FINE & PREMIUM SPIRITS SEPTEMBER & OCTOBER 2020

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On Falkenau Island in the Rhine sits Pfalzgrafenstein Castle: a former toll-collecting station that was not to be ignored. ON THE COVER: The Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi.

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Classics Collection The Vintages Classics Collection puts the world’s finest and spirits into your cellar. From Burgundy grands crus to sky-high single-vineyard Argentine expressions and everything in between, the Classics Collection offers an exciting assortment of the best, most iconic, most collectible wines from top regions, stellar vintages, legendary producers and more. Whether you’re a neophyte or a seasoned collector, these curated selections are sure to satisfy.

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CHÂTEAU PICHON LONGUEVILLE Score: 94 (Roger Voss, Wine Enthusiast, FRANCE COMTESSE DE LALANDE 2003 April 1, 2011) Burgundy lovers will be excited AC Pauillac Grand Cru Classé 15954 (XD) 750 mL $146.00 to see the selections from 2017, TASTING NOTE: Made from a blend of while Rhône fans won’t want to 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 31% Merlot miss out on two near-perfect wines and 4% Petit Verdot, this spectacular from Châteauneuf-du-Pape. 2003 hits all the sweet spots on the BURGUNDY palate. A glorious bouquet of cedarwood, jammy black currants, cherries, licorice BORDEAUX and truffle is followed by a dense, CÔTE DE NUITS opulently textured, full-bodied wine with RED WINE RED WINE terrific purity and freshness as well as deep, velvety textured tannins. Enjoy this beauty over the next 10-12 years. Drink DOMAINE ALAIN HUDELOT-NOËLLAT CHÂTEAU KIRWAN 2015 e date: 2014-2026. LES BEAUMONTS VOSNE-ROMANÉE 3 cru, AC Margaux ER Score: 95 (Robert Parker Jr., robertparker. 1 CRU 2017 TASTING NOTE: A sleek wine with plenty com, Aug. 27, 2014) AC of tannins, but they are already so well TASTING NOTE: The 2017 Vosne- 15947 (XD) 750 mL $196.00 integrated that this has a very elegant Romanée 1er Cru Les Beaumonts personality. The long finish is rather surpasses its showing from barrel, mineral and very pure. Drink or hold. CHÂTEAU PRIEURE LICHINE 2015 unwinding in the glass with aromas of Score: 93 (James Suckling, 4e cru, AC Margaux blackberries, orange rind, peonies, jamessuckling.com, Feb. 2, 2018) TASTING NOTE: Some very ripe dark- potpourri and spices. On the palate, it’s 98566 (XD) 750 mL $130.00 plum aromas with a wealth of sweet medium to full-bodied, rich and layered, spices and earthy notes. The palate has with a fleshy core of fruit, refined tannins an impressively rich, suave and smooth and an appealing sense of completeness. CHÂTEAU LANGOA BARTON 2010 Drink date: 2025-2045. 3e cru, AC Saint-Julien core of black fruit with a powerful palate that delivers concentrated and intense Score: 93 (William Kelley, robertparker. TASTING NOTE: Tightly focused, with structure. This is superb Margaux. Try com, Jan. 9, 2020) a beam of cassis and blackberry fruit from 2022. 16268 (XD) 750 mL $270.00 framed by integrated espresso and Score: 96 (James Suckling, charcoal notes. The ample structure jamessuckling.com, Feb. 2, 2018) drives the polished finish, allowing DOMAINE ALAIN HUDELOT-NOËLLAT extra notes of plum sauce, pastis and 15953 (XD) 750 mL $110.00 LES MURGERS NUITS-SAINT- ER blueberry coulis to stride through. GEORGES 1 CRU 2017 AC Shows serious grip at the very end. CLOS BEAUREGARD 2015 Best from 2016 through 2035. AC Pomerol TASTING NOTE: The 2017 Nuits-Saint- Score: 94 (James Molesworth, Georges 1er Cru Les Murgers is open TASTING NOTE: Aromas of dark fruits, winespectator.com, March 31, 2013) and demonstrative, bursting with aromas tile, cedar, dried basil leaves, and smoked of cherries, red berries and plums 454207 (XD) 750 mL $156.00 almonds. Full-bodied, tight and focused mingled with savory notes of grilled with polished tannins and a beautiful game and raw cocoa. On the palate, the long finish. Love the texture and balance. CHÂTEAU LES ORMES 2012 wine is medium to full-bodied, succulent Try it in 2021or later. AC Saint-Julien and charming, with a generous core of Score: 94 (James Suckling, fruit and melting tannins. Drink date: TASTING NOTE: Alluring roasted coffee jamessuckling.com, Feb. 2, 2018) bean nose, augmented by pepper and 2022-2037. spice on the black fruits. Seductive 16242 (XD) 750 mL $69.00 Score: 92 (William Kelley, robertparker. Saint-Julien texture, displaying finesse com, Jan. 9, 2020) and evolution, with mushroom tints to DOMAINE DE CHEVALIER 2008 16271 (XD) 750 mL $176.00 the intense fruit, and a refreshing end. AC Pessac-Léognan Grand Cru Classé Score: 95 (Decanter World Wine Awards, Dense, powerful wine that impresses 2019) G. ROBLOT-MARCHAND LES FUÉES both with its rich fruit and its balanced CHAMBOLLE-MUSIGNY 1ER CRU 648295 (XD) 750 mL $69.00 tannins. The whole wine is finely 2015 integrated, black berry flavors shot AC through with acidity and touches of wood. Burgundy’s 2015 Pinots are seriously Certainly a wine for aging. Cellar impressive wines. They’re ripe and rich, Selection. offering refinement and freshness. This one was sourced from the limestone 6 VINTAGES THE CLASSICS COLLECTION • SEPTEMBER 2020

soils of the southeast-facing Les Fuées CÔTE DE BEAUNE Score: 92 (William Kelley, robertparker. premier cru. The site affords the grapes com, April 30, 2019) RED WINE exposure to the morning sun, giving them 15937 (XD) 750 mL $100.00 ample sunshine for ripening, while cool evenings assure freshness and balance. DOMAINE TAWSE FRÉMIETS VOLNAY ER 13777 (XD) 750 mL $120.00 1 CRU 2017 WHITE WINE AC TASTING NOTE: The 2017 Volnay Les LOUIS LATOUR LES QUATRE DOMAINE LATOUR-GIRAUD CUVÉE Fremiets 1er Cru contains 50% whole CHARLES MAXIME MEURSAULT JOURNAUX ROMANÉE SAINT-VIVANT clusters, matured in 20% new oak. It has GRAND CRU 2017 2017 AC quite an intense, slightly broody, marine- AC influenced bouquet, the oak discreet in “.... the [2017] whites are within touching TASTING NOTE: Hints of ripe and bright its supporting role. The palate is well distance of the storied 2014s in the aromas of strawberries and cherries. balanced and quite concentrated, with opinion of many (and possibly equal or Floral and very pretty. Full-bodied and touches of black olive infusing the black exceed them in places according to compact with pretty fruit. Vertical and fruit. The taut, linear finish feels long and some) ...” (Rupert Millar, thedrinksbusiness. structured. Better after 2022. tender. Excellent. Drinking window: com, Jan. 14, 2019). Expect this one to Score: 95 (James Suckling, 2021-2036. be a ripe, sensual wine, with depth, jamessuckling.com, Feb. 12, 2019) Score: (Neal Martin, vinous.com, 91-93 elegance and freshness, suggestions of Jan. 2019) 179598 (XD) 750 mL $860.00 lime citrus and white pepper, and a 577197 (XD) 750 mL $98.00 refined saline minerality. PIERRE BRISSET LES ROUGES 299784 (XD) 750 mL $82.00 DU DESSUS VOSNE-ROMANÉE ER HENRI DE VILLAMONT CHASSAGNE- 1 CRU 2017 MONTRACHET MORGEOT AC 1ER CRU 2015 DOMAINE POTINET-AMPEAU AC PULIGNY-MONTRACHET 2014 TASTING NOTE: Chocolatey cherries on AC the nose – quite delicious, and more TASTING NOTE: This is a ripe wine, Domaine Potinet-Ampeau has been forward than in previous vintages – but concentrated with spice, wood aging as worked by the Durrieu family for five it steps back into its customary restraint well as the rich fruit of the vintage. Its generations. The family began keeping on the palate, as if apologising for an bold fruits are generous and opulent, “vins de garde” (laying down wines to age unseemly show of emotions. Broad demanding aging. The wine comes from before selling), and so Potinet-Ampeau red-silk flag across the mouth, spiky one of the best known of the Chassagne has an impressive array of older vintages. cumin and caraway spice, elegantly premier crus. Drink from 2020. The white wines of Burgundy’s 2014 honed tannins arching high over the fruit. Score: 91 (Roger Voss, Wine Enthusiast, vintage are ripe, juicy, forward expressions Drink date: 2022-2028. Nov. 1, 2017) Score: 16.5 out of 20 (Tamlyn Currin, with excellent intensity and structure, jancisrobinson.com, June 14, 2019) 15951 (XD) 750 mL $63.00 marrying the richness of 2012 with the freshness of 2013. 13779 (XD) 750 mL $244.00 VINCENT GIRARDIN CLOS 16241 (XD) 750 mL $105.00 SAINT-JEAN CHASSAGNE- ROCHE DE BELLENE MONTRACHET 1ER CRU 2016 CHARMES-CHAMBERTIN AC LOUIS JADOT BÂTARD-MONTRACHET GRAND CRU 2012 GRAND CRU 2017 AC TASTING NOTE: Bursting from the glass AC with expressive aromas of berry fruit TASTING NOTE: As always with a grand compote and dried flowers, the 2016 TASTING NOTE: There are eight barrels cru from Gevrey-Chambertin, this wine Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Clos of the excellent 2017 Bâtard-Montrachet shows immense power. It is dominated by Saint-Jean is medium to full-bodied, Grand Cru (Maison Louis Jadot), an black fruits as well as signs of the 60% supple and succulent, with an ample core impressive wine that unfurls in the glass wood aging. Behind, the red cherry fruits of fruit, melting tannins and tangy acids, with aromas of crisp yellow orchard fruit, are developing along with the lively concluding with a precise and delicately pear, pastry cream and honeycomb. On acidity. It needs to age and should not be fragrant finish. This captures all the site’s the palate, the wine is full-bodied, deep drunk before 2019. Ranked #99 in the inherent fleshiness but none of the and satiny, with more concentration and 2015 Wine Enthusiast Top 100 Cellar potential structural rusticity that so often cut than this year’s Bienvenues, with Selections. accompanies it. Its gourmand, lavish an elegant sense of completeness and a Score: 95 (Roger Voss, Wine Enthusiast, profile makes it already irresistible. Drink long, lively finish. This will be well worth July 1, 2015) date: 2020-2036. seeking out.

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Score: 93-95 (William Kelley, VINCENT GIRARDIN LES CLOUS CÔTE CHALONNAISE robertparker.com, Jan. 31, 2019) MEURSAULT 1ER CRU 2017 AC RED WINE 445007 (XD) 750 mL $617.00 TASTING NOTE: From a hectare of domaine holdings that has been DOMAINE BELLEVILLE CLOS ROCHE DE BELLENE VIEILLES biodynamically farmed for the last three L’EVEQUE MERCUREY ER VIGNES MEURSAULT 2016 years, the 2017 Meursault Les Clous 1 CRU 2017 AC reveals an attractive bouquet of Anjou AC TASTING NOTE: Ripe, full in the mouth pear, lemon oil, white flowers and drawn TASTING NOTE: From clay-limestone soils and with good balance between acidity butter. On the palate, it’s medium-bodied, that err on the side of limestone, this and ripe yellow fruits, this rich wine tangy and tensile, with a pure, mineral- wine is gorgeously elegant with real shows concentration from low-yielding driven profile that’s defined by its power through the mid-palate, softened vines. Fresh apples partner with peach hillside origins. by a grilled caramel edge. I love this – it’s flavors. Drink from 2020. Score: 89-91 (William Kelley, serious but has grace and lightness of Score: 90 (Roger Voss, Wine Enthusiast, robertparker.com, Jan. 31, 2019) touch. It closes in on the finish, letting April 1, 2019) 15949 (XD) 750 mL $100.00 you know that it’s going to exceed 241091 (XD) 750 mL $98.00 expectations with some ageing. 35% new oak. Drinking window 2019-2036. Score: 94 (Jane Anson, Decanter, VINCENT GIRARDIN LE LIMOZIN CHABLIS May 22, 2019) MEURSAULT 2016 WHITE WINE AC 15950 (XD) 750 mL $61.00

Burgundy’s 2016 vintage was the DOMAINE COURTAULT BEAUROY smallest crop in a decade. But remember, CHABLIS 1ER CRU 2017 big things come in small packages. The AC RHÔNE 2016 vintage in Burgundy stands out as a terrific year, with the wines delivering TASTING NOTE: A solidly crafted premier concentrated fruit, bright acidity and a cru that delivers a classic expression of Chablis. There’s considerable depth NORTHERN RHÔNE precisely articulated sense of terroir. RED WINE Le Limozin lieu-dit sits just below Les to the flavours, with lemon citrus and Genevrières premier cru, and its wines apricot standing out, followed by a offer near-premier-cru quality. A great buy. sharply defined mineral-led finish. The FRANÇOIS VILLARD MALFONDIÈRES mouthfeel has a pleasing roundness. CROZES HERMITAGE 2017 15938 (XD) 750 mL $100.00 Very fresh and crisp. This will be ideal for AC seafood. (Vintages panel, Jan. 2020) TASTING NOTE: From 45-year-old vines VINCENT GIRARDIN LES CHAUMÉES 15952 (XD) 750 mL $41.00 in Mercurol, Villard’s 2017 Crozes CHASSAGNE-MONTRACHET Hermitage Malfondieres was vinified as ER 1 CRU 2017 whole clusters in an oak vat, then aged in AC DOMAINE WILLIAM FÈVRE LES PREUSES CHABLIS used barrels for 18 months. Cassis and TASTING NOTE: The 2017 Chassagne- GRAND CRU 2017 black cherry notes lead the way in this Montrachet 1er Cru Les Chaumées AC medium to full-bodied wine, which is reveals aromas of crisp green pear, graced with hints of crushed stone, a TASTING NOTE: An exotic, totally toasted nuts, spices and honey, followed velvety feel and some faintly stemmy beguiling wine, the 2017 Chablis by a medium to full-bodied, satiny and notes (herbal tea) on the finish. Tasted Les Preuses Grand Cru melds together enveloping palate that’s tangy, precise twice (once blind) about a week apart, it rich fruit with saline, mineral-drenched and penetrating. This is a classy, deftly came across more structured and intensity. White flowers, mint, white balanced Chaumées that should offer chewier on one occasion than the other, pepper and crushed rocks add a broad drinking window. although the quality was otherwise tremendous lift to this striking, utterly Score: 90-92 (William Kelley, consistent. Drink date: 2020-2028. captivating Chablis. A wine of superb robertparker.com, Jan. 31, 2019) Score: 91 (Joe Czerwinski, robertparker. classicism, the Preuses has it all. That’s com, Jan. 31, 2020) 15948 (XD) 750 mL $134.00 all there is to it. Drinking window: 2025-2037. 16234 (XD) 750 mL $74.00 Score: 97 (Antonio Galloni, vinous.com, Jan. 2020) GABRIEL MEFFRE LAURUS 2017 391276 (XD) 750 mL $133.00 AC Côte Rôtie TASTING NOTE: Incense, exotic flowers, orange blossom, hints of bacon fat, and

