92 points

Charles Heidsieck Blanc de Blancs

Alison Napjus, Wine Spectator, November 2020

“Aromatic with hints of lemon blossom and spice, this graceful Champagne is fine and creamy in texture. Lightly mouthwatering and well-knit, with flavors of nectarine, toast, star anise and candied ginger. Disgorged 2019. Drink now through 2025. 105 cases imported.”

88 points

2019 Laurenz V. Friendly Grüner Veltliner

Bruce Sanderson, Wine Spectator, August 2021

“Apricot, orange, rose hip and lemon aromas and flavors mark this incisive white. The rich texture offsets a vibrant structure, with a long finish. Drink now. 435 cases imported.”

91 points

2019 Laurenz V. Friendly Grüner Veltliner

Anne Krebiehl, Wine Enthusiast, February 2021

“Pear drop and freshly cut Conference pear peel fill the nose with fruity, easy freshness. It is this fresh, vivid bright fruit that takes center stage on a creamy, smooth and slender palate. It shows some of the varietal pithiness towards the dry finish.”

94 points

Anne Krebiehl, Wine Enthusiast, February 2021

“A notion of the ripe and freshly cut peel of Russet pear fills the nose. The palate adds a wonderful smattering of white pepper, lemon pith, salty and savory yeast. All this happens on a concentrated yet tight body that's full of freshness.”

90 points

2018 Laurenz V. Charming Grüner Veltliner

James Suckling, James Suckling, September 2020

“Pear-skin, peach and apple aromas follow through to a full body with some bitter-lemon undertones to the fruity character. Some stone, too. Drink or hold. Screw cap.”

92 points

2018 Laurenz V. Charming Grüner Veltliner

Anne Krebiehl, Wine Enthusiast, February 2020

95 Points

2019 Colomé Auténtico Malbec

Decanter World Wine Awards, August 2021

95 Points

2016 Colomé Altura Máxima Malbec

Stephen Tanzer, Vinous, June 2019

“Dark medium ruby. High-pitched scents of black fruits, bitter chocolate and violet. Wonderfully suave, thick and weightless, displaying terrific density and definition to its juicy flavors of blackberry, cassis and graphite minerality. What stands out most here is the wine's sophisticated silkiness of texture and light touch. A classic manifestation of high-altitude flavor intensity (this vineyard is on granite and calcaire soil at an altitude of 10,200 feet!), this broad, full-bodied beauty finishes with a firm tannic spine and a rising, tactile whiplash of flavor. Amazing Malbec--as impressive as any in Argentina. (15.3% alcohol, with acidity of 6.2 grams per liter; aged for 24 months in used French barriques)”

95 Points

2015 Colomé Altura Máxima Malbec

Luis Gutiérrez, Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, June 2018

“The 2015 Altura Máxima Malbec is all black olives, decayed violets and malted cereals, a wild and unusual wine with high ripeness but a medium-bodied palate with fine-grained tannins. It is produced with grapes from their seven-year-old vineyard at 3,100 meters in altitude, the highest vineyard in the world producing commercial wine. The grapes were harvested fully ripe at the end of April, which is the equivalent to the end of October in the northern hemisphere. Here, latitude compensates for the altitude, and the grapes manage to ripen fully with strong exposure to sunlight. It matured in fourth use French barriques for 24 months. 6,900 bottles were filled in December 2017.”

93 Points

2019 Colomé Auténtico Malbec

Vinous, October 2020

“Auténtico is a wine inspired by old reds from Calchaquíes, when there wasn’t any oak to tone down the intensity of the region. A Malbec from the Colomé vineyard, set at 2,300 meters above sea level, it’s dark as a moonless night in the valley, with a nose of spice, blackberry, syrup and country herbs. Elemental, concentrated and intense, presenting a firm structure and active tannins. A bed is provided by the significant but well-integrated amount of alcohol, while the finish is sweet. Mountain-top sun in a bottle.”

93 Points

2018 Colomé Estate Malbec

James Suckling, James Suckling, April 2020

“Lots of concentration here. This is packed with dense, ripe black cherries, damsons and iodine. Floral and spicy accents, too. Full-bodied, very big and dense with a tannin structure of grandeur. Yet, there’s no lack of mid-palate detail. Lay it down in your cellar. Better after 2023.”

92 Points

2018 Colomé Estate Malbec

Michael Schachner, Wine Enthusiast, October 2021

92 Points

2018 Colomé Estate Malbec

Vinous, October 2020

“A Calchaquí Malbec made from grapes from four vineyards owned by the winery, aged for 15 months in French barrels, 25% of them new. Dark purple in color. The nose delivers notes of plum and mountain herbs plus blackberry and hints of spice. Intense and concentrated, the palate has unusual power, featuring polished, active tannins that lend a rugged texture. Finishes with a whiff of wood and fruit. A red that exemplifies a segment of the Argentine market.”

92 Points

2017 Colomé 1831 Malbec

Vinous, October 2020

“Made with grapes from pre-phylloxera parral vines between 100 and 150 years old at 2,300 meters above sea level, this Malbec is an intense blackberry color in the glass. The nose presents ripe fruit, a hint of flesh and clear woody notes (from the 18 months spent in barrels); grape syrup is the dominant aroma. Fleshy on the palate, with mild tannins, it makes an indulgent, rich entrance, and at 15.5% alcohol it’s almost a port, with a well-defined high-altitude character.”

92 Points

2019 Colomé Auténtico Malbec

James Suckling, James Suckling, April 2020

“This is a big, concentrated, blackstrap and purple-colored sort of wine. Full-bodied and chewy. This is a little overdone, but it shows lots of character and intensity. Give it two or three years to soften and show more complexity. Better after 2022.”

91 Points

2018 Colomé Estate Malbec

Decanter World Wine Awards, August 2021

91 Points

2020 Colomé Estate Torrontés

Vinous, October 2020

“A Torrontés from Cafayate where harvest time is key. Neither under- nor overripe, it presents aromas of orange blossom, lime and tuberose, and offers sparky freshness in the mouth, good volume for the variety, real intensity of flavor and a slightly bitter finish, as one would expect from a terpenic grape.”

91 Points

2016 Colomé Altura Máxima Malbec

Kim Marcus, Wine Spectator, December 2019

“Ripe aromas and concentrated flavors of roasted plum, tar and black licorice make for a dense, brooding style. Intense smokiness shows midpalate, with beefy accents on the finish. Best from 2021 through 2025. 900 cases made, 300 cases imported.”

90 Points

2020 Colomé Estate Torrontés

Luis Gutiérrez, Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, March 2021

“There are subtle notes of jasmine and orange blossom in the nose of the 2020 Estate Torrontés, which was harvested at the end of February before the heat wave at 13.5% alcohol, keeping a low pH and good acidity with grapes from vineyards at 1,700 and 2,300 meters in altitude. It fermented in stainless steel and was kept there for one month before being bottled. The finish is very dry, with a chalky sensation akin to limestone soils and chalk. 120,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in August 2020.”

90 Points

2019 Colomé Auténtico Malbec

Luis Gutiérrez, Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, March 2021

“The dark and brooding 2019 Auténtico Malbec had to be harvested quickly because of a heat wave during the harvest. Eighty-five percent of the volume matured in stainless steel and the rest in concrete egg. To be honest, it feels a little flat in the palate and has plenty of notes of ripe black fruit, not as vibrant as some past vintages... 65,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in January 2020.”