Château Gris in Nuits-St-Georges.Top producers in 2023: Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair Domaine Méo-Camuzet Domaine Georges Mugneret-Gibourg Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Scroll down for Charles Curtis MW’s top-scoring Vosne-Romanée & Nuits-St-Georges 2023… Source : https://www.decanter.com/premium/top-vosne-romanee-nuits-st-georges-2023-wines-en-primeur-546300/
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Top Chambolle-Musigny 2023 wines en primeur
Chambolle-Musigny vineyardsTop producers in 2023: Domaine Arlaud Domaine Amiot-Servelle Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé Domaine Jacques-Frédéric Mugnier Domaine Robert Groffier Scroll down for Charles Curtis MW’s top-scoring Chambolle-Musigny & Clos de Vougeot 2023 wines {“content”:”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”} COMING SOON Score table listing Charles Curtis MW’s top Burgundy 2023 wines all scoring 94 points or above Further analysis and top-scoring wines of the …
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We’re spending more time in the cheap seats (aka, stacked boxes of wine at Costco, vs the wooden crates). This one was an easy drop in the cart, and frankly, turned out to be a bottle that doesn’t belong in the cheap seats at all. A $9.99 Rioja Reserva with 93 points from Wine Enthusiast. […] Source : https://costcowineblog.com/2018-bodegas-valdelacierva-alfar-rioja-reserva/
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The Gaddo Bolgheri Rosso 2022, the heart of the collection Leading producers Prosit Group have created a new, contemporary range in collaboration with Gaddo della Gherardesca, who represents the eleventh generation of the noble Tuscan family. The della Gherardesca wine collection is an entirely new chapter in the story of the family and the region with which they have been …
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Vineyard scene in Collio DOC. The decision was finalised during the Collio consortium’s latest assembly, held in December just before the holiday season. While this is not the first instance of such a move – Spain’s Terra Alta DO in Catalunya, for example, adopted a similar resolution three years ago – Collio’s decision arguably holds far greater global significance. Collio …
Read More »New look Decanter magazine January 2025: See what’s inside
Design-wise, for sure, the mag is unrecognisable from the earliest issues published in the mid-1970s (thank goodness!). And yet there’s a common thread that remains unchanged, and that is the importance we attach to giving you the most authoritative and useful information we can – written by the world’s most respected wine writers – and delivering this information in the …
Read More »Maison L’Envoyé Fleurie Château Vivier 2022 $21 (90 points)
A sappy well of blackberry coulis and red plum flavors offer a lot of juicy pleasure in this ripe yet balanced version. Shows smoked apple wood notes and a meaty, sanguine edge, with wild herbs and red licorice on the medium-weight, very balanced finish. Shows a lot of appeal. Drink now through 2029. 500 cases imported. Source : aa66f983ee0363d7313a8c6e909c84e7
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