| 38191 | 38190 | France | This is a dry style of wine, with great acidity and a tightly wrought texture. As with many Gosset Champagnes, this wine has had no malolactic fermentation, enhancing the freshness and crispness as well as the structure. Full of lemon zest, crisp grapefruit and delicious acidity, it will still age for many years. Drink from 2017. | Grand Millésime Brut | 94 | 95 | Champagne | Champagne | | Roger Voss | @vossroger | Gosset 2006 Grand Millésime Brut (Champagne) | Champagne Blend | Gosset |
| 38192 | 38191 | South Africa | A blend of 28% Cabernet Franc, 23% Cabernet Sauvignon, 21% Malbec, 18% Petit Verdot and 10% Merlot, this is a big, bold and powerful wine, with superb balance and a firm, concentrated structure that promises great long-term aging. Dense aromas and flavors of blackberry, boysenberry, cherry and fig are layered with notes of cocoa powder, roasted espresso bean and cigar tobacco. Ripe, rich and lush, but not overdone, hints of charred oak and black pepper linger on the finish. Drink 2018–2025. | MR de Compostella | 94 | 65 | Stellenbosch | | | Lauren Buzzeo | @laurbuzz | Mvemve Raats 2012 MR de Compostella Red (Stellenbosch) | Bordeaux-style Red Blend | Mvemve Raats |
| 38193 | 38192 | US | Voluptuously tropical in shaved coconut and silky layers of peach and pear, this is a complex, age-worthy white from a stellar vineyard site, a knockout version of the variety. Smooth and round, it maintains a core of acidity that buoys the experience, finishing with a flourish. Drink now through 2022. | Ulises Valdez Vineyard | 94 | 70 | California | Russian River Valley | Sonoma | Virginie Boone | @vboone | Paul Hobbs 2012 Ulises Valdez Vineyard Chardonnay (Russian River Valley) | Chardonnay | Paul Hobbs |
| 38194 | 38193 | South Africa | Bold, dark and concentrated, this blend of 56% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Malbec, 10% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc and 9% Petit Verdot still shows some youthful restraint on the nose and palate, suggesting this is a wine best enjoyed after 2018 and through 2024. Seductive notes of toasted oak, cocoa nib, licorice and Thin Mint kiss the black-fruit core of boysenberry, blackberry and cherry. The mouthfeel is dense, with a firm structure and bold tannins that grip the long, spicy finish. | Fusion V | 94 | 60 | Stellenbosch | | | Lauren Buzzeo | @laurbuzz | De Toren 2012 Fusion V Red (Stellenbosch) | Bordeaux-style Red Blend | De Toren |
| 38195 | 38194 | Italy | Boasting lovely depth and great complexity, this iconic bottling opens with scents of toasted hazelnut, exotic fruit, baking spice and a balsamic note. The creamy, elegantly structured palate offers nectarine zest, ripe golden apple, pastry cream, roasted nut and a honey note alongside an ultrafine perlage. | Giulio Ferrari Riserva del Fondatore | 94 | 130 | Northeastern Italy | Trento | | Kerin O’Keefe | @kerinokeefe | Ferrari 2004 Giulio Ferrari Riserva del Fondatore Chardonnay (Trento) | Chardonnay | Ferrari |
| 38196 | 38195 | US | Grapes from this tiny AVA frequently deliver that something extra that catapults Pinot into a higher dimension. Here, solid cherry and berry tones bear almost indefinable traces of iron, mineral and sweet hay. Delicious already, this should continue to improve through 2020. | Le Pré du Col Vineyard | 94 | 60 | Oregon | Ribbon Ridge | Willamette Valley | Paul Gregutt | @paulgwine | Bergström 2013 Le Pré du Col Vineyard Pinot Noir (Ribbon Ridge) | Pinot Noir | Bergström |
| 38197 | 38196 | US | Produced cryogenically, this sweet dessert wine is made with estate-grown fruit. A floral nose is rich with scents of orange blossoms, while in the mouth it coats the palate with flavors of lemon drops, candied papaya and dried mango fruits. The concentration and balance are superb, with more than enough acidity to counterbalance the sugar. Drink now through 2030. | Cuore d'Oro | 94 | 36 | Oregon | Chehalem Mountains | Willamette Valley | Paul Gregutt | @paulgwine | Lachini 2014 Cuore d'Oro Muscat Canelli (Chehalem Mountains) | Muscat Canelli | Lachini |
