| 57091 | 57090 | France | This blend of 55% Grenache, 40% Syrah and 5% Mourvèdre shows considerable weight and richness for the price. Subtle garrigue shadings lead into dark flavors of black cherry, blackberry, cola and licorice, ending with hints of mocha and espresso. Drink it now–2017. | Cuvée Tradition | 90 | 15 | Rhône Valley | Costières de Nîmes | | Joe Czerwinski | @JoeCz | Mas Carlot 2013 Cuvée Tradition Red (Costières de Nîmes) | Rhône-style Red Blend | Mas Carlot |
| 57092 | 57091 | US | Lush in toffee and rounded layers of rich oak and crème brûlée, this sultry Chardonnay delivers a lot of heft. The wine is crafted from a stellar vineyard and given just over a year in 50% new French oak. The toasty notes are balanced by a taste of pear tart in custard. | Durell Vineyard | 90 | 50 | California | Sonoma Coast | Sonoma | Virginie Boone | @vboone | Pali 2012 Durell Vineyard Chardonnay (Sonoma Coast) | Chardonnay | Pali |
| 57093 | 57092 | Argentina | Classy aromas of pear, stone fruits and resiny but controlled oak lead to a pure, moderately woody and balanced palate that delivers ripe apple, melon and peach flavors along with oak backing. Vanilla and walnut flavors grace a nicely textured, creamy yet lively finish. | Plot N°2 Single Vineyard | 90 | 50 | Mendoza Province | Uco Valley | | Michael Schachner | @wineschach | Salentein 2012 Plot N°2 Single Vineyard Chardonnay (Uco Valley) | Chardonnay | Salentein |
| 57094 | 57093 | US | This was made from a saignée after a full-day's skin contact, resulting in a sultry, soulful, tiny-production wine that's refreshing and fruity in orange and lime, dry and completely in balance. | Rosé of | 90 | 20 | California | Sonoma County | Sonoma | Virginie Boone | @vboone | Bruliam 2015 Rosé of Pinot Noir (Sonoma County) | Pinot Noir | Bruliam |
| 57095 | 57094 | US | Hearty cranberry and chaparral herbs mesh with iron and sweet rose florals on the slightly rustic nose of this bottling from a historic vineyard. It's light in body, with decent acidity and bounce to the sip, showing hibiscus and pomegranate juice as well as floral lavender touches on the palate. | Sierra Madre Vineyard | 90 | 45 | California | Santa Maria Valley | Central Coast | Matt Kettmann | @mattkettmann | Byron 2013 Sierra Madre Vineyard Pinot Noir (Santa Maria Valley) | Pinot Noir | Byron |
| 57096 | 57095 | US | This wine shows great potential but is still so young and tightly wound, it takes time to suss out its delicately floral aromas of lavender and violet, which then give way to smooth, soft layers of peppercorn and chocolate. The tannins mellow on the finish, but this is big, bold wine made in a big, bold style. | Lot 596 Monte Rosso Vineyard | 90 | 35 | California | Sonoma Valley | Sonoma | Virginie Boone | @vboone | Cameron Hughes 2013 Lot 596 Monte Rosso Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon (Sonoma Valley) | Cabernet Sauvignon | Cameron Hughes |
| 57097 | 57096 | Italy | Pervasive scents of dried rose petal, iris, berry and a whiff of chopped mint lift from the glass. The youthfully assertive palate offers tart red cherry, dried sage and anise set in a framework of tightly wound tannins. Drink 2019–2024. | Tre Ciabot | 90 | 48 | Piedmont | Barolo | | Kerin O’Keefe | @kerinokeefe | Cascina Ballarin 2012 Tre Ciabot (Barolo) | Nebbiolo | Cascina Ballarin |
