2019

2 Stars Guide Hachette"Manual harvest, complete destemming and long aging in vats (16 months), everything has been thought of to create a complex wine that will keep well. The nose, still discreet and youthful, is tinged with scents of fresh blackberry,...

100 points Jeb Dunnuck"As always, the 2019 Côte Rôtie La Landonne is all Syrah that was not destemmed and will spend four years in new French oak. A wine with perfection written all over it, it's one of the most impressive barrel samples to...

94 points Jeb Dunnuck"The 2019 Pinot Noir Russian River Valley has more floral aromas, with sweet cedar, ripe raspberry, and baking spice. The palate has beautiful concentration and fresh fruit that surges through to a long finish with a tangerine note...

97 points Wine Spectator"This red is silky, complex and very expressive today. Delivers black cherry, blackberry, sandalwood, spicy oak and mineral flavors, while the well-integrated structure lends support. This has a discreet oak element, which lingers...

93 points Wine Spectator"A smooth red, with cherry, plum and spice flavors shaded by savory underbrush and wild herb accents. Shows iron and tobacco details on then long finish, with fine balance and grip overall. Prugnolo Gentile and Canaiolo. Best...

95 points Jeb Dunnuck"The 2019 Barbaresco Rio Sordo is ripe with red cherry, licorice, and pressed roses. Generous and balanced, it offers wonderful purity and a supple texture, as well as fine tannins and a long finish. It is elegant and rounded as it...

Jancis Robinson"Full bottle 1,399 g. Certified organic (Ecocert), biodynamic farming and winemaking. 100% Bastard Negre from Catalunya. Vines planted in 1974, from a single 0.63-ha vineyard called Les Terrasses del Serral – calcareous soils,...

95 points James Suckling"This has a savory, crushed stone edge to the nose with fresh pastry, as well as white peaches, lemon pastry and hazelnuts with honeysuckle and citrus blossom. The palate has an alluring density that holds very long into the...

93 points Wine Advocate"Aromas of plums, rich forest floor, warm spices and smoked meats introduce the 2019 Beaune 1er Cru Clos de l'Écu Monopole, a medium-bodied, bright and elegant wine that's satiny and melting, with lively acids and fine,...

97 points Robert Parker's Wine Advocate"Medium ruby, the 2019 Pinot Noir Roland Green is scented of red cherry and cranberry with savory tones of mushroom, leather, pipe tobacco and licorice. The medium-bodied palate's concentrated, broody fruit is...

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...

93 points Wine Spectator"Appealing violet, tarry smoke and spice box notes play on the nose of this expressive red, with flavors of black plum reduction, red licorice, cured tobacco and singed orange peel on the palate. The fresh, lasting finish features...