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    ARGIANO - NC - 2021

    • - 91 points-

    Wine Spectator

    October 2023

    Taut and linear in profile, this red delivers black currant, black cherry, vanilla and peppery...

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    LUCA - Malbec - 2021

    • - 93 points-

    Wine Spectator

    October 2023

    A complex red, with an undercurrent of river stone to the orange peel and mountain herb notes that...

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    SPY VALLEY - Sauvignon Blanc Satellite - 2022

    • - 90 points-

    Wine Spectator

    October 2023

    Intense, with passion fruit, pineapple, lime and Meyer lemon flavors that are bold and...

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    DOG POINT VINEYARD - Sauvignon Blanc - 2022

    • - 92 points-

    Gismondi on Wine

    October 2023

    The colour is a bright, pale straw, and the nose intensely aromatic with granny smith apple, lemon...

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    DOMAINE NICO - Grand Mère - 2021

    • - 92 points-

    Gismondi on Wine

    October 2023

    Grand Mère pinot was first planted back in 2013. The 2-hectare mix of 667 and 115 clones is...

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    DOMAINE NICO - Le Paradis - 2018

    • - 94 points-

    Gismondi on Wine

    October 2023

    The Le Paradis Vineyard belongs to Laura Catena and her sister Adrianna Catena, and it feels like...

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    DOMAINE NICO - La Savante - 2021

    • - 93 points-

    Gismondi on Wine

    October 2023

    La Savante, or “The scholar” in the feminine, pays homage to scholarly women, for whom Laura...

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    DOMAINE NICO - Histoire D'A - 2021

    • - 93 points-

    Gismondi on Wine

    October 2023

    Laura Catena says this parcel makes a very “sexy” wine, hence the name Histoire d’A, a play...

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    DOMAINE NICO - Grand Père - 2021

    • - 91 points-

    Gismondi on Wine

    October 2023

    Laura Catena set out to honour her grandparents with elegant pinot noirs her father planted in...

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    LUCA - Pinot noir - 2020

    • - 92 points-

    Gismondi on Wine

    October 2023

    Luca Vineyards, the first pinot noir planted over 1371 metres, is grown in Tupungato, Uco Valley at...

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    DOMAINE BONNET-HUTEAU - Muscadet-Sèvre et Maine Les Gautronnières - 2022

    • - 91 points-

    Gismondi on Wine

    Treve Ring, October 2023

    Domaine Bonnet-Huteau, nestled in La Chapelle-Heulin, in the heart of Muscadet's Sèvre et Maine...

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    JEAN-MARC BROCARD - Chablis 1er cru Montmains - 2022

    • - 91 points-

    Decanter

    October 2023

    Plenty of density and richness on the palate, with a ripe stone fruit character and acidity to...

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    L'ECOLE NO. 41 - Sémillon - 2022

    • - 91 points-

    Vinous

    October 2023

    Sweet spring flowers, lemon-laced apples and confectionary spice introduce the 2022 Sémillon. A...

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    L'ECOLE NO. 41 - Ferguson - 2020

    • - 94 points-

    Vinous

    October 2023

    The 2020 Red Wine Estate Ferguson Vineyard is impossible to ignore, opening with a dusty bouquet...

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    QUINTA DO VALE MEÃO - Douro - 2020

    • - 100 points-

    Wine Enthusiast

    September 2023

    This is another fabulous vintage of this iconic wine, aged for 16 months in wood. It comes from the...

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    TOLPUDDLE - Chardonnay - 2022

    • - 96 points-

    James Suckling

    Ned Goodwin MW, September 2023

    Always a very good chardonnay. Often among the New World's best. This said, it is always a pungent,...

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    TOLPUDDLE - Pinot Noir - 2022

    • - 95 points-

    James Suckling

    Ned Goodwin MW, September 2023

    Very good Tassie pinot. Root spice and earthy forestry notes of dried porcini dashi, autumnal...

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    HAMILTON RUSSELL VINEYARDS - Chardonnay - 2022

    • - 95 points-

    Tim Atkin MW

    Tim Atkin MW, September 2023

    Ever the class act, Hamilton Russell's Chardonnay is in a rich vein of form right now. Using only...

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    HAMILTON RUSSELL VINEYARDS - Pinot Noir - 2022

    • - 94 points-

    Tim Atkin MW

    Tim Atkin MW, September 2023

    Rarely a Pinot Noir that one should be in a hurry to drink, the 2022 Hamilton Russell bottling...

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    TESSELAARSDAL WINES - Chardonnay Hemel-en-Aarde Ridge - 2022

    • - 92 points-

    Tim Atkin MW

    Tim Atkin MW, September 2023

    Made at Hamilton Russell by Emul Ross, Berene Sauls' Chardonnay uses fruit from the Hemel-en-Aarde...

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    TESSELAARSDAL WINES - Pinot Noir Hemel-en-Aarde Ridge - 2022

    • - 93 points-

    Tim Atkin MW

    Tim Atkin MW, September 2023

    First made in 2015, Berene Sauls' Pinot Noir has developed a reputation for consistently high...

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    SOUTHERN RIGHT - Sauvignon Blanc - 2022

    • - 92 points-

    Tim Atkin MW

    Tim Atkin MW, September 2023

    Southern Right is mostly made with purchased grapes, combining components from Elgin and Walker...

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    SOKOL BLOSSER - Dundee Hills Estate Pinot Noir - 2021

    • - 92 points-

    Jeb Dunnuck

    September 2023

    A saturated and barely transparent ruby, the 2021 Pinot Noir Estate is ripe and forward with aromas...

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    IZADI - Rioja Reserva - 2019

    • - 94 points-

    James Suckling

    September 2023

    An outstanding Rioja Reserva that has some fine plushness from the oak. Dark chocolate, cedar, dark...

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