreChris Hamilton 2021 Merlot Yountville
93+ points
2021 Chris Hamilton Merlot Oakville, Napa Valley San Francisco Wine Panel Score 93+ Points Big and surprisingly gutsy for a young Merlot, this wine opens with a coiled aromatic medley of dark cherry, red currant, red rose, vanilla and baking spice. MoreCliff Family 2021 "The Climber" Red
93+ points
2021 Cliff Family “The Climber” Red Wine, Valle de Soto Vineyard, Oak Knoll, Napa Valley San Francisco Wine Panel Score 93+ Points The rather dramatic bottling is impressively ripe and notably rich to the nose, which layers a veneer of expansive red fruit above lots of oaky spice. MoreCloisonne 2022 Sauvignon Blanc RRV
91 points
2022 Cloisonne Winery Sauvignon Blanc Russian River Valley San Francisco Wine Panel Score 91 Points Extremely bright and forthcoming, yet easy-going as well, the nose of this textbook Russian River Valley wine is a focused melange of fresh lemon, golden berry, honeydew melon, lemon grass and white pepper scents. MoreClos Du Val 2023 Sauvignon Blanc
92 points
2023 Clos du Val Sauvignon Blanc Napa Valley Wine Enthusiast 92 Points Lush and exuberant aromatics of lemongrass and pineapple are lifted in the palate by a refreshing salted accent and dried grasses. MoreClos Pissarra 2011 El Ramon
2011 Clos Pissarra El Ramon Spain
Creamy, forthcoming and attractively mature, the bouquet of this wine offers harmonious aromas suggestive of Tawny Port, milled mahagony, dark sweet tobacco, dried herbs and forest floor scents uplifted by fruit tones of baked black fig, Medjool dates, Cherry Boune liqueur, dark pulm galette, star anise and cardamom.
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Clos Pissarra 2012 El Mont
91+ points
2012 Clos Pizzarra “El Mont” Grenache Priorat, Spain San Francisco Wine Panel Score 91+ Points Sophisticated, elegant, rich and nicely evolved, the nose of this generous bottling melds scents of strawberry jam, dried raspberry, grenadine, licorice root, sandalwood, dried herbs and some mineral undercurrents into a satisfying harmony. MoreClos Pissarra 2012 El Ramon
92+ points
2012 Clos Pizzarra “El Ramon” Proprietary Red Wine Bellmunt Vineyard San Francisco Wine Panel Score 92+ Points Very ripe, rich yet structured nose of strawberry jam, cassis, black currant, sour red cherry, pomegranate syrup, white and black peppercorn, sumac berry, licorice root, hazelnut toffee, dark pipe tobacco and dried dark rose. MoreCochon 2023 "Pape Rocks" White Rhone Blend
91 points
2023 Cochon “Pape Rocks” White Rhone Grape Blend San Francisco Wine Panel Score 91 Points This pretty white Rhone grape blend has a bright, gently zesty, attractively rich nose of lime, lychee, white pepper and jasmine scents, with a subtly earthy undercurrent. MoreColete 2019 Merlot Black Vineyard
93+ points
2019 Colete Merlot Coombsville, Napa Valley San Francisco Wine Panel Score 93+ Points Notably rich, this fine Merlot well represents its esteemed vineyard. MoreColin 2009 Brut Millesime
94 points
2009 Colin Extra Brut 1er Cru Champagne France San Francisco Wine Panel Score 94 Points Rich, zesty and fruit-packed the nose of this young bubbly offers a classy medley of lemon, peach, strawberry galette, biscuit and toasted meringue scents layered above a background suggestion of dark minerality. MoreCollet Brut NV Champagne
Appearence
An anise yellow gold with a fine string of bubbles.
Nose
Notes of white flowers, citrus.
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Comtes Lafon 2014 Volnay Santenots
93 points
2014 Domaine Comtes Lafon Volnay Les Santenots-du-Milieu 1er Cru Vinous 93 Points (13% alcohol, less than 20 hectoliters per hectare produced) Good bright red. MoreComtes Lafon 2015 Volnay Santenots
93 points
2015 Domaine Comtes Lafon Volnay Les Santenots-du-Milieu 1er Cru Vinous 93 Points The 2015 Domaine Comtes Lafon Volnay Les Santenots-du-Milieu 1er Cru has a lovely ripe blackberry, raspberry and undergrowth-scented bouquet that opens nicely with aeration, shaking off just a touch of reduction. More