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assorted sweet strawberry and raspberry DOMAINE DU PEGAU CUVÉE Score: 93 (Anna Lee Iijima, Wine fruits emerge from the 2017 Côte Rôtie LAURENCE CHÂTEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE Enthusiast, July 1, 2018) 2014 Laurus, and it’s medium to full-bodied, 15939 (XD) 750 mL $53.00 has a silky elegant texture, ripe tannins, AC and a great finish. It’s still tight and TASTING NOTE: This wine shows closed on the palate, so give bottles 2-3 complexities of cocoa, leather, rose petal MICHEL GASSIER LOU COUCARDIÉ years. Maturity: 2023-2033. and earth that juxtapose mouthwatering BLANC 2016 Score: 91+ (Jeb Dunnuck, jebdunnuck. blackberry and plum flavors. Its fruit is at AC Costières de Nîmes com, Dec. 12, 2019) the forefront but anchored by a mineral TASTING NOTE: From the Bec vineyard 13402 (XD) 750 mL $80.00 undertow that should intensify with age. located in the southern part of the It’s a beauty already, framed by fine, appellation, the 2016 Costières de chalky tannins. Editors’ Choice. Nîmes Blanc Lou Coucardié is another SOUTHERN RHÔNE Score: 98 (Anna Lee Iijima, Wine Enthusiast, tour de force from this appellation. Dec. 31, 2019) Buttered apple, orange blossom, hints RED WINE 168161 (XD) 750 mL $135.00 of apricot and spice all give way to [a] rich, fleshy, yet fresh and pure white CHAPELLE SAINT THEODORIC LA that’s going to shine on the dinner table. GUIGASSE CHÂTEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE XAVIER ARCANE L’ETOILE This cuvée is 40% each of Grenache 2016 BEAUMES DE VENISE Blanc and Roussanne, with the balance AC AP Viognier, aged on lees in 500-liter barrels. TASTING NOTE: As I predicted last year, TASTING NOTE: Coming from the higher Score: 93 (Jeb Dunnuck, jebdunnuck. the 2016 Chateauneuf du Pape La elevation sites, the NV Beaumes de com, Oct. 19, 2017) Guigasse has smoothed out considerably Venise Arcane Etoile is another elegant, 406249 (XD) 750 mL $36.00 and seemingly absorbed the stemmy finesse-oriented wine from Xavier that elements I noted previously. Still not yet has both richness and freshness. A blend bottled, it now offers wonderful fruit of Grenache, Syrah, and Mourvèdre as purity and intensity. Raspberries and well as a small amount of Viognier from ALSACE cherries are delivered on a full-bodied, 2015, 2016, and 2017, it has something WHITE WINE rich and creamy palate that somehow profound in its texture and balance. avoids any sense of heaviness. It looks to Notes of black raspberries, currants, be a stunning example of 70-year-old dried flowers, lavender, and pepper are PIERRE SPARR MAMBOURG Grenache from the sandy lieu-dit of the followed by a beautiful, full-bodied, GEWURZTRAMINER 2017 AC Alsace Grand Cru same name. Drink date: 2020-2035. elegant wine that might just be one of Score: 95-97 (Joe Czerwinski, the greatest red wines to come from TASTING NOTE: A concentrated nose robertparker.com, Aug. 31, 2018) Beaumes de Venise. of Damask rose and juicy peach makes Score: 95 (Jeb Dunnuck, jebdunnuck. for a heady opening on this wine. A 378174 (XD) 750 mL $105.00 com, Aug. 16, 2019) hint of grapefruit-peel spice plays on 15942 (XD) 750 mL $40.00 the juicy, medium-sweet palate. Along DOMAINE DE LA SOLITUDE with citrus freshness, this creates a lovely RÉSERVE SECRÈTE balance of richness and freshness. CHÂTEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE 2016 WHITE WINE Score: 90 (Anne Krebiehl, MW, Wine AC Enthusiast, Nov. 1, 2019) TASTING NOTE: The top cuvée is the CLOS DE L’ORATOIRE 915157 (M) 750 mL $28.00 2016 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Réserve CHÂTEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE BLANC Secrete, a deep, rich, massive wine that 2016 stays balanced, pure and elegant. Crème AC de cassis, pepper, crushed violets, and new saddle leather notes all give way TASTING NOTE: While this dry wine’s to a rockingly textured, full-bodied, crisp apple, white grapefruit and pear balanced beauty that’s going to keep notes are understated on the nose and for 20+ years. I wasn’t able to get the palate, its opulent, creamy mouthfeel is final blend, which changes every year the showcase. Full bodied and honeyed for this cuvée, but it’s almost always a yet not heavy, it shows hints of cashew, mix of Grenache and Syrah. Maturity: earth and saline complexities in develop- 2022-2042. ment. Although drinking elegantly now, it should be even better from 2026. Score: 97+ (Jeb Dunnuck, jebdunnuck. com, Aug. 28, 2018) Cellar Selection. 499871 (XD) 750 mL $142.00

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RENÉ MURÉ CÔTE DE ROUFFACH 2016 AUSTRIA ITALY AC Alsace A rich, fragrant, high-scoring Grüner Breathtaking expressions from TASTING NOTE: Beautifully aromatic, Veltliner offers insight into the refined Piedmont, Tuscany and Sicily, to featuring lots of mineral and honey on character of the Kremstal region. name but a few of the eye-catching the nose and palate, along with flavors regions in this selection. of poached quince, sliced almond, star WHITE WINE fruit and fleur de sel. Statuesque and framed by firm acidity, this is light-to TURK RIED KREMSER CAMPANIA medium-bodied, with an intense, mineral- THURNERBERG GRÜNER VELTLINER RED WINE driven finish. Drink now through 2030. 2017 Score: 93 (Alison Napjus, winespectator. DAC Kremstal com, Dec. 31, 2018) TASTING NOTE: The fragrance of SALVATORE MOLETTIERI VIGNA 634741 (XD) 750 mL $30.00 crushed citrus leaves creates a heady CINQUE QUERCE TAURASI 2012 opening on the nose before ripe pear DOCG and lemon balm follow. The palate TASTING NOTE: A deep, plush, full- TRIMBACH CUVÉE FRÉDÉRIC ÉMILE presents a picture of concentrated bodied red, with dense tannins that are RIESLING 2011 AC Alsace zestiness with edges of white pepper, well-meshed to flavors of black cherry salty preserved lemon and arugula, all pâte de fruit, olive paste, cured tobacco, TASTING NOTE: For a seven-year-old wrapped in pear-fruited richness. Zest spice box, iron and graphite. Big and dry white, this has great vitality. The more also characterizes the finish of this wine, brooding, this nonetheless maintains a air it gets, the more candied-citrus, pear which carries its full-flavored richness sense of elegance throughout. Best and dried-herb aromas emerge. Although lightly. from 2022 through 2032. Highly the wine’s frame is on the sleek side, Score: 95 (Anne Krebiehl, MW, Wine recommended. there’s serious concentration. The finish Enthusiast, March 1, 2019) Score: 95 (Alison Napjus, winespectator. is very long with a cascade of herbal and com, Nov. 30, 2019) mineral notes. Drink or hold. 16622 (XD) 750 mL $43.00 Score: 94 (James Suckling, 406223 (XD) 750 mL $69.00 jamessuckling.com, May 28, 2018) 728535 (XD) 750 mL $83.00 GERMANY FRIULI Elegance and charm come RED WINE to the fore with this exquisite, MIDI cellar-worthy Riesling from Mosel. RED WINE MARCO FELLUGA RUSSIZ SUPERIORE 2017 DOC Collio CHÂTEAU L’HOSPITALET LA MOSEL This Cab Franc is sourced from vines RÉSERVE ROUGE 2018 WHITE WINE La Clape, AC Coteaux du Languedoc planted in limestone and clay soils at between 80 and 200 metres elevation in You can expect this classic blend of J.J. PRUEM WEHLENER SONNENUHR the hills of the Collio region. You can Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre to RIESLING KABINETT 2018 expect it to suggest a wealth of dark fruit, express red and black berry, some Prädikatswein herbs and spice, framed by mineral and smoke, herb and spice tones and smoke tones. It’s a wine that will drink TASTING NOTE: The 2018 Wehlener underlying chocolate and vanilla. Enjoy well tonight with grilled steak or lamb but Sonnenuhr Riesling Kabinett offers a it tonight with grilled lamb or give will also continue to evolve for a further delicately creamy nose made of cassis, it 5-8 years in your cellar. 8-10+ years. floral elements, apricot, and chalky 682492 (XD) 750 mL $38.00 minerals. The wine proves delicately tickly 16572 (XD) 750 mL $39.00 on the overall creamy and quite playful palate, and leaves a nice feel of passion fruit, melon, herbs, and a touch of LAZIO cardamom in the long and superbly elegant finish. The sweetness is already RED WINE nicely integrated. 2023-2033. Score: (Jean Fisch & David Rayer, 91 FIORANO ROSSO 2014 moselfinewines.com, Oct. 2019) IGT Rosso Lazio 15302 (S) 750 mL $71.00 TASTING NOTE: The 2014 Rosso Fiorano (Alberico) is a blend of Cabernet 10 VINTAGES THE CLASSICS COLLECTION • SEPTEMBER 2020

Sauvignon and Merlot. I tasted bottle from the glass. Very dense and structured PUNSET CAMPO QUADRO number 130 of 1,035 bottles released. yet impressively refined with cutting, deft BARBARESCO 2011 In the U.S. and U.K. markets, this wine acidity. Medium-to full-bodied and very DOCG is named Alberico. In Italy and Asian long on the finish. Drink from 2023. TASTING NOTE: (Translated from the markets, the wine is simply called Rosso Score: 96 (James Suckling, German) Rich, dark garnet red. Intense Fiorano. Showing lavish Lazio sunshine jamessuckling.com, Nov. 7, 2019) and charming nose, with tea and rose and ripeness, the wine is redolent of dark 15351 (XD) 750 mL $99.00 petals, ample ripe plums, and a touch of fruit and blackberry preserves. I do note, dark caramel. The palate offers sweet however, that the wine’s ripeness does fruit, plums, blackberries, and some push the boundaries. You get some FRATELLI SERIO & BATTISTA earthy dried mushrooms with gripping savory aromas of bacon fat and cured CANNUBI BAROLO 2015 and dense tannins. Mouth-coating meat followed by raisins and dried prune. DOCG and concentrated. There is a distant point of sweetness in TASTING NOTE: Balsamic aromas of Score: 94 (Othmar Kiem, falstaff.ch, the mouth as well. Drink date: 2019-2029. camphor meld with scents of woodland Aug. 30, 2018) Score: 91 (Monica Larner, robertparker. berry, new leather, violet and tobacco on 419614 (XD) 750 mL $69.00 com, Oct. 17, 2019) this fragrant red. The rounded, full-bodied 570218 (XD) 750 mL $129.00 palate shows elegance and structure, delivering ripe Marasca cherry, raspberry SILVIO GRASSO ANNUNZIATA VIGNE compote and baking spice alongside PLICOTTI BAROLO 2015 tightly knit, noble tannins that need DOCG PIEDMONT several more years to unwind. Drink TASTING NOTE: Very attractive vanilla RED WINE 2023-2035. and cedar in a modern stance here, Score: 93 (Kerin O’Keefe, Wine leading to a rich array of ripe red cherries Enthusiast, Dec. 1, 2019) and berries, as well as crushed roses. The DAMILANO BRUNATE BAROLO 2014 palate has a very succulent edge with a DOCG 16615 (XD) 750 mL $73.00 fresh, ripe and juicy core of red cherries TASTING NOTE: Chewy, offering and a wealth of rich, sweeping tannins saturated flavors of plum, strawberry, MICHELE CHIARLO LA COURT that hold the finish long. Try from 2023. cherry, tar and tobacco, all shaded by RISERVA NIZZA 2015 Score: 95 (James Suckling, spicy oak. The vibrant structure keeps DOCG jamessuckling.com, Nov. 7, 2019) this focused and long on the finish. TASTING NOTE: Red-skinned berry, blue 14742 (XD) 750 mL $88.00 Best from 2022 through 2042. flower, wild herb, menthol and clove Score: 93 (Bruce Sanderson, aromas fill the glass. Smooth and winespectator.com, Dec. 15, 2018) delicious, the elegantly structured palate SILVIO GRASSO GIACHINI BAROLO 2015 16570 (XD) 750 mL $84.00 delivers layers of black cherry, ripe blackberry, mint and licorice framed in DOCG polished tannins. Fresh acidity gives it TASTING NOTE: Entrancing, fragrant DAMILANO CEREQUIO BAROLO 2014 balance and energy. Drink 2019-2027. nose with roses and all manner of bright, DOCG Score: 95 (Kerin O’Keefe, Wine Enthusiast, leafy nuances on offer, as well as a TASTING NOTE: This elegant red reveals Oct. 1, 2018) strong thread of wild herbs and grasses licorice-tinged cherry and plum flavors, 157610 (XD) 750 mL $53.00 and abundant red fruit. The palate has a stitched together by a lively structure. very rich, sweet core of succulent, fleshy Almost silky in texture, with earth and red-cherry flavor. The tannins are smooth spice accents adding interest as this PRUNOTTO BARBARESCO 2017 and ripe. Great length here. Drink or hold. lingers on the finish. Best from 2021 DOCG Score: 94 (James Suckling, through 2039. (Marchesi Antinori) jamessuckling.com, Nov. 7, 2019) Score: 93 (Bruce Sanderson, Prunotto had already established a 82941 (XD) 750 mL $74.00 winespectator.com, Dec. 15, 2018) stellar reputation in Piedmont for almost 16571 (XD) 750 mL $84.00 a century before the Antinori family took over its stewardship in 1994. Look for open red fruit notes, an impressive SICILY ENZO BOGLIETTI CASE NERE structure and a silky, lithe, elegant RED WINE BAROLO 2015 character in this 2017 Barbaresco. The DOCG 2016 vintage earned scores in the 90s TASTING NOTE: Pure fruit tea here from Wine Spectator, robertparker.com LE CASEMATTE FARO 2016 makes for an exciting nose, before fresh and James Suckling. DOC herbs, violets, lavender, mandarin, 329938 (XD) 750 mL $46.00 TASTING NOTE: Deep red-ruby. Spicy tamarind and a touch of cedar spring

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citrus fruits, minerals, balsamic oils and Score: 94 (Bruce Sanderson, fermentation, the wine goes into large woodsy notes on the captivating nose. winespectator.com, June 30, 2018) Slavonian oak casks for four years. The Offers lovely vibrancy to its earthy and 11686 (XD) 750 mL $195.00 finish is soft and supple with sweet berry musky red fruit and mineral flavors, flavors. This wine has made an impressive nicely complicated by a perfumed floral jump forward in this vintage. Drink date: undertone. Very well balanced, with a IL PARADISO DI FRASSINA MOZ ART 2020-2040. long clean spicy finish. This is yet another BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO 2015 Score: 95 (Monica Larner, robertparker. knockout, smashingly good Faro from DOCG com, Feb. 28, 2018) (Stanley Brothers) the 2016 vintage. A blend of Nerello 16562 (XD) 750 mL $110.00 Mascalese, Nocera, Nero d’Avola and TASTING NOTE: Putting your nose in this Nerello Cappuccio. Drinking window: is like smelling a beautiful, long-brewed 2021-2028. Chinese tea; it’s redolent of camomile, LE SERRE NUOVE 2018 Score: 94 (Ian D’Agata, vinous.com, nutmeg, cedar, walnuts and cloves. This DOC Bolgheri Rosso Aug. 2019) is neither the most concentrated nor the (Tenuta dell’Ornellaia) 16566 (XD) 750 mL $44.00 most structured Brunello; it’s not even TASTING NOTE: Really beautiful second the most fruity or fresh, but its unforced wine from Ornellaia with blackcurrant beauty and gliding, resolved tannin and blueberry aromas and flavors. Full PIETRADOLCE BARBAGALLI 2015 texture make for wonderful drinking – body and round, soft tannins that caress DOC Etna Rosso now or later. the palate. TASTING NOTE: Here is a wine I always Score: 94 (James Suckling, Score: 95-96 (James Suckling, look forward to tasting. The 2015 Etna jamessuckling.com, Nov. 7, 2019) jamessuckling.com, Nov. 7, 2019) Rosso Barbagalli is made with 551580 (XD) 750 mL $64.00 51482 (D) 1500 mL $160.00 extraordinary pre-phylloxera vines that 51490 (D) 3000 mL $350.00 range up to 120 years old. You definitely 520809 (D) 6000 mL $811.00 taste the rich concentration and focused ISOLE E OLENA COLLEZIONE aromatic intensity that is so unique to PRIVATA SYRAH 2016 old vines. This wine is characterized by IGT Toscana PETROLO GALATRONA 2017 the very steady, slow-paced nature of its TASTING NOTE: I absolutely love this DOC Val d’Arno di Sopra aromas that unfold with elegance and profound and beautiful Syrah from TASTING NOTE: Despite the hardships grace. Small forest berry is followed by Tuscany. The 2016 Syrah Collezione of the vintage, Luca Sanjust and the licorice, tar and dried violets. To the Privata offers a unique interpretation of team at Petrolo poured all their focus palate, the wine is very firm, tightly knit the grape that delivers much of the heft, and attention into creating this wine. and embroidered with lovely little details power, smokiness and textural richness The 2017 Galatrona shows a hot-vintage and nuances. The wine is aged in of the French grape, however it also interpretation of Merlot that never feels 700-liter oak casks (lightly toasted) for shows purely Italian flares of grilled herb, too ripe or heavy. Instead, this wine 20 months. Drink date: 2018-2040. blue flower, moist earth and Toscano ushers forth a remarkable succession Score: 95 (Monica Larner, robertparker. cigar. Bold cherry fruit fills the core of of balsam herb-like aromas with com, Dec. 28, 2018) this wine, and there is plenty of padding Mediterranean shrub, rosemary essence 16569 (XD) 750 mL $139.00 and extra richness at the edges. The wine and wild sage. Those garden-fresh is rich, velvety and long in terms of aromas accompany the dark blackberry mouthfeel. It ages in oak for 18 months. fruit that gives this wine its important Drink date: 2020-2040. center of gravity. The Merlot harvest TUSCANY Score: 96 (Monica Larner, robertparker. came two weeks early in 2017, and RED WINE com, Sept. 19, 2019) yields were greatly reduced. I am 573998 (XD) 750 mL $82.00 suggesting a slightly shorter drinking window for the 2017 vintage compared CORTONESI LA MANNELLA RISERVA to the cellar-worthy 2016 edition. BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO 2012 LA GERLA GLI ANGELI RISERVA Drink date: 2020-2035. DOCG BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO 2012 Score: 95 (Monica Larner, robertparker. TASTING NOTE: A pleasant rusticity is the DOCG com, Aug. 30, 2019) hallmark of this red, whose macerated TASTING NOTE: Here is a dense and 21998 (D) 750 mL $183.00 cherry, currant and earth flavors are meaty Tusan red that flaunts its encased in burly tannins. The ripe fruit immediate power, structure and intensity. prevails and this persists on the finish, The 2012 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva RENIERI GRAN SELEZIONE with lively berry, tobacco and tea notes. gli Angeli is robust and deep thanks to CHIANTI CLASSICO 2016 Best from 2023 through 2035. a generous offering of dark fruit, spice DOCG and tar-like aromas. Fruit is carefully TASTING NOTE: Shows really beautiful selected for this wine, and the grapes aromas of lavender, tea leaves, dark are fermented in stainless steel. Post 12 VINTAGES THE CLASSICS COLLECTION • SEPTEMBER 2020

