| 37165 | 37164 | France | This wine is packed with tannins, less packed with fruit. That gives it a tough character, very dry and not fruity enough. The estate is owned by the Perrin family of Château Carbonnieux. | | 85 | 20 | Bordeaux | Pessac-Léognan | | Roger Voss | @vossroger | Château Lafont Menaut 2013 Pessac-Léognan | Bordeaux-style Red Blend | Château Lafont Menaut |
| 37166 | 37165 | France | This young, fruity and ripe wine blends 75% Merlot and 25% Cabernet Sauvignon. The generous tannic structure goes with the red fruits and the light acidity. A juicy texture will allow it to age quickly. Drink from 2017. The Gondreau family is a member of Alliance Bourg. | | 85 | 19 | Bordeaux | Côtes de Bourg | | Roger Voss | @vossroger | Château Lansac La Richarde 2014 Côtes de Bourg | Bordeaux-style Red Blend | Château Lansac La Richarde |
| 37167 | 37166 | France | From vines in the Entre-deux-Mers, this is a cool wine although with fresh black-currant fruits and balanced tannins. Dominated by Merlot blended with Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc, it has a juicy character that leaves a fresh taste as well as lively acidity. Drink from the end of 2016. | La Fleur de Ribeyrolles | 85 | 14 | Bordeaux | Bordeaux Supérieur | | Roger Voss | @vossroger | Château Vrai Caillou 2013 La Fleur de Ribeyrolles (Bordeaux Supérieur) | Bordeaux-style Red Blend | Château Vrai Caillou |
| 37168 | 37167 | France | This wine has a fresh, herbal character with grassy aromas and crisp acidity. Apples and quince blend with a more citric element to give a tangy texture that needs a few more months to come together. The blend is 45% Sauvignon Blanc, 35% Sémillion and 20% Sauvignon Gris. Drink from summer 2016. | | 85 | 15 | Bordeaux | Entre-Deux-Mers | | Roger Voss | @vossroger | Château Vrai Caillou 2014 Entre-Deux-Mers | Bordeaux-style White Blend | Château Vrai Caillou |
| 37169 | 37168 | France | With 35% Sauvignon Gris in the blend, this wine is attractive to drink now. Perfumed white fruits with hints of apricots—it's lively and light. | La Fleur Ribeyrolles | 85 | 14 | Bordeaux | Entre-Deux-Mers | | Roger Voss | @vossroger | Château Vrai Caillou 2014 La Fleur Ribeyrolles (Entre-Deux-Mers) | Bordeaux-style White Blend | Château Vrai Caillou |
| 37170 | 37169 | Chile | Dry, lightly herbal aromas of spicy raspberry and currant precede a tomatoey palate with bright acidity and modest weight. Short, spicy flavors of tomato and plum finish simply, without much flavor or force. | Reserva Estate Bottled | 85 | 10 | Maule Valley | | | Michael Schachner | @wineschach | Chilensis 2013 Reserva Estate Bottled Pinot Noir (Maule Valley) | Pinot Noir | Chilensis |
| 37141 | 37140 | Italy | Truffle, ripe berry, plum, oak-driven spice, espresso and leather aromas lead the nose. The firm palate delivers dried black cherry, raisin, licorice and tobacco alongside tightly knit tannins. It closes on a note of grilled herb. Drink 2016–2021. | Gran Selezione | 91 | 40 | Tuscany | Chianti Classico | | Kerin O’Keefe | @kerinokeefe | Tolaini 2011 Gran Selezione (Chianti Classico) | Sangiovese | Tolaini |
| 37142 | 37141 | US | A Southern Rhône-style blend, this wine shows aromas of cranberry, raspberry, fresh herbs and peppery spices. The flavors show purity, richness and restraint, with a finish that lingers. | Slice of Pape | 91 | 35 | Washington | Columbia Valley (WA) | Columbia Valley | Sean P. Sullivan | @wawinereport | Tranche 2011 Slice of Pape Red (Columbia Valley (WA)) | Rhône-style Red Blend | Tranche |
| 37143 | 37142 | France | This wine has some structure, with enough tannins to sustain the red-berry fruits. It's juicy, with stalky acidity and an attractive texture that will allow it to age a few months. Drink from early 2017. | | 85 | 12 | Bordeaux | Bordeaux | | Roger Voss | @vossroger | Château Mézain 2013 Bordeaux | Bordeaux-style Red Blend | Château Mézain |
| 37144 | 37143 | France | A Merlot-dominated wine, this is light in texture, with fresh black currants and a stalky background. It is ready to drink. | | 85 | 13 | Bordeaux | Bordeaux | | Roger Voss | @vossroger | Exem 2013 Bordeaux | Bordeaux-style Red Blend | Exem |
