92 points Wine Spectator"A fresh, focused red, with black currant and black raspberry fruit showing lovely purity. Offers sculpted tannins that create a sleek frame, while accents of violet, iron, milled pepper and black tea leaves provide fine...

97 points Wine Enthusiast"Exuding class and finesse, this lovely red opens with compelling aromas of ripe woodland berries, violet, wild herbs and underbrush. Delicious and elegantly structured, the palate shows youthful tension that offsets juicy...

93 points Jeb Dunnuck"It offers terrific notes of black raspberries, damp earth, pepper and graphite. These give way to a medium to full -bodied, plush, ripe and sexy red that has sweet, present tannin, moderate acidity and a great finish." 91 points...

97 points Decanter"Powerful aromas of cassis, graphite and coffee framed by creamy oak and leathery undertones. Dense, mouth filling and very serious wine, with grand fruit intensity and well-layered firm tannins with a solid structure." 93 points Wine...

Jancis Robinson "Developed mid ruby with orange tinges, and lustrous. Striking nose with balsamic herb-liqueur notes. While not pushing the fruit button, it is complex. Truly resonates the warm summer soils of the south, but with a cool-breeze core...

92 points John Gilman, View from the Cellar"The Sassetti family owns the famed Pertimali estate in Brunello di Montalcino. Today, Lorenzo Sassetti is the proprietor and winemaker for the property. The family’s Montecucco bottling is fairly new,...

91 points Decanter “This has an attractive stone fruit, creamy and honeydew melon nose which follows through to the palate. Lovely texture with a nutty, bready note.” 90 points James Suckling “Floral nose with oyster shells, fresh...

90 points James Suckling"This has aromas of sour cherries, pomegranates, raw mushrooms, thyme and peppercorns. It's fresh and fruity with a medium body and fine tannins. Juicy, with a nicely meaty and savory finish. Drink now." Jancis...

Vinous Reverie NotesThe Sonnenmulde organic winery of the Schreiner family is located in Gols, one of the most famous and successful wine-growing communities in Austria. There, on the north-eastern shore of Lake Neusiedl, the estate has been owned by the...

92+ points Robert Parker's Wine AdvocateAs I've explained in previous vintages, this wine is produced with grapes from the Sierra Cantabria in the village of Ábalos, so the 2020 Pies Negros is another village wine, even if it won't get the...

Jancis Robinson"A follow up to a recent pair of wines of the week. 50% Malagousia, 30% Assyrtiko, 20% Vidiano. The blend really works! Each plot is fermented separately in stainless steel tanks and amphorae. After three-to-four months of ageing on...

Vinous Reverie NotesFamily farm of 25 acres on the slopes of the Cher valley. The diversity of encepagement as well as the typicity of the terroirs allows them to produce wines that are "fruity and lively" as well as "powerful and complex". All this is...