cherries, heather, Thai basil and bay leaf. landmark white from Umbria to be. This QUINTARELLI PRIMOFIORE 2017 Full-bodied and ripe but very savory cooler vintage prizes finesse and IGT Veneto with a firm backbone of structured elegance, and those traits are matched Primofiore (“first flower”) is sourced from tannins. Compact and elegant but long by efforts in the winery to accomplish vines that are over 30 years of age and and complex. Drink now or hold. that same goal. On many levels, the is the first wine from any given vintage Score: 95 (James Suckling, 2018 vintage opens a new chapter for released by Quintarelli. This blend of jamessuckling.com, Nov. 7, 2019) Cervaro della Sala, with a stronger Corvina, Corvinone, Cabernet Sauvignon 15086 (XD) 750 mL $54.00 emphasis on preserved lemon, crisp pear and Cabernet Franc is the only red and crushed mineral. The wine offers Quintarelli wine that isn’t crafted using beautiful freshness and linearity. I must the ripasso method. Expect a complex, SOLDERA BASSE SANGIOVESE 2015 also mention that this vintage is released layered wine with impressive fruit and IGT Toscana while the fruit is still a bit closed or shy. spice notes. TASTING NOTE: Pale garnet with That slightly reductive approach bodes 20867 (XD) 750 mL $79.00 leaf-mould arias and striking freshness. very well for the wine’s future evolution. This glorious wine is so healthily pure Drink date: 2020-2035. and long, it’s like the most luxurious Score: 96 (Monica Larner, robertparker. QUINTARELLI ROSSO DEL BEPI 2010 mouthwash. I remark that I feel I could com, Oct. 17, 2019) IGT Veneto almost enjoy this tonight but he assures 512376 (XD) 750 mL $78.00 It’s hard to fathom that the Rosso del me it needs another four years in cask. 693556 (XD) 1500 mL $188.00 Bepi, a wine of impeccable balance and When to drink: 2022-2044. 693531 (XD) 3000 mL $386.00 refinement, is produced in “declassified” Score: 18.5+ out of 20 (Jancis vintages and so is only made when Robinson, MW, jancisrobinson.com, Quintarelli’s exacting conditions for their June 28, 2018) VENETO Amarone are not met. These strict 402271 (XD) 750 mL $783.00 standards were instrumental in setting 636647 (XD) 1500 mL $1576.00 RED WINE the wines of Quintarelli apart. Expect concentrated fruit, earth and spice, and a LE RAGOSE AMARONE DELLA cellarability reaching into the late ’30s. UMBRIA VALPOLICELLA CLASSICO 2009 991356 (XD) 750 mL $232.00 DOC RED NOTE: This remains quite lifted, with excellent structure and exciting WHITE WINE LUNGAROTTI SAGRANTINO DI notions of coffee and dried fruit. A great MONTEFALCO 2015 glimpse into aged Amarone. Good GINI LA FROSCA SOAVE CLASSICO DOCG balance and length. (Vintages panel, Jan. 2016 TASTING NOTE: A plush Umbrian red 2020) [Luca Maroni did not provide a DOC that shows dried violets, wet earth, tasting note.] TASTING NOTE: Radiant and loaded with blackberry tart and lots of cherry Score: 93 (Luca Maroni, lucamaroni.com, finesse, this stunning white opens with compote. Full-bodied and very dense, Aug. 8, 2019) enticing scents of fragrant spring flower, but with enough firmness to the tannins 700872 (XD) 750 mL $63.00 acacia, white stone fruit and wild herb. to carry this through. Drink from 2021. The round, elegant palate is focused, Score: 91 (James Suckling, precise and energetic, delivering peach, jamessuckling.com, Nov. 7, 2019) QUINTARELLI AMARONE DELLA Bartlett pear, ginger and tangerine drop VALPOLICELLA CLASSICO 2012 candy alongside bright acidity. It closes 315499 (XD) 750 mL $49.00 DOC on a tangy mineral note evoking crushed For fans of this wine, this vintage of the oyster shell. A gorgeous wine. Drink WHITE WINE Quintarelli Amarone della Valpolicella through 2028. This was ranked #25 in Classico will likely carry some additional the 2019 Wine Enthusiast Top 100 significance, as the legendary Giuseppe Cellar Selections. CASTELLO DELLA SALA CERVARO Quintarelli passed away in 2012 at the Score: 95 (Kerin O’Keefe, Wine Enthusiast, DELLA SALA 2018 age of 84. This is a wine of true pedigree, IGT Umbria Nov. 1, 2019) sophistication and import. Expect a (Marchesi Antinori) 528471 (XD) 750 mL $39.00 polished, silky, concentrated wine that TASTING NOTE: Compared to the 2017 may reward as many as three decades vintage that shows a more accessible in your cellar. and full-bodied style, the 2018 Cervaro 402149 (D) 750 mL $472.00 della Sala is a classic edition – it’s about as classic as I have ever tasted this

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reviewed at time of publication. The marks so many of winemaker Paul 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007 vintages Pender’s wine, as well as the evident of this lively, pungent wine were rated concentration and genuine depth and 94, 95, 95 and 96, respectively, by Luis density that comes from careful farming. Gutiérrez of robertparker.com; a telling It has been kept tightly under wraps from attestation of this wine’s consistent oxygen and still presents a gently excellence. This is a wine that will cellar reductive side, a good thing if your for 10+ years. intention is to age the wine. As it is, I would tuck in the cellar for another 45500 (XD) 750 mL $64.00 2-3 years to develop more aromatic amplitude and fine-tune the palate texture. Best 2021-2030. Certified Organic and Biodynamic. CANADA Score: 92 (John Szabo, MS, winealign. Beguiling wines from two com, March 11, 2019) top-tier producers that bear 398347 (XD) 750 mL $48.95 witness to the versatility and SPAIN excellence of the Four Mile Creek and A top-flight red from Priorat and WHITE WINE a generously textured, cellarable Twenty Mile Bench appellations. white from . TAWSE ROBYN’S BLOCK RED WINE ONTARIO 2016 VQA Twenty Mile Bench, RED WINE Niagara Escarpment MAS D’EN GIL CLOS FONTÀ 2014 DO Priorat TASTING NOTE: Robyn’s Block is a SOUTHBROOK WITNESS BLOCK mature site below the winery now TASTING NOTE: As classical as it gets, CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2017 biodynamically farmed. This is a very the red 2014 Clos Fontà, a selection of VQA Four Mile Creek, Meursault-like chardonnay with a the oldest vines from their 40 hectares Niagara-on-the-Lake complex, ripe nose of well integrated of vineyards, is a blend of 60% Garnacha TASTING NOTE: Opens in a compelling poached pear, custard, gentle nutmeg and 40% Cariñena from vines planted fashion with notes of soy and worster and peat smoke. It is quite full bodied, between 1931 and 1973 on slate soils. sauce along with plum and raspberries fleshy and rounded with some heat and It fermented in oak vats and matured in on the nose. Lovely bold fruit is notable a touch of wood tannin. Considerable French and Austrian oak barrels and on the palate. Mid-weight with elegant spice on the finish; the length is 1,500-liter vats for some 14 months. It tannins and well-balanced acidity. excellent, with some minerality. Powerful has the Priorat character reminiscent A refined approach offering a pure if less elegant chard from a warm year. of wet slate as well as wild berries, a expression of the grape. Harmonious Score: 91 (David Lawrason, winealign. floral touch, a tree bark-like twist and an with very good length. com, March 10, 2020) unusual elegant rusticity. The palate is Score: 91 (Sara d’Amato, winealign.com, medium to full-bodied with ripe flavors 416321 (XD) 750 mL $46.15 Jan. 13, 2020) but without excess, hints of Mediter- ranean herbs and flowers and a dry, long 10089 (XD) 750 mL $45.00 and austere finish with no room for sweetness. Drink date: 2019-2024. TAWSE CHERRY AVENUE AUSTRALIA Score: 94 (Luis Gutiérrez, robertparker. 2016 A full-throttle display of com, Aug. 30, 2019) VQA Twenty Mile Bench, South Australia’s prowess 16614 (XD) 750 mL $100.00 Niagara Escarpment with Shiraz and Grenache. TASTING NOTE: The Tawse Cherry Avenue pinot is a ripe and fleshy, supple RED WINE WHITE WINE and almost voluptuous wine, with generous, mouth-filling palate, very HENSCHKE HILL OF GRACE LOPEZ DE HEREDIA VIÑA TONDONIA satisfying, and abundant but ripe and soft SHIRAZ 2014 RESERVA BLANCO 2008 tannins, rendering it highly appealing Eden Valley, South Australia DOCa Rioja overall. It shows a little more warmth, heft and roundness than the (also excellent) TASTING NOTE: Miraculous crimson The 2008 Lopez de Heredia Viña colour is an early indication of a Hill of Tondonia Reserva Blanco had not been Quarry Road Pinot, but maintains the chiseled structure and fine detailing that Grace that transcends its reputation

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as one of Australia’s greatest wines, its TORBRECK HILLSIDE VINEYARD quality fiercely protected by Steven and GRENACHE 2017 SOUTH Prue Henschke. You’ll never guess it Barossa Valley, South Australia AFRICA came from a vintage overall rated good TASTING NOTE: Succulent spiced An impressive Cabernet Franc-led to very good (rather than outstanding). plum, blueberry and huckleberry flavors Bordeaux blend, a focused, floral, It moves with grace from start to finish, are elegant and powerful, showing intense Chenin, and an exciting first red fruits keeping a narrow lead over concentration and oomph, but set against vintage of old-vine Semillon. dark/black. Drink by: 2054. a silky frame. Details of sage, green Score: 98 (James Halliday, tea and violet linger effortlessly on the RED WINE winecompanion.com.au, Aug. 1, 2019) long, expressive finish. Drink now 399675 (XD) 750 mL $1130.00 through 2035. Score: 94 (MaryAnn Worobiec, RAATS MR DE COMPOSTELLA 2017 winespectator.com, Dec. 31, 2019) WO Stellenbosch JOHN DUVAL PLEXUS 2015 14983 (XD) 750 mL $96.00 TASTING NOTE: The price has taken a Barossa Valley, South Australia bit of a leap since the last release, but TASTING NOTE: A Grenache, Shiraz, there’s no denying the quality or track Mataro blend, the 2015 Plexus has a record of this exceptional Bordeaux red pale to medium garnet-purple color blend. Cabernet Franc-led, with 57% and nose of kirsch, red currant jelly and NEW ZEALAND Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Malbec and raspberry preserves with hints of Chinese Two single-vineyard Pinot Noirs Petit Verdot providing the supporting five spice, hoisin, roses, black pepper from Felton Road, one of cast, this is a focused, youthful, and underbrush. Rich, concentrated, New Zealand’s most sought-after appealingly self-assured red that full-bodied and full-on seductive, it fills producers. combines fine-grained tannins, with the palate with exotically spiced red scented 55% new wood and fine red fruit preserves. With plush tannins and RED WINE berry, tobacco and blueberry fruit. a balanced freshness, it has a perfumed 2022-29. finish with satisfying persistence. Score: 96 (Tim Atkin, MW, timatkin.com, Drink date: 2017-2028. FELTON ROAD CALVERT PINOT NOIR South Africa Special Report 2019) Score: 93 (Lisa Perrotti-Brown, MW, 2018 Central Otago, South Island 15647 (XD) 750 mL $99.00 robertparker.com, Aug. 31, 2017) TASTING NOTE: Heavy silt soils with a 73049 (XD) 750 mL $55.00 thin layer of loess topsoil have produced WHITE WINE a wine of surprising delicacy and grace ROCKFORD BASKET PRESS SHIRAZ but with impressive underlying power. 2014 Violet, red rose, cherry, plum and savoury MULLINEUX GRANITE CHENIN Barossa Valley, South Australia characters with just a hint of spicy oak BLANC 2017 WO Swartland TASTING NOTE: Quintessential Basket and cocoa powder. An accessible pinot Press, bowing to no passing fad or fancy, noir with a sinewy core that suggests TASTING NOTE: First made in 2013, the high-shouldered, brown glass bottle cellaring potential. Drink 2019 to 2029. Granite has established itself as one of with Rockford Wines embossed on its Score: 95 (Bob Campbell, MW, the best Chenins in the Cape, especially base and the distinctive label that will bobcampbell.nz, Oct. 13, 2019) so in a vintage like 2017. Focused, floral and intense, with incredible grip and never change because it’s so perfect. It’s 14947 (XD) 750 mL $95.00 a manifestation of the wine it contains, precision, creamy lees, stylish oak and always very good, this vintage outstanding. good length. 2020-27. I taste well over 5,000 wines per year FELTON ROAD CORNISH Score: 96 (Tim Atkin, MW, timatkin.com, for the Wine Companion, and am never POINT PINOT NOIR 2018 South Africa Special Report 2018) Central Otago, South Island tempted to swallow during a day-long 15648 (XD) 750 mL $90.00 tasting session – well, this wine was TASTING NOTE: Aromas of fresh red the exception to prove the rule. Its cherries and some rose-like florals, in balance, mouthfeel and silky purple an upbeat, fruit-driven style. A very WILDEBERG WHITE 2018 and black fruits are perfect. concentrated and ripe array of brambly WO Franschhoek Score: 99 (James Halliday, raspberries and red cherries with smooth TASTING NOTE: Talk about a flying start! winecompanion.com.au, Aug. 1, 2018) tannins, delivering a web of fresh-fruit A pointer in your first ever vintage is flavor. Succulent and spicy, oak-tinged not a bad début, but this remarkable 736488 (XD) 750 mL $115.00 finish. Drink or hold. Semillon comes from Anton Roux’s Score: 93 (James Suckling, famous 86-year-old vineyard and so has jamessuckling.com, Oct. 16, 2019) an advantage. Fermented and aged in 167080 (XD) 750 mL $95.00