| 37145 | 37144 | Italy | This simple red opens with aromas of red berry, prune and a hint of Mediterranean spice while the short, informal palate offers blackberry and a hint of orange zest. Pair it with pizza or pasta dishes. | Carolina Marengo | 85 | 30 | Sicily & Sardinia | Terre Siciliane | | Kerin O’Keefe | @kerinokeefe | Feudi del Pisciotto 2013 Carolina Marengo Frappato (Terre Siciliane) | Frappato | Feudi del Pisciotto |
| 37146 | 37145 | US | Despite the relatively low alcohol, this wine is fleshy and unctuous, thick in tropical pineapple and mango with an undercurrent of caramel vanilla. | | 85 | 20 | California | Dry Creek Valley | Sonoma | Virginie Boone | @vboone | Owl Ridge 2014 Sauvignon Blanc (Dry Creek Valley) | Sauvignon Blanc | Owl Ridge |
| 37147 | 37146 | US | Spicy-sweet whiffs of cola and blackberry preserves scent this unusual ice wine made from hybrid French-American Chambourcin grapes. Sweet black cherry flavors are straightforward and a bit grapey on the palate but pleasantly concentrated. | Ice Wine of | 85 | 35 | New York | Lake Erie | Finger Lakes | Anna Lee C. Iijima | | Johnson Estate 2013 Ice Wine of Chambourcin (Lake Erie) | Chambourcin | Johnson Estate |
| 37148 | 37147 | New Zealand | This medium-bodied wine features plenty of pungent, boxwood-like scents and musky, herbal flavors. Thankfully, there's enough melon and fig to compensate and the wine finishes with a pleasant touch of anise. | | 85 | 20 | Wairarapa | | | Joe Czerwinski | @JoeCz | Urlar 2013 Sauvignon Blanc (Wairarapa) | Sauvignon Blanc | Urlar |
| 37149 | 37148 | US | Aromas are light but show oxygen exposure along with barrel spice. The cherry and herb flavors are simultaneously plump and elegant. | | 85 | 35 | Washington | Columbia Valley (WA) | Columbia Valley | Sean P. Sullivan | @wawinereport | Tucannon 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon (Columbia Valley (WA)) | Cabernet Sauvignon | Tucannon |
| 37150 | 37149 | France | This is turning into a ripe and fruity wine. The tannins are integrating easily into the black currant flavors. Soon the dry core will open out, supporting the fruit taste. The blend is 50% Merlot, 40% Cabernet Sauvignon and 10% Cabernet Franc. Drink from late 2016. | Château les Tuilleries | 85 | 18 | Bordeaux | Bordeaux | | Roger Voss | @vossroger | VIgnobles Roux 2014 Château les Tuilleries (Bordeaux) | Bordeaux-style Red Blend | VIgnobles Roux |
| 37151 | 37150 | Chile | The basic aromas of grapefruit, green herbs and stone fruits are generic. This feels young, fresh and fruity, with flavors of lime and grapefruit that end in standard fashion. | | 85 | 11 | Maule Valley | | | Michael Schachner | @wineschach | Grÿphus 2015 Sauvignon Blanc (Maule Valley) | Sauvignon Blanc | Grÿphus |
| 37152 | 37151 | Chile | Rough, nutty, stalky aromas are not particularly inviting. This has a grabby, creamy, chocolaty texture to go with baked, stewy flavors of cherry cough drop. A lightly green, oaky, chocolaty finish is low on acid given that this is a coastal wine from a cool year. | | 85 | 35 | Leyda Valley | | | Michael Schachner | @wineschach | Amayna 2013 Pinot Noir (Leyda Valley) | Pinot Noir | Amayna |
| 37153 | 37152 | US | There's quite a showy, fragrant nose on this widely available bottling, with apple blossoms, tuberose and a touch of quinine. The palate also takes on a gin-and-tonic character, powered by lime juice, white peach and botanical notes. | | 85 | 10 | California | Central Coast | Central Coast | Matt Kettmann | @mattkettmann | Castle Rock 2014 Chardonnay (Central Coast) | Chardonnay | Castle Rock |
| 37154 | 37153 | US | Light aromas of almond, fresh-cut red apple and spice lead to restrained fruit flavors. The concentration seems lacking. | GPS Jones Vineyard | 85 | 40 | Washington | Wahluke Slope | Columbia Valley | Sean P. Sullivan | @wawinereport | Seven Falls 2014 GPS Jones Vineyard White (Wahluke Slope) | Rhône-style White Blend | Seven Falls |
