| 46351 | 46350 | Germany | Riper notes of pink grapefruit and tangerine distinguish this dry Riesling from Georg Albrecht Schneider's other 2014 wines. The palate is cutting and crisp, showcasing tart limes and gooseberries against a blossomy finish. Drink now. | Niersteiner Paterberg Vom Kalk Limestone Kabinett Trocken | 88 | 15 | Rheinhessen | | | Anna Lee C. Iijima | | Weingut Georg Albrecht Schneider 2014 Niersteiner Paterberg Vom Kalk Limestone Kabinett Trocken Riesling (Rheinhessen) | Riesling | Weingut Georg Albrecht Schneider |
| 46352 | 46351 | US | Mild tannin leads to integrated oak and a burst of juicy red cherry and pomegranate, laced in aromas of roses in this light-bodied wine. It finishes quick and lean. | | 88 | 40 | California | Los Carneros | Napa-Sonoma | Virginie Boone | @vboone | Renteria 2012 Pinot Noir (Los Carneros) | Pinot Noir | Renteria |
| 46353 | 46352 | | A dark color and rich, jammy, baked aromas of charred oak and lush berries are the opening to this blend of 72% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Carmenère and 8% Cabernet Franc. Moderately bold acidity and firm tannins lend energy and structure to the palate, while this tastes of blackberry, cassis and spicy oak. A slightly hot finish with a lot of wood spice is the closing act. Drink through 2021. | Catalina | 91 | 50 | | | | Michael Schachner | @wineschach | Santa Ema 2014 Catalina Red | Red Blend | Santa Ema |
| 46354 | 46353 | US | This blend of 64% Roussanne, 24% Viognier and 12% Grenache Blanc from White Hawk, Camp 4 and Zaca Mesa vineyards begins with an oily nose of dried apricots, dried apples, smoke and intriguing pecan and macadamia nuttiness. The palate is crisp and more restrained, offering honey, pears, dried mango and a woody, white mushroom-like earthiness. | Verbiage Blanc | 91 | 30 | California | Santa Barbara County | Central Coast | Matt Kettmann | @mattkettmann | Tercero 2014 Verbiage Blanc White (Santa Barbara County) | Rhône-style White Blend | Tercero |
| 46355 | 46354 | US | Rich but not overly tropical on the nose, this bottling shows buttered nectarine and a touch of honeydew on the nose. The palate is expertly wound up, with bright tangerine, ripe melon and creamy cherimoya, all reined in by a wet cement-like texture. | Estate | 91 | 20 | California | Santa Ynez Valley | Central Coast | Matt Kettmann | @mattkettmann | Zaca Mesa 2015 Estate Viognier (Santa Ynez Valley) | Viognier | Zaca Mesa |
| 46356 | 46355 | US | This is a well-rounded rosé that is bound to disappear quickly from the table, with aromas of strawberry, bubble gum and peach riding a rainy-day springtime freshness on the nose. The palate explodes with acidity and textural grip, carrying both ripeness to satisfy New World fans and the deft tactile experience of Old World selections. | Indie | 91 | 19 | California | Paso Robles | Central Coast | Matt Kettmann | @mattkettmann | ONX 2016 Indie Rosé (Paso Robles) | Rosé | ONX |
| 46357 | 46356 | Portugal | While it was not a generally declared vintage, this year has produced some fine single-quinta vintages. This wine has a fine tannic structure behind the rich damson and dried fruit flavors. Spice and acidity add to the complexity of this dense wine that will certainly need to age. Drink from 2023. | Soalheira Vintage | 91 | 33 | Port | | | Roger Voss | @vossroger | Borges 2012 Soalheira Vintage (Port) | Port | Borges |
| 46358 | 46357 | US | This is an impressive wine from a new producer. It's aromatically expressive in notes of ripe apple, star fruit and pear, with lemon-pith accents. The melon and citrus flavors are rounded, fresh and clean, offering a great balance of acidity. | Boushey Vineyard | 91 | 25 | Washington | Yakima Valley | Columbia Valley | Sean P. Sullivan | @wawinereport | Callan 2016 Boushey Vineyard Grenache Blanc (Yakima Valley) | Grenache Blanc | Callan |
| 46359 | 46358 | France | This wine is rich, spicy and full of black fruit. With solid tannins alongside its juicy black currant flavors, it's firm and will age well. Its density and richness are developing and will be best from 2020. | | 91 | 13 | Bordeaux | Blaye Côtes de Bordeaux | | Roger Voss | @vossroger | Château Cap Saint-Martin 2015 Blaye Côtes de Bordeaux | Bordeaux-style Red Blend | Château Cap Saint-Martin |
| 46360 | 46359 | France | Strong, concentrated honey flavors dominate this wine that is maturing well. It has a firm edge of dry botrytis to accentuate its rich orange and spice notes. Hints of acidity lend balance, although more would be welcome to provide relief from the richness. Drink now. | Cuvée d'Exception | 91 | 59 | Bordeaux | | | Roger Voss | @vossroger | Château Dauphiné Rondillon 2009 Cuvée d'Exception | Bordeaux-style White Blend | Château Dauphiné Rondillon |
