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ACCOLADE RESULTS
90 points
2022 Oberon Sauvignon Blanc, Napa Valley
Tasting Panel, June 2023
“Sauvignon Blanc from California’s North Coast appellations seems to turn out best when vintners don’t try to wrestle the variety into a style reminiscent of either Sancerre or Marlborough. This is medium-bodied and fully ripe, thanks to all that California sun, with open fruit flavors recalling white melon above all – but with a beam of bright acidity shining through it as a reminder that this is Sauvignon Blanc, regardless of the absence of notable grassiness or minerality. ”
90 points
2019 Animo Heritage Sauvignon Blanc
Virginie Boone, Wine Enthusiast, July 2022
“Austere and refined with flavors of lemon peel and grapefruit, this is a tight, textured and concentrated white given time in bottle to develop and strengthen. High-toned acidity keeps it bright in the glass. VIRGINIE BOONE”
89 points
2021 Oberon Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa County
Jim Gordon, Wine Enthusiast, May 2023
“A strong menthol character defines this medium-bodied and moderately tannic wine from its basil-like aroma to mint and bay leaf nuances amid the toasty oak and black cherries on the palate. It's well structured and attractive in an unconventional way.”
96 points
2010 Isole e Olena Vin Santo del Chianti Classico DOC
James Suckling, James Suckling, May 2023
“This is beautiful with dried peaches, dried persimmons, baklava, dried blood orange and toasted almonds with yeasty notes. Full and opulent and delicious. The sweetness is in perfect harmony with the vivid acidity. Full of energy and fruit. Some chocolate at the end with saffron and exotic spices.”
94 points
2021 Isole e Olena Chardonnay Toscana IGT
James Suckling, James Suckling, April 2023
“Attractive aromas of walnut, peach pit and vanilla with grilled lemons and sliced quince. Full and textured with a creamy mouthfeel. Structured and complex with nuttiness and mineral undertones to close. Toned and lingering finish.”
95 points
2019 Isole e Olena Cabernet Sauvignon Toscana IGT
James Suckling, James Suckling, April 2023
“Notes of chocolate-coated dark cherries and cassis with roasted walnut, nutmeg, cedar and spice box. Full-bodied, big and opulent with an array of ripe and compact tannins coming through. Toned acidity gives energy and juiciness to the dark fruit. Really polished and refined.”
94 points
2020 Susana Balbo Signature Malbec
Tim Atkin, Tim Atkin, June 2022
“Suitably intense and dark in colour, Signature is made with a combination of Malbec and 6% Cabernet Franc from some of Susana Balbo’s chalkiest parcels in Paraje Altamira. Subtle, refined and understated, with chalky freshness, redcurrant and black cherry flavours and top notes of mint and cut grass. 2024-32”
93 points
2020 Susana Balbo Signature Malbec
James Suckling, James Suckling, March 2022
“Smoky raspberries and blueberries with dried licorice, tar and some sweet spices and praline. A medium-bodied red, but quite compact and tight, filled with silky, frosted tannins that knit with the fruit. A nimble malbec with berry fruit at the end. Vegan. Drink or hold.”
93 points
2021 Susana Balbo Signature Brioso White Blend
Tim Atkin, Tim Atkin, June 2022
“A wine that has inspired a new raft of white blends in Argentina, this is a deftly judged cuvée of mostly Semillón with 32% Sauvignon Blanc and 23% Torrontés. Showing appealing 60% new wood, it has lots of lime and orange peel aromas, herbal undertones and a tangy, grapefruity, bone-dry palate. 2023-30”
93 points
2021 Susana Balbo Signature Brioso White Blend
James Suckling, James Suckling, March 2022
“Fragrant nose of lemon blossoms, green apples, gooseberries, lychees and guavas. Sea salt, too. It’s medium-bodied with bright, tangy acidity. Crisp and energetic with plenty of refreshing green-fruit, mineral and saline notes. Vivid. Blend of semillon, sauvignon blanc and torrontes. Drink or hold. Glass stopper.”
93 points
2021 Susana Balbo Signature Barrel Fermented Torrontés
Tim Atkin, Tim Atkin, June 2022
“Always among the best and most ambitious Torrontés bottlings in Argentina, partly because of the quality of its Paraje Altamira terroir, this new French oak-fermented white is taut, stony and understated, with perfumed vanilla and nutmeg spices, stony reduction and notes of grapefruit and fresh limes. 2023-28”