| 57098 | 57097 | France | This Rhône-based négociant brand offers a range of appellations at reasonable prices. The 2013 Châteauneuf-du-Pape is an open-knit, full-bodied wine that frames mulberry, plum and black cherry fruit with cedar and vanilla shadings. Fruit-driven, yet crisp on the finish, it should drink well for the next seven or so years. | | 90 | 35 | Rhône Valley | Châteauneuf-du-Pape | | Joe Czerwinski | @JoeCz | Lavau 2013 Red (Châteauneuf-du-Pape) | Rhône-style Red Blend | Lavau |
| 57099 | 57098 | US | Full bodied, savory and retentive of tannin and oak, this is a robust, rich and ripe wine, with a tang of dark cherry, cola and vanilla. Youthful, it has ample acidity to keep it fresh in the glass, but allow it to open over time. | Gap's Crown Vineyard | 90 | 75 | California | Sonoma Coast | Sonoma | Virginie Boone | @vboone | Guarachi Family 2014 Gap's Crown Vineyard Pinot Noir (Sonoma Coast) | Pinot Noir | Guarachi Family |
| 57100 | 57099 | Austria | Clean-cut zesty freshness pervades nose and palate with lively, ripe and toothsome citrus zest: mandarin and lemon dominate. The palate is sleek and slender with focus and verve. Wonderfully bracing. | Zöbing | 90 | 30 | Kamptal | | | Anne Krebiehl MW | @AnneInVino | Hirsch 2015 Zöbing Riesling (Kamptal) | Riesling | Hirsch |
| 57101 | 57100 | France | This is the rare Côtes du Rhône that needs cellaring, but it is sourced from a patch of 50-year-old vines near Sorgues. Ground cinnamon and clove, fine leather and just enough cherry fruit mingle to create a compelling, medium-bodied wine framed by fine-grained tannins. Drink 2017–2022, possibly beyond. | Cuvée Maclura | 90 | 20 | Rhône Valley | Côtes du Rhône | | Joe Czerwinski | @JoeCz | Château Pégau 2013 Cuvée Maclura Red (Côtes du Rhône) | Rhône-style Red Blend | Château Pégau |
| 57102 | 57101 | US | Aromas of fresh, savory herbs are in the lead, followed by plum, vanilla and dark fruit. The black-fruit flavors are elegant with a firm squeeze of tannins backing them up. It needs time to come together but has all the stuffing. | Reserve Wautoma Springs Vineyard | 90 | 40 | Washington | Columbia Valley (WA) | Columbia Valley | Sean P. Sullivan | @wawinereport | Columbia Crest 2013 Reserve Wautoma Springs Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon (Columbia Valley (WA)) | Cabernet Sauvignon | Columbia Crest |
| 57103 | 57102 | US | Very much done in a mineral-driven Chablis style, this interesting bottling shows a tremendous amount of flint, crushed rock and struck match on the nose, alongside dried apple and yellow-grapefruit skin. Briny oyster shells and sandstone combine with a touch of smoke on the palate. Serve with shellfish. | Gravel Ridge Vineyard | 90 | 30 | California | Santa Cruz Mountains | Central Coast | Matt Kettmann | @mattkettmann | Cooper-Garrod 2013 Gravel Ridge Vineyard Chardonnay (Santa Cruz Mountains) | Chardonnay | Cooper-Garrod |
| 57104 | 57103 | France | This is a luscious wine, ripe with honeyed fruit and edged with botrytis. Apricot and peach dominate the fruit profile, laced with bitter marmalade and touches of acidity. The wine has a toffee aftertaste that emphasizes its richness. Drink from 2018. | | 90 | 35 | Loire Valley | Coteaux du Layon Chaume | | Roger Voss | @vossroger | Domaine du Petit Métris 2014 Chenin Blanc (Coteaux du Layon Chaume) | Chenin Blanc | Domaine du Petit Métris |
| 57105 | 57104 | Austria | Ripe notes of yellow pear are rounded with creamy notes of yeast. There are overtones of dried hayflowers and fresh, green spring meadows. The palate comes together around a vein of zesty, enlivening lime freshness and leaves a clean, mouthwatering finish. | Liebenberg Federspiel | 90 | 25 | Wachau | | | Anne Krebiehl MW | @AnneInVino | Domäne Wachau 2015 Liebenberg Federspiel Grüner Veltliner (Wachau) | Grüner Veltliner | Domäne Wachau |