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Austrian oval barrels, this has stunning CATENA ZAPATA NICOLÁS LUIS FELIPE EDWARDS MOUNTAIN length, focus and balance, with subtle CABERNET SAUVIGNON/MALBEC VINEYARDS CABERNET SAUVIGNON spicy oak, textured lees and incredible 2016 2014 poise. 2020-26. Uco Valley, Mendoza DO Colchagua Valley Score: 95 (Tim Atkin, MW, timatkin.com, TASTING NOTE: Consistently among the TASTING NOTE: This is the first version of South Africa Special Report 2019) best red blends in Argentina, Nicolás LFE’s most ambitious cabernet. It’s from 15623 (XD) 750 mL $40.00 combines Cabernet Sauvignon with 31% a selection of high-altitude vineyards Malbec, aged in 20% new wood in 2016. planted on hills in Puquillay, 900 meters There was no Agrelo component in this above sea level in 2005. The idea, vintage, so it’s a cuvée from Gualtallary according to winemaker Nicolás Bizzarri, and Paraje Altamira. Elegant, perfumed was to try to prove that it was possible to ARGENTINA and refined, this reflects the cooler make a Colchagua cabernet that rivals Three champion reds from the vintage. 2021-32. the best in Chile. And that’s what they’ve challenging, cool, El Niño-influenced Score: 97 (Tim Atkin, MW, timatkin.com, done. The wine was aged in barrels for 2016 vintage. Argentina Special Report 2019) 18 months and then spent another 510958 (XD) 750 mL $123.00 2 years in the bottle. It’s a cabernet that’s RED WINE focused on fruit flavors. Unlike other top Chilean cabernets, it doesn’t have the CHEVAL DES ANDES 2016 mentholated notes (like some from Maipo CATENA ZAPATA MUNDUS Mendoza Alto) but instead concentrates on the BACILLUS TERRAE ADRIANNA VI TASTING NOTE: Super refined and fruity and earthy flavors in a wine that NEYARD MALBEC 2016 has medium body but tremendous Mendoza beautiful with flowers, spices, dried fruit and hints of stones. Medium to full body structure. Its tannins latch on to the TASTING NOTE: The 2016 Adrianna with very fine tannins and a gorgeous palate and easily hold up all of those Vineyard Mundus Bacillus Terrae is from finish. Shows great finesse and depth. fruit flavors. a cold and rainy El Niño vintage that Savory character, as always, but in check. Score: 96 (Descorchados, 2020) broke the mold of typical Mendoza Drink in 2022. weather. The grapes were picked a bit Score: 99 (James Suckling, 15622 (XD) 750 mL $81.00 later and achieved a slow, perfect jamessuckling.com, March 10, 2020) ripening while retaining very good 15590 (XD) 750 mL $158.00 SANTA RITA PEWËN CARMENÈRE freshness. They used 50% full clusters 2018 in this cooler year. The wine was pressed Apalta, Colchagua Valley before it finished fermenting (in concrete), and the juice – without skins, TASTING NOTE: The Quijada family, which pips or stems – finished fermenting like owns very old carménère vineyards in CHILE the Apalta zone in the Colchagua Valley, a white in the foudre. When I tasted the High-scoring, collectible wines has had a contract to sell grapes to wines after bottling, this felt a bit dizzy, from some of the biggest names Santa Rita since the 1990s. That fruit with the aromatics coming and going, in premium wine anywhere. sometimes showing a little open. But the has been used for Pewën, the house’s top carménère, since 2004. The style wine settled in bottle, and the palate RED WINE shows the core of acidity that lifts the of that fruit, however, has changed wine and provides incredible freshness; significantly, especially since the 2017 the tannins are ultra refined, and there ALMAVIVA 2017 vintage, when winemaker Sebastián is great overall balance. Drink date: Puente Alto, Maipo Valley Labbé decided to move up the harvest (Concha y Toro & Baron Philippe de 2019-2030. date, and, basically, stop being afraid of Rothschild) the variety’s herbal notes. Those herbal Score: 97 (Luis Gutiérrez, robertparker. com, Oct. 31, 2019) TASTING NOTE: The aromas of notes are here (the same ones that may blackberry leaves and iodine are wild and have frightened many off a decade ago), 542837 (XD) 750 mL $344.00 exotic here with mussel shells and earth accompanied by red fruit and spices in a underneath. Full-bodied, tight and chewy tense wine with unusually crunchy acidity with powerful tannins that show muscle. and fruit that’s very generous, and yet It’s structured and powerful. Dense very deep at the same time. and very, very deep. Don’t touch this Score: 97 (Descorchados, 2020) until 2025. 16491 (XD) 750 mL $61.00 Score: 100 (James Suckling, jamessuckling.com, March 2, 2020) 740233 (XD) 750 mL $294.00

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DOMINUS NAPANOOK 2016 loam. A big ’un. Best from 2020 Napa Valley through 2030. USA A collector’s dream: top-rated TASTING NOTE: This is a flamboyant Score: 94 (James Molesworth, wines from California and red that offers hazelnuts, dark berries winespectator.com, Feb. 28, 2019) Washington that will reward for and a hint of chocolate. Full-bodied 439976 (XD) 750 mL $230.00 decades to come. with round and soft tannins. So fresh. So rich, enticing and layered. A blend of 84 per cent cabernet sauvignon, LOUIS M. MARTINI MONTE ROSSO nine per cent petit verdot and seven per VINEYARD CABERNET SAUVIGNON CALIFORNIA 2015 cent cabernet franc. Delicious now. Sonoma Valley RED WINE Drink or hold. Score: 96 (James Suckling, TASTING NOTE: Made from 100% AMUSE BOUCHE RED 2016 jamessuckling.com, Nov. 19, 2018) Cabernet Sauvignon aged 28 months in Napa Valley new French oak (75%) and new American 508234 (XD) 1500 mL $285.00 oak (19%), the deep garnet-purple TASTING NOTE: A blend of 86% Merlot colored 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon and 14% Cabernet Franc, the medium GRGICH HILLS Monte Rosso Vineyard sings of garnet-purple colored 2016 Proprietary CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2015 blackberry pie, crème de cassis, fried Red Blend Amuse Bouche sings of Napa Valley herbs and cast iron pan with touches crushed red and black plums, black TASTING NOTE: 86% Cabernet of tilled soil and dried lavender. Full cherry compote, Ceylon tea, licorice and and concentrated, with firm yet velvety Indian spices with a waft of potpourri. Sauvignon, 6% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot. A sumptuous wine with abundant tannins, it delivers mouth-filling black The palate is medium to full-bodied, fruit preserves flavors and a long, exquisitely elegant with firm yet satiny blackcurrant, blackberry, cherry, spice and wonderful dried herbs. Ripe tannin mineral-laced finish. Drink date: tannins, refreshing, perfumed, spicy and 2019-2040. very long with savory notions coming and balanced spicy oak. Real potential to develop further. Score: 95 (Lisa Perrotti-Brown, MW, through. Drink date: 2020-2042. robertparker.com, Jan. 31, 2019) Score: 95+ (Lisa Perrotti-Brown, MW, Score: 96 (Decanter World Wine Awards, robertparker.com, Oct. 29, 2018) 2019) 407114 (XD) 750 mL $100.00 362863 (XD) 750 mL $610.00 71407 (XD) 750 mL $105.00 MORLET FAMILY COEUR DE VALLÉE CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2014 CONTINUUM 2016 GRGICH HILLS ESTATE GROWN Napa Valley Sage Mountain Vineyard, Napa Valley ZINFANDEL 2015 Napa Valley TASTING NOTE: From a valley floor site TASTING NOTE: The 2016 Proprietary Founded in 1977, Grgich Hills is an iconic beside To Kalon, the 2014 Cabernet Red Wine Sage Mountain Vineyard Sauvignon Coeur de Vallée (76% may very well be the single greatest producer who has been instrumental in defining Napa as a first-class wine Cabernet Sauvignon and 24% Cabernet vintage made here thus far. It is quite Franc) boasts an incredibly sexy, full- simply a stunning wine and a towering region. You can expect this Zinfandel to be fresh and lively, with impressively bodied, thrillingly textured profile as well achievement from the Mondavi family. as to-die-for notes of blueberries, black Powerful, ample and sweeping in stature, articulated fruit, herbs, earth and spice all framed by well-integrated oak. This is cherries, dried herbs, and flowers. This the 2016 boasts breathtaking intensity powerful, blockbuster-styled beauty in all of its dimensions. I see the pure, typically a wine that exhibits tremendous balance between power and restraint. checks in near the top of the vintage, vibrant fruit of the 2013, but with more and while already drinking beautifully, finessed tannins that add to the wine’s 903237 (XD) 750 mL $55.00 it will keep for 15-20 years. feeling of real sensuality. Bright, precise Score: 97 (Jeb Dunnuck, jebdunnuck. and finely sculpted with remarkable com, June 5, 2018) persistence and perfectly integrated LOUIS M. MARTINI LOT 1 CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2015 14842 (XD) 750 mL $320.00 tannins, the 2016 is positively stellar – Napa Valley not to mention one of the wines of the vintage. Drink: 2022-2036. TASTING NOTE: Broad-shouldered and Score: 100 (Antonio Galloni, vinous.com, dense, with very ripe waves of raspberry, Jan. 2020) plum and boysenberry reduction flavors coursing through, inlaid with singed 16933 (XD) 1500 mL $930.00 vanilla, apple wood and sweet tobacco accents. Cuts a wide swath through the finish, with the fruit powering through in unison with the toast and a tug of

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MORLET FAMILY PASSIONNÉMENT CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2013 WASHINGTON Oakville, Napa Valley RED WINE TASTING NOTE: The 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon Passionnément comes from Oakville. This is pure Oakville bench BETZ FAMILY WINERY LA CÔTE ROUSSE SYRAH 2017 Cabernet, with notes of Christmas Red Mountain, Yakima Valley, fruitcake, unsmoked cigar tobacco, cedar Columbia Valley wood and crème de cassis. There is a seamless integration of acidity, alcohol, TASTING NOTE: The 2017 Syrah La Côte wood and tannin, and the wine is opulent, Rousse was made from co-fermenting majestic in the mouth, and very pure and Syrah with Viognoeir to help lift the nose rich. There are only 280 cases of this and add to the structure of the wine. magnificent, 100% Cabernet Sauvignon Medium to full-bodied, it boasts beautiful which should drink well for 30+ years. floral notes and a dusty finesse of Red Drink date: 2016-2046. Mountain with a powerful mineral-driven Score: 98 (Robert Parker Jr., robertparker. kick that lingers on the focused palate. LIQUID FARM FOUR The La Côte Rousse is finessed and com, Dec. 30, 2015) CHARDONNAY 2016 Santa Rita Hills, Santa Barbara County delivers expressive, elegant tart 14838 (XD) 750 mL $455.00 blackberry fruit and soft oak spices, TASTING NOTE: This blend of Clos Pepe, followed by a lingering finish with soft Bentrock, La Rinconada and Kessler- RAYMOND RESERVE black pepper tones and a rustic, dusty Haak vineyards begins with aromas of CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2017 earth essence. Only 450 cases were Napa Valley brioche, nectarine-mango jam and toasty made. Drink date: 2019-2042. oak on the nose. The palate offers an Score: 96 (Anthony Mueller, robertparker. TASTING NOTE: A really pretty red with intriguing mix of honeydew, oak, toast com, Dec. 30, 2019) blackberries and spice, hazelnuts and and buttered peach flavors, making dark chocolate. Full to medium body and for a clean and compelling sip. 444414 (XD) 750 mL $80.00 medium, fine and velvety tannins. Juicy Score: 93 (Matt Kettman, Wine and flavorful finish. Direct and focused. Enthusiast, Oct. 1, 2019) Racy is the word to describe this. Drink in 2024. 16124 (XD) 750 mL $99.00 Score: 97 (James Suckling, jamessuckling.com, Feb. 14, 2020) MORLET FAMILY LA PROPORTION 629287 (XD) 1500 mL $110.00 DORÉE 2016 Sonoma County TASTING NOTE: The 2016 La Proportion WHITE WINE Doree is a blend of 67% Sémillon, 32% Sauvignon Blanc and 1% Muscadelle LIQUID FARM BIEN BIEN from 30+-year-old dry-farmed vines CHARDONNAY 2015 barrel fermented with bâtonnage. It Single vineyard, Santa Maria Valley, comes strutting out of the glass like a Santa Barbara total rock star, singing notes of ripe TASTING NOTE: The 2015 Bien Bien grapefruit, lemon meringue pie and white Chardonnay delivers opulent brioche, peaches with hints of beeswax, lime cashews and ginger notes over a core blossoms, candied ginger and nutmeg. of ripe apricots and spiced pears. Medium to full-bodied, the palate lends Medium-bodied, with wonderful tension a seductively satiny texture with layer and beautiful poise, the youthful stunner upon layer of citrus and stone fruit offers satisfying intensity and depth notions and a racy backbone to support, with a lovely layered finish. Drink date: finishing on a long-lingering chalky 2017-2025. note. Drink date: 2019-2032. Score: 94+ (Lisa Perrotti-Brown, MW, Score: 98 (Lisa Perrotti-Brown, MW, robertparker.com, Sept. 29, 2017) robertparker.com, Oct. 29, 2018) 16123 (XD) 750 mL $80.00 14840 (XD) 750 mL $195.00

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modern-styled winemaking at its finest, the densely packed palate, it has a long, FRANCE and arguments that such wines will not beautifully fragrant finish. Drink date: Stunning wines including the age well, do not represent their terroir, 2020-2047. intriguing Domaine Raymond and are soul-less, are totally groundless. Score: 96 (Lisa Perrotti-Brown, MW, Usseglio La Creation 2017 and Give it five or so years of cellaring and robertparker.com, March 29, 2019) the ethereal Trimbach Clos Sainte drink it over the following 25-30 years. 15956 (XD) 750 mL $115.00 Hune Riesling 2014. This is one of the great Margaux wines of the vintage. Drink date: 2018-2048. Score: 96 (Robert Parker Jr., robertparker. BORDEAUX com, Feb. 27, 2013) BURGUNDY 15945 (XD) 750 mL $224.00 RED WINE CÔTE DE NUITS CHÂTEAU LATOUR 2011 CHÂTEAU CORMEIL-FIGEAC 2015 1er cru, AC Pauillac RED WINE AC Saint-Émilion Grand Cru TASTING NOTE: Big tannins and TASTING NOTE: Aromas of blackberries, impressive fruits are the hallmarks of LOUIS MAX LES LIEVRES blueberries and rose petals. Medium this impressive wine. It is also subtle, not NUITS-SAINT-GEORGES 2016 AC to full body, ultra-fine tannins and a long, showing all its flavors at once, hiding flavorful finish. Very silky and long. beneath tannins and structure. For this TASTING NOTE: The pronounced licorice Best ever from here? Drink in 2020. fruity vintage, it shows a strong sense and fennel character make this very Score: 93 (James Suckling, of direct, solid structure, only allowing the distinctive. Has firm tannins that you’d jamessuckling.com, Feb. 2, 2018) strong black plum and berry flavors to expect from this appellation, but also 480046 (XD) 750 mL $37.00 come through slowly. It is for the long plenty of cherries and a nice acidity. All haul, so don’t drink before 2022, even of this builds to a crescendo finish that better later. Cellar Selection. few village wines have. Drink or hold. CHÂTEAU GRAND PUY LACOSTE Score: 97 (Roger Voss, Wine Enthusiast, Score: 93-94 (James Suckling, 2015 May 1, 2014) jamessuckling.com, Feb. 15, 2018) AC Pauillac 133306 (XD) 750 mL $1355.00 15936 (XD) 750 mL $79.00 TASTING NOTE: Swathed in spicy and 566406 (XD) 750 mL $1355.00 toasty oak aromas, this has a wealth of superbly expressed red and dark berries, MAISON ROCHE DE BELLENE flowers and mint. The palate delivers a CHÂTEAU MALESCOT- LES CHABIOTS CHAMBOLLE- very assertive and energetic array of dark SAINT-EXUPÉRY 2014 MUSIGNY 1ER CRU 2015 berries and spiced plums with a fresh, 3e cru, AC Margaux AC focused, vibrant finish. Superb wine. Try TASTING NOTE: Dark currants and TASTING NOTE: From 50 year old vines from 2023. berries with walnuts on the nose. Follows in ultra-high density planting (11,000 Score: 96 (James Suckling, through to a full body, integrated tannins vines/hectare, according to Nicolas jamessuckling.com, Feb. 2, 2018) and a gorgeous finish. Exciting. Wow. Potel), the nose is exceptionally pretty, 15955 (XD) 750 mL $188.00 Drink in 2020. ripe but fresh, exuding red berry-cherry Score: 96 (James Suckling, fruit in a sophisticated and refined jamessuckling.com, Feb. 13, 2017) fashion. I love the touch of licorice, the CHÂTEAU LASCOMBES 2010 gentle leafy-stemminess, the delicate 2e cru, AC Margaux 14790 (XD) 750 mL $122.00 wood spice, and the overall complexity. TASTING NOTE: The wine hits all The palate is saturated with flavour – this cylinders in 2010. The average alcohol CHÂTEAU MARQUIS D’ALESME is a genuine mouthful, dripping with for the bottled wine is 14%. It has a BECKER 2016 ripe fruit but also contained by abundant, gorgeously sweet nose of creme de AC Margaux ripe acids. Tannins are ultra-fine but cassis, spring flowers, subtle barbecue TASTING NOTE: Deep garnet-purple structured and the length is superb. Top smoke and charcoal followed by full colored, the 2016 Marquis d’Alesme notch; Best after 2027. body, beautiful intensity, great purity, Becker leaps from the glass with Score: 96 (John Szabo, MS, winealign. stature and length. The influence of any gregarious notions of plum preserves, com, Oct. 26, 2019) oak is minimal, despite the fact that crème de cassis and Black Forest cake 14781 (XD) 750 mL $164.00 90% new French oak was used. with hints of potpourri, star anise, Needless to say, this is an example of menthol and tapenade. Full, rich, firm and grainy, with fantastic freshness lifting

