| 70312 | 70311 | France | This Valmur brings out great richness from the vineyard and the vintage while keeping an intense texture, orange zest and grapefruit flavors and a firm butter and toast aftertaste. Age for four years. | Valmur Grand Cru | 93 | 63 | Burgundy | Chablis | | Roger Voss | @vossroger | Domaine Christian Moreau Père et Fils 2009 Valmur Grand Cru (Chablis) | Chardonnay | Domaine Christian Moreau Père et Fils |
| 70291 | 70290 | France | This is a very slender, taut, fresh and citrus-focused Crémant with aromatic overtones of aloe vera, green apple and citrus foliage. Showing wonderful precision and balance, the slendern and fresh characters combine to make for a very invigorating, delicious drink. | | 90 | 20 | Alsace | Crémant d'Alsace | | Anne Krebiehl MW | @AnneInVino | Henri Schoenheitz 2011 Auxerrois (Crémant d'Alsace) | Auxerrois | Henri Schoenheitz |
| 70292 | 70291 | Portugal | This is a rich and concentrated wine, packed with tannins and dense, perfumed berry fruits. There is a fresh element to the wine also, that gives a lift to the aftertaste. For a lighter, softer style of LBV, this is just right. | Presdential | 90 | | Port | | | Roger Voss | @vossroger | C. da Silva 2010 Presdential (Port) | Port | C. da Silva |
| 70293 | 70292 | France | Another in the range of pale-colored rosés from this producer, this is named after the French king Charles who was crowned by Joan of Arc. It is a structured wine, although with plenty of refreshing red fruits and light tannins from the red wine in the blend. It's attractive, soft at the end and ready to drink. | Charles VII Grande Cuvée de la Rosé Brut | 90 | 60 | Champagne | Champagne | | Roger Voss | @vossroger | Canard-Duchêne NV Charles VII Grande Cuvée de la Rosé Brut (Champagne) | Champagne Blend | Canard-Duchêne |
| 70294 | 70293 | Italy | Refermented in the bottle, this fragrant, salmon-colored Lambrusco offers delicate scents of wild rose, dried berry and baking spice. The elegant palate offers raspberry, strawberry, nectarine zest and ginger alongside an ultrafine mousse. | Rosé del Cristo | 90 | 18 | Central Italy | Lambrusco di Sorbara | | Kerin O’Keefe | @kerinokeefe | Cavicchioli 2011 Rosé del Cristo (Lambrusco di Sorbara) | Lambrusco | Cavicchioli |
| 70313 | 70312 | US | This young Pinot Noir is difficult and challenging. It's all acidity, cherries and pomegranates, tightly wound and aloof, giving little of itself. Yet there's enormous promise. The color is pale for a California Pinot, the alcohol is modest, and there are tantalizing hints of herbs, minerals, forest undergrowth, mushrooms, cedar, truffles. All indications suggest that this is a seriously ageable wine. Cellar until at least 2015. | MoDa | 93 | 90 | California | Anderson Valley | | | | Standish 2009 MoDa Pinot Noir (Anderson Valley) | Pinot Noir | Standish |
| 70314 | 70313 | US | Credit this Merlot for sheer enjoyability. It defines Merlot as the soft, drink-me-now Bordeaux red wine, full-bodied yet instantly likeable. Made from 100% Merlot, it's extraordinairly rich in cherry fruit, while 100% new French oak adds a deft touch of buttered toast. The tannins are gentle, sweet and complex. This flashy, fleshy wine is great now, and will hold and evolve in the bottle for at least six years. | Estate | 93 | 75 | California | Napa Valley | Napa | | | Jarvis 2008 Estate Merlot (Napa Valley) | Merlot | Jarvis |
| 70315 | 70314 | US | A tremendous Syrah, so rich and tasty, it makes you wonder why more people don't drink this variety. Shows intense, explosive blackberry, currant, bacon and black pepper flavors, with a savory hint of raisins. New oak is perfectly in keeping with the wine's volume. Dramatic and lush, this single-vineyard Syrah will provide good drinking over the next four years. | Goosechase Vineyard | 93 | 47 | California | Russian River Valley | Sonoma | | | Longboard 2008 Goosechase Vineyard Syrah (Russian River Valley) | Syrah | Longboard |