| 57106 | 57105 | US | Impressively crafted from 20-plus-year-old vines, thus the Heritage tag, this blend of mostly Zin with 20% Petite Sirah and 1% Primitivo is like Sunday brunch. It offers a study in bacon and strawberries laced in syrup, a thick, leathery wine that finishes balanced and just shy of over-decadent. | Heritage Vines | 90 | 22 | California | Dry Creek Valley | Sonoma | Virginie Boone | @vboone | Dry Creek Vineyard 2014 Heritage Vines Zinfandel (Dry Creek Valley) | Zinfandel | Dry Creek Vineyard |
| 57107 | 57106 | Austria | Lime zest, the freshly peeled skin of Conference pears and crushed watercress make for an intensely fresh trio of flavors. This is zesty and concentrated, sleek and refreshing on a linear, slender but concentrated palate. | Süssenberg Federspiel | 90 | 22 | Wachau | | | Anne Krebiehl MW | @AnneInVino | Eder 2015 Süssenberg Federspiel Grüner Veltliner (Wachau) | Grüner Veltliner | Eder |
| 57108 | 57107 | US | Seeing just a kiss of new oak (20%), this wine offers brooding aromas of spice, white flowers, tropical fruit and citrus. The palate is full of white-grapefruit flavors backed by a zing of tart acidity, with barrel spice flavors lingering on the finish. It shows a lot of tension. | Sauvage Boushey Vineyard | 90 | 25 | Washington | Yakima Valley | Columbia Valley | Sean P. Sullivan | @wawinereport | Efeste 2014 Sauvage Boushey Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc (Yakima Valley) | Sauvignon Blanc | Efeste |
| 57109 | 57108 | US | Named for the documentary filmmaker, artist and wife of Francis Ford Coppola, Eleanor blends Syrah and Petite Sirah from Rutherford with Cabernet Sauvignon from Alexander Valley and Syrah from Dry Creek Valley to form a rich, red, extracted wine generously succulent in cranberry and dark cherry. Licorice, tar and tobacco add to the complexity and flavor. | | 90 | 60 | California | Sonoma County-Napa County | Napa-Sonoma | Virginie Boone | @vboone | Eleanor 2013 Red (Sonoma County-Napa County) | Red Blend | Eleanor |
| 57110 | 57109 | Italy | Aromas of ripe berry, fragrant blue flower and a whiff of Alpine herb lead the nose. The generous palate offers juicy black cherry, crushed raspberry, cinnamon and licorice alongside firm, fine-grained tannins. Drink 2018–2023. | del Comune di La Morra | 90 | 40 | Piedmont | Barolo | | Kerin O’Keefe | @kerinokeefe | Ellena 2012 del Comune di La Morra (Barolo) | Nebbiolo | Ellena |
| 57111 | 57110 | US | Brooding aromas of barrel spice, dried herbs, cranberry and black cherry lead to ripe but in focus pit-fruit flavors that show a pleasing sense of harmony. A squeeze of firm tannins provides the frame. | Parabellum Force Majeure Vineyard | 90 | 55 | Washington | Red Mountain | Columbia Valley | Sean P. Sullivan | @wawinereport | Force Majeure 2013 Parabellum Force Majeure Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon (Red Mountain) | Cabernet Sauvignon | Force Majeure |
| 57112 | 57111 | Austria | Unusual hints of mango hint at very ripe fruit. The slender palate counters this aromatic abundance with tenderly fresh notes of lemon zest and wood sorrel. The result is both delicious and refreshing. | Neuberg | 90 | 13 | Kremstal | | | Anne Krebiehl MW | @AnneInVino | Forstreiter 2015 Neuberg Grüner Veltliner (Kremstal) | Grüner Veltliner | Forstreiter |