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DOMAINE JESSIAUME LES CENT WHITE WINE VIGNES BEAUNE 1ER CRU 2017 AC ROPITEAU CHASSAGNE- TASTING NOTE: One of the larger MONTRACHET 2018 premier crus at the northern end of the AC Beaune vineyard, Les Cents Vignes is also one of the best known. This wine’s Chassagne-Montrachet is one of the ripe, juicy and generous fruit is a good most significant and famous areas reason why. With spice from wood for Chardonnay in the world. Expect aging and inspiring acidity, the wine is impressive balance and intensity in this immediately attractive while also likely wine, with plenty of fruit framed by to age. Ranked #69 in the 2019 toast, smoke and a pure, precise, flinty Wine Enthusiast Top 100. minerality. A wine for grilled lobster or Score: 93 (Roger Voss, Wine Enthusiast, grilled salmon. Oct. 1, 2019) 14710 (XD) 750 mL $103.00 MARCHAND-TAWSE 468884 (XD) 750 mL $65.00 CLOS-SAINT-DENIS ROPITEAU CORTON-CHARLEMAGNE GRAND CRU 2013 GRAND CRU 2018 AC MAISON ROCHE DE BELLENE VIEILLES VIGNES AC TASTING NOTE: A judicious soupçon SAVIGNY-LÈS-BEAUNE 1995 This grand cru takes its name from the Unfined, AC of oak blends seamlessly into an emperor Charlemagne, who awarded the appealingly layered nose of plum, black TASTING NOTE: Lovely, open, mature site to the church of Saint-Andoche in cherry, warm earth and an impressive but not at all tired, this is in fact still 775. Historically, monks played a key role array of spice notes, in particular anise remarkably vibrant, pretty, perfumed. in Burgundy’s evolution, recognizing and and soy. There is a suave and silky mouth I love the lightly leafy, smoky, freshly defining the region’s best growing areas. feel to the focused, fresh and vibrant turned earth and hummus, and white The wines of Corton-Charlemagne are medium-bodied flavors that are shaped mushroom character wrapped around a among the richest, finest and most by firm tannins on the solidly persistent core of sweet red cherry fruit. The palate powerful of Burgundy’s Chardonnays. finish. It’s interesting as the mid-palate delivers that beautifully silky-firm texture Pair this with veal or grilled lobster. is refined yet the finish is borderline of fine pinot, more raw than refined 15959 (XD) 750 mL $254.00 rustic; note that here too at least a silk, with lingering, haunting perfume. decade of patience will be required to I must say, for lovers of old Burgundy, see this at its best. Drink 2023+. this is a steal at the price. ROPITEAU LES ROUGEOTS Score: 90-93 (Allen Meadows, Score: 94 (John Szabo, MS, winealign. MEURSAULT 2018 burghound.com, Jan. 15, 2015) com, Oct. 26, 2019) AC 254474 (XD) 750 mL $262.00 344283 (XD) 750 mL $67.00 The grapes for this wine were hand- picked, and the wine aged in 20% new oak. Expect a lifted floral character on CÔTE DE BEAUNE MOILLARD ALOXE-CORTON 2018 the nose followed by ripe apple, pear and RED WINE Tastevinage, AC citrus, with touches of toast, hazelnut and The soils of Aloxe-Corton create refined, honey, good balance and vibrancy, and fruity Pinot Noir with excellent structure a fine mineral finish. Pair with grilled DOMAINE DU PAVILLON CLOS and well-articulated red and black fruit. lobster or roast chicken. DES URSULINES POMMARD 2016 AC These are wines that typically reward 15944 (XD) 750 mL $98.00 (Albert Bichot) 3-5 years of patience from vintage. The Moillard Aloxe-Corton 2018 was TASTING NOTE: While not classified as a awarded the 2019 Confrérie des Premier Cru, the vineyard, wholly owned Chevaliers du Tastevin. Since 1950, this by this producer, performs seriously with seal has served as an indication of bold tannins and ripe black fruits. This quality, allowing consumers to purchase wine is structured with a black core and Burgundy wines with confidence the potential for rich fruits. The wine and certainty. needs to age, so drink from 2023. Score: 93 (Roger Voss, Wine Enthusiast, 16240 (XD) 750 mL $68.00 Dec. 31, 2018) 23820 (XD) 750 mL $85.00

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ROPITEAU PULIGNY-MONTRACHET bright acids, concluding with a long and 400-liter barrels. It has a spicy, complex, 2018 perfumed finish. It’s a definite success. yet also sexy profile to go with lots of AC Drink date: 2018-2028. mulled red and black fruits, fruitcake, and The soils of Puligny-Montrachet are Score: 91 (William Kelley, robertparker. dried garrigue aromas and flavors. This predominantly limestone, a favourite of com, Aug. 30, 2019) medium to full-bodied Crozes has the Chardonnay, and have a distinct ochre 15991 (XD) 750 mL $51.00 forward, plush style of the vintage yet tone. You can expect this example to backs it up with plenty of underlying reflect these soils through a refined density and tannins. Give bottles 2-3 mineral note, with citrus, vanilla and DOMAINE PINSON FRÈRES LES years and enjoy over the following toast tones. Pair this with lobster or CLOS CHABLIS GRAND CRU 2018 decade. Maturity 2020-2033. AC grilled seafood. Score: 94 (Jeb Dunnuck, jebdunnuck. TASTING NOTE: An outstanding Chablis com, Dec. 12, 2019) 14713 (XD) 750 mL $102.00 with enticing tropical fruits and lifted ripe 958843 (XD) 750 mL $47.00 lemons interspersed with smoky mineral CHABLIS characters and a creamy oak sensation. Complex and focused with lots of pure SOUTHERN RHÔNE WHITE WINE acid freshness. RED WINE Score: 96 (Decanter World Wine Awards, CHÂTEAU DE MALIGNY 2019) FOURCHAUME CHABLIS 209049 (XD) 750 mL $105.00 DOMAINE DE LA CHARBONNIÈRE 1ER CRU 2018 CUVÉE VIEILLES VIGNES AC CHÂTEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE 2015 WILLIAM FÈVRE BOUGROS AC TASTING NOTE: The Fourchaume premier CÔTE BOUGUEROTS CHABLIS cru vineyard comprises chalk and TASTING NOTE: A lovely licorice GRAND CRU 2017 snap note leads off, followed quickly limestone-rich Kimmeridgian soils that, in AC concert with the site’s curving slope, by crushed raspberry, blackberry and encourage complexity and elegance in TASTING NOTE: The 2017 Chablis boysenberry fruit flavors. Rich yet the wines. The 2018 has a delicate floral Bougros Côte Bouguerots Grand Cru is restrained, with light shiso leaf, iron and note, with layered suggestions of lemon mind-bending. Usually a more powerful incense details weaving throughout. citrus, white peach and a smoky-flinty Chablis, in 2017 the Côte Bouguerots is The silky finish lets the fruit linger with a minerality. Complex and rich with a lovely, airy, weighty and beautifully lifted, with sustained hum. Grenache and Mourvèdre. long finish, this will be a great pairing pretty floral and saline notes that confer Drink now through 2035. for oysters or ceviche. (Vintages panel, a great deal of freshness. The 2017 Score: 95 (James Molesworth, Jan. 2020) opens up beautifully with time in the winespectator.com, March 31, 2018) glass, showing tons of volume and 62554 (XD) 750 mL $82.00 718288 (XD) 750 mL $48.00 resonance, all retaining its bright, sculpted personality. Drinking window: CHÂTEAU DE MALIGNY L’HOMME 2025-2037. DOMAINE RAYMOND USSEGLIO MORT CHABLIS 1ER CRU 2018 Score: 96 (Antonio Galloni, vinous.com, LA CREATION 2017 AC Jan. 2020) Vin de France TASTING NOTE: This offers impressive 391268 (XD) 750 mL $146.00 TASTING NOTE: For the 2017 Vin de typicity, with citrus, apple, gentle spice, France le Creation Usseglio combined a gorgeous saline minerality and Grenache from Châteauneuf du Pape a firm, fruity finish. A wine for seared RHÔNE and Lirac, maturing the wines in white fish. (Vintages panel, Jan. 2020) terracotta. The result is a full-bodied wine with oodles of mixed cherry and 556498 (XD) 750 mL $49.00 NORTHERN RHÔNE blueberry fruit. It’s silky and long, a RED WINE pure delight to drink for its sheer DOMAINE DES HATES VAU DE VEY deliciousness and hedonism. Like the CHABLIS 1ER CRU 2017 CAVE DE TAIN LES HAUTS DU FIEF other limited-edition wines from Usseglio, AC CROZES-HERMITAGE 2017 only 3,000 bottles were produced. TASTING NOTE: The 2017 Chablis AC Drink date: 2019-2027. Score: (Joe Czerwinski, robertparker. 1er Cru Vau de Vey (Maison) offers up a TASTING NOTE: The smaller production 96 com, Sept. 30, 2019) fragrant bouquet of citrus oil and orange 2017 Crozes-Hermitage Les Hauts Du blossom, followed by a medium to Fief comes from a selection of older 15946 (XD) 750 mL $45.00 full-bodied, elegantly textural palate with vines and was all destemmed and spent good concentration, chewy extract and 15 months in once- and twice-used

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ALSACE AUSTRIA WHITE WINE This late-harvest is sure to excite both the connoisseur and the curious. PIERRE SPARR SCHOENENBOURG RIESLING 2017 AC Alsace Grand Cru RED WINE TASTING NOTE: Ripe and floral accented yellow stonefruit. Vivacious palate KRACHER ZWEIGELT showing zesty fruit and refreshing BEERENAUSLESE 2017 Burgenland mineral-tinged acidity. Beginning to drink now but has great potential. TASTING NOTE: Vivid notes of plum Score: 95 (International Wine Challenge, tart and cinnamon play on the nose. 2019) On the palate, the intense sweetness is KRUG GRANDE CUVÉE BRUT carried by lovely, tart and welcomed 664995 (M) 750 mL $28.00 freshness. There is something tingling AC about this, and a lovely, tart, alluring TRIMBACH CLOS SAINTE HUNE TASTING NOTE: This mouthwatering bitterness. All is here in a totally compact, RIESLING 2014 Champagne is intense, from the floral- fresh, sweet package of surprising AC Alsace and spice-laced nose to the racy frame intensity. The finish lasts and lasts. (F. E. Trimbach, prop.-vitic.) of acidity to the expansive flavors of Score: 97 (Anne Krebiehl, MW, Wine TASTING NOTE: A stunning wine with grilled nut, mandarin orange peel, black Enthusiast, Dec. 1, 2019) ethereal aromas of sliced apple, sliced currant and coffee. Stands out for finesse 16623 (S) 375 mL $50.00 pear and mineral character. Flowers and rather than power, with an enticing finish honeysuckle too. Full-bodied, very tight that brings you back for another sip. and dense. It goes so deep and beautiful. Disgorged January 2018. Drink now Bright and tangy acidity. Has the depth through 2027. of a great vintage of grand cru Burgundy Score: 95 (Alison Napjus, winespectator. ITALY but is so Clos Ste. Hune in character. com, Nov. 30, 2019) New releases from Quintarelli and a selection of Barolo from the Muscularly feminine and breathtaking. 38588 (XD) 375 mL $167.00 Score: 99 (James Suckling, thrilling 2015 vintage. jamessuckling.com, Sept. 25, 2015) 965079 (XD) 750 mL $343.00 LANGUEDOC FRIULI RED WINE WHITE WINE CHAMPAGNE GÉRARD BERTRAND CHÂTEAU DE JERMANN CHARDONNAY 2018 VILLEMAJOU GRAND VIN ROUGE IGT Venezia Giulia KRUG BRUT ROSÉ CHAMPAGNE 2016 23ème Édition, AC AC Corbières Boutenac TASTING NOTE: Fascinating aromas of lemon meringue, juniper berries, limes TASTING NOTE: Krug’s releases have TASTING NOTE: A blend of Carignan, and spices. Impressive density and always shown a wonderful balance Syrah, Mourvèdre and Grenache grown richness come through on the palate, between fruit and maturity. This rosé, the at Gerard Bertrand’s father’s estate, the which remains driven and very much on 23rd blending, is no exception. The nutty 2016 Corbieres Boutenac Chateau de point, thanks to bright acidity. Drink now. character of a mature Champagne is Villemajou Grand Vin is a muscular, grippy Score: (James Suckling, there along with red fruits, intense acidity wine that may have excellent aging 93 jamessuckling.com, Nov. 7, 2019) from Pinot Noir and impeccable balance potential or may be too tannic for it’s own at the end. The wine is ready to drink. good. Hints of crushed stone and pencil 583245 (XD) 750 mL $42.00 Score: 95 (Roger Voss, Wine Enthusiast, shavings mark the nose, while the March 1, 2020) medium to full-bodied palate adds notes of cherries and green peppercorns, 38703 (XD) 750 mL $491.00 leading into a dry, tannic finish. Drink date: 2021-2025. Score: 90 (Joe Czerwinski, robertparker. com, July 11, 2019) 14020 (XD) 750 mL $46.00

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SICILY RED WINE

PLANETA MAROCCOLI SYRAH 2015 IGT Sicilia Menfi TASTING NOTE: Syrah and Sicily are two peas in a pod, and the 2015 Menfi Syrah Maroccoli affirms this fact with exuberant precision and charm. This wine is packed tight with dark fruit, tobacco, spice, bacon fat and even a touch of bitter chocolate. Both Syrah and Sicily love the sunshine and the summer heat, MONTESTEFANO RISERVA and luckily, both of these things were PIEDMONT BARBARESCO 2015 delivered with abundance in this happy RED WINE DOCG (Produttori del Barbaresco) vintage. Drink date: 2019-2025. Score: 93 (Monica Larner, robertparker. TASTING NOTE: The 2015 Barbaresco com, Oct. 17, 2019) GIOVANNI ROSSO CERRETTA Riserva Montestefano is one of the BAROLO 2015 deeper wines in this range. Ample, broad 537795 (XD) 750 mL $45.00 DOCG and creamy, the 2015 has a ton of TASTING NOTE: This nice and distinctive richness and power on display. It is also WHITE WINE family-run cellar project is characterized one of the wines in this range where the by an assiduous attention to identity. This personality and style of the vineyard are Serralung cru consists in parsimoniously very much in evidence. A rush of black PLANETA COMETA 2018 used French oak, so that the rebel spirit cherry, plum, menthol, licorice and spice DOC Sicilia Menfi does not vanish in the very thick grapes build into the racy finish as this powerful, TASTING NOTE: The 2018 Sicilia Menfi blend. Its complex nose reveals rose and beautifully resonant Barbaresco shows Cometa is a unique wine that has about violet petals, liquorice root and medicinal all it’s got. Drinking window: 2022-2040. half the creaminess and richness of the herbs’ notes. Its vigorous and inviting Score: 94 (Antonio Galloni, vinous.com, special Didacus bottling (that is of course drinking can do nothing but envelope Nov. 2019) Chardonnay) but with more quirky you entirely. 182485 (XD) 750 mL $95.00 authenticity and brightness here. The Score: 96+ (Luca Gardini, gardininotes. grape is Fiano, and this age-worthy com, May 2019) variety tends to offer abundant pear and 318147 (XD) 750 mL $100.00 VIRNA BAROLO DI BAROLO 2015 Golden Delicious apple. There is some DOCG creamy Sicilian puff pastry on the close. TASTING NOTE: The 2015 Barolo Drink date: 2019-2028. MICHELE CHIARLO CEREQUIO del Comune del Barolo offers dark fruit Score: 93 (Monica Larner, robertparker. BAROLO 2015 DOCG flavors with berry fruit, rose hip and com, Oct. 17, 2019) grilled herb. There is a delicate side to 31047 (XD) 750 mL $50.00 TASTING NOTE: The fruit in the 2015 the wine that you recognize in the fine Barolo Cerequio is darker than in the and pretty quality of the primary aromas, Cannubi, and there is more spice, cured but this hot-vintage expression also tobacco and dried blackberry. You’ll find delivers power and ripeness that you feel TUSCANY a lot more muscle and power here, too: on the finish. Give this wine a year or two RED WINE This is a good Barolo for braised beef. to find even footing. About 25% of the There is great structure and a heavier blend comes from the Sarmassa vineyard flavor footprint on the palate, along with with 75% from the Preda cru. Drink date: CANALICCHIO DI SOPRA BRUNELLO more grit in the mouth and a tannic 2021-2035. DI MONTALCINO 2013 bite. This wine was not produced in the Score: 92 (Monica Larner, robertparker. DOCG difficult 2014 vintage. Drink date: com, June 28, 2019) TASTING NOTE: Plump and bursting with 2022-2040. 16722 (XD) 750 mL $93.00 cherry, strawberry and mineral aromas Score: 95 (Monica Larner, robertparker. and flavors, this racy red evokes harmony com, June 28, 2019) and freshness, with hints of spice, 393355 (XD) 750 mL $100.00 chocolate and tobacco as it plays out