| 70295 | 70294 | France | Aged for 12 months in large wooden barrels, this is ripe and solid. It has a concentrated character, layered with some toastiness as well as rich berry and plum flavors. The fruit is well cut with spice and acidity. Drink from late 2016. | Les Sybarites | 90 | 24 | Beaujolais | Morgon | | Roger Voss | @vossroger | Château de Pizay 2014 Les Sybarites (Morgon) | Gamay | Château de Pizay |
| 70296 | 70295 | France | This wine is rich and full in the mouth, with swathes of ripe plum and cherry fruits. To balance that, a firm layer of tannins points up the ripe, juicy and rounded fruits of 100% Gamay. Drink this impressive wine now. It's produced by father and son, Michel and Sébastien Gutty, in Morgon. | | 90 | 18 | Beaujolais | Beaujolais-Villages | | Roger Voss | @vossroger | Château Gaillard 2014 Beaujolais-Villages | Gamay | Château Gaillard |
| 70297 | 70296 | US | Softly balanced, this is an elegant wine, with less than a handful of Petit Verdot that exhibits savory dried cranberry and plum around larger elements of juicy plum and dark chocolate. It never veers bitter or green, staying juicy and supple on the palate. | | 90 | 35 | California | Napa Valley | Napa | Virginie Boone | @vboone | Clos du Val 2012 Merlot (Napa Valley) | Merlot | Clos du Val |
| 70298 | 70297 | US | Reserved on the nose, with tight citrus blossom and a wet stone minerality, this blend of Roussanne and Viognier by the Paso-residing French couple Guillaume and Solène Fabre will drink fresh for years to come. The palate is framed by pithy tension, with flavors of apple skin, pear flesh and a tingle of acidity deep into the finish. Drink 2017–2030. | Hommage Blanc | 90 | 60 | California | Paso Robles | Central Coast | Matt Kettmann | @mattkettmann | Clos Solène 2014 Hommage Blanc White (Paso Robles) | Rhône-style White Blend | Clos Solène |
| 70299 | 70298 | France | Earthy flavors emerge first and have an aromatic hold over the entire wine. The bubbles seem to carry even more earthy tones, but the freshness in the center is lemony and bright. This balance of light and dark tones offers a moody aspect to the wine—perhaps it would be better as a winter apéritif than a summer freshener. | Emotion | 90 | 30 | Alsace | Crémant d'Alsace | | Anne Krebiehl MW | @AnneInVino | Domaine Charles Baur NV Emotion Sparkling (Crémant d'Alsace) | Sparkling Blend | Domaine Charles Baur |
| 70316 | 70315 | US | This Bordeaux-style blend, from a choice section of the Seven Hills Vineyard, is fragrant with a beguiling mix of fruits, flowers and fresh herbs. Cassis and pepper, Asian spices and a lingering, textural mouthfeel, make this a wine that disappears all too quickly from the bottle. | Seven Hills Vineyard Red | 93 | 55 | Washington | Walla Walla Valley (WA) | Columbia Valley | Paul Gregutt | @paulgwine | Pepper Bridge 2008 Seven Hills Vineyard Red Red (Walla Walla Valley (WA)) | Bordeaux-style Red Blend | Pepper Bridge |
| 70300 | 70299 | France | This Jean Bererd wine comes from the village of Le Perreon in northern Beaujolais. It is a rich and fully structured wine with rich cherry fruits that are balanced with acidity. Hand-picked from an organic vineyard, the wine is ripe and full in the mouth. It should be drunk from 2016. | Le Perreon | 90 | 19 | Beaujolais | Beaujolais-Villages | | Roger Voss | @vossroger | Domaine de la Madone 2014 Le Perreon (Beaujolais-Villages) | Gamay | Domaine de la Madone |
