"These Cabernets are for the patient, but make no mistake about it, in top vintages the Howell Mountain is one of the great wines, not just of California, but of the world."
(Antonio Galloni,...

99/100 PP

"The current release, the 1994 Cabernet Sauvignon Hillside Select, is a prodigious Cabernet. I had it at a tasting in Japan, and the Japanese were as enthusiastic about it as my rat...

"An exceptional wine. Beautiful, deep-red ruby colour, with the bright sheen of great Burgundies. Intense and fresh nose for the young wines. Primary notes of red fruit dominate, such as Morello cherr...

"Our domain is located in the village of Avize, situated in the Côte de Blancs. A family-run property which encompasses close to 8 hectares of vines in the crus of Avize, Cramant, Oger, Le Mesnil-s...

91-93/100 PP

"Could the 1994 La Dominique be even better than the spectacular 1990, 1989, and 1982? An opaque purple color is followed by a sensational, pure, intense nose of overripe...

89-90/100 PP

"Not surprisingly, Sociando-Mallet\'s 1994 boasts one of the darkest colors of the vintage. The wine reveals surprising softness, more oak than usual, excellent richness, firm ta...

86/100 PP

"Showing exceptionally well, this dark ruby-colored 1994 displays no hard tannin or herbaceous/greenness to its aromatics or flavors. The wine is admirably rich, with dense,...

Das Bonmot Bismarcks vom "Ungeheuer" der ihm ungeheuer schmeckte, ist ein Topos der deutschen Weingeschichte. Von Buhl ist im Alleinbesitz des Gewanns Ungeheuer, das Namensgeber der VDP.Grossen Lag...

90-92/100 PP

"This is unquestionably the finest wine I have yet tasted from the Becot family. An opaque black/purple color suggests considerable concentration and intensity. The huge nose of...

18/20 René Gabriel

"05: Aus der Magnum, eine Stunde dekantiert: Zeigt erste, feine Kräuter-Terroirnoten, wirkt tief und würzig. Im Gaumen sind die Gerbstoffe immer noch nicht ganz entwickelt,...