| 38198 | 38197 | France | With 49% Chardonnay and 51% Pinot Noir from grand cru vineyards, this well-balanced wine is just coming into its best years. Crisp and dry, following the Lanson style of no malolactic fermentation, the wine is full of white fruits, citrus and hints of toast, based around a tangy, mineral texture. Drink now and until 2025. | Gold Label Brut Vintage | 94 | 90 | Champagne | Champagne | | Roger Voss | @vossroger | Lanson 2005 Gold Label Brut Vintage (Champagne) | Champagne Blend | Lanson |
| 38199 | 38198 | France | The top wine from Mailly, this is rich with a good balance between its fresh white fruits streaked with lemon and its tight texture. Together, these two aspects hold the wine poised and coiled, a tight wine that is now just at maturity. Drink now and until 2022. | Les Echansons Grand Cru Brut | 94 | 130 | Champagne | Champagne | | Roger Voss | @vossroger | Mailly Grand Cru 2006 Les Echansons Grand Cru Brut (Champagne) | Champagne Blend | Mailly Grand Cru |
| 38200 | 38199 | US | Coming from a block of vines called South Pointe that are planted closest to the vineyard's creek, this wine shows plum and raspberry fruits on the nose along with smoked licorice and black slate. It's ripe in raspberry flavor at the tip of the sip, but then clings to a restrained line of graphite and peppery, acidic spice, continuing to evolve deep into the finish. | Zabala Vineyard | 94 | 38 | California | Arroyo Seco | Central Coast | Matt Kettmann | @mattkettmann | Mercy 2012 Zabala Vineyard Pinot Noir (Arroyo Seco) | Pinot Noir | Mercy |
| 38201 | 38200 | US | Caramelized oak and vanilla make for a thick, rich and buttery experience in this bold, but balanced wine. Juicy and tempered, it exudes passionfruit and lime in abundance, with a seasoning of fennel and dried herb. Drink now through 2020. | Richard Dinner Vineyard Cuvée Agustina | 94 | 100 | California | Sonoma Mountain | Sonoma | Virginie Boone | @vboone | Paul Hobbs 2012 Richard Dinner Vineyard Cuvée Agustina Chardonnay (Sonoma Mountain) | Chardonnay | Paul Hobbs |
| 38202 | 38201 | US | A 100% varietal wine entirely from the producer's Napa side of its property, this special cuvée is thick and rich in black and blue fruit, generously soft and silky on the palate with well-integrated oak. Complex and built to age, it finishes in a jolt of black pepper and licorice. Enjoy now through 2022. | Vintner Select | 94 | 90 | California | Napa Valley | Napa | Virginie Boone | @vboone | Pride Mountain 2012 Vintner Select Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa Valley) | Cabernet Sauvignon | Pride Mountain |
| 38203 | 38202 | Portugal | Made from old vines, this is a powerful wine that is reminiscent of a dry Port. This gives the wine density and richness, along with firm tannins and flavors from the wood aging. The black fruits are still developing, showing youthful freshness. This intense wine has plenty of development ahead of it; drink from 2018. | Reserva | 94 | 39 | Douro | | | Roger Voss | @vossroger | Quinta dos Murças 2011 Reserva Red (Douro) | Portuguese Red | Quinta dos Murças |
| 38204 | 38203 | US | From one of the Napa Valley's most historically famous sites, this Cab delivers a testament to gamy blackberry and blueberry alongside complex cassis, clove and black licorice. Full bodied and richly concentrated, it's also soft and well integrated, entirely pleasurable now, with years to go in terms of structure and body. Cellar through 2027 and possibly beyond. | To Kalon Vineyard Reserve | 94 | 145 | California | Oakville | Napa | Virginie Boone | @vboone | Robert Mondavi 2012 To Kalon Vineyard Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon (Oakville) | Cabernet Sauvignon | Robert Mondavi |