| 70301 | 70300 | France | This “heart of the harvest” Gamay is produced from 100-year-old vines, a rarity in any appellation. With less than five acres to work with, this ripe and structured wine shows the potential even of “simple” Beaujolais-appellation wines. It has weight, spice and warm red fruits that are laced with acidity. Drink this wine from 2016. | Coeur de Vendanges | 90 | | Beaujolais | Beaujolais | | Roger Voss | @vossroger | Domaine du Vissoux 2014 Coeur de Vendanges (Beaujolais) | Gamay | Domaine du Vissoux |
| 70302 | 70301 | France | From vines planted in the Tour Bourdon plot in 1940, this concentrated wine is ripe and rich while still shot through with red-currant acidity. Its tannins come from the low-yielding vines, giving a firm edge. The aftertaste is all about fresher red fruits. Jean-Michel Dupré is a member of Terroirs Originels—17 producers on the hills of Beaujolais and Burgundy's Mâcon. | Vignes de 1940 | 90 | 17 | Beaujolais | Beaujolais-Villages | | Roger Voss | @vossroger | Domaine Dupré 2014 Vignes de 1940 (Beaujolais-Villages) | Gamay | Domaine Dupré |
| 70317 | 70316 | Italy | From the tiny island of Salina off the north coast of Sicily (where the Tasca family runs a beautiful boutique hotel called Capofaro), comes this excellent expression of Malvasia. This dessert wine shows exactly what this versatile white grape variety is built to do best: The bouquet is redolent of honey, golden vanilla cream, candied apricot and sweet almond marzipan. | Capofaro | 93 | 66 | Sicily & Sardinia | Salina | | | | Tasca d'Almerita 2009 Capofaro Malvasia (Salina) | Malvasia | Tasca d'Almerita |
| 70303 | 70302 | US | Hard to imagine greater concentration in a Napa Cabernet than you'll find here. It's just insanely rich in blackberries and blueberries and liberally oaked, while the tannins are hard and potent. Nowhere near ready now, even though it's already more than five years old. Give it at least six years in a good cellar, and it could easily go another decade beyond that. | Mountain | 93 | 65 | California | Mount Veeder | Napa | | | Yates Family Vineyard 2006 Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon (Mount Veeder) | Cabernet Sauvignon | Yates Family Vineyard |
| 70318 | 70317 | US | Dryness marks this elegant Pinot Noir, a remarkable feat since the strawberry and raspberry fruit is so opulently ripe. With fresh acidity, firm tannins and a touch of minerals, it's a wonderful expression of Santa Rita fruit. | Rio Vista Vineyard | 93 | 30 | California | Sta. Rita Hills | Central Coast | | | Dolina 2010 Rio Vista Vineyard Pinot Noir (Sta. Rita Hills) | Pinot Noir | Dolina |
| 70319 | 70318 | Italy | Mille e Una Notte is one of a handful of wines that defines the very best of Sicilian enology. Dark, luscious and penetrating, this sophisticated red blend shows deep layers of chocolate, cherry liqueur, dried sage, tobacco and leather. It's soft and silky rich on the long, delicious finish. | Mille e Una Notte | 93 | 80 | Sicily & Sardinia | Contessa Entellina | | | | Donnafugata 2007 Mille e Una Notte (Contessa Entellina) | Red Blend | Donnafugata |
| 70320 | 70319 | Portugal | At this high alcohol, the wine should be bursting the envelope. Yet it still has great elegance, its richness rolling around the mouth. Red- and blackberry-jelly flavors are laced with fine tannins and a young, juicy aftertaste. Only at the end does the alcohol show. | Malhadinha Tinto | 93 | 90 | Alentejano | | | Roger Voss | @vossroger | Herdade da Malhadinha Nova 2009 Malhadinha Tinto Red (Alentejano) | Portuguese Red | Herdade da Malhadinha Nova |
| 70304 | 70303 | France | Very juicy, smoky, smooth and velvety. It has great acidity as well as sweet fruit. An opulent, open wine, yet with a great final structure; big and sweet. | | 93 | | Bordeaux | Pomerol | | Roger Voss | @vossroger | Château Petit-Village 2009 Pomerol | Bordeaux-style Red Blend | Château Petit-Village |
