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  1. Donnhoff Riesling Oberhauser Brucke Spatlese 2022
    Donnhoff Riesling Oberhauser Brucke Spatlese 2022
    A great Spatlese that has deep apricot and mandarin orange fruit with delicate mint and tarragon aromas. Staggering vitality and brilliance on the extremely focused and precise palate. Enormous wet stone character at the superlong finish. From organically grown grapes with Fair'n Green certification. Drink or hold. (97) STUART PIGGOT
    2022
    Riesling
    Germany
    Special Price $108.00 Regular Price $120.00
  2. Prinz  La Coeur Riesling Trocken Auktion 2018
    Prinz La Coeur Riesling Trocken Auktion 2018

    From 'the heart' of the Hallgarten 1er Lage 'Hendelberg' this "tour de force" is proudly dressed with a gold cap (goldkapsell) denoting it is deemed to be great by the winemaker.

    Bright straw-green: the aftertaste of the elegant, dainty wine holds the attention for a full minute, indeed more. Repeated lip-smacking and heavy breathing are auto-responses during the journey. JAMES HALLIDAY

    2018
    Riesling
    Germany
    465
  3. Weinbach Cuvee Theo Riesling 2022
    Weinbach Cuvee Theo Riesling 2022
    At once juicy, concentrated and refined, this is a stunning wine that is intended for more or less everyday drinking. A wealth of stone fruit and fresh almond aromas, plus a touch of mandarin oranges. Stunning balance and finesse at the very long, silky finish. STUART PIGGOT
    2021
    Riesling
    France
    343
  4. Oakridge 864 Cabernet Sauvignon 2021
    Oakridge 864 Cabernet Sauvignon 2021
    Fruit from a 1996-planted vineyard. Four weeks post-fermentation maceration, matured in French barriques (35% new) for 15 months. Virtually identical winemaking to the Original Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon but, as always, this is the denser, more powerful and structured wine. On the nose there's a core of perfectly ripened black fruits, crushed violets, dark chocolate and graphite. The medium bodied, firmly structured and persistent palate is equally good, and anyone fortunate enough to still have a bottle 10–15 years (if not longer) from now will be well rewarded. 97 PHILIP RICH, wine companion
    2021
    Cabernet Sauvignon
    Australia
    506
  5. Weinbach Les Treilles du Loup Gewurztraminer 2022
    Weinbach Les Treilles du Loup Gewurztraminer 2022
    An extraordinarily fine and fresh wine for this grape variety. What an excitingly smoky nose this youthful dry gewurz has. Very cool and silky with a delicate touch of bitterness that gives this an extra kick in the extremely long finish that’s clean and linear. (95) STUART PIGGOT
    2021
    Riesling
    France
    343
  6. Wantirna Estate Amelia Cabernet Sauvignon 2022
    Wantirna Estate Amelia Cabernet Sauvignon 2022

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    2022
    Cabernet Sauvignon
    Australia
    506
  7. Veyder-Malberg Wachauer Viesslinger Riesling 2019
    Veyder-Malberg Wachauer Viesslinger Riesling 2019

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    2019
    Riesling
    Austria
    501
  8. Markus Molitor Riesling Zeltinger Himmelreich Auslese (Green Cap) 2015
    Markus Molitor Riesling Zeltinger Himmelreich Auslese (Green Cap) 2015
    A truly explosive wine. The gigantic ripeness matched by an almost supernatural energy and a breathtaking freshness. And that's the short version of the tasting note. The full story would run many pages! Many decades of potential. STUART PIGOTT, jamessuckling.com
    2019
    Riesling
    Germany
    442
  9. Prinz Doosberg GG Riesling Trocken 2019
    Prinz Doosberg GG Riesling Trocken 2019
    From a south facing vineyard site near the Rhine river at 100 to 120 m altitude. The soils are mainly loess and loam with some gravel and a little bit of quarzite in the subsoil.

