100/100 PP

"The 1990 La Chapelle is monumental. It is almost black in color. Tasted several times in 1996 along with the 1989, 1988, 1983, and 1978, it was easily the most intense and comp...

"Nearly 7 years on, upon its’ release in the spring of 2014, the wine is showing impressive aromas of blueberries, ripe blackberries, cherries and plum fruitcake. The palate is initially soft and roun...

94/100 PP

"The Feiler’s 2005 Ruster Ausbruch Essenz – also from Chardonnay and Welschriesling – smells of honey, candied grapefruit rind, spiced apple jelly, and caramel. For all of it...

"One of the most challenging vintages in a generation.
A good start to the year with plenty of rain and snow, then temperatures rising toward the end of March, however between 10th and 18th A...

93/100 Falstaff

"Mittleres Karmingranat, Granatreflexe, breite Ockerrandaufhellung. Rauchig-würzig unterlegte rotbeerige Frucht, Orangenzesten, ein Hauch von Nougat und Lakritze wie au...

Das Weingut im aus dem 18. Jahrhundert stammenden Schloss Mzar in der Stadt Ghazir 25 Kilometer nördlich von Beirut im Libanon wurde vom Franzosen Gaston Hochar im Jahre 1930 gegründet. Das Weingut...

"2009 was a truly memorable year in the Bekaa Valley and a vintage of two halves – before and after the rain! This vintage will go down in history as the year of the two day September deluge – unprece...

94/100 PP

"The Feiler’s 2005 Ruster Ausbruch Essenz – also from Chardonnay and Welschriesling – smells of honey, candied grapefruit rind, spiced apple jelly, and caramel. For all of it...

92/100 PP

"The 2007 Guidalberto is 60% Cabernet Sauvignon and 40% Merlot, with most of the fruit coming from a property adjacent to the vineyards used for Sassicaia. About 20% of the w...