| 38205 | 38204 | France | Made from only Grand Cru vineyards, this ripe, full and wonderfully textured wine is rich and complex. It brings out tangy orange and lemon zest, a tightly mineral texture, fragrant fruit and acidity. Dense and concentrated, the wine would benefit from some bottle age to bring out all its flavors. | Prélude Grands Crus Brut | 94 | 95 | Champagne | Champagne | | Roger Voss | @vossroger | Taittinger NV Prélude Grands Crus Brut (Champagne) | Champagne Blend | Taittinger |
| 38206 | 38205 | Portugal | Fermented in open-top tanks, this dense and beautifully concentrated wine is rich and structured while remaining sophisticated. Although it is still young, it's supported by ripe, intense black fruits and balanced acidity. This has a long way to develop, so drink from 2018. | Esporão Private Selection | 94 | 65 | Alentejo | | | Roger Voss | @vossroger | Herdade do Esporão 2011 Esporão Private Selection Red (Alentejo) | Portuguese Red | Herdade do Esporão |
| 38207 | 38206 | France | Veuve Clicquot's prestige cuvée is named after the widow Clicquot, the great lady who built up the house in the early 19th century. This latest incarnation is just showing signs of ripe toasty maturity. It is rich and soft with a high dosage, in the house style, with a full panoply of lime, red apple and apricot. Drink now and until 2022. | La Grande Dame Brut | 94 | 145 | Champagne | Champagne | | Roger Voss | @vossroger | Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin 2006 La Grande Dame Brut (Champagne) | Champagne Blend | Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin |
| 38208 | 38207 | US | Bryan Babcock sources from the Buona Terra Vineyard for this bottling that shows intensely focused aromas of candied pomegranate, cola, anise seed and dew on sweet sagebrush. It's rich and soft on the palate, yet lively with intense herbal energy and grippy tension, all laid across the juice of ripe red berries. | Déjà Vu | 94 | 60 | California | Sta. Rita Hills | Central Coast | Matt Kettmann | @mattkettmann | Babcock 2013 Déjà Vu Pinot Noir (Sta. Rita Hills) | Pinot Noir | Babcock |
| 38209 | 38208 | Spain | This muscular, stout Monastrell sweet wine is all aces. Blackberry, cassis and fine oak aromas precede a sensationally smooth palate that's full of toffee, chocolate, coffee, pepper, blackberry and cassis flavors. A long, warm, impeccably balanced finish is pure and delicious. Drink through 2025. | Recóndita Armonía Dulce | 94 | 35 | Spain Other | Spain | | Michael Schachner | @wineschach | Bodegas Gutiérrez de la Vega 2013 Recóndita Armonía Dulce Monastrell (Spain) | Monastrell | Bodegas Gutiérrez de la Vega |
| 38210 | 38209 | France | Extra Age in the name means just that. This wine has been given more time (5 years) in bottle before release. That results in a very fine wine, a blend of 2002, 2004 and 2005 that has more depth of flavor and richness as well as showing some bottle maturity. Like all Lanson wines, it is dry although this rosé also brings out crisp red currant fruits and tight acidity. It is ready to drink. | Extra Age Brut Rosé | 94 | 125 | Champagne | Champagne | | Roger Voss | @vossroger | Lanson NV Extra Age Brut Rosé (Champagne) | Champagne Blend | Lanson |
| 38211 | 38210 | Canada | This 100% varietal cuvée is smoky, supple and detailed. From the first sniff, what comes to mind is spice-rubbed grilled venison. In the glass it's fresh and full, with blackberry and loganberry jam. The freshness, tension and balance are pitch-perfect. | Cuvée Classique | 94 | 45 | British Columbia | Okanagan Valley | | Paul Gregutt | @paulgwine | Le Vieux Pin 2012 Cuvée Classique Syrah (Okanagan Valley) | Syrah | Le Vieux Pin |
| 38212 | 38211 | US | Lavender and other purple flowers meld with graphite, concentrated strawberries and dried raspberries on this wine from a cherished block on a historic vineyard. It's snappy on the palate, with sharp pomegranate fruit and tongue-tingling acidity. A tad of brie, watermelon and shiitake mushroom pop up toward the finish. | Bien Nacido Vineyard Block N | 94 | 50 | California | Santa Maria Valley | Central Coast | Matt Kettmann | @mattkettmann | Longoria 2013 Bien Nacido Vineyard Block N Pinot Noir (Santa Maria Valley) | Pinot Noir | Longoria |
