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  1. Draytons Museum Release Shiraz 2010
    Draytons Museum Release Shiraz 2010

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    2010
    shiraz
    Australia
    407
  2. Domaine Rapet Savigny les Beaune Aux Fournaux 2021
    Domaine Rapet Savigny les Beaune Aux Fournaux 2021

    Aux Fourneaux is split between Premier Cru (top half) and Village status where the vines begin to level out. The Rapet's own vines in both sectors so this Villages has been bolstered by 1er fruit (but is declassified to a villages).
    … A light bouquet, prettily floral, continuing through to the back of the palate. Good fruit acid balance with some charm and length. JASPER MORRIS MW

    The name suggests it's from a warm site (fourneaux meaning ovens), but it's not. It's referring to the charcoal ovens which…. A mix of rosehip, spiced red cherries with accents of rosemary and cigar boxes lure you in.  The delineation of fruit and freshness on this Savigny les Beaune is a drawcard. A spine of raspy tannins ribs out around the nervy core of fruit.  It's charming and a more finessed SLB in the making. GABRIELLE POY

    2021
    Pinot noir
    France
    358
  3. Girardin Volnay Vieille Vignes 2022 375ml
    Girardin Volnay Vieille Vignes 2022 375ml

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    2022
    Pinot noir
    France
    358
  4. Coursodon St Joseph Silice 2021
    Coursodon St Joseph Silice 2021

    Younger syrah vines planted on schist and granite at the top of Mauves
    The 2021 Saint Joseph Silice is also beautiful, with a round, supple, layered style that shines in the vintage. Black raspberries, spice box, dried flowers, and hints of violets give way to a medium-bodied, up-front, charming, layered 2021 that certainly stands out in the vintage. JEB DUNNUCK

    Complex nose of black pepper, fresh sage and thyme with restrained wild blackberry fruit. Still tightly wound but with intense stony minerality, this is an exciting wine ... Long very straight, clean finish. Drink or hold. STUART PIGGOT

    Tasted blind. Ripe fruits on the nose, blackcurrant, blackberry, gravel, tar and sweet spice. The palate is silky with supple tannins, sweet ripe fruit, grilled meat and good concentration of fruit. Ripe, structured and should age well. ALISTAIR COOPER MW

    2021
    shiraz
    France
    467
  5. Hans Herzog Pinot Noir 2018
    Hans Herzog Pinot Noir 2018

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    2018
    Pinot noir
    New Zealand
    434
  6. Elk Cove Willamette Valley Pinot Noir 2021
    Elk Cove Willamette Valley Pinot Noir 2021

    the dark ruby 2021 Pinot Noir Estate is ripe and sunny with aromas of blackberry, scorched earth, and violets. Full-bodied, with a silky texture, a stony mouthfeel, and notes of toasted cedar on the finish, it's supple and attractive now and will drink well over the next 3-5 years. JEB DUNNUCK

    The 2021 Pinot Noir, made with about 15% whole clusters, has a medium ruby-purple color and pure scents of cranberries, baked rhubarb and allspice with wafts of forest floor, charcuterie and orange zest. The palate is light on its feet with generous, floral fruit, refreshing acidity and a soft, approachable frame, and it has a satisfying, spicy finish. ERIN BROOKES, Wine Advocate

    Aromas of red plums, raspberries, oranges and pink peppercorns. Fresh, crunchy and delicious, with a medium body and silky, fine tannins. Crushed stone minerality at the end JAMES SUCKLING

    2021
    Pinot noir
    USA
    452
  7. Henri Naudin-Ferrand Bourgogne Hautes-Cotes de Nuits Rouge 2022
    Henri Naudin-Ferrand Bourgogne Hautes-Cotes de Nuits Rouge 2022
    The fruit here is grown in Magny-lès-Villers and Pernand-Vergelesses. The wine is fermented with 100% whole bunches, with no SO2 until June, when the cellar begins to warm up a little. The nose is spicy and perfumed, with a hint of dark chocolate. The palate is rounded and creamy with some chalky tannins.
    2022
    Pinot noir
    France
    358
  8. Willie Smiths Pommeau de Tasmanie 18.2%
    Willie Smiths Pommeau de Tasmanie 18.2%

    Aged in small apple brandy casks for over 12 months, this rich and generous liqueur is a result of blending pressed French and British heirloom apple varieties with our apple spirit.

    Complex and well-structured with baked apple and spice, balanced with firm tannins and cask influence.

