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95 points
2007 Charles Heidsieck Blanc des Millénaires
Yohan Castaing, Wine Advocate, April 2023
“The 2007 Brut Blanc de Blancs Blanc des Millénaires is the seventh opus of this vintage after the 1983, 1985, 1990, 1995, 2004 and 2006 vintages. This 100% Chardonnay exhales aromas of candied lemon, lemon oil, spring flowers, ripe orchard fruits and hints of pastry. The palate is coated and fleshy, rich and dense, with racy acids and a chalky, penetrating finish. Hide bottles for seven to eight years.”
92+ points
Charles Heidsieck Brut Réserve
Yohan Castaing, Wine Advocate, April 2023
“The Charles Heidsieck NV Brut Réserve is elaborated with 150 different wines from most of 60 crus. This is a blend of 40% Pinot Noir, 40% Chardonnay and 20% Pinot Meunier with 50% of reserve wines. Disgorged in 2022 with a dosage of nine grams per liter, it has a delicate bouquet with aromas of orchard fruit, apricot, warm biscuits, praline, pastry and lemon hints. Medium to full-bodied, creamy and fleshy, the palate is charming with lively acids and a chalky finish. It’s approachable now but also evolving with grace.”
17++ points
2021 Isole e Olena Chardonnay Toscana IGT
Jancis Robinson, JancisRobinson.com, May 2023
“Brilliant straw. Ripe white fruit with the lift of spicy, savoury oak, hints of oatmeal and cut lemon. Focused and with just a touch of orange blossom. White fruit with just a whisper of oak done in a really hands-off way. Gentle, citrusy white-fruit palate with just a touch of creaminess, but the focus was clearly on maintaining freshness; something that is more and more in demand with increasing global warming. Drinking beautifully, but should become more interesting a couple of years down the line.”
17+ points
2019 Isole e Olena Cabernet Sauvignon Toscana IGT
Jancis Robinson, JancisRobinson.com, May 2023
“Impenetrable dark ruby. At first, quite a bit of oak on the nose and with brooding, embryonic fruit underneath. No immediate affinity with bordeaux, if that is what you were expecting. Compact, juicy red fruit and with the creamy oak working as an emollient. Compact, grainy tannins. Has all the building blocks for ageing and right now this is still much too young”
97 points
2019 Isole e Olena Cabernet Sauvignon Toscana IGT
Monica Larner, Wine Advocate, May 2023
“The 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Collezione Privata shows impeccable fruit ripeness and balance with a dark core of blackcurrant that is elegantly surrounded by spice and savory notes. This Cabernet Sauvignon embraces tobacco and baking chocolate. It delivers rich texture that needs a few more years in the bottle to soften. It also shows a balanced 15% alcohol that goes relatively unnoticed.”
95 points
2019 Isole e Olena 'Cepparello' Toscana IGT
James Molesworth, Decanter, January 2023
“The weather in 2019 was beautiful, with a hot, even summer with no temperature spikes, continuing into September with high variation between daytime and nighttime temperatures. Fragrant potpourri and medicinal aromas are reminiscent of the 2006, while the textured palate features pure, ripe cherry with some damp earth and even an umami hint of mushroom, cut through by bright acidity. Lively and dimensional, it's still in its youthful phase but should be superb once it's had time to grow into itself.”
95 points
2018 Colomé Altura Máxima Malbec
Luis Gutiérrez, Wine Advocate, November 2022
“The super intense 2018 Altura Máxima Malbec has notes of black olives, soy sauce, decayed violets, ripe fruit and exotic spices and woods, and it feels very different from the rest of the range. This is an exceptional wine from one of the highest commercial vineyards in the world, reaching 3,111 meters above sea level. The palate is full-bodied, and the wine is very intense and ripe at 14.5% alcohol. In 2018, they harvested earlier, the equivalent to the 1st of October in the Northern Hemisphere. It's full-bodied, round, large, concentrated and powerful, exceptional and different. 8,400 bottles were filled in August 2020 after spending 24 months in used barrels.”
95 points
2019 Colomé 1831 Malbec
Tim Atkin, Tim Atkin, June 2022
“1831 refers to the date the estate was founded, rather than the age of the vineyards, but this still comes from a “plant by plant” selection of pergolas up to 150 years’ old. Dense, serious and suitably intense, with grippy tannins, damson and tobacco leaf flavours and slightly less alcohol than usual. Wonderful stuff. 2023-32”
94 points
2021 M. Chapoutier Les Granilites Rouge
James Suckling, James Suckling, May 2023
“Wild berries, roasted meat, smoke, black pepper and some leather, too. It’s medium-bodied with fine tannins. Lots of violets on the palate giving it a very delicate and elegant character all along. Bright with crisp acidity and a precise, focused finish. Very mineral and granite-driven. Drink or hold.”