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gracefully on the long aftertaste. There’s ORNELLAIA 2017 QUINTARELLI RECIOTO DELLA structure here, with all the components DOC Bolgheri Superiore VALPOLICELLA CLASSICO 2007 DOC integrated. Best from 2020 through TASTING NOTE: A big, rich wine for the 2035. Highly Recommended. Ranked vintage, yet poised and lively with firm, TASTING NOTE: This wine is dedicated to #15 in the 2018 Wine Spectator chewy tannins that give form and Roberto Ferrarini, the longtime consulting Top 100. intensity to the wine. It shows loads of enologist who worked with Giuseppe Score: 97 (Bruce Sanderson, blackberry, blackcurrant and walnut Quintarelli and the Quintarelli family until winespectator.com, June 15, 2018) flavors. Ripe yet polished tannins. Give his death in 2014. The beautiful 2007 630863 (XD) 750 mL $102.00 this three or four years to come together. Recioto della Valpolicella Classico A Score: 97 (James Suckling, Roberto (packaged in a 375 milliliter jamessuckling.com, May 25, 2020) bottle) is a stunning and magical creation. CASTELLO DI VOLPAIA IL PURO The last vintage this estate made a 310037 (XD) 375 mL $135.00 GRAN SELEZIONE CHIANTI Recioto was in 2004, and at the time of 707547 (XD) 1500 mL $600.00 CLASSICO 2015 this tasting, there was no future vintage DOCG 707414 (XD) 3000 mL $1250.00 earmarked to follow this bottling. Those 51516 (XD) 6000 mL $2990.00 TASTING NOTE: The 2015 Chianti of you lucky enough to taste this bottle Classico Gran Selezione Casanova Il Puro will be rewarded with carefully crafted shows a dense and rich quality of fruit aromas of plum and raisin with sweet that is indicative of this sunny and warm UMBRIA baking spice, moist earth, campfire ash, vintage. It is the best wine I’ve tasted in RED WINE fresh espresso and a touch of bitter this series of samples from Castello di chocolate. This wine was bottled in 2017 Volpaia. The wine’s texture is thick and and therefore saw ten years of aging in plush, and there’s plenty of dark plummy SPORTOLETTI VILLA FIDELIA 2015 a normal-sized barrique. The wine shows fruit to maintain momentum. Oak spice, IGT Umbria Rosso utter silkiness in terms of texture and tar and campfire ash appear on the long TASTING NOTE: The 2015 Villa Fidelia is surprisingly light on its feet despite its and enriched finish. Pair it with a braised Rosso is a blend of 70% Merlot, 20% 15.5% alcohol. This is a precious shank of lamb. This is a pure expression Cabernet Sauvignon and 10% Cabernet collectors’ bottle. Drink date: 2020-2050. of Sangiovese and only 2,000 bottles Franc, aged in barrique for 12 months. Score: 98 (Monica Larner, robertparker. were made. Drink date: 2019-2035. This is a sun-drenched and powerful com, Aug. 30, 2019) Score: (Monica Larner, robertparker. 95+ wine (with a noticeable 15% alcoholic com, Sept. 19, 2019) 722967 (S) 375 mL $220.00 content) that delivers rich plummy fruit 16734 (XD) 750 mL $153.00 and thick textural layers. Drink date: 2019-2026. SPERI VIGNETO MONTE SANT’URBANO AMARONE DELLA Score: 92 (Monica Larner, robertparker. LUCE 2017 VALPOLICELLA CLASSICO 2006 IGT Toscana com, Oct. 17, 2019) DOC (Luce della Vite) 921338 (XD) 750 mL $30.00 TASTING NOTE: Deep ruby. Some earthy TASTING NOTE: There is density and reduction on the nose clear with aeration beauty to this blend of sangiovese and to reveal blackberry and herbal notes. merlot. Hints of vanilla, too. Medium to VENETO Juicy and stylish Amarone if less rich and full body and a flavorful finish. Not the dense than the 2007, with red fruit and most complex red now, but it’s solid. RED WINE underbrush flavors lingering nicely on the A blend of sangiovese and merlot. smooth finish. The grapes were air-dried Score: (James Suckling, 93-94 QUINTARELLI ALZERO 2011 for roughly three months. jamessuckling.com, Sept. 4, 2018) IGT Veneto Score: 91 (Ian D’Agata, vinous.com, March 2012) 964551 (D) 1500 mL $260.00 This primarily old-vine wine has been 651018 (D) 3000 mL $580.00 produced since 1983 and is crafted 16764 (D) 750 mL $178.00 435214 (D) 6000 mL $1230.00 through the use of the appassimento technique. Depending upon the nuances of the vintage, the wine may be aged for as many as nine years, in large oak casks, before release. Characteristically filled with dark fruit, spice, tar and tobacco notes, this is a wine that will cellar for three decades or more. 402156 (XD) 750 mL $615.00

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SPAIN AUSTRALIA Standout selections from The 100-point Torbreck Runrig Rioja and Ribera del Duero 2016 leads the way for this stellar led by the haunting Urbina Gran lineup from Down Under. Reserva 2004 and the 100% Tempranillo Legón Premium 2015. RED WINE

RED WINE BY FARR SANGREAL PINOT NOIR 2017 LEGÓN PREMIUM 2015 Geelong, Victoria DO Ribera del Duero TASTING NOTE: A plush and rich pinot (Viña Vilano) with lots of ripe fruit, such as cooked TASTING NOTE: 100% Tempranillo. strawberries and rhubarb. Full body. Very good expression of Tempranillo Velvety tannins and a flavorful finish. from Ribera. The wine has a pronounced Drink or hold. intensity on the nose with red and black Score: 93 (James Suckling, fruits, spices, oak and chocolate. The jamessuckling.com, June 26, 2019) palate is full-bodied with a black cherry 633503 (XD) 750 mL $86.00 expression. It finishes impressively with just a touch of supportive liquorice. Bravo! Score: 96 (Decanter World Wine Awards, VALDERIZ 2017 HENSCHKE CYRIL HENSCHKE 2018) DO Ribera del Duero CABERNET SAUVIGNON/CABERNET FRANC/MERLOT 2013 270645 (XD) 750 mL $37.00 Thomas Matthews awarded the 2016 Eden Valley, South Australia Valderiz a rating of 96 points: “... dense, polished texture carries rich, harmonious TASTING NOTE: 83% cabernet MUGA SELECCIÓN ESPECIAL 2015 sauvignon, 7% cabernet franc, 5% DOCa Rioja flavors in this elegant red. Blackberry and currant notes mingle with espresso, merlot, matured in French hogsheads TASTING NOTE: The balance and purity mineral, licorice and spice accents ... (42% new) for 18 months before to this wine is really impressive with Beautifully sculpted ...” (winespectator. blending. Cabernet from the Eden Valley blackberries, black truffles and dark fruit. com, Feb. 29, 2020). Matthews has its own cool personality – and Wet earth. Full body. Tight and compact. suggested a drinking window extending absolute authority. It is blackcurrant Structured, long and powerful. Superb to 2030. Expect the 2017 vintage to rather than cassis, with tannins that are length. Compressed and polished texture. offer similar depth, character and firm but not dry, and an elusive touch Drink in 2022. cellarability. of mint. The franc and merlot have Score: 96 (James Suckling, helped the cabernet show a bit of love, jamessuckling.com, July 26, 2019) 385856 (XD) 750 mL $46.00 the French oak likewise. All up, a wine of class and length. Drink by: 2038. 472902 (XD) 750 mL $50.00 VIÑA TONDONIA RESERVA 2008 Score: 96 (James Halliday, DOCa Rioja winecompanion.com.au, Aug. 1, 2017) URBINA GRAN RESERVA 2004 (López de Heredia) 426395 (XD) 750 mL $215.00 DOCa Rioja James Suckling awarded the 2007 TASTING NOTE: The Gran Reserva vintage 95 points and spoke to the JOHN DUVAL ELIGO SHIRAZ 2016 bottling comes from slightly better process behind this flagship wine: “This Barossa Valley, South Australia vineyards, according to Ángel Urbina, wine spends six years in barrique ... and has a little more power than some before racking into large casks and then TASTING NOTE: Eligo is made from the of the bodega’s wines. Everything is bottling three years before the expected best parcels of the vintage, fermented relative, however, as this is a still an release ...” Suckling described the wine with submerged caps in small open elegant, graceful, savoury wine with as “... Attractive [with] ... earth and dried fermenters, matured for 20 months in haunting balsamic sweetness. 2019-25. sage ... blackberries, cedar, cigar tobacco French hogsheads (50% new). The Score: 95 (Tim Atkin, MW, timatkin.com, and fresh leather.” (jamessuckling.com, tannins and oak are built into the wine Rioja Special Report 2019) July 26, 2019) like an inlaid checkerboard table created by a master craftsman with decades 355743 (XD) 750 mL $59.00 97014 (XD) 1500 mL $135.00 of experience. Like John Duval. Special value. Drink by: 2056. Score: 98 (James Halliday, winecompanion.com.au, Aug. 1, 2019) 399642 (D) 750 mL $125.00 26 VINTAGES THE CLASSICS COLLECTION • OCTOBER 2020

PENFOLDS BIN 28 WHITE WINE WHITE WINE KALIMNA SHIRAZ 2017 South Australia MOUNT PLEASANT LOVEDALE AUNTSFIELD SOUTH OAKS BARREL TASTING NOTE: Deep, bright crimson. SEMILLON 2013 FERMENTED SAUVIGNON BLANC The battle lines are there before you Hunter Valley, New South Wales 2018 smell or taste the wine: Penfolds’ Southern Valleys, Marlborough, black-fruited depth and power on the TASTING NOTE: Showing some South Island one hand, the elegant vintage stamp attractively toasty, aged character with a TASTING NOTE: This is magnificently on the other. Its balance and structure very elegant and refined, lemon and lime composed and styled, showing grapefruit, are the guarantee of a very long life. palate. Sleeve-like, glossy texture. Really nectarine, Granny Smith apple and Special value. Drink by: 2037. refined and elegant with length and almond characters on the nose with a Score: (James Halliday, concentration. A classic Lovedale. Drink 96 touch of flinty complexity. The palate winecompanion.com.au, Sept. 1, 2019) or hold. Score: 95 (James Suckling, is superbly concentrated and focused 422782 (XD) 750 mL $50.00 jamessuckling.com, June 26, 2019) with outstanding depth and intensity, wonderfully complemented by fine 237982 (XD) 750 mL $60.00 texture and bright acidity, finishing TORBRECK RUNRIG 2016 Barossa Valley, South Australia impressively long and engaging. At its best: now to 2028. TASTING NOTE: A blend of 98% Shiraz Score: 95 (Sam Kim, wineorbit.co.nz, and 2% Viognier made just prior to Jan. 2020) bottling, the 2016 RunRig is a complete NEW ZEALAND masterpiece. It kicks off with elegant Benchmark expressions: 16885 (XD) 750 mL $48.00 notes of pencil shavings accenting Pinot Noir and Sauvignon Blanc blueberries and blackberries on the nose, from Marlborough. then shows incredible, palate-staining intensity of fruit in the mouth. It’s RED WINE SOUTH full-bodied, plush and velvety without being unstructured and manages to be AFRICA AUNTSFIELD HERITAGE An intense Syrah from Swartland fruit-forward yet savory on the long- PINOT NOIR 2015 highlights the aromatic influence of lasting finish, where it picks up hints of Single vineyard, Marlborough, the region’s schist soils. mocha and black olives. This should be South Island drinkable with pleasure throughout its entire two-decade life (it may live longer TASTING NOTE: This is splendidly RED WINE from cold cellars or in larger formats), composed and magnificently styled, showing fragrant aromas of dark cherry, but if I were lucky enough to have a BOEKENHOUTSKLOOF SYRAH 2016 bottle or two, I’d try the first one about plum, violet, thyme and toasted almond WO Swartland 10 years out. Scheduled for June 2019 characters with nuances of mushroom TASTING NOTE: Using fruit from two release. Drink date: 2019-2035. and game. The palate is concentrated exceptional Swartland sources – Score: (Joe Czerwinski, robertparker. and persistent, exhibiting exceptional 100 Goldmine and mostly Porseleinberg – com, Feb. 28, 2019) focus and depth, wonderfully comple- mented by [a] velvety mouthfeel and fine, this foudre-aged Syrah is fresh, subtle 97204 (XD) 750 mL $299.00 grainy tannins. Multi-layered, complex and intensely aromatic, as schist Syrahs and gorgeously elegant. At its best: often tend to be. Complex, floral and now to 2025. refined with remarkable freshness and Score: 97 (Sam Kim, wineorbit.co.nz, palate length. 2020-28. April 2020) Score: 95 (Tim Atkin, MW, timatkin.com, South Africa Special Report 2018) 16417 (XD) 750 mL $79.00 52076 (XD) 750 mL $56.00

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ARGENTINA USA Mendoza is front and centre here, Big names here, to be sure, with three highly rated, high-altitude but collectors will want to Malbecs. take note of the multiple sizes of the 100-point Dominus 2016. RED WINE

BUSCADO VIVO O MUERTO LA CALIFORNIA VERDAD GUALTALLARY 2016 RED WINE Gualtallary, Mendoza TASTING NOTE: Typical of the best wines from the 2016 vintage, this is a complex, AU SOMMET ATLAS PEAK nuanced red with considerable freshness CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2016 Napa Valley and lovely balance, made from a combination of Malbec with 20% TASTING NOTE: Deep garnet-purple Cabernet Franc and framed by 20% new in color, the 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon oak. Peppery, mineral-edged and gives up exuberant crushed black- CHILE currants, warm plums, wild blueberries focused. 2022-28. Two profound examples of and cloves with suggestions of violets, Score: 96 (Tim Atkin, MW, timatkin.com, Chile’s complex, characterful, tilled black soil, tar, chargrill and cedar Argentina Special Report 2019) charismatic Cabernet-led blends. chest with a waft of unsmoked cigars. 648030 (XD) 750 mL $55.00 The palate is medium to full-bodied, firm, RED WINE grainy and refreshing with incredible IMPERFECTO 2012 intensity, finishing very long and earthy. Uco Valley SEÑA 2017 Drink date: 2021-2047. (Tres 14) DO Aconcagua Valley Score: 96+ (Lisa Perrotti-Brown, MW, Pi first made the Iscay Cabernet Franc (Eduardo Chadwick) robertparker.com, Oct. 29, 2018) and Malbec blend in 2008, and his TASTING NOTE: The aromas of 362582 (XD) 750 mL $610.00 affinity for this partnership shows in his blackberries, cedar, sandalwood and personal label. Fleshy black fruit notes, black tea are compelling. Black olives. peppery spice and a long, rolling finish. Rosemary and sage undertones. Full- BEAULIEU VINEYARD GEORGES DE LATOUR PRIVATE RESERVE Drinking window: 2018-2025. bodied, rich and powerful Seña with CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2016 Score: 95 (Amanda Barnes, decanter.com, impressive and powerful tannins, yet Napa Valley June 16, 2018) harmony and balance. Fruit-forward. TASTING NOTE: Blended of 97% 516914 (XD) 750 mL $54.00 Lightly chewy. Fresh and energetic wine in a hot year. Broad-shouldered. Cabernet Sauvignon and 3% Petit Verdot Drink after 2022. matured for 22 months in French oak, RUTINI APARTADO Score: 99 (James Suckling, 90% new, this vintage has an alcohol GRAN MALBEC 2016 jamessuckling.com, March 2, 2020) level of 14.9%. Deep garnet-purple Mendoza colored, the 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon 496430 (XD) 750 mL $246.00 TASTING NOTE: This is a beautiful blend Private Reserve Georges de Latour is still of the best malbec from the vineyards incredibly youthful. Sporting notions of in Altamira, Gualtallary and La Consulta. VIÑA VIK MILLA CALA 2015 cedar and cinnamon toast to begin, the Old vines, too. It's full-bodied, yet shows DO Cachapoal Valley nose opens out to beautiful notes of warm cassis, crushed red and black lightness and focus with ultra-fine TASTING NOTE: A rich and dense second plums and kirsch with floral hints of roses tannins and a bright finish. Polished and wine of VIK. Lots of dried fruit with light and candied violets. Sparks of crushed very fine. Serious. Drink in 2023. prunes, plums and hints of burnt lemons. rocks and cast iron pan plus a touch Score: 97 (James Suckling, Spices, too. Full body, layered and rich. of dried herbs emerge with coaxing. jamessuckling.com, Dec. 19, 2019) Juicy. Needs two or three years to soften. Full-bodied, rich, bold and energetic in A blend of 66% cabernet sauvignon, 12664 (D) 750 mL $110.00 the mouth, the palate reveals a very firm 15% merlot, 7% cabernet franc, 7% backbone of ripe, grainy tannins and syrah and 3% carmenere. Drink in 2020. seamless freshness, finishing very long Score: (James Suckling, 94 with beautiful mineral accents. To be jamessuckling.com, March 16, 2018) released in autumn 2019. Drink date: 11891 (XD) 750 mL $55.00 2022-2060.

