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  • Vin

    LUCA - Malbec - 2012

    • - 92 points-

    Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar

    March 2014

    (14 months in 50% new and 50% once-used French oak barrels; from ungrafted 46-year-old vines):...

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    LA POSTA - Malbec Pizzella - 2012

    • - 90 points-

    Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar

    March 2014

    (aged in 25% new and 75% second-use French oak): Bright red with ruby highlights. Dark berries,...

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    THIBAULT LIGER-BELAIR - Vosne-Romanée Aux Réas - 2011

    • 91+

    Vinous

    Stephan Tanzer, March 2014

    Medium red. Wild floral high notes on the nose. All about energy and sap on the palate, showing...

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    ARNOT-ROBERTS - Syrah - 2012

    • - 94 points-

    Jamie Goode's Wine Blog

    Jamie Goode, March 2014

    Textured, meaty, fine and fresh with bright, focused raspberry fruit, and fine grained yet firm...

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    FAIVELEY - Echezeaux Grand cru - 2011

    • 92+

    Vinous

    Stephen Tanzer, March 2014

    Good medium red. Redcurrant and smoky oak on the nose, with darker fruits and flowers emerging with...

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    FAIVELEY - Corton Grand cru Clos des Cortons - 2011

    • - 94 points-

    Vinous

    Stephen Tanzer, March 2014

    Medium red. Ineffable nose and palate offer red fruits, minerals, spices and flowers, complicated...

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  • Vin

    FAIVELEY - Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er cru Les Damodes - 2011

    • - 91 points-

    Vinous

    Stephen Tanzer, March 2014

    Good medium red. Withdrawn nose hints at minerals, stone, spicy oak and celery seed. Densely packed...

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  • Vin

    DOMAINE DE COURCEL - Pommard 1er cru Les Rugiens - 2011

    • 92+

    Vinous

    Stephen Tanzer, March 2014

    Good bright red. Complex, ripe aromas of raspberry, cherry, iron, minerals, spices, pepper and...

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  • Vin

    ORTAS CAVE DE RASTEAU - Prestige - 2009

    • - 91 points-

    Natalie MacLean

    February 2014

    Savoury and tasty with dark red spicy fruit in this AC red wine. Full-bodied, juicy and smooth....

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  • Vin

    MAX FERDINAND RICHTER - Riesling Spätlese Brauneberger Juffer-Sonnenuhr - 2012

    • - 93 points-

    Wine Spectator

    February 2014

    A taut and racy style, with good cut to the well-structured flavors of apple, ripe citrus and...

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    MAX FERDINAND RICHTER - Riesling Spätlese Veldenzer Elisenberg - 2012

    Wine Spectator

    93, February 2014

    The creamy white peach, apricot and guava flavors are accented by notes of basil and thyme in this...

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    MAX FERDINAND RICHTER - Riesling Spätlese Wehlener Sonnenuhr - 2012

    • - 92 points-

    Wine Spectator

    February 2014

    A fat and sassy Riesling, with long, full and rich flavors of smoked meat, dried peach and ruby...

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  • Vin

    ARNOT-ROBERTS - Syrah - 2012

    • - 91 points-

    Vinous

    Antonio Galloni, February 2014

    The 2012 Syrah North Coast is dark, juicy and loaded with personality. Black pepper, black...

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    LUCA - Malbec - 2012

    • - 93 points-

    Wine Spectator

    Kim Marcus, February 2014

    Very suave and polished, with ripe, pure flavors of blackberry, hoisin sauce and black pepper....

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    EL ENEMIGO - Malbec - 2011

    • - 91 points-

    Wine Spectator

    Kim Marcus, February 2014

    A plush style, with concentrated and pure-tasting dark berry, violet and raspberry flavors that...

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    THIBAULT LIGER-BELAIR - Corton Grand cru Les Renardes - 2012

    Vinous

    Antonio Galloni, January 2014

    Liger-Belairs' 2012 Corton Les Renardes is dazzling. Layers of expressive dark fruit blossom in an...

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    THIBAULT LIGER-BELAIR - Aloxe-Corton 1er cru La Toppe au Vert - 2012

    • 89-92

    Vinous

    Stephen Tanzer, January 2014

    (from 60-year-old vines now farmed en bio): Medium red. Highly perfumed aromas of cherry, leather,...

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    THIBAULT LIGER-BELAIR - Moulin-à-Vent Les Rouchaux - 2012

    Vinous

    Antonio Galloni, January 2014

    Plump, juicy and resonant in the glass, the 2012 Moulin-à-Vent Les Rouchaux stands out for its...

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    THIBAULT LIGER-BELAIR - Moulin-à-Vent Vieilles Vignes - 2012

    Vinous

    Antonio Galloni, January 2014

    The 2012 Moulin-à-Vent Vieilles Vignes is a blend of fruit from 7 parcels, all planted mid-slope....

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    THIBAULT LIGER-BELAIR - Charmes-Chambertin Grand cru - 2012

    Vinous

    Antonio Galloni, January 2014

    Unctuous and explosive on the palate, the 2012 Charmes-Chambertin is laced with the essence of...

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    THIBAULT LIGER-BELAIR - Moulin-à-Vent Les Rouchaux - 2012

    Burghound.com

    January 2014

    This is still a bit aromatically raw as there are residual fermentation aromas in evidence. There...

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    FAIVELEY - Corton Grand cru Clos des Cortons - 2012

    • - 93 points-

    Vinous

    January 2014

    Bright, deep red. Deep aromas of black cherry, crushed rock and graphite. Dense, sappy and...

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    FAIVELEY - Clos de Vougeot Grand cru - 2012

    Vinous

    Stephen Tanzer , January 2014

    Good medium red. Reticent aroma of black cherry and menthol. Juicy, herbal and on the dry side;...

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    FAIVELEY - Echezeaux Grand cru - 2012

    Vinous

    Stephen Tanzer, January 2014

    (from a warm southern exposure in the lieu-dit Combe d'Orveaux; aging in two-thirds new oak):...

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