| 46361 | 46360 | France | This wine's juicy fruit and ripe tannins show it's full of potential. Firm now, it has rich black fruit and perfumed wood flavors that will soften with time. Drink from 2021. | | 91 | 25 | Bordeaux | Castillon Côtes de Bordeaux | | Roger Voss | @vossroger | Château du Roc 2015 Castillon Côtes de Bordeaux | Bordeaux-style Red Blend | Château du Roc |
| 46362 | 46361 | France | This richly structured wine exudes the ripeness of the vintage. It has full tannins, dense black currant and berry flavors and a refreshing line of acidity. The tannins are still firm, needing some time to unwind. Drink from 2020. | | 91 | 30 | Bordeaux | Haut-Médoc | | Roger Voss | @vossroger | Château Magnol 2015 Haut-Médoc | Bordeaux-style Red Blend | Château Magnol |
| 46363 | 46362 | France | Although based in Barsac, this producer has vines in Sauternes, which form the backbone of this wine. Still young, it's ripe and lightly yeasty yet rich with honeyed botrytis. Full and dense, it brings in just the right amount of acidity at the end. Drink from 2019. | | 91 | | Bordeaux | Sauternes | | Roger Voss | @vossroger | Château Simon 2011 Sauternes | Bordeaux-style White Blend | Château Simon |
| 46364 | 46363 | France | This smoky wine already shows a fine balance between oak, spice and bright red fruit. It's structured to age but is also attractive now; its juicy berry flavors show easily through the tannins. Drink from 2019. | | 91 | 18 | Bordeaux | Côtes de Bordeaux | | Roger Voss | @vossroger | Château Suau 2015 Côtes de Bordeaux | Bordeaux-style Red Blend | Château Suau |
| 46365 | 46364 | France | Minty wood flavors underline the fruitiness of this ripe wine. Structured and concentrated, it has density and some fine acidity to balance. Its fruit is backed by tannins that suggest a good future. Drink from 2020. | | 91 | 19 | Bordeaux | Castillon Côtes de Bordeaux | | Roger Voss | @vossroger | Château Tertre de Belvès 2015 Castillon Côtes de Bordeaux | Bordeaux-style Red Blend | Château Tertre de Belvès |
| 46366 | 46365 | France | This is a monster of a wine. 100% very ripe Merlot, it shows a power and density that is still firm and structured. With age, that concentration will turn into beautiful richness. But don't doubt its power. Drink from 2021. | | 91 | 40 | Bordeaux | Saint-Émilion | | Roger Voss | @vossroger | Château Tour Grand Faurie 2010 Saint-Émilion | Bordeaux-style Red Blend | Château Tour Grand Faurie |
| 46367 | 46366 | US | The nose on this bottling leans a bit sweet yet remains zesty, with ripe apples, pears, lime sorbet and lemon-lime soda. But the sip is racy and sizzling with buoyant acidity, delivering tightly wound Bosc pear and Gravenstein apple flavors doused with citrus spray. | Estate | 91 | 26 | California | Central Coast | | Matt Kettmann | @mattkettmann | Coquelicot 2016 Estate Chardonnay | Chardonnay | Coquelicot |
| 46368 | 46367 | Chile | Chilean winemakers liked 2013 for its coolness, and this Malbec-Carmenère blend shows racy acidity as its defining component. Aromas of blackberry and plum are floral and smoky. High acidity makes for a tight, pulling palate with flavors of red plum and oak spice. A muscular finish is still pumping with acidity, so this stays bold to the end; drink through 2030. | Single Vineyard Las Cruces Old Vine | 91 | 43 | Cachapoal Valley | | | Michael Schachner | @wineschach | De Martino 2013 Single Vineyard Las Cruces Old Vine Red (Cachapoal Valley) | Malbec-Carménère | De Martino |
| 46369 | 46368 | US | This wine is impressively full-bodied, layered and concentrated in rich fruit—a mix of dark cherry, raspberry and toasty oak that finds life in buoyant, freshly supportive acidity and a light reckoning of spice. | Olivet Court | 91 | 55 | California | Russian River Valley | Sonoma | Virginie Boone | @vboone | En Garde 2014 Olivet Court Pinot Noir (Russian River Valley) | Pinot Noir | En Garde |
| 46370 | 46369 | Portugal | This small-production wine is a selection of the best grapes from the harvest. Aged in wood for 12 months, the wine has great richness and a densely smooth texture. It is big, generous with black fruits and concentration. There is a typically Portuguese juicy acidity that gives this wine a great aftertaste. Drink from 2018. | Dona Joana Grande Escolha | 91 | 33 | Alentejano | | | Roger Voss | @vossroger | Encostas de Estremoz 2013 Dona Joana Grande Escolha Red (Alentejano) | Portuguese Red | Encostas de Estremoz |