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Score: 97 (Lisa Perrotti-Brown, MW, GALLICA OAKVILLE RANCH ROY ESTATE robertparker.com, May 31, 2019) VINEYARD CABERNET SAUVIGNON CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2015 2016 Napa Valley 10307 (XD) 750 mL $200.00 Oakville Ranch Vineyard, Napa Valley TASTING NOTE: Containing splashes TASTING NOTE: Very deep garnet-purple of Merlot and Petit Verdot and aged for DOMINUS 2016 colored, the 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon 27 months in 100% new 225-liter Napa Valley Oakville is blended of 83% Cabernet Taransaud French oak barrels, the 2015 TASTING NOTE: A blend of 84% Sauvignon and 17% Cabernet Franc. It Cabernet Sauvignon Estate is very deep Cabernet Sauvignon, 8% Petit Verdot sings of blackcurrant cordial, blueberry garnet-black in color and opens with and 8% Cabernet Franc aged in 40% pie and warm plums with touches of slightly closed notes of warm cassis, new oak, the 2016 Proprietary Red Wine licorice, violets, cigar box and allspice. mincemeat pie, Black Forest cake and is deep purple-black in color and quite Medium to full-bodied, it fills the mouth mulberries with touches of sandalwood, reticent at this youthful stage to begin, with energetic fruit plus a firm, velvety dark chocolate and fragrant earth. Full, offering up subtle notions of potpourri, frame and oodles of freshness, finishing rich and spicy in the mouth, it has a firm Indian spices, cigar box and iron ore on a lingering mineral note. Drink date: backbone of chewy tannins and a lively over a core of crushed blackberries and 2019-2040. line lifting the long, decadent finish. 600 black cherries with intermittent wafts Score: 96+ (Lisa Perrotti-Brown, MW, cases produced. Drink date: 2019-2036. of black and red currants, new leather robertparker.com, Oct. 29, 2018) Score: 94+ (Lisa Perrotti-Brown, MW, and smoked meats. The palate is medium 402123 (XD) 750 mL $300.00 robertparker.com, Oct. 29, 2018) to full-bodied with a densely packed 630764 (XD) 750 mL $430.00 mid-palate and oodles of freshness framed by very ripe, finely grained RAYMOND GENERATIONS tannins and laced with compelling earthy CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2016 SHAFER TD-9 2017 Napa Valley accents. It offers incredible vibrancy with Napa Valley tons of black and red fruit sparkle in TASTING NOTE: One of the true TASTING NOTE: Moving to the reds, the the mid-palate leading to a provocative superstars in the portfolio is the 2016 2017 TD-9 Proprietary Red Blend is mineral element on the very long finish. Cabernet Sauvignon District Collection mostly Merlot yet includes 22% Malbec If I could give more than 100 for this Generations, which is even better than and a small amount of Cabernet one, I would. To be released in May 2019. the 2015. Brought up in just over half Sauvignon. Deep purple-hued with sweet Drink date: 2024-2054. new barrels, it has an incredible bouquet aromas of jammy blackberries, spiced Score: 100 (Lisa Perrotti-Brown, MW, of crème de cassis and blackberry fruits cherries, herbes de Provence, and dried robertparker.com, Oct. 29, 2018) intermixed with lots of spice, fruitcake, flowers, it is a wonderfully textured, and earthy minerality. Possessing 63487 (XD) 1500 mL $910.00 medium to full-bodied, balanced red full-bodied richness, a sensational sense 63479 (XD) 3000 mL $2250.00 with sweet tannins and a great finish. It’s of opulence with no weight, ripe tannins, 63917 (XD) 6000 mL $5370.00 going to evolve nicely for 10-12 years. and a great, great finish, hats off to Maturity: 2020-2032. winemaker Stephanie Putnam for Score: 92 (Jeb Dunnuck, jebdunnuck. GALLICA CABERNET FRANC 2015 another brilliant Cabernet Sauvignon com, Jan. 31, 2020) Oakville, Napa Valley that can be drunk today with incredible 570788 (XD) 750 mL $110.00 TASTING NOTE: The 2015 Cabernet pleasure or cellared for 20-25 years. Franc from Gallica is a deep garnet- Maturity: 2019-2039. purple color with a nose of crushed red Score: 98 (Jeb Dunnuck, jebdunnuck. SILVER OAK NAPA VALLEY currants, mulberries and cherries with com, Jan. 31 2019) CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2015 touches of pencil shavings, lavender, 941492 (XD) 750 mL $130.00 Napa Valley earth and bouquet garni. Full, firm and The 2014 vintage of this wine was grainy with youthful, crunchy fruit and awarded a rating of 92 points by James great depth, it finishes with lively lift. Molesworth, who called it “Distinctive, Drink date: 2017-2035. with ... sage, sassafras ... black cherry and Score: 95 (Lisa Perrotti-Brown, MW, raspberry ...” and suggested a drinking robertparker.com, Oct. 31, 2017) window extending from 2020 through 16932 (XD) 750 mL $270.00 2032 (winespectator.com, Oct. 31, 2019). Though the 2015 is not yet reviewed, you can expect a similar quality. 10353 (XD) 1500 mL $450.00

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STAG’S LEAP ARTEMIS CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2017 DESSERT WINE Napa Valley Elegance and purity expressed in TASTING NOTE: Plum, mocha and turned the 2017 version of the stunning earth highlight the palate of this robust, late-harvest Ornus dell'Ornellaia. full-bodied and powerfully broad red wine, tense in firm tannin and a cradling of toasted oak. The acidity helps to ORNUS DELL’ORNELLAIA 2017 balance its heft, leaving a note of lasting IGT Toscana, Tuscany, Italy freshness on the spicy finish. Monica Larner awarded the 2016 Score: 92 (Virginie Boone, Wine Enthusiast, vintage of the Ornus dell'Ornellaia a May 1, 2020) rating of 94 points, calling it “... a pure 347971 (XD) 1500 mL $199.00 WHITE WINE expression of late-harvest Petit Manseng ... showing honey, brown sugar and dried apricot ... and creamy texture. Bright STAG’S LEAP WINE CELLARS CASK RHYS BEARWALLOW VINEYARD acidity balances out the palate. The 23 CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2016 CHARDONNAY 2015 mouthfeel is elegant, cleverly showing Napa Valley Anderson Valley, Mendocino weight but no heaviness” (robertparker. TASTING NOTE: The deep purple-black TASTING NOTE: The 2015 Chardonnay com, May 21, 2020). Expect nothing colored barrel sample of 2016 Cask 23 Bearwallow Vineyard is the most less from this 2017. Cabernet Sauvignon features compelling, expressive of the vineyard designate 522433 (S) 375 mL $90.00 youthful notes of freshly crushed red Chardonnays today, offering up a pretty and black currants, black cherries, kirsch nose of crisp green orchard fruit, white and mocha with nuances of Marmite flowers, subtle nutmeg and lemon curd. toast, roasted nuts, underbrush and On the palate, it’s medium to full-bodied, truffles. Medium to full-bodied, the palate bright and intense, with an elegantly FORTIFIED has a very firm frame of super ripe textural attack, good concentration and tannins supporting the multilayered a long, mouthwatering finish. It’s not WINE A vintage Port from Kopke, Portugal’s flavors, finishing on an epically long, quite as searingly stony as the oldest Port house, which was founded lingering fragrant earth note. Beautiful. Horseshoe or Alpine bottlings, but that in 1638. Score: 96-98 (Lisa Perrotti-Brown, MW, only lends it additional youthful charm. robertparker.com, Oct. 29, 2018) Drink date: 2018-2028. 991919 (XD) 750 mL $425.00 Score: 94 (William Kelley, robertparker. com, May 31, 2018) KOPKE COLHEITA PORT 2000 DOP, Portugal 16130 (XD) 750 mL $102.00 TANTARA TONDRE PINOT NOIR 2016 You can expect the 2000 to deliver notes Santa Lucia Highlands, Monterey County of cassis, blackberry, earth and spice, TASTING NOTE: Macerated red plum is with a silky frame and an easy-to-enjoy lifted by clove, allspice and an intriguing OREGON balance and refinement. marzipan touch on the nose of this wine WHITE WINE 16632 (S) 750 mL $70.00 from a vineyard planted in 2006. The Christmas spice and gingerbread aromas are integrated into the plum and cherry DOMAINE SERENE EVENSTAD backdrop. RESERVE CHARDONNAY 2017 Dundee Hills, Willamette Valley Score: 94 (Matt Kettman, Wine Enthusiast, Feb. 1, 2019) TASTING NOTE: A very fluid wine with bright pear and peach aromas with 16226 (XD) 750 mL $97.00 an edge of almond praline and spiced biscuits. The palate has a balanced and measured feel with layered and smoothly constructed texture as well as a long, caressing finish. Drink now [to 2027+]. Score: 94 (James Suckling, jamessuckling.com, July 2, 2019) 14841 (XD) 750 mL $110.00

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31 VINTAGES SEPTEMBER 2020 PRODUCT SUMMARY

SIZE PRODUCT PRICE PRODUCT (mL) number (per btl.) SCORE

FRANCE - BORDEAUX RED WINE CHÂTEAU KIRWAN 2015 750 98566 $130.00 JS 93 CHÂTEAU LANGOA BARTON 2010 750 454207 $156.00 WS 94 CHÂTEAU LES ORMES 2012 750 648295 $69.00 DWWA 95 CHÂTEAU PICHON LONGUEVILLE COMTESSE DE LALANDE 2003 750 15947 $196.00 RP 95 CHÂTEAU PRIEURE LICHINE 2015 750 15953 $110.00 JS 96 CLOS BEAUREGARD 2015 750 16242 $69.00 JS 94 DOMAINE DE CHEVALIER 2008 750 15954 $146.00 RP 94-96+

FRANCE - BURGUNDY - CÔTE DE NUITS RED WINE DOMAINE ALAIN HUDELOT-NOËLLAT LES BEAUMONTS VOSNE-ROMANÉE 1ER CRU 2017 750 16268 $270.00 RP 93 DOMAINE ALAIN HUDELOT-NOËLLAT LES MURGERS 750 16271 $176.00 RP 92 NUITS-SAINT-GEORGES 1ER CRU 2017 G. ROBLOT-MARCHAND LES FUÉES CHAMBOLLE-MUSIGNY 1ER CRU 2015 750 13777 $120.00 LOUIS LATOUR LES QUATRE JOURNAUX ROMANÉE SAINT-VIVANT GRAND CRU 2017 750 179598 $860.00 JS 95 PIERRE BRISSET LES ROUGES DU DESSUS VOSNE-ROMANÉE 1ER CRU 2017 750 13779 $244.00 JR 16.5 (OUT OF 20) ROCHE DE BELLENE CHARMES-CHAMBERTIN GRAND CRU 2012 750 235390 $320.00 WE 95

FRANCE - BURGUNDY - CÔTE DE BEAUNE RED WINE DOMAINE TAWSE FRÉMIETS VOLNAY 1ER CRU 2017 750 577197 $98.00 VIN 91-93 HENRI DE VILLAMONT CHASSAGNE-MONTRACHET MORGEOT 1ER CRU 2015 750 15951 $63.00 WE 91 VINCENT GIRARDIN CLOS SAINT-JEAN CHASSAGNE-MONTRACHET 1ER CRU 2016 750 15937 $100.00 RP 92

FRANCE - BURGUNDY - CÔTE DE BEAUNE WHITE WINE DOMAINE LATOUR-GIRAUD CUVÉE CHARLES MAXIME MEURSAULT 2017 750 299784 $82.00 DOMAINE POTINET-AMPEAU PULIGNY-MONTRACHET 2014 750 16241 $105.00 LOUIS JADOT BÂTARD-MONTRACHET GRAND CRU 2017 750 445007 $617.00 RP 93-95 ROCHE DE BELLENE VIEILLES VIGNES MEURSAULT 2016 750 241091 $98.00 WE 90 VINCENT GIRARDIN LE LIMOZIN MEURSAULT 2016 750 15938 $100.00 VINCENT GIRARDIN LES CHAUMÉES CHASSAGNE-MONTRACHET 1ER CRU 2017 750 15948 $134.00 RP 90-92 VINCENT GIRARDIN LES CLOUS MEURSAULT 1ER CRU 2017 750 15949 $100.00 RP 89-91

FRANCE - BURGUNDY - CHABLIS WHITE WINE DOMAINE COURTAULT BEAUROY CHABLIS 1ER CRU 2017 750 15952 $41.00 DOMAINE WILLIAM FÈVRE LES PREUSES CHABLIS GRAND CRU 2017 750 391276 $133.00 VIN 97

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SIZE PRODUCT PRICE PRODUCT (mL) number (per btl.) SCORE

FRANCE - BURGUNDY - CÔTE CHALONNAISE RED WINE DOMAINE BELLEVILLE CLOS L’EVEQUE MERCUREY 1ER CRU 2017 750 15950 $61.00 DEC 94

FRANCE - RHÔNE - NORTHERN RHÔNE RED WINE FRANÇOIS VILLARD MALFONDIÈRES CROZES HERMITAGE 2017 750 16234 $74.00 RP 91 GABRIEL MEFFRE LAURUS 2017 750 13402 $80.00 JD 91+

FRANCE - RHÔNE - SOUTHERN RHÔNE RED WINE CHAPELLE SAINT THEODORIC LA GUIGASSE CHÂTEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE 2016 750 378174 $105.00 RP 95-97 DOMAINE DE LA SOLITUDE RÉSERVE SECRÈTE CHÂTEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE 2016 750 499871 $142.00 JD 97+ DOMAINE DU PEGAU CUVÉE LAURENCE CHÂTEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE 2014 750 168161 $135.00 WE 98 XAVIER ARCANE L’ETOILE BEAUMES DE VENISE 750 15942 $40.00 JD 95

FRANCE - RHÔNE - SOUTHERN RHÔNE WHITE WINE CLOS DE L’ORATOIRE CHÂTEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE BLANC 2016 750 15939 $53.00 WE 93 MICHEL GASSIER LOU COUCARDIÉ BLANC 2016 750 406249 $36.00 JD 93

FRANCE - ALSACE WHITE WINE PIERRE SPARR MAMBOURG GEWURZTRAMINER 2017 750 915157 $28.00 WE 90 RENÉ MURÉ CÔTE DE ROUFFACH RIESLING 2016 750 634741 $30.00 WS 93 TRIMBACH CUVÉE FRÉDÉRIC ÉMILE RIESLING 2011 750 728535 $83.00 JS 94

FRANCE - MIDI RED WINE CHÂTEAU L’HOSPITALET LA RÉSERVE ROUGE 2018 750 682492 $38.00

AUSTRIA WHITE WINE TURK RIED KREMSER THURNERBERG GRÜNER VELTLINER 2017 750 16622 $43.00 WE 95

Scores We have included scores from the following sources:

AWC winecompanion.com.au JD jebdunnuck.com TAT timatkin.com BC bobcampbell.nz JR jancisrobinson.com VIN vinous.com DEC decanter.com JS jamessuckling.com WAL winealign.com DES Descorchados LM lucamaroni.com WE Wine Enthusiast DWWA Decanter World Wine Awards MFW moselfinewines.com WS winespectator.com FA falstaff.at RP robertparker.com

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SIZE PRODUCT PRICE PRODUCT (mL) number (per btl.) SCORE

GERMANY - MOSEL WHITE WINE J.J. PRUEM WEHLENER SONNENUHR RIESLING KABINETT 2018 750 15302 $71.00 MFW 91

ITALY - CAMPANIA RED WINE SALVATORE MOLETTIERI VIGNA CINQUE QUERCE TAURASI 2012 750 406223 $69.00 WS 95

ITALY - FRIULI RED WINE MARCO FELLUGA RUSSIZ SUPERIORE CABERNET FRANC 2017 750 16572 $39.00

ITALY - LAZIO RED WINE FIORANO ROSSO 2014 750 570218 $129.00 RP 91

ITALY - PIEDMONT RED WINE DAMILANO BRUNATE BAROLO 2014 750 16570 $84.00 WS 93 DAMILANO CEREQUIO BAROLO 2014 750 16571 $84.00 WS 93 ENZO BOGLIETTI CASE NERE BAROLO 2015 750 15351 $99.00 JS 96 FRATELLI SERIO & BATTISTA CANNUBI BAROLO 2015 750 16615 $73.00 WE 93 MICHELE CHIARLO LA COURT RISERVA NIZZA 2015 750 157610 $53.00 WE 95 PRUNOTTO BARBARESCO 2017 750 329938 $46.00 PUNSET CAMPO QUADRO BARBARESCO 2011 750 419614 $69.00 FA 94 SILVIO GRASSO ANNUNZIATA VIGNE PLICOTTI BAROLO 2015 750 14742 $88.00 JS 95 SILVIO GRASSO GIACHINI BAROLO 2015 750 82941 $74.00 JS 94

ITALY - SICILY RED WINE LE CASEMATTE FARO 2016 750 16566 $44.00 VIN 94 PIETRADOLCE BARBAGALLI 2015 750 16569 $139.00 RP 95

