RED WINE - 2013

This wine is from a single high-performing block that has had a number of excellent vintages over the past 15 years. It is a monoclonal wine of G9V3 Cabernet Sauvignon, an unfashionable clone in some circles, but in this vineyard, on this hill, a stunning example of the  variety. The fruit was hand harvest in late-March and yields were low but of excellent concentration and character. The must was fermented in static red fermenters and the wine was aged in French oak barriques, 40 per cent new, for 15 months.

This is a superbly elegant Cabernet wine. This special wine, our very first Highbow Hill Cabernet, has superb perfume and purity of fruit. It is an elegant Cabernet Sauvignon that will age well over 20 years, but is ready for theenthusiast now. GARY BALDWIN

According to the Guigal's, the 2013 Cote Rotie La Turque has a similar level of dry extract to the 2010 (after that, the 2012, followed by the 2011). Inky purple in color, with masculine notes of crushed rock, cracked pepper, bacon fat, scorched earth and concentrated dark fruits, it has a stacked mid-palate, but is certainly holding things closer to the vest than either the 2011 or 2012. It has a classic style and I suspect will require a decade of cellaring to become approachable. (98) JEB DUNNUCK

Vibrant deep red. Aromas and flavors of coffee, tar, licorice and spicy pepper complement ripe red cherry and plum. Dense and juicy, but with insidious sweetness and peppery cut to the persistent flavors. Ian D'Agata

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 The same can be said for the 2013 Châteauneuf du Pape Hommage A Jacques Perrin, as this insanely impressive barrel sample transcends the vintage. Full-bodied, decadent and layered, with massive concentration and purity, it’s loaded with black and blue fruits, violets, truffle, licorice and assorted floral notes. This cuvee always shows fabulous fruit in its youth, and it doesn’t start to gain its hallmark gaminess until after a few years in bottle. In addition, this cooler vintage, with its ample moisture and autumn summer, produced Mourvedre with off-the-charts aromatic purity and perfect ripeness. It will clearly be in the top 1-2 wines and will have 3-4 decades of longevity (100) JEB DUNNUCK, Wine Advocate

Extremely aromatic with blueberries, blackberries, and flowers. Full- bodied, dense, and rich yet agile and exciting. The tannins are seamless and beautiful. The finish shows stones and spices. The ancient mourvedre in the blend gives this wine elegance. Incredible depth. So drinkable now but goes on for minutes. Fantastic Hommage... (98) JAMES SUCKLING

It's a curious release/place this wine is in right now. Perfume is glorious, a true perfume that wafts with sweet fruit, clove and cardamom spice, faint briary notes, light mahogany. The palate however is strict, opposite to the vivacity of the perfume, and though sees good architecture from ribbons of fine tannin, reveals little aside a barely-there succulence of faint berry fruit meshed to lean twiggy oak flavour. The finish is grippy, and a touch coarse, then has a light lemony zing. Time mellows the wine, and there's potential for a wine of beauty in future, but it's in an awkward phase right now. MIKE BENNIE

Medium-bodied, but deep and sinewy, ripe cherry fruit, intense minerally tightly packed black tea tannin, and despite its darkness and backwards nature, has an alluring mouth-perfume and repressed juiciness throughout; a sure signpost to the direction it will take in the future. And it's long. A classic. 96 Points, GARY WALSH, The Wine Front
 
Readers should expect a muscular, full-throttle Barbaresco of breadth and pure power. A super classic wine in the making, the 2013 is captivating, even in the early going. 95+ Points ANTONIO GALLONI, Vinous

The Giuseppe Cortese Riserva is from 1ha of the oldest vines in Rabaja with an average age of 70 years and matured in 1,700L Slovanian oak for 40 months. The wines then spend a further 3 years in bottle prior to release. The first Rabaja Riserva was produced in 1996 and since then has been made in 1999, 2001, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2011, 2013 and 2016 (released mid 2023).

While this is also notably floral there is a much broader range of spice elements present on the elegant nose of raspberry, violet and pomegranate aromas. The suave, round and succulent medium weight flavors possess plenty of mid-palate stuffing before terminating in a rich if ever-so-mildly austere and firm finish that delivers excellent length for a villages level wine. Recommended. BURGHOUND

The 2013 Vosne-Romanée stands out for its distinctly stony minerality and vertical sense of structure. Cherry pit, smoke, tobacco, spice and cedar notes are pushed forward, with an extra kick of brightness from the cool growing season. The tannins and acidity are both quite present today, but the elements should fuse together as the wine completes its aging in barrel. Most of this fruit comes from Les Barreaux, which sits just above Cros Parantoux. ANTONIO GALLONI

 

The 2013 Cote Rotie la Mouline plays beautifully in the vintage and should wind up being in the top handful of wines made that year. Full-bodied, layered and concentrated, it shows the higher acidity of the vintage, yet possesses terrific ripeness in its black fruits, vanilla bean, violets and black peppery-laced bouquet. As always, it incorporates a massive 11% Viognier and will spend a full four years in oak before bottling. (98) JEB DUNNUCK, The Wine Advocate

Floral aromas accent sturdy notes of grilled meat and almost delicate notes of red berries in the open, approachable 2014 Cote Rotie La Mouline. Medium to full-bodied, it shows great purity and a supple, silky, classic feel. It's built more on elegance and complexity than power, with those floral, herbal notes leaving a long, silky impression on the finish. (97) WINE ADVOCATE

Shiraz from one of Australia’s greatest estates.

You name it, it’s here. This is the antithesis of a simple red. Every time you sip you find something different. It runs with redcurrant but from there come breakouts of meat, violets, black pepper, jellied liquorice, stems and mint. Tannin is grunty, almost grainy, with cloves and peppers studded through. The texture generally is quite silken but the wine as a whole does not go quietly, as indeed it shouldn’t. Beyond a certain price point we want more than mere fruit; the brief is met here. Excellent wine. For the dinner table, we sail. 93+ points. CAMPBELL MATTINSON, The Wine Front

Bright straw-yellow. A complex bouquet evokes orange zest, pear, pungent flowers and dusty minerals, with a suggestion of honeydew melon in the background. Stains the palate with juicy citrus and orchard fruit flavors that turn deeper with aeration. Closes stony and quite long, with lingering florality and a hint of fennel. (Aged in stainless steel tanks for a year.) JOSH RAYNOLDS, Vinous.com

 

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