2021

93 points Wine Spectator“Captures the best of Paso Robles Zinfandel, deeply structured and appealingly briary, with notes of bright cherry, brown baking spices and orange peel that finish with fleshy tannins. Drink now through 2032.” Vinous...

95+ points Wine Enthusiast“Supreme concentration and great depth characterize this powerful, structured and age-worthy wine. It boasts luscious dried plums and dried blueberries, plus plenty of black pepper and light wood-smoke accents, all backed...

96 points James Suckling"This has aromas of flint, toast, jasmine, dried pineapples, lemons and sea shells. Some cardamom and salted butter. Classy and driven, with a medium to full body and tight, sleek layers. Perfumed and bright. Everything in balance...

95 points Tim Atkin"Year in, year out, this exceptional Chenin Blanc vineyard delivers the goods.... it produces a wine with wonderful energy, poise and focus. Lime, pear and green apple flavors are complemented by understated oak and a tangy,...

96 points Vinous"The 2021 Treinspoor is Sadie's Tinta Barocca that the man himself likens to Nebbiolo, also opining that it is a wine that needs considerable ageing. These vines were planted in 1974, and the blend includes 40% whole clusters. It has a...

93 points Wine Enthusiast"This new, value-priced label from longtime Syrah master Jaffurs is a stunner, with loads of energy alongside ample complexity. Smashed plum, lilac, roasted meat and pepper aromas make for an elegant nose. Young tannins grip the...

Jancis Robinson"50% Voskehat, 50% Garandmak. They started experimenting with eight or nine varieties, did a lot of micro fermentations and settled on this blend. Voskehat gives structure and Garandmak gives aromatic qualities. Zorik Gharibian said that...

90 points Wine Enthusiast"A beautiful shade of pink in the glass, this is an exuberant style of rosé, sure to please those seeking all those fruit flavors. Aromas of cotton candy and watermelon are generous on the nose, while the palate is...

92 points Decanter"Prolific and gifted winemaker Rodríguez juggles fascinating projects all over Spain with remarkably consistent results. His Verdejo (with 10% Viura) is brilliantly done, wonderfully clean and pure, and racy, with just enough of...

Jancis Robinson"95% Greco, 5% Malvasia.Brilliant straw yellow. Subdued but fresh with waxy orange notes. A citric core of white fruit with orange pith and spice hints on the finish. 17+/20 points. (WS)" Vinous Reverie NotesThis is a blend of Greco and...

Jancis Robinson"One night of skin contact in the press and fermented in stainless steel. The grapes used to be eaten as table grapes until Cataldo started to ferment them from 2012 on instead.Brilliant straw yellow. Subdued and, at first, a little...

93 points Jeb Dunnuck"The 2021 Châteauneuf Du Pape Blanc showed beautifully, with a lively, elegant, medium-bodied style as well as notes of white peach, quince, and white flowers, with a touch of chalky minerality. It's balanced, has both richness...