| 45331 | 45330 | US | Baked plum, smoked pork, red currant and fresh oregano show on the clean nose of this blend of 53% Grenache, 31% Syrah and 16% Mourvèdre. Baked strawberry, boysenberry and red currant show on the palate at first, but it quickly evolves into dried flowers and extra spicy vanilla, all framed by a tarry tension and biting acidity. | Match | 93 | 46 | California | Paso Robles | Central Coast | Matt Kettmann | @mattkettmann | Dilecta 2013 Match G-S-M (Paso Robles) | G-S-M | Dilecta |
| 45332 | 45331 | France | While this wine is firm, with some fine tannins, it also has a pure line in fresh strawberry fruits that will develop as the tannins soften. This perfumed wine will develop slowly. Drink from 2020. | Les Cent-Vignes Premier Cru | 93 | 50 | Burgundy | Beaune | | Roger Voss | @vossroger | Domaine des Croix 2014 Les Cent-Vignes Premier Cru (Beaune) | Pinot Noir | Domaine des Croix |
| 45333 | 45332 | France | Hints of peach and blossom tell of aromatic varieties in this field blend. The palate confirms this with the rich, almost oily texture of rose oil. This is off dry but balanced: the richness seems to be contained in a cloud that bursts into aromatic atoms the moment you swallow. This makes you long for more and want to delve into the earthy, chalky depths. | Burg | 93 | 34 | Alsace | Alsace | | Anne Krebiehl MW | @AnneInVino | Domaine Marcel Deiss 2012 Burg White (Alsace) | Alsace white blend | Domaine Marcel Deiss |
| 45334 | 45333 | US | The fruit intensity and depth in this full-bodied and beautifully balanced wine is gorgeous to taste. Black cherry, red cherry and cassis flavors run through it, while velvety tannins add a great mouthfeel. A nice sense of viscosity carries through to the finish. | Single Vineyard | 93 | 72 | California | Anderson Valley | | Jim Gordon | @gordone_cellars | Donum 2013 Single Vineyard Pinot Noir (Anderson Valley) | Pinot Noir | Donum |
| 45335 | 45334 | Italy | Delicately perfumed and elegant, this offers scents of jasmine, Spanish broom, beeswax and pear. The aromas follow through to the understated palate along with citrus and mineral. Vibrant acidity provides the framework. Drink 2018 through 2023. | Studi Bussi | 93 | 60 | Southern Italy | Greco di Tufo | | Kerin O’Keefe | @kerinokeefe | Feudi di San Gregorio 2013 Studi Bussi (Greco di Tufo) | Greco | Feudi di San Gregorio |
| 45336 | 45335 | Italy | Citrus, acacia flower, white stone fruit and a whiff of honey are some of the alluring scents you'll find on this vibrant, refined white. The taut, well-structured palate doles out white peach, apricot, honey and hazelnut energized by flinty mineral. Give this a few more years to fully develop. Drink 2018 through 2025. | Studi Campo Aperto | 93 | 60 | Southern Italy | Fiano di Avellino | | Kerin O’Keefe | @kerinokeefe | Feudi di San Gregorio 2013 Studi Campo Aperto (Fiano di Avellino) | Fiano | Feudi di San Gregorio |
| 45337 | 45336 | Italy | Enticing scents of white spring flower, Spanish broom, Mediterranean herb and orchard fruit come together in the glass. On the elegant, full-bodied palate, a mineral vein underscores ripe pear, peach, candied citrus and mineral. Fresh acidity lifts the creamy flavors. | Pietracalda | 93 | 31 | Southern Italy | Fiano di Avellino | | Kerin O’Keefe | @kerinokeefe | Feudi di San Gregorio 2015 Pietracalda (Fiano di Avellino) | Fiano | Feudi di San Gregorio |
| 45338 | 45337 | Spain | For aged Ribera del Duero, this is right on target. An elegant, lightly leafy nose with lemony oak and tobacco notes along with dried berry and plum aromas is spot on and classy. The palate feels plump and honest, with moderate tannins. Flavors of earthy plum and berry, tobacco and a pantry's worth of spice finish full and chunky. Drink through 2022. | Gran Reserva | 93 | 149 | Northern Spain | Ribera del Duero | | Michael Schachner | @wineschach | Arzuaga 2004 Gran Reserva (Ribera del Duero) | Tempranillo Blend | Arzuaga |