    Our take on the traditional aperitif from North-West France – enjoy as such or serve with blue cheese or dessert. WILLIE SMITH

    NV
    Calvados
    France
  9. Elk Cove Willamette Valley Pinot Noir 2022
    Elk Cove Willamette Valley Pinot Noir 2022

    The 2022 Pinot Noir is composed of fruit from all six of Elk Cove's estate vineyards and was matured in 15% new oak. It's bursting with cranberry sauce, blackberry preserves, cinnamon, underbrush and bitters on the nose. The medium-bodied palate is just as generous, offering concentrated layers of spicy fruit. It has a silky frame, fireworks of acidity and a long, spicy finish. ERIN BROOKES, The Wine Advocate

    The 2022 vintage was a classic in Oregon, though bookended by some bizarre weather. Elk Cove has estate vineyards in both the Chehalem Mountain and Yamhill-Carlton AVAs. This Pinot Noir is comprised of wines from six different sites. Brilliant red fruit aromatics, with sweet candied raspberries coming to the fore, buoyed by notes of fresh mint. The palate is fleshy and offers plenty of tannin and structure, fresh red and black bramble fruits interplaying with savoury herbal notes, and finishes with a gravelly mineral tone. DECANTER

    2022
    Pinot noir
    USA
    452
  10. Coursodon St Joseph Silice 2022
    Coursodon St Joseph Silice 2022
    The medium-bodied 2022 Saint-Joseph Silice is laced with ripe blackberry, black cherry, crushed violets and delicate cedar. Elegant and refreshing, it offers a juicy mouthful of classic Rhône Valley Syrah. Ripe and polished tannins lend gentle structure to this open-knit 2022. NICOLAS GREUNACHER
    2022
    shiraz
    France
    467
  11. Domaine de Bellene Cotes de Nuits Villages Vieilles Vignes 2023
    Domaine de Bellene Cotes de Nuits Villages Vieilles Vignes 2023

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    2023
    Pinot noir
    France
    358
  12. Erba Volant Bitter 750ml
    Erba Volant Bitter 750ml
    In the words of Sergio and Lorenzo, their Aromatico Bitter is a "collision… made by mixing cold with heat, bitter with sweet, bright red with the brown tones of the earth". With a partially different mix than for the Chinato, here we have a neutral alcohol, sugar, distilled water and a natural infusion of aromatic herbs, which include gentian, cinchona, liquorice, wild cherry and cardo gobbo. Initially packed with bitter herbs, this cocktail of medicinal goodies moves into a typical bittersweet taste, with marked notes of fresh fruit and spices. 25% alc.
    Bitters
    Italy
    457
  13. Anne Gros & Jean Tollot Minervois "Les Fontanilles" 2019
    Anne Gros & Jean Tollot Minervois "Les Fontanilles" 2019

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    2019
    Carignan, Grenache, Mourvedre, shiraz
    France
    418
  14. Moorooduc Estate McIntyre Vineyard Pinot Noir 2022
    Moorooduc Estate McIntyre Vineyard Pinot Noir 2022

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    2022
    Pinot noir
    Australia
    441
  15. Holyman Project X Pinot Noir 2021
    Holyman Project X Pinot Noir 2021

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    2021
    Pinot noir
    Australia
    490
  16. Elanto Balnarring Pinot Noir 2023
    Elanto Balnarring Pinot Noir 2023

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    2022
    Pinot noir
    Australia
    441
  17. Izway Harold Shiraz 2023
    Izway Harold Shiraz 2023

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    2023
    shiraz
    Australia
    349
  18. Prophets Rock Home Vineyard Pinot Noir 2022
    Prophets Rock Home Vineyard Pinot Noir 2022

    Beautiful and fruity with ripe strawberries, some dark cherries it's a fantastic pinot with dried strawberries, orange peel, terra-cotta, and dried leaves. It’s full and very layered with creamy and fine tannins that go on for minutes. Plenty of depth and very long with tension and a beautifully creamy, velvety finish. (97) JAMES SUCKLING

    The 2022 Home Vineyard Pinot Noir is possessed of a most exciting display of red fruits and ductile tannin in concert. The tannins have a much closer, more densely packed feeling than the unfurling/spooling Olearia. There’s pomegranate, red and black cherry, licorice, star anise and even a hint of cumin seed. It's a wonderful wine that I know from experience benefits from a decant, which allows the fruit to stretch its legs, so to speak. Supple, throaty and full but not big. Still composure. 13.5% alcohol, sealed under ERIN LARKIN, Wine Advocate

    2022
    Pinot noir
    New Zealand
    373
  19. La Roche Paradis Saint Joseph Rouge La Madone 2022
    La Roche Paradis Saint Joseph Rouge La Madone 2022