| 46371 | 46370 | US | Buttercream, sweet butter, marmalade, baking spice, brown sugar and sea salt converge on the nose of this bottling, named after the Foley family's Texas ranches. Sea salt, vanilla, lemon peel and frozen-butter flavors show on the sip, which is fatter in the midpalate but cut by the savory saltiness. | T Anchor Ranch | 91 | 45 | California | Sta. Rita Hills | Central Coast | Matt Kettmann | @mattkettmann | Foley 2015 T Anchor Ranch Chardonnay (Sta. Rita Hills) | Chardonnay | Foley |
| 46372 | 46371 | US | This wine comes from a new project from winemaker Melissa Burr (Stoller Estate), focusing on old-vine vineyards. This bottling comes from vines planted in 1968. The aromas are light, with notes of cherry, cigar box, dried leaf and earth. The flavors are cranberry tart and mouthwatering, showing an exquisite sense of balance, with a lingering finish. | Elise Vineyard | 91 | 65 | Washington | Columbia Gorge (WA) | Washington Other | Sean P. Sullivan | @wawinereport | History 2014 Elise Vineyard Pinot Noir (Columbia Gorge (WA)) | Pinot Noir | History |
| 46373 | 46372 | France | The Occitan origin of this estate's name, me trigo da dina, means “longing to dine,” and this richly endowed wine satisfies its remit. It has plenty of young tannins, which are sustained by ripe, juicy black fruit and ample acidity. Blending the three Cahors red grapes—Malbec, Merlot and Tannat—has made a wine with a fine future. Drink from 2019. | Clos Triguedina | 91 | 34 | Southwest France | Cahors | | Roger Voss | @vossroger | Jean-Luc Baldès 2014 Clos Triguedina Red (Cahors) | Red Blend | Jean-Luc Baldès |
| 46374 | 46373 | Israel | Dark violet in the glass, this wine has aromas of blackberry and smoked meat. Hefty but not overpowering tannins create a backdrop for flavors of black plum, cassis, toffee, juniper and chocolate covered coffee bean. Fruit flavors and a plush mouthfeel power through the smooth toffee-laced finish. | Kerem Kedesh | 91 | 40 | Galil | | | Mike DeSimone | @worldwineguys | Jezreel 2014 Kerem Kedesh Syrah (Galil) | Syrah | Jezreel |
| 46375 | 46374 | Australia | A lovely, complex example of why McLaren Vale Grenache deserves more of our attention. Like the last days of summer, this wine smells of drying flowers still on their stalks. Tart cherries, dried leaves, and medicinal herbs come through on the palate, which finishes smokey, like the dying embers of the last barbecue of the season. | Basket Pressed Amery Vineyard | 91 | 40 | South Australia | McLaren Vale | | | | Kay Brothers 2015 Basket Pressed Amery Vineyard Grenache (McLaren Vale) | Grenache | Kay Brothers |
| 46376 | 46375 | US | Thick and cloudy in the glass, this bottling shows lots of rich cherry cough syrup aromas as well as muddy loam and exotic baking spices. There's a spicy grip to the palate, with loads of allspice, clove and dried tarragon, set against background of pomegranate and wild plums. The acidity thrives through it all. | | 91 | 36 | California | Santa Lucia Highlands | Central Coast | Matt Kettmann | @mattkettmann | Mansfield-Dunne 2015 Pinot Noir (Santa Lucia Highlands) | Pinot Noir | Mansfield-Dunne |
| 46377 | 46376 | US | Subtle at first, this bottling starts to show sweet hints of roasted red cherry on the nose along with leather and strong tobacco scents. It's elegantly layered on the well-structured sip, offering dried raspberry, pencil shavings, cocoa, bittersweet chocolate and more leather. | | 91 | 32 | California | Monterey County | Central Coast | Matt Kettmann | @mattkettmann | Mesa Del Sol 2013 Sangiovese (Monterey County) | Sangiovese | Mesa Del Sol |
| 46378 | 46377 | US | Powerful oaky elements meet very ripe and concentrated fruit flavors in this deeply colored, bold and full-bodied wine. Charcoal, wood smoke and clove aromas are followed by blackberry jam and black-cherry flavors, while light, smoky and peppery nuances weave through them. While the first whiff is oaky, everything comes together well on the palate and finish. | 7 Deadly | 91 | 16 | California | Lodi | Central Valley | Jim Gordon | @gordone_cellars | Michael David 2015 7 Deadly Red (Lodi) | Red Blend | Michael David |
| 46379 | 46378 | Uruguay | Ripe spicy berry aromas include welcome notes of wood grain and pencil eraser. This full tannic Tannat is a big load. Savory flavors of baked plum, tea, spice and chocolate finish with oak-driven complexity. Best from 2020–2026. | Gran Premium Unfiltered | 91 | 44 | Canelones | | | Michael Schachner | @wineschach | Montes Toscanini 2013 Gran Premium Unfiltered Tannat (Canelones) | Tannat | Montes Toscanini |
| 46380 | 46379 | US | Spicy, tangy and tart, this well-made wine is softly layered and complex—a moderate and balanced version of the variety that shows cranberry and red-cherry goodness dotted in cinnamon and black pepper. | | 91 | 25 | California | Dry Creek Valley | Sonoma | Virginie Boone | @vboone | Quivira 2015 Zinfandel (Dry Creek Valley) | Zinfandel | Quivira |