| 57113 | 57112 | Spain | Of all the excellent Genium 2010s, this is the only one that's a bit stalky on the nose. It's also rubbery smelling, with tight-grained oak scents and earth notes. Hard, tannic and without much cushion, this Garnacha-led blend tastes earthy, stalky and of high-toned plum and currant with lemony oak. A bold, tannic finish says this will last through about 2024. | Poboleda Vi de la Vila | 90 | 45 | Catalonia | Priorat | | Michael Schachner | @wineschach | Genium Celler 2010 Poboleda Vi de la Vila Red (Priorat) | Red Blend | Genium Celler |
| 57114 | 57113 | Italy | This opens with aromas that recall underbrush, tilled soil, crushed stone, dried herb and menthol. The big, powerful palate delivers dried black cherry, licorice, clove, mineral and the warmth of evident alcohol. Velvety tannins provide the framework. | San Lorenzo | 90 | | Sicily & Sardinia | Etna | | Kerin O’Keefe | @kerinokeefe | Girolamo Russo 2014 San Lorenzo (Etna) | Red Blend | Girolamo Russo |
| 57115 | 57114 | US | A vineyard farmed by the family, Rockpile Ridge is set at the 1,200-foot elevation and planted to nine blocks of the variety, harvested and fermented separately. In this vintage, that leads to full-bodied, well-developed flavors of blackberry dotted in black-peppery meat and dusty tannin. | Rockpile Ridge | 90 | 41 | California | Rockpile | Sonoma | Virginie Boone | @vboone | Mauritson 2014 Rockpile Ridge Zinfandel (Rockpile) | Zinfandel | Mauritson |
| 57116 | 57115 | Austria | Hints of smoke frame this very traditional, authentic Pinot made in time-honoured Austrian fashion. The balance and freshness of red fruit is borne in a very graceful structure and just cries out for food. Light bodied but with lovely depth. | | 90 | 28 | Vienna | | | Anne Krebiehl MW | @AnneInVino | Mayer am Pfarrplatz 2014 Pinot Noir (Vienna) | Pinot Noir | Mayer am Pfarrplatz |
| 57117 | 57116 | US | A seductive, oaky, butterscotchy aroma and ripe fruit flavors combine nicely in this bold, full-bodied wine. Good tannins add grip to the texture, and its spicy nuances keep swirling around the blackberry and raspberry through the finish. | | 90 | 39 | California | Lodi | Central Valley | Jim Gordon | @gordone_cellars | Mikami Vineyards 2013 Zinfandel (Lodi) | Zinfandel | Mikami Vineyards |
| 57118 | 57117 | Austria | The sumptuousness of the nose belies the 2014 vintage: this is Zweigelt made plummy and elegant to render it like velvet. There are wonderful overtones of dried Morello which give this additional color and aromatic lift. The body remains slender but shows beautiful concentration. We are left with elegance that is distinct but not heavy. | Rubin Carnuntum | 90 | 24 | Carnuntum | | | Anne Krebiehl MW | @AnneInVino | Netzl 2014 Rubin Carnuntum Zweigelt (Carnuntum) | Zweigelt | Netzl |
| 57119 | 57118 | US | Luscious raspberry and red-cherry flavors are concentrated in this bright, fruity rosé. Made predominantly from Cabernet Sauvignon, it's marked by bristles of bramble and herb that lend complexity to the palate. The finish is brisk and refreshingly saline. | | 90 | 15 | New York | North Fork of Long Island | Long Island | Anna Lee C. Iijima | | Osprey's Dominion 2015 Rosé (North Fork of Long Island) | Rosé | Osprey's Dominion |
| 57120 | 57119 | Italy | Aromas suggesting mature dark-skinned berry, French oak, leather, menthol and parched soil come together on this. The round, dense palate is already accessible, offering fleshy black cherry, licorice, cured meat and espresso alongside ripe, chewy tannins. Drink through 2021. | Mariondino | 90 | 65 | Piedmont | Barolo | | Kerin O’Keefe | @kerinokeefe | Parusso 2012 Mariondino (Barolo) | Nebbiolo | Parusso |