| 70305 | 70304 | US | A beautiful wine, fully resolved in age, showing a classy, smooth mouthfeel. The citrus, bread dough, vanilla and spice flavors are subtle but delicious, while the bubbles have softened, making the wine creamy. Made from Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, with a drop of Pinot Meunier, this delicious bubbly is made for drinking now. | Late Disgorged Vintage Brut | 93 | 90 | California | Russian River Valley | Sonoma | | | J Vineyards & Winery 2001 Late Disgorged Vintage Brut Sparkling (Russian River Valley) | Sparkling Blend | J Vineyards & Winery |
| 70306 | 70305 | US | J Winery goes against the grain of the modern high alcohol, superripe style to produce this bone dry, steely, somewhat austere young Chardonnay. It hits with a smack of acidity and minerals, with an elegant complexity that may challenge those looking for big, fruity Chards. Give it a couple years in the cellar and see how it evolves. | Strata Estate Grown | 93 | 45 | California | Russian River Valley | Sonoma | | | J Vineyards & Winery 2010 Strata Estate Grown Chardonnay (Russian River Valley) | Chardonnay | J Vineyards & Winery |
| 70307 | 70306 | Italy | Passopisciaro is the name of a tiny town on the slopes of Mount Etna in the heart of the volcano's most celebrated wine area. Tuscan nobleman Andrea Franchetti bought property here many years ago and now leads a charge for quality wines from this unique site in southern Italy. His expression is nuanced and complex, with firmly polished tannins and bright end notes of wild berry, crushed stone and dried rosemary. | Passopisciaro | 93 | | Sicily & Sardinia | Sicilia | | | | Passopisciaro 2008 Passopisciaro Red (Sicilia) | Red Blend | Passopisciaro |
| 70308 | 70307 | US | A distinguished Pinot Noir, dry, crisp in acidity and complex in flavor. The cherry, raspberry, cola and mushroom flavors are very rich, almost sweet, except that they finish in a dry scour of spices. Defines a young Anderson Valley Pinot, and should develop bottle complexity over the next 6–8 years. | Triangle Block Day Ranch | 93 | 75 | California | Anderson Valley | | | | Standish 2010 Triangle Block Day Ranch Pinot Noir (Anderson Valley) | Pinot Noir | Standish |
| 70309 | 70308 | US | The sixth release of this outstanding reserve holds firm to the well-established style. Bright, tart, ripe and compact red-berry fruit is set against firm, polished tannins. Still young and hard, it needs plenty of breathing time, or better yet, cellar it for a few years. Tim Stevens's reds have proven ageworthy, and this earthy, smoky, textural and well-crafted effort should improve for a decade or more. | XY Reserve | 93 | 42 | Washington | Yakima Valley | Columbia Valley | Paul Gregutt | @paulgwine | Stevens 2008 XY Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon (Yakima Valley) | Cabernet Sauvignon | Stevens |
| 70310 | 70309 | US | Whether or not you consider yourself a fan of varietal Cabernet Franc, this is a wine to explore and to savor. Pure fruit is set amidst generous streaks of herb and earth, framed by firm tannins. The wine opens slowly, and pretty cherry flavors emerge, along with black olive, pencil lead and complex barrel notes. | Estate | 93 | 25 | Washington | Walla Walla Valley (WA) | Columbia Valley | Paul Gregutt | @paulgwine | Tranche 2008 Estate Cabernet Franc (Walla Walla Valley (WA)) | Cabernet Franc | Tranche |
| 70311 | 70310 | US | The best of the new Syrah releases from Betz, this massive wine, sourced from the outstanding Boushey Vineyard, packs tart black fruit into a tight frame of licorice-soaked tannins. There are traces of clean earth, light mineral and smoked meat, while the tannins are kept in close check. There's terrific structure and poise in a wine of substantial power. | La Serenne | 93 | 55 | Washington | Yakima Valley | Columbia Valley | Paul Gregutt | @paulgwine | Betz Family 2009 La Serenne Syrah (Yakima Valley) | Syrah | Betz Family |