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ACCOLADE RESULTS
96 points
2020 Isole e Olena 'Cepparello' Toscana IGT
Monica Larner, Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, May 2023
“Supple and smooth, the 2020 Cepparello brings Sangiovese to soaring heights in a manner only Paolo De Marchi can manage. This is his second to last vintage before he would retire and sell this historic estate. The wine opens to medium to full-bodied concentration with dark plum and redcurrant. Those cede to sweet spice, earth, crushed stone, rusty nail and candied orange peel. Give the wine more time to flesh out with cellar age. It registers a powerful 15% alcohol content.”
96 points
2013 Rare Millésimé Brut
Claire Nesbitt, James Suckling, April 2023
“Such a pleasingly elegant and multifaceted Champagne with salty, creamy and toasty elements all wound together. Plenty of apricot pastries, pears, brown butter, fennel and salted almonds, with some iodine. It’s silky on the palate, with soft and supple bubbles, while remaining fresh and on edge. 70% chardonnay and 30% pinot noir, from 11 cru villages mostly in Montagne de Reims with Côtes de Blancs. Disgorged December 2022. 9 g/L dosage. Drink or hold.”
95 points
2019 Bruno Giacosa Barolo Falletto Vigna Le Rocche
Bruce Sanderson, Wine Spectator, November 2023
“This round, rich red is laced with cherry, raspberry, iron, earth and underbrush aromas and flavors. There's a firm structure, with burly yet well-integrated tannins providing support and the ability to age. Overall, this is balanced and long, with a persistent aftertaste of fruit, mineral and savory notes. Best from 2027 through 2048. 225 cases imported.”
95 points
2019 Bruno Giacosa Barbaresco Rabajà
Bruce Sanderson, Wine Spectator, January 2023
“Aromatic and spicy, this red delivers cherry, strawberry, rose, anise, thyme and mineral notes backed by a solid spine of tannins. Vibrant, complex and balanced, with a silky texture and a lingering aftertaste of fruit and savory elements. Best from 2027 through 2045. 40 cases imported.”
95 points
2012 Charles Heidsieck Rosé Millésimé
Alison Napjus, Wine Spectator, November 2023
““Fragrant, with wafts of roasted nuts and toasted brioche -- a profile that underscores the palate's flavors of steeped raspberry, peach skin, ground coffee, vanilla and candied mandarin orange peel. Reveals vibrant, well-integrated acidity, which keeps this rich version trim and focused and drives the long, fine-textured finish. Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. Disgorged 2021. Drink now through 2035. 125 cases imported.””
95 points
2013 Rare Millésimé Brut
Alison Napjus, Wine Spectator, November 2023
“An elegant, finessed Champagne, with the creamy mousse carrying a finely meshed yet concentrated range of blackberry puree and poached apricot flavors, plus blood orange peel, salted pistachio and aromatic accents of verbena, chalk and oyster shell. Shows mouthwatering acidity that carries the complex profile on the long finish. Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. Drink now through 2038. 500 cases imported.”
95 points
Charles Heidsieck Blanc de Blancs
Roger Voss, Wine Enthusiast, December 2023
“A fine, mature and structured Champagne, this is full of fruit but also with a crispness. Its mineral character has softened but still gives a fine texture. This fine wine, with fruit from the Côte des Blancs, is ready to drink.” ”
95 points
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. ”
95 points
2013 Charles Heidsieck Brut Millésimé
Tom Hewson, Decanter, April 2023
“An alluring, detailed aroma that is reserved and layered rather than hugely outgoing at present. There’s some maturity though, a measured weight of light apricot, ripe pear and pale strawberry fruit. Delicacy is the main theme, though, with touches of blossom, white peach, and only a quiet praline and caramelised apple richness. Less austere than the 2008, more focused than the 2012 and already quietly harmonious, this superb 2013 closes with chalkiness and verve. This could well prove the most finely-tuned of the recent Charles Heidsieck vintage releases.”