| 45339 | 45338 | France | Produced in a small, 1.5-acre vineyard, this wine is named after a Boissieu ancestor from the 18th century. It is a rich wine, beautifully perfumed and with a rich, lightly wooded texture that shines with yellow fruits and juicy acidity. It is still young and really should age. Drink from 2018. | Cuvée Jean-Jacques de Boissieu | 93 | 41 | Burgundy | Pouilly-Fuissé | | Roger Voss | @vossroger | Château de Lavernette 2013 Cuvée Jean-Jacques de Boissieu (Pouilly-Fuissé) | Chardonnay | Château de Lavernette |
| 45340 | 45339 | US | A sensational value, this is a Pinot lover's wine, beginning with the gorgeous color of a deep red/orange sunset. Cherries, chocolate, and a light touch of orange peel elevate the aromatics and inform the well-integrated midpalate. The wine lingers gracefully through an immaculate finish. | | 93 | 28 | Oregon | Willamette Valley | Willamette Valley | Paul Gregutt | @paulgwine | Love & Squalor 2013 Pinot Noir (Willamette Valley) | Pinot Noir | Love & Squalor |
| 45341 | 45340 | France | From the southern part of Nuits-Saint-Georges, this small premier cru has produced a dark and structured wine with plenty of dry tannins that need to age. It is concentrated and firm, the tannins backed up by generous black-plum fruits. Drink this wine from 2022. | Chaînes Carteaux Premier Cru | 93 | 99 | Burgundy | Nuits-St.-Georges | | Roger Voss | @vossroger | Albert Bichot 2014 Chaînes Carteaux Premier Cru (Nuits-St.-Georges) | Pinot Noir | Albert Bichot |
| 45342 | 45341 | France | While this wine has generous swathes of ripe fruit, it also has plenty of the dark tannins that are found in the northern part of the appellation. It is dense in character, packed equally with concentrated tannins and with red-berry fruits. The wine will age well; drink from 2022. | Les Chabiots Premier Cru | 93 | 140 | Burgundy | Chambolle-Musigny | | Roger Voss | @vossroger | Albert Bichot 2014 Les Chabiots Premier Cru (Chambolle-Musigny) | Pinot Noir | Albert Bichot |
| 45343 | 45342 | Chile | This Syrah and Carmenère blend is bold but elegant, with ripe, spicy, bullish aromas that tell of what's to come. That would be a muscle-ripped palate with depth. Blackberry, black cherry, spice and blackened toast flavors finish in smoky darkness, with toasty length. This is a serious wine for red meats. Drink through 2025. | LFE900 Single Vineyard | 93 | 35 | Colchagua Valley | | | Michael Schachner | @wineschach | Luis Felipe Edwards 2012 LFE900 Single Vineyard Red (Colchagua Valley) | Red Blend | Luis Felipe Edwards |
| 45344 | 45343 | France | From the southern part of Nuits-St-Georges, this ripe while structured wine has considerable potential. With its acidity, intense red-berry flavors and a firm background of tannins, it is poised for long aging. The toasty character needs to integrate with the fruit. Drink this impressive wine from 2020. | Les Vaucrains Premier Cru | 93 | 100 | Burgundy | Nuits-St.-Georges | | Roger Voss | @vossroger | Nicolas Potel 2014 Les Vaucrains Premier Cru (Nuits-St.-Georges) | Pinot Noir | Nicolas Potel |
| 45345 | 45344 | Germany | Steel and honey meld from nose to finish in this light-footed dry Riesling. The palate boasts spine-tingling lime and lemon flavors intensified by a concentrated sheen of petrol. It's a spry, deeply mineral wine that finishes with remarkable persistence. | Quarzit Trocken | 93 | 34 | Rheingau | | | Anna Lee C. Iijima | | Peter Jakob Kühn 2014 Quarzit Trocken Riesling (Rheingau) | Riesling | Peter Jakob Kühn |
