93/100 PP

"The Frohlichs’ 2008 Schlossbockelheimer Felsenberg Riesling Grosses Gewachs is scented with Maine blueberries, cassis, and white peach, with a hint of wood smoke. Silken-tex...

94/100 PP

"Disgorged in February 2018, the golden-colored 2004 Blanc de Meuniers La Vigne d'Or has a very pure and iodine nose, with ripe apple and raisin aromas. Delicate and fresh on...

94+/100 vinous

"The 2016 Pinot Noir Ygnacia Hyde Vineyard is a more than worthy follow up to the stunning 2015. Lavender, rose petal, orange peel and mint lift from the glass in a silk...

94/100 PP

"Tasted from a magnum purchased on release, the 1990 Domaine de Chevalier is a magnificent Pessac-Léognan, one that I was gobsmacked to find that I have never tasted before! It has...

93+/100 PP

"Believe it or not, the 1990 Leoville Barton can actually be drunk - something that cannot be said about the broodingly backward, still excruciatingly tannic 1982. The exceptionall...

96/100 PP

"The 2019 Pinot Noir Malans Unique offers a deliciously sweet, refined and charming Pinot bouquet of red berries and crushed stones. Full-bodied, intense and energetic on the...

95/100 WE

"For Perrier-Jouët the symbols of the Belle Epoque are the house calling card. This prestige cuvée, in its stylish flowered bottle, has been released with good maturity, offe...

94/100 PP

"Still one of the most backward wines of the vintage, Leoville-Barton’s 1982 is a wine of huge extract, high tannin, and a somewhat ancient style that recalls some of the Bor...

95/100 PP

"Keller’s 2008 Westhofener Abtserde Riesling Grosses Gewachs – for considerable detail on whose terroir and history, consult my report in issue 185 – smells mysteriously musky in...

94/100 PP

"Given the challenges 2017 presented—in particular the presence of the Suzuki fruit fly, which produces volatile acidity when it attacks fruit—Collin opted for a shorter-than...