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    2022
    shiraz
    France
    467
  20. High Garden Vineyard Pinot Noir 2023
    High Garden Vineyard Pinot Noir 2023

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    2023
    Pinot noir
    New Zealand
    373
  21. Prophets Rock Olearia Pinot Noir 2021
    Prophets Rock Olearia Pinot Noir 2021

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    2021
    Pinot noir
    New Zealand
    373
  22. Paringa Estate Robinson Pinot Noir 2017
    Paringa Estate Robinson Pinot Noir 2017

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    2011
    Pinot noir
    Australia
    441
  23. Chemin de Moscou 2014
    Chemin de Moscou 2014

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    2014
    Cinsault, Grenache, shiraz
    France
    467
  24. Jean-Marc Pillot Santenay Les Champs Claude Rouge 2022
    Jean-Marc Pillot Santenay Les Champs Claude Rouge 2022

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    2022
    Pinot noir
    France
    358
  25. Julien Cruchandeau Bourgogne Hautes Cote de Nuits VV Blanc 2022
    Julien Cruchandeau Bourgogne Hautes Cote de Nuits VV Blanc 2022
    White marl and clay. This single vineyard is located a few kilometers from Nuits Saint Georges, on a steep slope facing south/south-west in the village of Villars Fontaine next to ‘Les Jiromées’ lieu dit, at an altitude of around 380 meters.
    2022
    Pinot noir
    France
    358
  26. Crittenden Estate 'Cri de Coeur' Pinot Noir 2021
    Crittenden Estate 'Cri de Coeur' Pinot Noir 2021
    Fragrant, well-balanced Pinot Noir offering energetic red cherry/strawberry flavours with attractive floral lifts. There’s a touch more weight on this release than has become customary for this label but even so it’s generally slender and elegant. It’s good now but into the medium term it will age well. CAMPBELL MATTINSON, The Wine Front

    The cooler season seems to suit Cri de Coeur as of all the pinots, this has the deepest colour – a vibrant garnet, and has amalgamated the best at this early stage. Fragrant with florals and autumn leaves after rain with flavours of morello and sweet red cherries, tamarind and turmeric, pepper and aniseed melding into the medium-bodied palate. The raw silk tannins have some sway and are just coming into unison, with the acidity allowing a lingering finish. JANE FAULKNER, Halliday Wine Companion
    2022
    Pinot noir
    Australia
    441
  27. Chatto Intrigue Pinot Noir 2023
    Chatto Intrigue Pinot Noir 2023

    Intrigue. What a good name for a Pinot Noir. Anyway, Jim Chatto is a very good fellow, and very giving of his outstanding knowledge of wine, and he’d know so much more than me, generally, maybe aside Piedmont.

    This has a lot more flavour and pop than the Isle, lots of cherry and almond, and spicy things, and quite some richness of fruit. I like the sooty tannin, and the cherry-almond laced flavour that it offers, there’s cherry pip and some ‘mineral’ acidity to it, blonde tobacco too, and it’s a wine that presents with some lush flavour, with a gentle sappiness to close. Here be flavour and good Pinot things, and I really like this wine. It has some oomph and carriage that the Isle maybe lacks. I like this wine for its juiciness and flavour. It’s very good GARRY WALSH, The Wine Front.

    2023
    Pinot noir
    Australia
    490
  28. Fromm The Curation Pinot Noir 2020
    Fromm The Curation Pinot Noir 2020
    (This wine is the export version of the Fromm Cuvée H Pinot Noir) Lifted floral aroma with flavours suggesting cassis, dark cherry, dark-fleshed plum, liquorice, and smoky oak. Moderately intense wine with bright, high energy flavours and a fine, peppery texture. Should develop well. (95) BOB CAMPBELL, The Real Review

    Grapes sourced from our own Fromm Vineyard (5.1%), from Churton Vineyard in the Waihopai Valley (18.8%) and from two sites in the Brancott Valley, Yarrum (25.4%) and Wrekin (50.7%). No herbicides, pesticides or systemic fungicides used. Only approved natural fertiliser applied. All vineyards certified organic (BioGro).
    2020
    Pinot noir
    New Zealand
    434
  29. Bekkers Syrah Grenache 2019
    Bekkers Syrah Grenache 2019

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    2019
    shiraz
    Australia
    436
  30. Domaine Chanzy Mercurey 1er Cru 'Clos du Roy' 2020
    Domaine Chanzy Mercurey 1er Cru 'Clos du Roy' 2020
    Very deep ruby that is borderline opaque. This is quite ripe though the liqueur-like and sauvage-inflected aromas of black cherry, kirsch and plum manage to avoid roasted nuances. There is both good volume and density to the relatively powerful and palate coating flavors that conclude in a bold and robust if noticeably warm finish that flirts with rusticity. Like many of the wines in the range, this is definitely marked by the vintage but if you enjoy big, bold and powerful pinots, this won't disappoint.BURGHOUND
    2020
    Pinot noir
    France
    358
  31. Nanny Goat Super Nanny Pinot Noir 2022
    Nanny Goat Super Nanny Pinot Noir 2022