    This is the lowest lying GG, leading with a composed nose of stonefruits spiked with ginger and earthy tones. With a few swirls it ramps up in intensity, vanilla and peach flavours emerge alongside delicate herbal delights. There's a lovely play between exuberance and subtlety, it's a delightful tease. A long and linear drive on the palate gains power and traction pulling in more flavours along the way. Fine chewy phenolics add dimension to the finish. This has a long life ahead. GABRIELLE POY, PWS
     
    2019
    Riesling
    Germany
    465
  10. Joshua Cooper Wines Greytown OV H/C Shiraz Cabernet 2022
    Joshua Cooper Wines Greytown OV H/C Shiraz Cabernet 2022

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    2022
    Cabernet Sauvignon
    Australia
  11. Ulrich Langguth Piesporter Günterslay Riesling 2006
    Ulrich Langguth Piesporter Günterslay Riesling 2006

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    2006
    Riesling
    Germany
  12. Joh Jos Prum Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Kabinett 2022
    Joh Jos Prum Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Kabinett 2022
    Here is a great Mosel Kabinett that needs a bit more time to show what it is really made of. Still very young with a pronounced yeasty character that slowly recedes with aeration, but the white peach and honeysuckle aromas that emerge are stunning. Extremely vibrant and precise, the slatey acidity making this fabulously graceful. As pure as an Alpine stream running with glacier water. STUART PIGOTT, jamessuckling.com
    2022
    Riesling
    Germany
    442
    Special Price $120.00 Regular Price $155.00 As low as $105.00
  13. Willi Schaefer Graacher Domprobst Spatlese #5 2018
    Willi Schaefer Graacher Domprobst Spatlese #5 2018
    This has a wicked reductive edge now, so either don't touch this for a long time, or let it open up in the glass (or, yes, decanter!). When it does finally give way, soak up the amazing, stoney nuances, freshly squeezed Japanese plums and Korean pears. Medium-bodied and tightly constructed on the palate, bound by a flinty texture with pointed acidity and crunchy lemon zest STUART PIGOTT
    2018
    Riesling
    Germany
    442
  14. Joshua Cooper Wines Balgownie Cabernet Sauvignon 2022
    Joshua Cooper Wines Balgownie Cabernet Sauvignon 2022

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    2021
    Cabernet Sauvignon
    Australia
  15. Yeringberg Cabernets 2022
    Yeringberg Cabernets 2022
    A blend of 63/16/10/7/4% cabernet sauvignon/merlot/petit verdot/malbec/cabernet franc. That’s two great back-to-back vintages for this Yarra Valley and Australian classic. Bright crimson purple. A wonderful bouquet of perfectly ripened black cherries, blackcurrants, cedar (from the already integrated oak) and lavender. With its core of dark fruits and impeccably balanced, fully ripe yet silky tannins, this complex and harmonious wine is destined to join the ranks of the very best Yeringbergs. (98) PHILIP RICH, www.winecompanion.com
    2022
    Cabernet Sauvignon
    Australia
    506
  16. Le Guaite di Noemi Valpolicella Superiore 2013
    Le Guaite di Noemi Valpolicella Superiore 2013

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    2013
    Corvina, Molinara, Rodinella
    Italy
    499
  17. Donnhoff Niederhauser Hermannshohle Riesling Spatlese 2022
    Donnhoff Niederhauser Hermannshohle Riesling Spatlese 2022
    This starts very quietly and gently with a wafting cloud of floral aromas, but then your gaze is pulled into the base of this Gothic cathedral window, pulling you ever further upward until you are staring at the heavens. Supernatural energy and vitality, the wet stone character cascading over your palate at the super-long finish. Doesn’t want to stop! From organically grown grapes with Fair'n Green certification. Drink or hold. (98) STUART PIGGOT
    2022
    Riesling
    Germany
    Special Price $120.00 Regular Price $135.00
  18. Boekenhoutskloof Stellenbosch Cabernet Sauvignon 2016
    Boekenhoutskloof Stellenbosch Cabernet Sauvignon 2016

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    2016
    Cabernet Sauvignon
    South Africa
    485
  19. Yarra Yering Agincourt 2021
    Yarra Yering Agincourt 2021
    + Trophy Best Cabernet Blend 2022 Yarra Valley Wine Show +
    A blend of 80/20% 1995-planted cabernet and 1990-planted malbec. Matured in 225L barriques (15% new). A brilliant crimson purple. Aromas of cassis, blackberries, violets and a gentle whiff of cedar emanate from this beautifully put-together wine. Elegant, medium bodied and with super-supple tannins, Sarah Crowe has crafted an approachable and seductive cabernet. The well-deserved winner of the Best Cabernet Blend trophy at the 2022 Yarra Valley Wine Show. (96) PHILIP RICH
    2021
    Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec
    Australia
    506
  20. Yarra Yering Agincourt 2022
    Yarra Yering Agincourt 2022

