96+/100 PP

"Another terrific 2013 that might be a candidate for the wine of the vintage, Stephane’s 2013 Côte Rôtie Cuvee Belle Helene has a serious, backward feel to go with notions o...

94-97/100 PP

"Tight, unevolved and borderline backwards (which is rare for this cuvée), the 2013 Côte Rôtie La Mouline is a wine that reminds Marcel Guigal of the 2006. It offers a ter...

95-99/100 PP

"Chave's 2000 Hermitage is a strong candidate for the wine of the vintage. The brutal crop thinning as well as selection process in the cellars has resulted in a wine that...

96/100 PP

"The dense saturated purple-colored 1999 Hermitage had been bottled only 24 hours before my visit. It is a brilliant effort. The wine exhibits fabulous texture, purity, and swe...

97/100PP

"A step up and showing more minerality, structure and length, with a masculine style, the 1995 Hermitage is drinking beautifully today. Described as disappointing by Jean-Louis...

99/100PP

"1990 is the Hermitage appellation's greatest vintage since 1978, and maybe since 1961. I have been tasting Chave's Hermitage since the great 1978 vintage, and the black-colored...

97/100 PP

"The 2005 Greenock Creek Shiraz is a glass-staining purple/black. It delivers a glorious bouquet of pain grille, pencil lead, truffle, black pepper, plum, and blueberry. Thick,...

97/100 Falstaff

"Tiefdunkles Rubingranat, opaker Kern, violette Reflexe, zarte Randaufhellung. Intensive schwarze Beerenfrucht, Anklänge von Herzkirschen, Brombeerfrucht. Stoffig, schwarzbeer...

97/100 PP

"The awesome 1998 Cote Rotie La Mouline is a seamless, full-bodied classic with many characteristics of the 1997 La Landonne , but more structure, tannin, and muscle. It will need t...