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    2022
    Pinot noir
    New Zealand
    373
  32. Shaw & Smith Balhannah Vineyard Shiraz 2019
    Shaw & Smith Balhannah Vineyard Shiraz 2019

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    2019
    shiraz
    Australia
    340
  33. Dosnon Blanc de Noirs NV
    Dosnon Blanc de Noirs NV
    The NV Brut Blanc de Noirs Récolte Noire is a touch more elegant than the Récolte Brute, with layers of perfumed Pinot fruit that emerge gracefully from its medium-bodied fame. This delicious Champagne possesses lovely balance in an understated style. ANTONIO GALLONI
    NV
    Pinot noir
    France
    376
  34. Seville Estate Old Vine Shiraz 2019
    Seville Estate Old Vine Shiraz 2019

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    2000
    shiraz
    Australia
    506
  35. Faiveley Mercurey La Framboisiere 2022
    Faiveley Mercurey La Framboisiere 2022
    TOP VALUE - A ripe and very fresh nose speaks of crushed cherry, dark raspberry and a spicy top note. The vibrant and delicious middleweight flavors possess good volume, indeed the word fleshy comes to mind, all wrapped in a clean, dry-in-the-best sense, and lingering finish. This is already drinking well though it has the density to repay mid-term keeping. This is one to look for as it offers fine value. BURGHOUND
    2022
    Pinot noir
    France
    358
  36. Domaine Robert Groffier Passetoutgrain 2022
    Domaine Robert Groffier Passetoutgrain 2022

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    2022
    Pinot noir
    France
    358
  37. Hurley Hommage Pinot Noir 2022
    Hurley Hommage Pinot Noir 2022

    Homage faces north-east, is the smallest of the vineyards, was planted from cuttings taken from Main Ridge Estate, and – important on the Peninsula – is the most sheltered of the vineyards.

    This release is better than excellent. It’s elegant and fine-boned but it has genuine power, most of the latter formed, assembled and employed through the back half of the palate and out through the finish. It’s a Pinot Noir for lovers of Pinot Noir. It’s modestly sweet-sour but it’s silken and cohesive, its black cherry, meat, toast and floral elements singing as one. This is my favourite of the 2022 Hurley Vineyards pinots; they’re all good, but this for me is the most complete. CAMPBELL MATTINSON, The Wine Front

    2022
    Pinot noir
    Australia
    441
  38. Dalwhinnie The Pinnacle Shiraz 2020
    Dalwhinnie The Pinnacle Shiraz 2020

    Fabulous wine. Powerful, complex and long. Pure plum into meaty spice into forest berries into fragrant herbs. You can taste the fruit, the soil and the wood, but it all presents as one. And then there’s the finish. What a finish. Structured, textural, flavoursome and long. This wine is the complete package. (97) CAMPBELL MATTINSON, Wine Companion

    Made from 100 per cent de-stemmed Shiraz grapes from the highest block on the vineyard, matured in puncheons, 20 per cent new, bottled after 15 months. Very seductive wine, really deep black fruit aromas, and a beautiful seam of dark spices – Langworthy describes them as “baking spices”; more allspice and clove and star anise than pepper – leading on to a rich but medium-bodied shiraz in the mouth. Very good. MAX ALLEN, AFR

    2020
    shiraz
    Australia
  39. Valli Bendigo Vineyard Pinot Noir 2022
    Valli Bendigo Vineyard Pinot Noir 2022
    A very structured pinot with blue fruit, flowers and slate with hints of graphite on the nose and palate. It’s full-bodied but tight and hemmed in. Very precise and focused for a really big pinot, but comes off agile and energetic. This will age well. Beautiful follow up to the 2021. Drink or hold. Screw cap. (96) JAMES SUCKLING

    Ripe, concentrated wine with cassis, blackberry, violet, dark chocolate and spicy oak underpinned with vibrant acidity. It's a wine with heft, obvious power and the ability to age gracefully. (96) BOB CAMPBELL, The Real Review
    2022
    Pinot noir
    New Zealand
    373
  40. Boris Champy Haute Cotes de Beaune Rouge Bignon 421 2022
    Boris Champy Haute Cotes de Beaune Rouge Bignon 421 2022