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    2021
    Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec
    Australia
    506
  21. Rene Mure Riesling Clos St Landelin Grand Cru Vorbourg 2020
    Rene Mure Riesling Clos St Landelin Grand Cru Vorbourg 2020

    Welcome to the Riesling deep end. Not dramatic, but really profound, with massive structure. This is all wrapped in very refined mirabelle and fresh honeycomb aromas. Great textural complexity and chalky minerality. Flows so gracefully over the palate, gliding off into the distance. A mix of vines planted just after 1945 and young vines from a massal selection. Basket-pressed. (97) SRUART PIGOTT, jamessuckling.com

    The 2020 Riesling Clos Saint Landelin is already open and shows exquisitely ripe tart apple notes. A gorgeous aromatic overtone of apple and yarrow carries over to the palate, where a super-smooth, concentrated palate projects generosity without any fatness. The texture has a notion of citrus pith and chalkiness. A lovely and taut Riesling with a lasting finish with a distinct trace of wet limestone. (Bone-dry) ANNE KREBIEHL MW

    2019
    Riesling
    France
    343
  22. Le Cinciole Camalaione 2019
    Le Cinciole Camalaione 2019
    The 2019 Camalaione is a dense, full-bodied wine. It is the most opulent of the wines in this range and also one that is the most similar to how these wines were made in the past. Deep, inky and layered, Camalaione has a ton to offer. The 2019 was vinified in amphora and spent two years in French oak barrels, 50% new, then a year in cement. The blend is 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Merlot and 15% Syrah. (96) ANTONIO GALLONI
    2019
    Cabernet Sauvignon
    Italy
    495
  23. Heymann Lowenstein Stolzenberg Riesling Grosses Gewachs 2021
    Heymann Lowenstein Stolzenberg Riesling Grosses Gewachs 2021

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    2021
    Riesling
    Germany
    442
  24. Jintaro Yura Le Silence et la Resonance Riesling 2023
    Jintaro Yura Le Silence et la Resonance Riesling 2023

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    2023
    Riesling
    France
    343
    Special Price $135.00 Regular Price $150.00 As low as $127.00
  25. Prinz Schonhell GG Riesling Trocken 2020
    Prinz Schonhell GG Riesling Trocken 2020

    From a south-southwest, wind-exposed slope with gravel, sand and loess soils

    The ripe yet delicate apricot character is married to a concentrated, sleek and very polished palate, with mineral acidity that runs right through the wine, from the tip of the tongue right to the very back. Great finesse and originality. From organically grown grapes. Drink or hold. (98) STUART PIGGOT, jamessuckling.com

    2020
    Riesling
    Germany
    465
  26. Labegorce Margaux 2017
    Labegorce Margaux 2017

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    2017
    Cabernet Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon
    France
    356
  27. Joh Jos Prum Graacher Himmelreich Riesling Kabinett 2022
    Joh Jos Prum Graacher Himmelreich Riesling Kabinett 2022

    This wonderful Mosel Kabinett has a wide spectrum of white tree fruit, wild berry and herb aromas. Impressive concentration on the very focused light-bodied palate. I love the racy acidity and pronounced slatey minerality that is wrapped around the very long and clean finish STUART PIGOTT, jamessuckling.com

     

    2021
    Riesling
    Germany
    442
  28. Moss Wood Cabernet Sauvignon 2022
    Moss Wood Cabernet Sauvignon 2022

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    2021
    Cabernet Sauvignon
    Australia
    432
    Special Price $140.00 Regular Price $165.00
  29. Antinori Tignanello Grappa 500ml
    Antinori Tignanello Grappa 500ml

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    NV
    Cabernet Sauvignon, sangiovese
    Italy
    495
  30. Speri Amarone della Valpolicella 'Monte Sant Urbano' 2018
    Speri Amarone della Valpolicella 'Monte Sant Urbano' 2018
    A compelling bouquet of dusty dried violets, fresh coffee grounds, cocoa powder and dried black cherries makes the 2019 Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Sant'Urbano impossible to ignore. This is wonderfully lifted and graceful in style, dense yet energetic with silken textures and polished red berry fruits that slowly saturate the palate. The 2019 youthfully folds in upon itself, leaving a bitter tinge of spice, dark chocolate and fine-grained tannins. The balance here is something to behold. The 2019 is full of potential—bury it deep. ANTONIO GALLONI,Vinous