| 37155 | 37154 | US | This may be the grapy-est, jammy-est wine on the market. Aromas are like Concord jam, while flavors recall Welch's juice. The body is full and the texture moderately tannic. | | 85 | 15 | California | El Dorado | Sierra Foothills | Jim Gordon | @gordone_cellars | Boeger 2013 Primitivo (El Dorado) | Primitivo | Boeger |
| 37156 | 37155 | US | An unusual tawny color blends with deep pink in this wine that conveys cinnamon aromas and persimmon flavors. It's certainly an unusual style but has its own appeal. | Rocks! | 85 | 15 | California | California | California Other | Jim Gordon | @gordone_cellars | Cornerstone 2014 Rocks! Rosé (California) | Rosé | Cornerstone |
| 37157 | 37156 | Chile | Peach pit and apricot aromas are subdued. The palate is pulpy and fruity, with a light cut of acidity. Pithy flavors of orange and quince end with minor notes of bitterness and greens. | | 85 | 10 | Central Valley | | | Michael Schachner | @wineschach | Alto Los Romeros 2015 Sauvignon Blanc (Central Valley) | Sauvignon Blanc | Alto Los Romeros |
| 37158 | 37157 | US | Golden yellow coloring and deeply perfumed notes of dried flowers and stone fruits are enticing hints to this wine's extended skin contact during fermentation. But the palate of this dry, light-bodied Riesling seems demure with pressed apple and pear flavors that struggle to penetrate through. | Skin Ferment | 85 | 27 | New York | Finger Lakes | Finger Lakes | Anna Lee C. Iijima | | Anthony Road 2014 Skin Ferment Riesling (Finger Lakes) | Riesling | Anthony Road |
| 37159 | 37158 | Italy | This informal, simple red opens with fruity aromas of black cherry, raspberry and a faint whiff of sweet baking spice that carry over to the juicy, fleeting palate. It's made to be drunk young so enjoy soon. | Paccamora | 85 | 8 | Sicily & Sardinia | Terre Siciliane | | Kerin O’Keefe | @kerinokeefe | Baglio Curatolo Arini 1875 2014 Paccamora Nero d'Avola (Terre Siciliane) | Nero d'Avola | Baglio Curatolo Arini 1875 |
| 37160 | 37159 | US | The aromas of high-toned herbs, butter and toast seem to show some oxygen exposure, giving a latex-paint smell and leading to elegantly styled pineapple, kiwi and papaya flavors. It's tropical fruit in a glass. | | 85 | 18 | Washington | Columbia Valley (WA) | Columbia Valley | Sean P. Sullivan | @wawinereport | Barons 2014 Sauvignon Blanc (Columbia Valley (WA)) | Sauvignon Blanc | Barons |
| 37161 | 37160 | Italy | The subdued nose eventually reveals black cherry, anise and a whiff of chopped herb that carry over to the straightforward, informal palate. Dusty, drying tannins and a note of bitter sage leave an astringent finish. | Marchese Montefusco | 85 | 10 | Sicily & Sardinia | Terre Siciliane | | Kerin O’Keefe | @kerinokeefe | Cantine Ermes 2014 Marchese Montefusco Nero d'Avola (Terre Siciliane) | Nero d'Avola | Cantine Ermes |
| 37162 | 37161 | France | Owned by members of the Cruse family, one of the ancient merchants families in Bordeaux, this estate has produced a fruity wine that is juicy with blackberry flavors and considerable acidity. It will need time for the dry core to fill out and balance. Drink from 2018. | | 85 | | Bordeaux | Haut-Médoc | | Roger Voss | @vossroger | Château du Taillan 2013 Haut-Médoc | Bordeaux-style Red Blend | Château du Taillan |
| 37163 | 37162 | France | This is a tight, structured and stalky wine. Smoky black-currant flavors are freshened by acidity in the 79% Merlot and 21% Cabernet Sauvignon blend from 15 acres. A firm character keeps the wine tough. Drink from 2016. A member of Alliance Bourg. | | 85 | 30 | Bordeaux | Côtes de Bourg | | Roger Voss | @vossroger | Château Grand Bourgeau 2011 Côtes de Bourg | Bordeaux-style Red Blend | Château Grand Bourgeau |
| 37164 | 37163 | France | This young, purple-colored wine has young fruit to match. It offers stalky red plum and blueberry flavors, light acidity and a fresh character. It is ready to drink. | | 85 | 10 | Bordeaux | Bordeaux | | Roger Voss | @vossroger | Château la Rose de Vitrac 2014 Bordeaux | Bordeaux-style Red Blend | Château la Rose de Vitrac |