ITALY - TUSCANY RED WINE CORTONESI LA MANNELLA RISERVA BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO 2012 750 11686 $195.00 WS 94 IL PARADISO DI FRASSINA MOZ ART BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO 2015 750 551580 $64.00 JS 94 ISOLE E OLENA COLLEZIONE PRIVATA SYRAH 2016 750 573998 $82.00 RP 96 LA GERLA GLI ANGELI RISERVA BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO 2012 750 16562 $110.00 RP 95 LE SERRE NUOVE 2018 1500 51482 $160.00 JS 95-96 LE SERRE NUOVE 2018 3000 51490 $350.00 JS 95-96 LE SERRE NUOVE 2018 6000 520809 $811.00 JS 95-96 PETROLO GALATRONA 2017 750 21998 $183.00 RP 95 RENIERI GRAN SELEZIONE CHIANTI CLASSICO 2016 750 15086 $54.00 JS 95 SOLDERA BASSE SANGIOVESE 2015 750 402271 $783.00 JR 18.5+ (OUT OF 20) SOLDERA BASSE SANGIOVESE 2015 1500 636647 $1,576.00 JR 18.5+ (OUT OF 20)

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SIZE PRODUCT PRICE PRODUCT (mL) number (per btl.) SCORE

ITALY - UMBRIA RED WINE LUNGAROTTI SAGRANTINO DI MONTEFALCO 2015 750 315499 $49.00 JS 91

ITALY - UMBRIA WHITE WINE CASTELLO DELLA SALA CERVARO DELLA SALA 2018 750 512376 $78.00 RP 96 CASTELLO DELLA SALA CERVARO DELLA SALA 2018 1500 693556 $188.00 RP 96 CASTELLO DELLA SALA CERVARO DELLA SALA 2018 3000 693531 $386.00 RP 96

ITALY - VENETO RED WINE LE RAGOSE AMARONE DELLA VALPOLICELLA CLASSICO 2009 750 700872 $63.00 LM 93 QUINTARELLI AMARONE DELLA VALPOLICELLA CLASSICO 2012 750 402149 $472.00 QUINTARELLI PRIMOFIORE 2017 750 20867 $79.00 QUINTARELLI ROSSO DEL BEPI 2010 750 991356 $232.00

ITALY - VENETO WHITE WINE GINI LA FROSCA SOAVE CLASSICO 2016 750 528471 $39.00 WE 95

SPAIN RED WINE MAS D’EN GIL CLOS FONTÀ 2014 750 16614 $100.00 RP 94

SPAIN WHITE WINE LOPEZ DE HEREDIA VIÑA TONDONIA RESERVA BLANCO 2008 750 45500 $64.00

CANADA - ONTARIO RED WINE SOUTHBROOK WITNESS BLOCK CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2017 750 10089 $45.00 WAL 91 TAWSE CHERRY AVENUE PINOT NOIR 2016 750 398347 $48.95 WAL 92

CANADA - ONTARIO WHITE WINE TAWSE ROBYN’S BLOCK CHARDONNAY 2016 750 416321 $46.15 WAL 91

AUSTRALIA RED WINE HENSCHKE HILL OF GRACE SHIRAZ 2014 750 399675 $1,130.00 AWC 98 JOHN DUVAL PLEXUS 2015 750 73049 $55.00 RP 93 ROCKFORD BASKET PRESS SHIRAZ 2014 750 736488 $115.00 AWC 99 TORBRECK HILLSIDE VINEYARD GRENACHE 2017 750 14983 $96.00 WS 94

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SIZE PRODUCT PRICE PRODUCT (mL) number (per btl.) SCORE

NEW ZEALAND RED WINE FELTON ROAD CALVERT PINOT NOIR 2018 750 14947 $95.00 BC 95 FELTON ROAD CORNISH POINT PINOT NOIR 2018 750 167080 $95.00 JS 93

SOUTH AFRICA RED WINE RAATS MR DE COMPOSTELLA 2017 750 15647 $99.00 TAT 96

SOUTH AFRICA WHITE WINE MULLINEUX GRANITE CHENIN BLANC 2017 750 15648 $90.00 TAT 96 WILDEBERG WHITE 2018 750 15623 $40.00 TAT 95

ARGENTINA RED WINE CATENA ZAPATA MUNDUS BACILLUS TERRAE ADRIANNA VINEYARD MALBEC 2016 750 542837 $344.00 RP 97 CATENA ZAPATA NICOLÁS CABERNET SAUVIGNON/MALBEC 2016 750 510958 $123.00 TAT 97 CHEVAL DES ANDES 2016 750 15590 $158.00 JS 99

CHILE RED WINE ALMAVIVA 2017 750 740233 $294.00 JS 100 LUIS FELIPE EDWARDS MOUNTAIN VINEYARDS CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2014 750 15622 $81.00 DES 96 SANTA RITA PEWËN CARMENÈRE 2018 750 16491 $61.00 DES 97

USA - CALIFORNIA RED WINE AMUSE BOUCHE RED 2016 750 362863 $610.00 RP 95+ CONTINUUM 2016 1500 16933 $930.00 VIN 100 DOMINUS NAPANOOK 2016 1500 508234 $285.00 JS 96 GRGICH HILLS CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2015 750 71407 $105.00 DWWA 96 GRGICH HILLS ESTATE GROWN ZINFANDEL 2015 750 903237 $55.00 LOUIS M. MARTINI LOT 1 CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2015 750 439976 $230.00 WS 94 LOUIS M. MARTINI MONTE ROSSO VINEYARD CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2015 750 407114 $100.00 RP 95 MORLET FAMILY COEUR DE VALLÉE CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2014 750 14842 $320.00 JD 97 MORLET FAMILY PASSIONNÉMENT CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2013 750 14838 $455.00 RP 98 RAYMOND RESERVE CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2017 1500 629287 $110.00 JS 97

USA - CALIFORNIA WHITE WINE LIQUID FARM BIEN BIEN CHARDONNAY 2015 750 16123 $80.00 RP 94+ LIQUID FARM FOUR CHARDONNAY 2016 750 16124 $99.00 WE 93 MORLET FAMILY LA PROPORTION DORÉE 2016 750 14840 $195.00 RP 98

USA - WASHINGTON RED WINE BETZ FAMILY WINERY LA CÔTE ROUSSE SYRAH 2017 750 444414 $80.00 RP 96

36 VINTAGES OCTOBER 2020 PRODUCT SUMMARY

SIZE PRODUCT PRICE PRODUCT (mL) number (per btl.) SCORE

FRANCE - BORDEAUX RED WINE CHÂTEAU CORMEIL-FIGEAC 2015 750 480046 $37.00 JS 93 CHÂTEAU GRAND PUY LACOSTE 2015 750 15955 $188.00 JS 96 CHÂTEAU LASCOMBES 2010 750 15945 $224.00 RP 96 CHÂTEAU LATOUR 2011 750 133306 $1,355.00 WE 97 CHÂTEAU LATOUR 2011 750 566406 $1,355.00 WE 97 CHÂTEAU MALESCOT-SAINT-EXUPÉRY 2014 750 14790 $122.00 JS 96 CHÂTEAU MARQUIS D’ALESME BECKER 2016 750 15956 $115.00 RP 96

FRANCE - BURGUNDY - CÔTE DE NUITS RED WINE LOUIS MAX LES LIEVRES NUITS-SAINT-GEORGES 2016 750 15936 $79.00 JS 93-94 MAISON ROCHE DE BELLENE LES CHABIOTS CHAMBOLLE-MUSIGNY 1ER CRU 2015 750 14781 $164.00 WAL 96 MARCHAND-TAWSE CLOS-SAINT-DENIS GRAND CRU 2013 750 254474 $262.00 BH 90-93

FRANCE - BURGUNDY - CÔTE DE BEAUNE RED WINE DOMAINE DU PAVILLON CLOS DES URSULINES POMMARD 2016 750 23820 $85.00 WE 93 DOMAINE JESSIAUME LES CENT VIGNES BEAUNE 1ER CRU 2017 750 468884 $65.00 WE 93 MAISON ROCHE DE BELLENE VIEILLES VIGNES SAVIGNY-LÈS-BEAUNE 1995 750 344283 $67.00 WAL 94 MOILLARD ALOXE-CORTON 2018 750 16240 $68.00

FRANCE - BURGUNDY - CÔTE DE BEAUNE WHITE WINE ROPITEAU CHASSAGNE-MONTRACHET 2018 750 14710 $103.00 ROPITEAU CORTON-CHARLEMAGNE GRAND CRU 2018 750 15959 $254.00 ROPITEAU LES ROUGEOTS MEURSAULT 2018 750 15944 $98.00 ROPITEAU PULIGNY-MONTRACHET 2018 750 14713 $102.00

FRANCE - BURGUNDY - CHABLIS WHITE WINE CHÂTEAU DE MALIGNY FOURCHAUME CHABLIS 1ER CRU 2018 750 718288 $48.00 CHÂTEAU DE MALIGNY L’HOMME MORT CHABLIS 1ER CRU 2018 750 556498 $49.00 DOMAINE DES HATES VAU DE VEY CHABLIS 1ER CRU 2017 750 15991 $51.00 RP 91 DOMAINE PINSON FRÈRES LES CLOS CHABLIS GRAND CRU 2018 750 209049 $105.00 DWWA 96 WILLIAM FÈVRE BOUGROS CÔTE BOUGUEROTS CHABLIS GRAND CRU 2017 750 391268 $146.00 VIN 96

Scores We have included scores from the following sources:

AWC winecompanion.com.au JD jebdunnuck.com WAL winealign.com BH burghound.com JS jamessuckling.com WE Wine Enthusiast DWWA Decanter World Wine Awards RP robertparker.com WO wineorbit.co.nz GN gardininotes.com TAT timatkin.com WS winespectator.com IWCH International Wine Challenge VIN vinous.com

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SIZE PRODUCT PRICE PRODUCT (mL) number (per btl.) SCORE

FRANCE - RHÔNE - NORTHERN RHÔNE RED WINE CAVE DE TAIN LES HAUTS DU FIEF CROZES-HERMITAGE 2017 750 958843 $47.00 JD 94

FRANCE - RHÔNE - SOUTHERN RHÔNE RED WINE DOMAINE DE LA CHARBONNIÈRE CUVÉE VIEILLES VIGNES 750 62554 $82.00 WS 95 CHÂTEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE 2015 DOMAINE RAYMOND USSEGLIO LA CREATION 2017 750 15946 $45.00 RP 96

FRANCE - ALSACE WHITE WINE PIERRE SPARR SCHOENENBOURG RIESLING 2017 750 664995 $28.00 IWCH 95 TRIMBACH CLOS SAINTE HUNE RIESLING 2014 750 965079 $343.00 JS 99

FRANCE - CHAMPAGNE KRUG BRUT ROSÉ CHAMPAGNE 750 38703 $491.00 WE 95 KRUG GRANDE CUVÉE BRUT CHAMPAGNE 375 38588 $167.00 WS 95

FRANCE - LANGUEDOC RED WINE GÉRARD BERTRAND CHÂTEAU DE VILLEMAJOU GRAND VIN ROUGE 2016 750 14020 $46.00 RP 90

AUSTRIA RED WINE KRACHER ZWEIGELT BEERENAUSLESE 2017 375 16623 $50.00 WE 97

ITALY - FRIULI WHITE WINE JERMANN CHARDONNAY 2018 750 583245 $42.00 JS 93

ITALY - PIEDMONT RED WINE GIOVANNI ROSSO CERRETTA BAROLO 2015 750 318147 $100.00 GN 96+ MICHELE CHIARLO CEREQUIO BAROLO 2015 750 393355 $100.00 RP 95 MONTESTEFANO RISERVA BARBARESCO 2015 750 182485 $95.00 VIN 94 VIRNA BAROLO DI BAROLO 2015 750 16722 $93.00 RP 92

ITALY - SICILY RED WINE PLANETA MAROCCOLI SYRAH 2015 750 537795 $45.00 RP 93

ITALY - SICILY WHITE WINE PLANETA COMETA 2018 750 31047 $50.00 RP 93

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SIZE PRODUCT PRICE PRODUCT (mL) number (per btl.) SCORE

ITALY - TUSCANY RED WINE CANALICCHIO DI SOPRA BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO 2013 750 630863 $102.00 WS 97 CASTELLO DI VOLPAIA IL PURO GRAN SELEZIONE CHIANTI CLASSICO 2015 750 16734 $153.00 RP 95+ LUCE 2017 1500 964551 $260.00 JS 93-94 LUCE 2017 3000 651018 $580.00 JS 93-94 LUCE 2017 6000 435214 $1,230.00 JS 93-94 ORNELLAIA 2017 375 310037 $135.00 JS 97 ORNELLAIA 2017 1500 707547 $600.00 JS 97 ORNELLAIA 2017 3000 707414 $1,250.00 JS 97 ORNELLAIA 2017 6000 51516 $2,990.00 JS 97

ITALY - UMBRIA RED WINE SPORTOLETTI VILLA FIDELIA 2015 750 921338 $30.00 RP 92

ITALY - VENETO RED WINE QUINTARELLI ALZERO 2011 750 402156 $615.00 QUINTARELLI RECIOTO DELLA VALPOLICELLA CLASSICO 2007 375 722967 $220.00 RP 98 SPERI VIGNETO MONTE SANT’URBANO AMARONE DELLA VALPOLICELLA 750 16764 $178.00 VIN 91 CLASSICO 2006

SPAIN RED WINE LEGÓN PREMIUM 2015 750 270645 $37.00 DWWA 96 MUGA SELECCIÓN ESPECIAL 2015 750 472902 $50.00 JS 96 URBINA GRAN RESERVA 2004 750 355743 $59.00 TAT 95 VALDERIZ 2017 750 385856 $46.00 VIÑA TONDONIA RESERVA 2008 1500 97014 $135.00

AUSTRALIA RED WINE BY FARR SANGREAL PINOT NOIR 2017 750 633503 $86.00 JS 93 HENSCHKE CYRIL HENSCHKE CABERNET SAUVIGNON/CABERNET 750 426395 $215.00 AWC 96 FRANC/MERLOT 2013 JOHN DUVAL ELIGO SHIRAZ 2016 750 399642 $125.00 AWC 98 PENFOLDS BIN 28 KALIMNA SHIRAZ 2017 750 422782 $50.00 AWC 96 TORBRECK RUNRIG 2016 750 97204 $299.00 RP 100

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SIZE PRODUCT PRICE PRODUCT (mL) number (per btl.) SCORE

AUSTRALIA WHITE WINE MOUNT PLEASANT LOVEDALE SEMILLON 2013 750 237982 $60.00 JS 95

NEW ZEALAND RED WINE AUNTSFIELD HERITAGE PINOT NOIR 2015 750 16417 $79.00 WO 97

NEW ZEALAND WHITE WINE AUNTSFIELD SOUTH OAKS BARREL FERMENTED SAUVIGNON BLANC 2018 750 16885 $48.00 WO 95

SOUTH AFRICA RED WINE BOEKENHOUTSKLOOF SYRAH 2016 750 52076 $56.00 TAT 95

ARGENTINA RED WINE BUSCADO VIVO O MUERTO LA VERDAD GUALTALLARY 2016 750 648030 $55.00 TAT 96 IMPERFECTO 2012 750 516914 $54.00 JS 96 RUTINI APARTADO GRAN MALBEC 2016 750 12664 $110.00 JS 97

CHILE RED WINE SEÑA 2017 750 496430 $246.00 JS 99 VIÑA VIK MILLA CALA 2015 750 11891 $55.00 JS 94

USA - CALIFORNIA RED WINE AU SOMMET ATLAS PEAK CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2016 750 362582 $610.00 RP 96+ BEAULIEU VINEYARD GEORGES DE LATOUR PRIVATE RESERVE 750 10307 $200.00 RP 97 CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2016 DOMINUS 2016 1500 63487 $910.00 RP 100 DOMINUS 2016 3000 63479 $2,250.00 RP 100 DOMINUS 2016 6000 63917 $5,370.00 RP 100 GALLICA CABERNET FRANC 2015 750 16932 $270.00 RP 95

40 VINTAGES THE CLASSICS COLLECTION • OCTOBER 2020

SIZE PRODUCT PRICE PRODUCT (mL) number (per btl.) SCORE

GALLICA OAKVILLE RANCH VINEYARD CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2016 750 402123 $300.00 RP 96+ RAYMOND GENERATIONS CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2016 750 941492 $130.00 JD 98 ROY ESTATE CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2015 750 630764 $430.00 RP 94+ SHAFER TD-9 2017 750 570788 $110.00 JD 92 SILVER OAK NAPA VALLEY CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2015 1500 10353 $450.00 STAG’S LEAP ARTEMIS CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2017 1500 347971 $199.00 WE 92 STAG’S LEAP WINE CELLARS CASK 23 CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2016 750 991919 $425.00 RP 96-98 TANTARA TONDRE PINOT NOIR 2016 750 16226 $97.00 WE 94

USA - CALIFORNIA WHITE WINE RHYS BEARWALLOW VINEYARD CHARDONNAY 2015 750 16130 $102.00 RP 94

USA - OREGON WHITE WINE DOMAINE SERENE EVENSTAD RESERVE CHARDONNAY 2017 750 14841 $110.00 JS 94

DESSERT WINE ORNUS DELL’ORNELLAIA 2017 375 522433 $90.00

FORTIFIED WINE KOPKE COLHEITA PORT 2000 750 16632 $70.00

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