    The Speri’s presence in this winemaking heartland goes back to 1874, though the original homestead and cellars are even older - 1580. From generation to generation for well over a century, the Speri family have handed down a heritage of pride in their land and passion for its fruits. The family operation now comprises of Carlo (pr/admin), vineyardists Eliseo, Marco and Giampietro, winemakers Paolo and Alberto, marketing manager Giampaolo, and the fifth generation Luca and Chiara Speri.

    The family now have 60 hectares of autochtonous vines in the finest Classico districts, divided into three distinct crus; La Roverina, Sant’Urbano and La Roggia. In these hills the vines enjoy a mild climate that you would not expect at this northerly latitude and are planted at a much higher density than the appellation’s average using organic farming methods.
    2018
    Corvina, Molinara, Red, Rodinella
    Italy
    499
  31. Le Guaite di Noemi Valpolicella Ripasso Superiore 2013
    Le Guaite di Noemi Valpolicella Ripasso Superiore 2013

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    2013
    Corvina, Molinara, Rodinella
    Italy
    499
  32. Roger Groult Calvados 8yo Pays d'Auge 41% 700ml
    Roger Groult Calvados 8yo Pays d'Auge 41% 700ml

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    Calvados
    France
  33. Damijan Podversic Prelit (Merlot Cabernet) 2020
    Damijan Podversic Prelit (Merlot Cabernet) 2020

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    2020
    Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot
    Italy
    391
  34. Heymann Lowenstein Uhlen Laubach Riesling Grosses Gewachs 2020
    Heymann Lowenstein Uhlen Laubach Riesling Grosses Gewachs 2020

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    2021
    Riesling
    Germany
    442
  35. Heymann Lowenstein Uhlen Blaufüsser Lay Riesling Grosses Gewachs 2020
    Heymann Lowenstein Uhlen Blaufüsser Lay Riesling Grosses Gewachs 2020

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    2021
    Riesling
    Germany
    442
  36. Emmerich Knoll Riesling Kellerberg Smaragd 2023
    Emmerich Knoll Riesling Kellerberg Smaragd 2023

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    2023
    Riesling
    Austria
    501
  37. Leitz Kaisersteinfels GG Riesling 2020
    Leitz Kaisersteinfels GG Riesling 2020
    Very exotic, with papaya, pineapple and jack-fruit aromas, but also tropical flowers and touches of fresh ginger and galgant. Enormous concentration and refinement, the fruit rippling over the palate in waves, and each time you think that you’ve taken them all in, the next wave hits you. Almost endless wet-stone finish! Vegan. Drink or hold. (98) STUART PIGOTT, Jamessuckling.com
    2020
    Riesling
    Germany
    465
  38. Heymann Lowenstein Rottgen Riesling Grosses Gewachs 2021
    Heymann Lowenstein Rottgen Riesling Grosses Gewachs 2021

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    2021
    Riesling
    Germany
    442
  39. Joh Jos Prum Graacher Himmelreich Riesling Spätlese 2022
    Joh Jos Prum Graacher Himmelreich Riesling Spätlese 2022
    Striking nose of garden herbs with just a hint wet earth underlining the delicate white tree fruit aromas. Stunning concentration and energy on the super-straight medium-bodied palate. Very long, almost perfectly balanced finish that is surprising for this category at this early stage in the wine’s development. Great slate expression. (96) STUART PIGOTT, jamessuckling.com
    2021
    Riesling
    Germany
    442
  40. Leitz Schlossberg GG Riesling 2020
    Leitz Schlossberg GG Riesling 2020

    A deep well of ripe mirabelle and persimmon on the nose. Then comes the rich and concentrated but silky and precisely balanced palate. Very long and expansive finish with a fabulous texture and a delicate floral-honey touch. STUART PIGOTT, Jamessuckling.com