| 45346 | 45345 | US | A handsome vein of toasted oak flavor runs through this opulently ripe wine from the aroma to the lingering finish. Along the way firm tannins and bright acidity buoy up the lavishly concentrated blackberry and boysenberry elements to present a dry, nicely textured and appetizingly tannic wine. | Kirkland Ranch | 93 | 40 | California | Amador County | Sierra Foothills | Jim Gordon | @gordone_cellars | Renwood 2013 Kirkland Ranch Zinfandel (Amador County) | Zinfandel | Renwood |
| 45347 | 45346 | US | This wine is a tour de force, dripping with luscious fruit flavor and packing power in the full-body and lip-smacking texture. The aromas are classic, ripe raspberry and blackberry, lightly spiced with oak, and the flavors ooze more wild berry and pomegranate. With concentration like this and a lively structure of fine tannins, it's good to drink now but will improve through 2020. | Sea of Grapes Vineyard | 93 | 50 | California | Amador County | Sierra Foothills | Jim Gordon | @gordone_cellars | Renwood 2013 Sea of Grapes Vineyard Zinfandel (Amador County) | Zinfandel | Renwood |
| 45348 | 45347 | Germany | Intense minerality shows at the forefront of this dry, boldly structured wine. It's still youthful, appearing tight and closed, but its solidity of structure, deeply textured palate and stony, slaty complexities all shine through. A wisp of honey glazes a long finish. Enjoy from 2020 through 2025 to allow its nuances to develop. | Kiedrich Gräfenberg Trocken GG | 93 | 92 | Rheingau | | | Anna Lee C. Iijima | | Robert Weil 2014 Kiedrich Gräfenberg Trocken GG Riesling (Rheingau) | Riesling | Robert Weil |
| 45349 | 45348 | Germany | While often ignored in favor of its more famous countryman (Riesling), Silvaner offers a freshness and purity of green fruit and herb that's delightful. This dry, yet lusciously full-bodied bottling is particularly rich in texture, glimmering with ripe green plums and yellow cherries. Fresh lime acidity brightens the midpalate leading a long, slightly chalky finish. | Randersackerer Pfülben GG Trocken | 93 | 67 | Franken | | | Anna Lee C. Iijima | | Schmitt's Kinder 2014 Randersackerer Pfülben GG Trocken Silvaner (Franken) | Silvaner | Schmitt's Kinder |
| 45350 | 45349 | US | Very fresh and inviting aromas of blueberry, plum, rich rose petal and vanilla bean show on the nose of this blend of 65% Grenache, 30% Mourvèdre and 5% Tannat. Once sipped, mulberry, vanilla and red cherry mesh with lavish clove and baking spice, creating an elegant and layered wine. | Cassidy | 93 | 38 | California | Paso Robles | Central Coast | Matt Kettmann | @mattkettmann | Seven Oxen 2013 Cassidy Red (Paso Robles) | Rhône-style Red Blend | Seven Oxen |
| 45351 | 45350 | US | This wine combines both the richer, ripe style of Pinot Noir with an underripe, herbaceous strategy. Dill, thyme, bay leaf and camphor show on the nose, as does dense elderberry and cranberry. The palate offers much woody intensity as well as green olives, baked tomatoes, peppercorns and annatto seeds, yet also shows baked black plum as the core fruit. Quite an intriguing combo. | Cuvée Leah Mae | 93 | 56 | California | Santa Barbara County | Central Coast | Matt Kettmann | @mattkettmann | Silver 2011 Cuvée Leah Mae Pinot Noir (Santa Barbara County) | Pinot Noir | Silver |
| 45352 | 45351 | US | This tiny-production wine continues to impress vintage after vintage, a small project of the Nunes family, who otherwise farm Nunes Vineyard. Aged in a selection of new and once and twice-used French oak, it impresses in wound-up kirsch, baked bread and cardamom spice, remaining both high toned and smoothly complex on the palate. Rose petals and citrus flirt into the body of the wine as well as the finish. | Nunes Vineyard Ten Block | 93 | 44 | California | Russian River Valley | Sonoma | Virginie Boone | @vboone | St. Rose 2014 Nunes Vineyard Ten Block Pinot Noir (Russian River Valley) | Pinot Noir | St. Rose |
