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 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. 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. 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. 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. MoreComtes 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. MoreComtes Lafon 2017 Volnay Santenots
94 points
2017 Domaine Comtes Lafon Volnay Les Santenots-du-Milieu 1er Cru Vinous 94 Points The 2017 Domaine Comtes Lafon Volnay Les Santenots-du-Milieu 1er Cru was opened by Dominique Lafon just because he wanted to compare with the ensuing two vintages. MoreComtes Lafon 2018 Volnay AC
93 points
2018 Domaine des Comtes Lafon, Volnay Decanter 93 Points Dominique Lafon's village red comes from the young-vine parcels of his Volnay Santenots Premier Cru that were picked last - perhaps surprisingly - in 2018. MoreContinuum 2021 Proprietary Red
99 points
2021 Continuum Sage Mountain Vineyard Napa Valley San Francisco Wine Panel 99 Points Youthful as it no doubt is, this wine already pours forth aromas of truly gorgeous elegance. MoreContinuum 2021 Proprietary Red HALF BOTTLE
98-100 points Lisa-Perrotti-Brown (The Wine Independent): "This note is written before the final blend of the 2021 Continuum.
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Corison 2020 Cabernet Sauvignon
96 points
2020 Corison, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, St Helena, Napa Valley Decanter 96 Points Medium to full-bodied, beautiful and restrained, with savory aromatics of fennel, black licorice, cedar, and black currants. MoreCos D'Estrournel* 2004
94 points
2004 Cos d'Estournel Saint-Estèphe Wine Advocate 94 points The 2004 Cos d'Estournel is a blend of 74% Cabernet Sauvignon, 24% Merlot and 2% Cabernet Franc. MoreCraggy Range 2022 Pinot Noir
93 points
2022 Craggy Range Pinot Noir Martinborough Wine Enthusiast 93 Points A lucid lift of heady aromas, from blueberry and cherry to pressed rose petals and dried herbs, leads to an elegant palate. MoreCurran 2021 Tempranillo
91+ points
2021 Curran Tempranillo, Santa Barbara County San Francisco Wine Panel Score 91+ Points Although California Tempranillos often disappoint, this one is a charmer. MoreDal Forno Romano 2007
94 points
2007 Dal Forno Romano Valpolicella Superiore Wine Advocate 94 Points The 2007 Valpolicella Superiore from the celebrated Monte Lodoletta vineyard is rock-tight with a midnight black appearance and aromas that emerge with fierce determination. MoreDalla Valle 2014 Maya
95+ points
2014 Dalla Valle Maya Proprietary Red Wine Oakville, Napa Valley Wine Advocate 95+ Points It is excellent, but not one of the great efforts from this iconic winery situated on the eastern Vaca hillsides above the Oakville corridor. More