    The 2020 Riesling Rüdesheimer Rosengarten Monopol Grosses Gewächs is from two parcels within Rosengarten, the Bienengarten and Kreuzgarten, within the village, flat, close to the river, hence a very warm site, on a sandy, loamy soil. This makes it an outlier among Rüdesheimer Grosse Lagen. The vines are 50 and 20 years old. Just a hint of honey plays on the nose, with a slight note of shriveled, dry fruit that was common in 2020. The palate is rounded and really concentrated, with insistent, bright, dried lemon notes and citrus pith. It is mouth-watering, with real chalkiness of deep soil that begins to take over from the fruit. It's round, rich and with much personality. ANNE KREBIEHL, Vinous.com

    2020
    Riesling
    Germany
    465
  41. Weinbach Cuvee Colette Riesling 2022
    Weinbach Cuvee Colette Riesling 2022
    The very deep and refined peachy fruit is overlain with sweet floral nuances and underlined by a fascinating minerality that builds as the wine flows over the medium- to full-bodied palate. From old vines at the bottom of the Grand Cru Schlossberg site. (95) STUART PIGGOT
    2021
    Riesling
    France
    343
  42. Moss Wood Cabernet Sauvignon 2021
    Moss Wood Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

    One of Australia’s great cabernets. This from a cooler season highlights and accentuates the typical bright red fruits and blue fruit mix, especially on the nose. It’s aromatic and perfumed with an African violet scent. The palate as always is so exquisitely balanced and refined. Since 1989 the cabernet has been augmented with the floral bright fruit of cabernet franc and the darker robust black fruits of petit verdot. The palate delivers with a gentle restraint yet there is power deep within. The chalky tannins define a long and focussed finish. A deceptive medium bodied wine that will cellar for many years. (98) RAY JORDAN

     

    2021
    Cabernet Sauvignon
    Australia
    432
  43. Trimbach Riesling Mandelberg GC 2019
    Trimbach Riesling Mandelberg GC 2019

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    2019
    Riesling
    France
    343
  44. Leitz Rosengarten GG Riesling 2020
    Leitz Rosengarten GG Riesling 2020

    A deep well of ripe mirabelle and persimmon on the nose. Then comes the rich and concentrated but silky and precisely balanced palate. Very long and expansive finish with a fabulous texture and a delicate floral-honey touch. STUART PIGOTT, Jamessuckling.com

    The 2020 Riesling Rüdesheimer Rosengarten Monopol Grosses Gewächs is from two parcels within Rosengarten, the Bienengarten and Kreuzgarten, within the village, flat, close to the river, hence a very warm site, on a sandy, loamy soil. This makes it an outlier among Rüdesheimer Grosse Lagen. The vines are 50 and 20 years old. Just a hint of honey plays on the nose, with a slight note of shriveled, dry fruit that was common in 2020. The palate is rounded and really concentrated, with insistent, bright, dried lemon notes and citrus pith. It is mouth-watering, with real chalkiness of deep soil that begins to take over from the fruit. It's round, rich and with much personality. ANNE KREBIEHL, Vinous.com

    2020
    Riesling
    Germany
    465
  45. Joh Jos Prum Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Spätlese 2022
    Joh Jos Prum Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Spätlese 2022
    Here’s a very classic Mosel Spatlese with exactly the combination of richness, elegance and delicacy that makes this category unique. Such delicate white peach and sliced pear, rose and honeysuckle aromas. Very long finish that is as succulent as it is refined. You just want to linger there for as long as you can. (96) STUART PIGOTT, jamessuckling.com
    2021
    Riesling
    Germany
    442
  46. Robert Weil Kiedrich Turmberg Riesling Auslese 2021 375ml
    Robert Weil Kiedrich Turmberg Riesling Auslese 2021 375ml
    A lacy layer of floral honey lies over the very ripe white fruit aromas of this very elegant Auslese. In spite of the impressive concentration and succulence, this riesling Auslese is still really fine, even filigree. What a great vibrancy this also has at the dense finish! Enormous aging potential. Limited production. Drink or hold. JAMES SUCKLING

    The 2021 Kiedrich Turmberg Riesling Auslese is precise, fresh and flinty on the nose yet pretty sweet on the palate. This is an elegant and refined, dense and saline, seriously grippy and stimulating Auslese with enormous aging potential. Very long but very sweet as well. 8.5% stated alcohol plus 110 grams per liter of residual sugar. Natural cork. Tasted in July 2022. STEPHAN REINHARDT, The Wine Advocate
    2021
    Riesling
    Germany
    465
  47. Trimbach Riesling Frederic Emile 2016
    Trimbach Riesling Frederic Emile 2016
    STAFF PICKS 2022 - ROSCOE HALLIGAN-ROSE