| 45353 | 45352 | Germany | The sun-drenched vineyards of the Pfalz are known for their bold, almost tropical wines, but there's a savory mineral nuance here too that lends deeper dimension. Richly concentrated flavors of ripe, ruddy peach and nectarine are offset by throbbing tangs of sea salt and crushed chalk. Dry and boldly structured, its unctuous, almost oily mouthfeel lingers deliciously on the finish. | Ungeheuer GG | 93 | 82 | Pfalz | | | Anna Lee C. Iijima | | Weingut Reichsrat von Buhl 2014 Ungeheuer GG Riesling (Pfalz) | Riesling | Weingut Reichsrat von Buhl |
| 45354 | 45353 | Italy | Made with 100% dried Zibibbo grapes, this complex dessert wine offers aromas of fresh apricot, tangerine jam and a hint of sage. The rich palate doles out mature yellow peach, candied fig and a touch of lemon peel while bright acidity lends freshness and balance. | | 92 | 45 | Sicily & Sardinia | Passito di Pantelleria | | Kerin O’Keefe | @kerinokeefe | Donnafugata 2013 Passito di Pantelleria | Zibibbo | Donnafugata |
| 45355 | 45354 | US | This single-clone, estate-grown wine shows exemplary concentration. Deeply sculpted fruit flavors roll from peach to papaya, with streaks of buttery caramel. Everything is in proportion, with a most pleasing finish. | Lark | 92 | 28 | Oregon | Dundee Hills | Willamette Valley | Paul Gregutt | @paulgwine | Durant 2014 Lark Chardonnay (Dundee Hills) | Chardonnay | Durant |
| 45356 | 45355 | US | Inky dark in the glass, this blend of 48% Syrah, 39% Grenache and 13% Mourvèdre offers up dense and potent blackberry and blueberry fruit aromas, enhanced by black pepper and bacon-fat richness. Blackberry fruit starts the sip and then it deepens into earth, tobacco and smoke. It's a fine study of darkness. | Rendition | 92 | 38 | California | Paso Robles | Central Coast | Matt Kettmann | @mattkettmann | Écluse 2013 Rendition Red (Paso Robles) | Rhône-style Red Blend | Écluse |
| 45357 | 45356 | Spain | Toasty, warm, lusty dark-berry aromas are laced with a subtle animal accent. This is a big wine, with a fleshy, tannic, muscular feel. Flavors of blackberry, mocha and chocolate finish in fine form, with moderate tannic grip and all sorts of length. Drink this excellent Toro through 2022. | Crianza | 92 | 40 | Northern Spain | Toro | | Michael Schachner | @wineschach | Elias Mora 2012 Crianza (Toro) | Tinta de Toro | Elias Mora |
| 45358 | 45357 | US | Tasted alongside the 2013, this is bigger, bolder, fruitier and more powerful, yet a touch less refined. The strawberry and cherry fruit is underscored with a pleasing minerality. The tannins are substantial and in proportion. A hint of chicken stock runs through the finish. | Winemaker's Cuvée | 92 | 35 | Oregon | Willamette Valley | Willamette Valley | Paul Gregutt | @paulgwine | Elizabeth Chambers 2014 Winemaker's Cuvée Pinot Noir (Willamette Valley) | Pinot Noir | Elizabeth Chambers |
| 45359 | 45358 | Australia | Paler than typical for Australian rosés, this is more in the style of southern France. It's light to medium in weight, with a crisp, refreshing feel and bright berry and lime zest flavors. Drink now. | Mathilda | 88 | 15 | Victoria | Victoria | | Joe Czerwinski | @JoeCz | Tournon by Michel Chapoutier 2015 Mathilda Rosé (Victoria) | Rosé | Tournon by Michel Chapoutier |
| 45360 | 45359 | US | A full-bodied, robust expression of the variety from an appellation that can sometimes be relatively cool, this shows deft characteristics of savory pepper, cedar and a tightness of lively acidity. While fresh it's also heavy, with a finish of black tea. | Cloud's Nest Vineyard | 88 | 70 | California | Mount Veeder | Napa | Virginie Boone | @vboone | Trinchero 2012 Cloud's Nest Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon (Mount Veeder) | Cabernet Sauvignon | Trinchero |