2019

94 points Wine Enthusiast"Basso deftly demonstrates Winemaker Steve Pannell's red wine prowess. Medium weight with quiet power and elegance, it's a heady mix of plump brambly berries, woodsy spice, violets and stony minerals. The purity of fruit, fresh...

94 points Robert Parker's Wine Advocate"The 2019s feel more vibrant than the 2020s, and the 2019 Teira X is a good example of it. This is the white where he tries to take Treixadura to the limit of ripeness and moderate acidity and then compensate it...

93+ points Robert Parker's Wine Advocate"Seemingly refined by the additional elevage since I reviewed a barrel sample last year, the 2019 Crozes Hermitage Domaine de Thalabert remains a big, rich, dark-fruited and almost tarry effort, but this...

95 points Jeb Dunnuck"As with the 2018, the Marsanne-dominated 2019 Hermitage Le Chevalier De Sterimberg Blanc includes 30% Roussanne. Lots of buttered citrus, toasted bread, white flowers, and a touch of pineapple all emerge from this young, unevolved,...

95 points Robert Parker's Wine Advocate"A superb Maison Bleue, the 2019 Hermitage La Maison Bleue seamlessly blends cherries and cassis into a purple mashup of fruit carried on rich, velvety waves of texture. Full-bodied and intense, it finishes complex...

Vinous Reverie NotesImporter: This former 17th century hunting lodge was built by the Duke of Choiseul. His château was situated where the Chanteloup Pagoda now stands in the hills above Amboise. (Approximately 4 miles (7km) away). In those...

92 points Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate“This is a Tuscan white wine with a huge following, and deservedly so. The Fattoria le Pupille 2019 Poggio Argentato is a blend of Sauvignon Blanc, Petit Manseng, Traminer and Semillon. The wine broaches...

Vinous Reverie NotesThis cuvee is a collaboration between Chandra Kurt and oenologist Madeleine Gay made from Humagne Blanche planted on limestone soils near Leytron and Saillon. Humagne Blanche is one of the oldest documented varieties in Switzerland...

Jancis Robinson"Certified organic and biodynamic. On white calcareous clay. Hand-harvested. Fermented and aged in stainless steel.Cobnuts and crushed tarragon with a vanilla sweetness on the nose. Immediate depth and life apparent in the first mouthful...

95 points Wine & Spirits"This is bright and invigorating, with a bone-warming radiance. It’s made from an old clone of syrah, sourced from parcels in Malleval, at the northern end of St-Joseph, and captures the coolness of the area in the fresh...

93 points Wine Enthusiast"Green apple and lemon-oil notes on this wine's nose come with insistent creaminess. The palate is concentrated and vivid freshness streams from its cool, profound core of tart, bright lemon freshness. Cooling chalkiness soothes...

Vinous Reverie NotesLike many wine-growing estates, the Jean-Claude Martin estate is first and foremost a family affair. Frederic and Claudia inherited it from their parents and took up the torch in 2018. Frederic works on the land. He looks after his...