| 38213 | 38212 | US | Crisp and crunchy red fruit like cranberry surround a tight, grippy structure seasoned well in cola and Asian spice. Full bodied, the wine is textured and elegant, robust without being overbearing, a standout for the producer and the appellation in a picture-perfect vintage year, sourced from both the Wayfarer and Hallberg vineyards. Drink now through 2023. | Jayson | 94 | 60 | California | Sonoma Coast | Sonoma | Virginie Boone | @vboone | Pahlmeyer 2013 Jayson Pinot Noir (Sonoma Coast) | Pinot Noir | Pahlmeyer |
| 38214 | 38213 | US | Rich red cherries, raspberries, red currants, concentrated rose petals and hibiscus are cut with an edge of eucalyptus oil, chipped slate and purple sage on this stellar bottling from this producer's 25th vintage. Dark fruits of blueberry, blackberry and black cherry emerge across a deeply layered palate, which is boosted by violet and lavender florality. | Pisoni Vineyard | 94 | 90 | California | Santa Lucia Highlands | Central Coast | Matt Kettmann | @mattkettmann | Patz & Hall 2012 Pisoni Vineyard Pinot Noir (Santa Lucia Highlands) | Pinot Noir | Patz & Hall |
| 38215 | 38214 | US | Blending the earthy elements of the low-alcohol movement with the characteristic ripeness of California fruit, this wine by Trey Fletcher offers rhubarb, wet strawberry leaves, pencil shavings, rose hips, wild berries and anise on the nose. The extremely soft palate shows stewed raspberries, poppy seeds and rose petals, proving unique but varietally appropriate. | | 94 | 60 | California | Santa Maria Valley | Central Coast | Matt Kettmann | @mattkettmann | Solomon Hills 2012 Pinot Noir (Santa Maria Valley) | Pinot Noir | Solomon Hills |
| 38216 | 38215 | France | From parcels of old vines in the Côte des Blancs, this limited-edition wine is a beautiful Chardonnay. It is finely woven, tightly textured and crisp in apple skin and lemon notes. Concentration from the low-yielding vines gives great depth and the potential to still age well. Drink this exceptional wine from 2017. | La Vigne aux Gamins Cuvée de 3435 | 94 | 150 | Champagne | Champagne | | Roger Voss | @vossroger | Thiénot 2004 La Vigne aux Gamins Cuvée de 3435 Chardonnay (Champagne) | Chardonnay | Thiénot |
| 38217 | 38216 | US | The muscular flavors of Shea vineyard fruit shine through, a potent, briary mix of berries, thistle and highlights of orange peel and coriander. In a vintage of more muted, refined wines, this qualifies as a blockbuster. | Shea Vineyard | 94 | 60 | Oregon | Willamette Valley | | Paul Gregutt | @paulgwine | Bergström 2013 Shea Vineyard Pinot Noir | Pinot Noir | Bergström |
| 38218 | 38217 | France | Smooth and rich, a wine that seems soft rather than focused. Hints of wood add to the attraction, while pear and lychee flavors give further ripeness. It probably needs several months, or a year, to come together. | Charmes Premier Cru | 90 | | Burgundy | Meursault | | Roger Voss | @vossroger | Maison Jessiaume 2007 Charmes Premier Cru (Meursault) | Chardonnay | Maison Jessiaume |
| 38219 | 38218 | France | A big wine, with structure and fruit. The mild tannins are a counterpoint to the harmonious red berries, acidity and dense texture. Boasts a delicious, sensuous finale. For medium-term aging. | Les Damaudes | 90 | 60 | Burgundy | Vosne-Romanée | | Roger Voss | @vossroger | Manuel Olivier 2007 Les Damaudes (Vosne-Romanée) | Pinot Noir | Manuel Olivier |
| 38220 | 38219 | Chile | One of the best values in Chilean wine is Quatro, a lusty blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec, Carmenère and Syrah. The nose is deep and roasted, with aromas of bacon, vanilla, pastry and black fruit. Lush and full in the mouth, with intense blackberry and cassis flavors. A titan at a great price, and ageable over the short term. Drink now through 2013. | Quatro | 90 | 15 | Colchagua Valley | | | Michael Schachner | @wineschach | MontGras 2008 Quatro Red (Colchagua Valley) | Red Blend | MontGras |