Wine & Spirits

96 points Vinous The 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon is silky and elegant, with lovely aromatic presence and impeccable balance. Sweet tobacco, cedar, dried flowers and mint all give this mid-weight Cabernet lovely complexity and nuance. The 2018 has shut down since I tasted it last year, but that is not surprising given the style here. Today, bright acids give the 2018 energy, tension and a good deal of precision. 96+ (AG)  (1/2022)

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From a blend of Tim's top vineyard sites; all younger vines. Beautiful clear color. Limpid. Amazingly focused and elegant aroma. Precise, layered, satisfying on so many levels, and able to age for years. Red, blue and volcanic stone. Amazing finish. The effusive white-peach, sliced-pear and grapefruit aromas pull you into this very vibrant and energetic dry riesling. More stone fruit and fresh herbs on the palate. Very racy and exciting mineral finish. From organically grown grapes with Fair'n Green certification. Drink or hold. 

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“Power and elegance merge effortlessly in this superb wine. Its pure black currant fruit is tightly coiled, supported by just the right amount of firm tannins. Great aging potential. A triumph. *Best of Year 2008, Cellar Selection* (RV) ” Delivers breathtaking aromas of blackberry, currant, licorice and flowers. Full-bodied, with a solid core of fruit and supersilky tannins. Dark chocolate, currant, berry and licorice follow through. This is racy and beautiful.

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Wine Spectator-Napa Valley, California - "" Bright and open in feel, with damson plum and red currant notes, laced with savory and bay leaf details, ending with a mix of red tea, singed cedar and sanguine echoes. Atypical, for fans of a leaner style.""

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A classic Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon with inviting violet, dark fruit, tobacco, subtle baking spice and earthy dried herb aromatics. The palate is filled with expressive black cherry, blackberry and dark plum, hints of spice box and sweet vanilla bean. A focused, concentrated wine with youthful energy and freshness nimbly balanced by supple tannin structure and finesse. It rolls effortlessly out of the glass with beautifully pure notes of fresh black plums, black cherries and crushed blackcurrants plus hints of cinnamon stick, tobacco leaf and charcoal. Medium to full-bodied, the palate hits the ground running with expressive black fruits and soft, supple tannins, lifted by just enough freshness and finishing pleasantly savory.

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"The dense ruby/purple-colored 1996 Les Forts de Latour is exceedingly tannic, with cassis and mushroom-like notes in the aromatics. This full-bodied wine is impressively constituted and one of the finest Forts de Latours of the last two decades." - WA

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"Attractive aromas and flavors of black olives and plums. Medium body, firm and silky tannins and a juicy finish. Nice, linear tannins. Turns chewy and muscular. Precise and focused. Give it some time." - 96 points James Suckling

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96 points Wine Spectator "Exotic aromas of ripe wild cherry and berry fruit are matched by notes of sweet baking spices and an underlying saline accent in this suave red. Captures all the finesse and essence of Pinot Noir grown on limestone, delivering purity and a lingering mineral finish. (BS) "

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This is the very first vintage of this new label coming from the cellars of Ducru Beaucaillou. The new wine comes from vineyards located in the Haut-Médoc; plots brought by Madame Eugène-Borie on her marriage and more recently by the acquisition of plots from Madame Fort-Pradère. The wine was created as a homage to the woman who chaired the Supervisory Board from 1998 to today, but also to an attentive and loving mother. Under the Haut Medoc appellation, this wine offers Borie quality at an entry-level price.

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Clean and bright, golden in colour with ambar reflections. Fine and expressive nose where citrus aromas (of tangerine) and ripe fruit (apricot and peach) dominate; floral notes emerge as a feature of our white wines. Full bodied palate, elegant, fine and very present, reflecting the quality of the grapes of this vintage where balance and "finesse" are its best descriptors.

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Produced in a selection of the finest plots of the Hugel estate in the heart of the grand cru Schoenenbourg. This fantastic historical terroir has been almost exclusively devoted to Riesling for centuries.Keuper, marl, dolomite and gypsum, rich in fertilising agents, overlaid with fine layers of quaternary siliceous gravel, Vosges sandstone and Muschelkalk, with at its eastern extremity outcrops of Lias marl limestones.

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