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    ZIND-HUMBRECHT - Riesling Alsace Grand Cru Brand - 2019

    • - 98 points-

    James Suckling

    A giant of minerality with enormous structure, this also delights you with the stunningly ripe...

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    FAIVELEY - Corton Grand cru Clos des Cortons - 2019

    • - 98 points-

    James Suckling

    A truly amazing Corton, thanks to the laser beam of sour-cherry aroma that shoots right through...

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    SIRO PACENTI - Brunello di Montalcino Riserva PS - 2016

    • - 98 points-

    James Suckling

    Enchanting hues of blue fruits, raspberries and black cherries with flowers such as rosemary flower...

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    ORMA - Orma - 2019

    • - 97 points-

    James Suckling

    This is a tight and powerful Orma with solid tannins that beautifully frame the fruit in the wine....

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    SHAW + SMITH - Chardonnay M3 - 2020

    • - 96 points-

    James Suckling

    Ripe peach, lemon and plenty of toasted hazelnut oak, sitting on a mix of flint and wet stones. The...

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    E. PIRA & FIGLI - CHIARA BOSCHIS - Barolo Via Nuova - 2017

    • - 94 points-

    Wine Spectator

    An expressive nose of rose, cherry, strawberry and eucalyptus doubles down on the palate, while the...

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    SOUTHERN RIGHT - Pinotage - 2020

    • - 91 points-

    Wine Spectator

    Raspberry and boysenberry fruit flavors are ripe and brambly in this well-balanced and expressive...

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    CATENA - Zapata Malbec Nicasia - 2019

    • - 97 points-

    Decanter World Wine Awards

    Few red wines can rival grand Argentinian Malbec for drama and grandeur, and this version from the...

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    PARÉS BALTÀ - Cava Brut - N/V

    • - 90 points-

    Wine Align

    David Lawrason, December 2020

    This an organically grown cava from fairly high altitude sites. It is firm, dry and fairly intense...

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    DOG POINT VINEYARD - Sauvignon Blanc Section 94 - 2018

    • - 94 points-

    Wine Spectator

    December 2020

    Fragrant, intense and succulent, with distinctive honeysuckle, chamomile, spicy marmalade and ripe...

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    DOMAINE DELAPORTE - Sancerre Chavignol Rouge - 2019

    • - 90 points-

    Wine Enthusiast

    December 2020

    In this rounded wine, generous black-cherry fruits are balanced by acidity and a light touch of...

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    QUINTA DO VALE MEÃO - Douro Vintage Port - 2018

    • - 95 points-

    Wine Spectator

    December 2020

    Juicy and wiry, with tension in its display of raspberry, blackberry and plum pâte de fruit notes...

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    SIRO PACENTI - Brunello di Montalcino Riserva PS - 2015

    • - 100 points-

    James Suckling

    December 2020

    The purity of fruit here is so stunning with blackberry, black-cherry, black-truffle and floral...

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    JEAN-MARC BROCARD - Chablis Valmur Grand Cru - 2018

    • - 95 points-

    Wine Enthusiast

    December 2020

    Reductive smokiness still clings to lemon and yeast notes on this wine's nose. The palate has smoky...

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    ZIND-HUMBRECHT - Riesling Roche Calcaire - 2018

    • - 94 points-

    James Suckling

    December 2020

    Still very young, this needs some aeration for the acacia, lemon-cream and beeswax notes to emerge....

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    ZIND-HUMBRECHT - Pinot Gris Roche Calcaire - 2018

    • - 93 points-

    James Suckling

    December 2020

    Plenty of apple-ring and dried-pear character, plus a whiff of honeycomb on the nose. But this wine...

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    ZIND-HUMBRECHT - Gewurztraminer Roche Calcaire - 2018

    • - 93 points-

    James Suckling

    December 2020

    A very succulent gewurz with tons of yellow fruit, as well as rose aromas, then some spice joins...

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    ZIND-HUMBRECHT - Riesling Grand cru Rangen de Thann Clos Saint-Urbain - 2018

    • - 97 points-

    James Suckling

    December 2020

    A unique dry riesling with an astonishing combination of mini banana, mirabelle, baking spice and...

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    E. PIRA & FIGLI - CHIARA BOSCHIS - Barolo Cannubi - 2016

    • - 98 points-

    James Suckling

    December 2020

    Subtle aromas of flowers and strawberries with hints of cranberries. It really rises from the glass...

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    CATENA - Alta Malbec - 2017

    • - 92 points-

    Wine Spectator

    December 2020

    Well-structured, with a fine-grained texture to the lively mix of dried red berry and spice...

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    TINTO REY - Estate Bottled Rosé - 2019

    • - 93 points-

    Sommelier Challenge International Wine & Spirits Competition

    December 2020

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    ZIND-HUMBRECHT - Muscat Alsace Grand Cru Goldert - 2018

    • - 94 points-

    James Suckling

    December 2020

    Fragrant yet tightly focused, this captures the grapey aspect of this grape, but also offers...

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    ZIND-HUMBRECHT - Riesling Alsace Grand Cru Brand - 2018

    • - 97 points-

    James Suckling

    December 2020

    Although only just beginning to open up, this is already a breathtakingly vibrant dry white that...

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    ZIND-HUMBRECHT - Pinot Gris Grand Cru Rangen de Thann Clos-Saint-Urbain - 2018

    • - 98 points-

    James Halliday (Australian Wine Companion)

    December 2020

    A giant Alsace pinot gris that's brimming with smoke, caramelized-pear, cooked-quince and mushroom...

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