2013

92 points Wine Spectator"Black currant and black cherry flavors are enmeshed in the dense matrix of this red. Broad-shouldered and solid on the finish, this needs food or time to knit together. Very fresh and long. Best from 2018 through 2030. 50 cases...

96 points Robert Parker's Wine Advocate"Revisited from the October 2019 disgorgement, Larmandier-Bernier's 2013 Extra-Brut Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru Les Chemins d'Avize continues to show brilliantly, offering up complex aromas of argan oil, fresh apricot...

94 points Wine Enthusiast"From the village of Bisseuil, east of Épernay, this Pinot Noir is tightly structured and richly fruity. Its low dosage emphasizes the Champagne's red-apple fruitiness while also opening space for the taut texture and fine...

Jancis Robinson"100% Nebbiolo, with 22 days of skin contact. Cask sample. Will be bottled September 2016,  after which it will be aged for a further three years.Just mid ruby with the beginning of orange. Savoury and minerally cherry nose with...

Vinous Reverie NotesThe Steingrubler Grands Crus are wines for long aging. They are rich in aromas, with a solid body and a very virile structure. Tasting Notes: This wine is characterized by a salinity and minerality typical of the Grand...

Vinous Reverie NotesA tiny production of less than 130 cases per year, the grapes are harvested from the steep volcanic hillsides of the Mayacamas Mountain range in Napa.  A  50/50 blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc with...

98 points James Suckling"This is another great Saffredi following the perfect 100-point 2012. I tasted it a year ago and thought it was sensational. Even better now. It's so dense and structured yet shows a lively, jazz-like vibe that gives it form and...

Jancis Robinson"Very old vines – 100 years – 50/50 Maria Gomes and Bical, fermented in a single old 2,500 litre oak cask, aged 6-8 months in oak and unfined and unfiltered.From magnum. Good year for reds and whites, apparently. More structure...

96 points Wine Spectator"Gorgeous, with a core of raspberry and plum pâte de fruit flavors spilling forth in wave after wave, but still harnessed in the end by deeply embedded acidity and racy graphite notes. The finish is fueled by extra singed...