94 points
2019 Colomé 1831 Malbec
Luis Gutiérrez, Wine Advocate, November 2022
“There is a new, still unpriced, red produced with the oldest vines in the property as an homage to the year the winery was created, the 2019 1831 Malbec. It's a heady and ripe Malbec at 14.9% alcohol from vines at 2,300 meters above sea level. It fermented with indigenous yeasts and matured in Bordeaux barrels, 30% of them new, for 18 months. It's dark, intense and concentrated, very powerful, and as such, it has swallowed the oak and comes through as fruit-driven and juicy, with pungent flavors and very fine tannins. It's powerful but balanced; dare I say elegant? 6,500 bottles were filled in September 2021”
94 points
2018 Colomé Altura Máxima Malbec
Joaquín Hidalgo, Vinous, November 2021
“The 2018 Malbec Altura Maxima is made with grapes from a vineyard planted at a height of 3100 feet in Payogasta, Calchaquí Valley and was aged for 24 months. A high altitude red, it presents a ripe, balsamic nose with notes of redcurrant and hints of bay leaf, plum jam and chutney. In the mouth, it’s sheer intensity and juice with heightened freshness and finely grained tannins that underline the lengthy palate which delivers good grip and flavor. A wine of excellent aging potential and longevity.”
93 points
2019 Nosotros Single Vineyard Nómade Malbec
Aaron Romano, Wine Spectator, July 2023
“A gorgeous, complex rendition, offering layers of white flowers, citrus rind and sandalwood accentuated by a pure beam of fresh raspberry. Gains tension and structure midpalate from fresh, mineral-laced acidity, lingering around suave tannins. Malbec. Drink now through 2030. 95 cases imported”
93 points
2020 BenMarco Sin Límites Malbec Orgánico
Joaquín Hidalgo, Vinous, November 2023
“The 2020 Malbec BenMarco Sin Limites Organico is a blend of grapes from the Uco Valley. Bright purple in hue, the simple aromas are reminiscent of what you might find in a fermenting vat including violets, tuberose, fresh plum, blackberry and hints of gunpowder. The broad, juicy palate is relaxed but offers some light, shapely tannins before the long lasting, fruity finish. The 2020 sets a standard for Malbec in a difficult year.”
93 points
2020 Isole e Olena Chianti Classico DOCG
Michaela Morris, Decanter, May 2023
“One of Chianti Classico’s most illustrious properties, Isole e Olena was established in 1956. After more than 45 years at the helm, Paolo de Marchi sold the estate last year to luxury company EPI, which also acquired Biondi Santi in 2016. This 2020 takes some time to reveal its tempting fragrance. Wafting flint, cardamom and pepper make way for early spring blossoms and red berries. It has a graceful flow along with a sumptuousness and succulence of raspberry and red plum. Fine powdery tannins frame it. A juicy follow up to the excellent 2019.”
93 points
2021 M. Chapoutier La Bernardine Blanc
Jeb Dunnuck, Jeb Dunnuck, November 2022
“The 2021 Chateauneuf Du Pape La Bernardine Blanc showed brilliantly, with a rocking nose of ripe white peach, charcoal, flowers, and spice that gives way to a richer, medium to full-bodied white with bright acidity and a great finish. It's another brilliant white in the vintage.”
93 points
2019 Colomé 1831 Malbec
James Suckling, James Suckling, March 2022
“Deep nose of rich blackberries, roasted spices, black chocolate and iodine. A rich, full-bodied red with supple fruit and tightly wound but smooth tannins. Naturally concentrated. Just a hint of warmth at the end. Drink or hold.”
93 points
2020 BenMarco Sin Límites Malbec Orgánico
James Suckling, James Suckling, March 2022
“Lots of sour black cherries, some baked currants and dried flowers, dried herbs and stems. A full-bodied red with broad-shouldered tannins. Chewy, but still polished and refined. More structured than the 2021 vintage, but less tangy. Characterful. From organically grown grapes. Better in 2024.”
93 points
2018 Colomé Altura Máxima Malbec
James Suckling, James Suckling, May 2021
“A medium-to full-bodied red with perfumed aromas of violets, rose hips, brambleberries, cassis and rock salt. Concentrated, yet fresh with firm, finely knit tannins and tight layers of wild flowers and dark berries. Try from 2023.”