    What a wine. It was a bit of an all-out brawl this year to see who would take out the big gong. I nabbed a couple of contenders on a recent weekend to examine them properly in the right kind of environment, under a tree in my yard with some mates and some nibbles. At the end There Can Be Only One and that had to be the Freddy Emile 2016. It's like they bottled The Quickening.
    The power here is genuinely staggering. It's so compact and tense that it isn't entirely comfortable to taste at this early stage. Even with a few years under the belt it is almost completely primary with little or no indication of age showing amongst that youthfully imploded and inwardly focused fruit. Scintillating stuff. It practically hums with pent up potential. The length is unreal and it stains the palate with wildly mineral fruit. The palate is hugely impactful and it hits like a sock stuffed with pool balls being swung around. It is  a genuine WOW wine but it comes with a caveat, do not drink them too early. There is so much here just waiting to unveil itself. This is probably the best young version of this storied wine I have ever drunk. ROSCOE


    Luminous straw-yellow. Complex, mint-accented aromas of nectarine, tangerine and powdered stone, plus a hint of licorice. Then bright, juicy and dense, showing outstanding acid-sugar balance and a penetrating juiciness to the stone fruit and herbal flavors. Finishes multilayered and very long, displaying noteworthy clarity and limy cut on the saline finish. Wine lovers everywhere know just how great Frédéric Emile Rieslings can be, but this looks to be a real knockout in the making; I absolutely love this wine's mineral drive and precision. It pulls off the neat trick of being both very ageworthy and also lovely to drink right now. I was happy to know that my palate was still working after an extremely long day of tasting when I told Pierre that in this vintage of Frédéric Emile I found more of the Geisberg than the Osterberg (in most vintages, the wine is a blend of 60/40 Osterberg-Geisberg, at times even 70/30, but this year it's more like 55/45). (97+) IAN D'AGATA, Vinous Media

    The lemon-sherbet note here is really beautiful. Then comes a wealth of herbs, ranging from thyme to parsley, with a touch of sea salt, before turning to more floral nuances, such as cherries and almond blossom. The powerful acidity seems to surround the whole mouth and makes this almost like licking a lemon; the unmistakable dryness is all the more enjoyable because of it. Long and very elegant on the finish. STUART PIGOTT
    2016
    Riesling
    France
    343
  48. Cullen Diana Madeline 2022
    Cullen Diana Madeline 2022

    Deep bright purple-red colour leading into a stylish bouquet of sweet mulberry and other berry fruits, violets and cassis, succulent and mouth-filling, with masses of fine emery-like tannins that run the length of the palate adding authority, structure, length and refreshment to the aftertaste. Concentrated, superripe blackberry, cassis and mulberry flavours; oak tucked discreetly into the background. (98) HUON HOOKE, The Real Review

    Really delivers as you might expect from this excellent concentrated and powerfully frame vintage in Margaret River. It’s dominant cabernet with smaller portions of merlot, cabernet franc and malbec. Typical of this wine since switching to biodynamics, it is bright and brilliant with a nervy tense energy to drive the palate. The succulent fruit is harness by fine chalky tannins and neatly played oak of which 55% was new. A wine of extraordinary elegance and poise with a few of many decades. (98) RAY JORDAN

    Needless to say, Margaret River enjoyed another superb vintage with the 2022 season. Slightly cooler, Cullen report that it was a vintage of “immense perfume and texture”. The wine is a wonderfully vibrant purple in colour. The nose gives up plums, cassis, spices including nutmeg, chocolate, mocha, bay leaves, cigar box notes – think a freshly opened box of Cohiba Siglo VI – and near perfect oak integration. This is finely balanced and exhibiting immense length on a palate that sees the emergence of aniseed, mulberries and coffee beans. An alluringly supple texture with the silkiest of tannins, though plenty of them – there really is some grip here. This will easily sail through fifteen to twenty years in a good cellar. (98) KEN GARGETT, Wine Pilot

    2021
    Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec, Merlot
    Australia
    432
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