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    2022
    Pinot noir
    France
    358
  41. Jasper Hill Georgias Paddock Shiraz 2023
    Jasper Hill Georgias Paddock Shiraz 2023
    Reminiscent of our wines in the early years, a true Georgia’s Paddock style of raspberry with red earth notes and soft integrated tannins.  While this vintage initially appears a little closed, given a few minutes, opens up to a brilliant red fruit and spicy nose.  Juicy strawberries and fresh raspberry fill a generous palate with great length.  Delicious now but easily cellared for those with patience.  High grade cork sealed, 15.0% alcohol. JASPER HILL
    2023
    shiraz
    Australia
    404
  42. Giant Steps Applejack Pinot Noir 2023
    Giant Steps Applejack Pinot Noir 2023

    2022 was a hard act to follow, but this superb wine gives it a shake. Exotic, aromatic and pure with its bouquet of wild strawberries, dark cherries, quince, spices and flowers. Densley packed, this saturates the palate, but, as always, it's light on its feet at the same time. Seamless tannins round out another benchmark for what's already a benchmark wine.  PHILIP RICH, Wine Companion

    2023
    Pinot noir
    Australia
    506
  43. Giant Steps Sexton Pinot Noir 2023
    Giant Steps Sexton Pinot Noir 2023

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    2023
    Pinot noir
    Australia
    506
  44. Bachelet Monnot Bourgogne Rouge 2022
    Bachelet Monnot Bourgogne Rouge 2022
    The 2022 Bourgogne Rouge includes around 25% whole bunches. The bouquet offers red cherries and strawberry fruit, just a little earthy in style. The palate is medium-bodied with quite firm tannins. It’s a strict and slightly austere Bourgogne Rouge that will deserve a year in bottle. NEAL MARTIN, Vinous

    One third each from below Puligny, old vine Hautes Côtes and some village Maranges. Bright mid purple, juicy raspberry fruit, the racking has opened the wines out says Alex. An easily accessible delight. JASPER MORRIS MW, Inside Burgundy
    2022
    Pinot noir
    France
  45. Tyrrells Vat 8 Shiraz Cabernet 2021
    Tyrrells Vat 8 Shiraz Cabernet 2021

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    2021
    shiraz
    Australia
    407
  46. Hurley Lodestone Pinot Noir 2022
    Hurley Lodestone Pinot Noir 2022

    Lodestone is north-facing and the warmest of the three sites. But it’s planted to the Burgundian clones 114, 115 and 777 (along with some MV6), and the soils the vines are planted in are rockier. (The Hurley Vineyard is currently for sale, if anyone is interested.)

    This is an excellent release. Taut, perfumed, meaty in essence but pretty at the same time. Floral. Its tastes of game, black cherries and strawberries-dipped-in-chocolate, the latter of which makes it sound ‘sweet’ but it’s not; there are so many earth/spice/smoke/meat characters here that it largely comes across as savoury. This will age but I’d personally drink it now; there’s already so much going on. CAMPBELL MATTINSON, The Wine Front

    2022
    Pinot noir
    Australia
    441
  47. Valli Bannockburn Vineyard Pinot Noir 2022
    Valli Bannockburn Vineyard Pinot Noir 2022

    The pure fruit really pops out, with fresh sliced strawberries and citrus. It’s medium-bodied with bright acidity and linear tannins. It’s really about the tension and crisp citrus nature to this. Drink now. Screw cap. JAMES SUCKLING

    Wonderfully complex and new, there’s no mistaking the layers in the bouquet with aromas of place from minerality to ripe red berry fruits of boysenberry and plum then dark cherry and some raspberry suggestions. The scents of baking spices and smoke from barrel are both sweet and lifted as well as complex. A dry and equally complex wine touches the palate with textures and flavours that reflect the bouquet all at once teasing with polished tannins and medium+ acidity then red fruits and spice. Well made with a lengthy finish. Best drinking from 2025 through 2034. CAM DOUGLAS MW

     

    2022
    Pinot noir
    New Zealand
    373
  48. Domaine Dirler-Cade Alsace Pinot Noir 2020
    Domaine Dirler-Cade Alsace Pinot Noir 2020
    The 2020 estate Pinot Noir spent nine months in one-year-old demi-muids (500L). The nose has that enticing iron-oxide notion and leads onto a slender but sinuous body. Tannins are very fine and smooth. The freshness, despite the hot year, is mouth-watering. This focuses on brightness and tender red fruit and makes a virtue of being translucent, soft and wonderfully tart with red fruit. (Bone-dry) ANNE KREBIEHL MW, Vinous
    2020
    Pinot noir
    France
    343
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