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ACCOLADE RESULTS
91 points
2021 M. Chapoutier Petite Ruche Rouge
James Suckling, James Suckling, May 2023
“A typical syrah nose with dark cherries, violets, smoke and black pepper. Medium-bodied with fine, firm tannins and bright acidity. Very crunchy with a transparent character. Very silky and delicate with violets to the peppery finish. Drink or hold.”
94 points
2019 Animo Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
Jim Gordon, Wine Enthusiast, July 2023
“Saturated flavors of black cherries, black olives, dark chocolate and tobacco are wrapped in velvety, persistent tannins in this full-bodied wine. Considering its complexity and concentration, it's an ideal one to stash away for future enjoyment.”
Great Value
2020 M. Chapoutier La Ciboise Rouge
Washington Post,
“This fruity red wine from a leading French producer is a steal at $17. Michel Chapoutier is a leading producer in Hermitage, a top appellation in the northern Rhône Valley. He sources La Ciboise from the Luberon, less precious real estate that yields charming and affordable wines. This is a blend of grenache noir and syrah, aged in concrete vats for six months. The concrete lends a grippy texture without heavy flavorings of oak, allowing the blackberry and currant flavors to shine.”
91 points
2021 M. Chapoutier Les Meysonniers Blanc
Jeb Dunnuck, Jeb Dunnuck, December 2022
“Another beautiful white from the team, the 100% Marsanne 2021 Crozes-Hermitage Les Meysonniers Blanc offers up lots of stone fruits as well as a touch of reductive minerality to go with a medium bodied pure clean elegant style on the palate. It's clearly an outstanding white and should have 5 to 7 years of longevity.”
Silver medal
2022 Spellbound Pinot Noir
Sunset International Wine Competition, August 2023
Silver medal
2021 Spellbound Petite Sirah
Sunset International Wine Competition, August 2023
Silver medal
2020 Spellbound Merlot
Sunset International Wine Competition, August 2023
Silver medal
2021 Spellbound Chardonnay
Sunset International Wine Competition, August 2023
Silver medal
2021 Spellbound Cabernet Sauvignon
Sunset International Wine Competition, August 2023
Silver medal
2021 Spellbound Petite Sirah
San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition, January 2023
Gold Medal
Piper-Heidsieck Essentiel Extra Brut
IWSC | International Wine & Spirit Competition, September 2022
“Elegantly composed, with concentrated, layered notes of red apple, raspberry, cherry, baked apples, and further complexity of mushroom, forest floor, toast and bready notes. The fine, creamy mousse is complemented by the fresh, citrus-driven acidity, and punctuated by a lingering finish. ”
93+ points
2019 Donnafugata Tancredi Dolce&Gabbana
Eric Guido, Vinous, September 2023
“The 2019 Tancredi Dolce & Gabbana is dark and intense, with an air of smoky crushed rocks and savory herbs that gives way to black currant and balsamic spice. Silky yet racy in style, this impresses further with depths of mineral-tinged red and black fruits that saturate. A web of fine-grained tannins mounts toward the close. It finishes dramatically long, structured and potent, with graphite nuances and a mentholated herbal freshness that helps to lift the experience. The Tancredi is going to need time, and a lot of it, yet it will be time well spent. It's a radiant beauty. This is a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Nero d’Avola and Tannat.”
90+ points
Piper-Heidsieck Essentiel Extra Brut
Yohan Castaing, Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, April 2023
“The Piper-Heidsieck’s NV Extra-Brut Essentiel is a blend of 45% Pinot Noir, 36% Pinot Meunier and 19% Chardonnay (including 23% of reserve wines) and was disgorged in 2022 with a dosage of six grams per liter. It reveals aromas of orchard fruit, pear, peach, lemon oil and warm biscuits. The palate is medium to full-bodied, tense and pure, with a delicate mousse and a fresh, harmonious texture with a clean and precise finish. It's a well-crafted and classic Champagne. Drinking window: 2023-2028”
90+ points
Charles Heidsieck Rosé Réserve
Yohan Castaing, Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, April 2023
“A blend of 40% Pinot Noir (including 5% as a red wine sourced from Les Riceys terroir), 35% Chardonnay and 25% Pinot Meunier, the Charles Heidsieck NV Rosé Réserve possesses a fresh and perfumed bouquet with aromas of blood orange, strawberry, gooseberry, pastry and white flowers. Medium to full-bodied, with a supple and seamless texture, it’s a harmonious Champagne with a clean and precise finish.”
17++ points
2020 Isole e Olena 'Cepparello' Toscana IGT
Jancis Robinson, JancisRobinson.com, May 2023
“Dark ruby. Enticing, lifted, rich cherry laced with the perfect dose of oak. Polished, full, concentrated and supple on the palate; suave and long, with finely ground tannins woven into the succulent fruit. Quite rich and full-bodied on the finish and clearly a very ambitious wine, but could do with a little more of Sangiovese’s bite. That may come with more age.”
100 points
Charles Heidsieck Champagne Charlie
Roger Voss, Wine Enthusiast, December 2023
““The return with a new iteration of this iconic Champagne, first produced in the 1980s, and named after Charles Heidsieck, one of the great Champagne promoters of the 19th century, is to be welcomed. The wine itself lives up to the bill-ing of its history, rich in the house style and with just a hint of maturity. This great wine, still full of white fruits, has so many years ahead. The wine is likely to mature gently for a decade at least. Folio Fine Wine Partners. Cellar Selection.””
97 points
2017 Bruno Giacosa Barolo Falletto Vigna Le Rocche Riserva
Bruce Sanderson, Wine Spectator, November 2023
“This supple red is elegant and powerful, driven by an underlying mineral element. Strawberry, cherry, rose, iron and wild thyme aromas and flavors persist, building to a long aftertaste, while dense, refined tannins lend support. Offers superb balance and length. Best from 2025 through 2045. 110 cases imported.”
97 points
2014 Rare Millésimé Rosé
Alison Napjus, Wine Spectator, November 2023
“Bursts with vibrant energy as soon as this hits the palate, yet is refined and elegant throughout -- akin to a prima ballerina's marriage of stored power and grace. Reveals a lovely range of strawberry coulis, blood orange granita, raw almond, honeycomb, smoke and chalk notes framed by chiseled acidity and carried on the vivacious, finely detailed mousse. Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. Drink now through 2038. 50 cases imported.”