France

97 points James Suckling"A truly staggering dry riesling, whose expansive frame is packed with fresh-pineapple, smoky and floral aromas. Gigantic mineral complexity in this simultaneously succulent and subtle package, with an intensely salty finale that...

Jancis Robinson"Lowest site so the topsoils are washed down. Big and bold with some sweetness in the background. Very concentrated. Some bitterness and impressive breadth. Muscular. 17.5/20 points." Vinous Reverie NotesTerroir: Just a short distance...

Jancis Robinson"Wild-yeast fermentation in stainless steel. Full MLF. 10 months in foudres.Pale-medium lemon-gold. Rich, creamy and spiced tones to ripe apple and lemon-lime peels, with toast and honey aromatic development. Touch of residual sugar, but...

94 points Wine Enthusiast"Savory, herbal notes appear before vivid touches of tangerine and blood-orange zest rise with ethereal lift. The palate continues this masterful game of intense, aroma-laden citrus flavors on its concentrated, taut but fluid...

97 points Robert Parker's Wine Advocate"The 2017 Alsace Grand Cru Rangen de Thann Clos Saint Urbain Riesling fermented very quickly and offers a pure and flinty note on the intense but (certainly) still reductive nose. Lush and juicy on the palate, this...

91 points Wine Spectator"Plump and open, offering green plum, nectarine and coconut notes, with a round, easy feel through the plantain-tinged finish. Tasted non-blind." 91 points FalstaffStrong yellow-green, water edge. Dried apricots, fine yellow...

Jancis Robinson"RS 20 g/l. Currently in conversion to organic certification. 45-year-old Chenin vines. Hand-picked. Spontaneous fermentation in small stainless-steel tanks. Total added sulphur dioxide 100 mg/l. No chaptalisation.Such an unusual nose for...

90 points Stephen Tanzer"Pale yellow-gold. Reticent nose hints at clove, smoked meat and honey. Sweet and glyceral but given life by firm acidity. Youthfully closed but the corpulent yellow fruit and spice flavors are already obvious. Denser, deeper and...

100 points Wine & Spirits"If a wine could ever make you want to pull the top down on your '68 Ferrari convertible, rip off the rearview mirror and take off, this is it. It has a different kind of energy than the '02 Cristal Rosé, which is more...

97 points Jeb Dunnuck"Even better, the 2016 Condrieu Les Chaillees de l'Enfer is vinified and aged in 25% new French oak (it’s made in the same fashion as the Coteau de Vernon). It would probably be the wine of the vintage if it wasn’t for...

93 points Wine Spectator"A creamy, softly effervescent Champagne, with pretty notes of apple blossoms and elderflower wafting through flavors of baked white cherry, dried raspberry, salted almond and candied blood orange peel. Shows peach skin texture,...

93 points Wine Spectator"Vibrant and balanced, this offers floral and spice hints, delivering flavors of ripe apricot, papaya, candied kumquat, honey and lychee." 91+ points Stephen Tanzer"Bright yellow-gold.  Lemon verbena and lavender aromas mix...