94 points
2019 Bruno Giacosa Barolo Falletto
Bruce Sanderson, Wine Spectator, November 2023
“Strawberry, cherry, rose, juniper, wild herbs and mineral combine in this complex, elegant Barolo, which is backed by lively acidity and a solid spine of tannins. Overall, this is balanced and long, with a reserve that should serve it well over the long term. Best from 2027 through 2047. 225 cases imported.”
94 points
2007 Charles Heidsieck Blanc des Millénaires
Alison Napjus, Wine Spectator, November 2023
““Sleek and linear, with racy acidity defining the up-front impact on the palate, but then the plushly creamy texture deftly delivers woven aromas and flavors of apricot and ripe white raspberry, pickled ginger, white blossoms and salted Marcona almond, allowing them to expand through to the mineral-laced finish. Disgorged 2021. Drink now through 2030. 259 cases imported.” -”
94 points
2012 Charles Heidsieck Rosé Millésimé
Roger Voss, Wine Enthusiast, December 2023
““Impressively young, this Champagne also has great maturity. This balance and tension gives it crisp fruit along with touches of spice. The wine, aged for 10 years on its lees, is now ready to drink.” ”
94 points
2019 M. Chapoutier Les Bécasses
Anna-Christina Cabrales, Wine Enthusiast, December 2023
“Luxurious aromas of dried cranberries, fresh strawberries and rhubarb sprinkled with clove lure the nose. The palate is dried by youthful tannins, which reveal a layer of stone, followed by black cherries, violets, saffron and garrigue. Enjoy now decanted or through 2035 before revisiting. — Anna-Christina Cabrales”
94 points
2019 M. Chapoutier La Bernardine Rouge
Anna-Christina Cabrales, Wine Enthusiast, December 2023
“A bold and opulent profile of black and blue fruits, cherries, plum, flint and garrigue sits with dormant energy, wanting to explode in the glass. Its drying tannins are balanced by ample refreshing acidity, cellar through 2030+ before revisiting should result in remarkable integration and greater complexity. — Anna-Christina Cabrales”
96 points
2020 Isole e Olena 'Cepparello' Toscana IGT
James Suckling, James Suckling, March 2025
“Smoky and austere wine with a restrained nose of dark cherries allied to assertive bergamot and slightly chocolatey depth. Full-bodied with a smooth attack, then dense and velvety with a vibrant and energetic palate. Juicy and toasty in the aftertaste. Drink or hold.”
94 points
2014 Rare Millésimé Rosé
Claire Nesbitt, James Suckling, July 2023
“The fourth vintage of Rare Rosé, showing notes of cherry blossom, rose hips, black currants, cherry stones and some balsamic alongside star anise. Lovely perfumed character on the palate, with roses coming to the forefront. Soft bubbles. Bright and open red fruit. 60% chardonnay, 40% pinot noir, mostly from Montagne de Reims, with 12% red wine from Les Riceys. 9g/L dosage. Delicious now. - Claire Nesbitt.”
94 points
2012 Charles Heidsieck Rosé Millésimé
Tom Hewson, Decanter, April 2023
“This is the same as the 2012 blanc save for the 9% red wine addition. It’s a later disgorgement, though, and the effect is noticeable – this hasn’t yet developed all the patisserie richness of its sibling, instead seeming detailed and more subtle with peach, raspberry and quince flavours sitting with a gentle praline richness. Touches of dark spice and toasted nuts are creeping in, too. Refined, long and balanced, this is approachable, succulent and subtly layered.”
94 points
Piper Sonoma Brut Reserve
Michael Schaefer, Beverage Dynamics, September 2023
“Nearly all chardonnay, with a balancing dollop of pinot noir added, the wine is brilliant gold in the glass, with a touch of green. The nose is dominated by bright tropical and citrus fruit, with hints of spice. In the mouth, the elegant sparkling wine is refreshing and delicious. A versatile, lovely wine.”