Special Designation

97 points Wine Enthusiast"This is a breathtaking expression of Faively's benchmark grand-cru vineyard, owned solely by the Faively family since 1874. Reverberating with flavors of blackberries and Morello cherries, it's a supple, sinewy wine struck with...

98 points Decanter"Butterscotch, lemon patisserie and peach aromas. Pristine quality to the texture, lively and thrilling, this is a serious, opulent and powerful wine, more on the spiced, nuanced side with aspects of dried herbs, wood scents and bitter...

95 points Wine Enthusiast"Camphor, rose, brown spice and wild herb aromas mingle with an earthy whiff of new leather. Round and juicy, the savory palate doles out raspberry compote, ripe Morello cherry, star anise and cinnamon alongside polished tannins...

94 points Wine Enthusiast"Rose, menthol, wild herb and forest berry aromas lead the nose. Linear and elegantly structured, the savory palate is loaded with finesse, offering wild cherry extract, licorice and orange zest framed in firm, refined tannins...

95 points James Suckling"Still very youthful, this is super-elegant with intense slate character. Mini-banana and spring-flower aromas. Very focused on the sleek and silky palate, which you want to linger long over because it lingers long with you at the...

95 points Mosel Fine Wines"The 2020er Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Trocken Uralte Reben GG is a bone-dry wine (with 3 g/l of residual sugar) made from fruit picked on un- grafted vines planted in 1890. It proves rather backward at first and really needs a...

95 points Vinous Media"The 2018 Hoë-Steen is predominantly Chenin Blanc, planted toward Darling on deep iron-clay soils and usually picked after the reds. The vines were planted in 1968. This has a more stony bouquet than the Skaliekop, a very...

96 points Bob Campbell"It’s intensely aromatic on the nose showing passionfruit, feijoa, Granny Smith apple and lemon peel characters. The palate delivers excellent fruit power and persistency backed by refreshing acidity, making it delectable and...

93 points James Suckling“Some savory aromas here with warm stones, iron, coal smoke and darker cherry notes. The palate is concentrated and carries sweetly spiced black-cherry and plum flavors in attractively juicy form. Drink or hold...

94 points Falstaff"Raspberry blossom honey, heart cherry, slate, herbal candy, dandelion. Very delicate on the palate, very subtle tannins of a slightly adhesive, almost resinous quality, ripe acidity, mineral tones, long-lasting, wide-ranging aromas on...

93 points James Suckling"A tight, fruity white with sliced-apple and light banana notes and some stone undertones. Medium-to full-bodied, reserved, dense and beautiful. Flavorful finish. Drink or hold." 93 points Robert Parker's Wine Advocate"The 2018...

Vinous Reverie NotesThe Pra family’s cantina and vineyards sit at one of the highest points in the appellation, some 1,500 feet above sea level. Vineyards face east/northeast on the slopes of the Monte Calvarina, an inactive volcano; thus soils are...