| 106831 | 106830 | US | Dark in color, this wine offers reserved aromas of smoke, tobacco, red fruit, crème de cassis, flowers, exotic spice and funk. The palate is plush and forward but still light on its feet, showing energy and focus. Fruit and savory flavors persist on the finish, demonstrating exquisite balance. | La Paciencia Vineyard | 94 | 75 | Washington | Walla Walla Valley (WA) | Columbia Valley | Sean P. Sullivan | @wawinereport | No Girls 2013 La Paciencia Vineyard Tempranillo (Walla Walla Valley (WA)) | Tempranillo | No Girls |
| 106832 | 106831 | US | Look out for Colin Murphy, who was named winemaker at this estate after years working for regional legends Bruno d'Alfonso and Kris Curran. This bottling shows dark strawberry, incense, sandalwood, cola, figs, pepper and soy on the pretty yet complex nose. There is lots of intrigue to the palate too, where black plum comes together with chamomile, Earl Grey tea and lavender. | | 94 | 25 | California | Santa Ynez Valley | Central Coast | Matt Kettmann | @mattkettmann | Koehler 2013 Grenache (Santa Ynez Valley) | Grenache | Koehler |
| 106833 | 106832 | US | Sandalwood and smoke kick off the nose on this deliciously complex bottling that also shows aromas of black-plum skin, crushed slate and light fennel on the nose. Tangy cranberry and pomegranate make for a fresh entry to the sip, and then come herbal touches of white sage, bay leaf and peppercorn. | Escolle Road Vineyard | 94 | 40 | California | Santa Lucia Highlands | Central Coast | Matt Kettmann | @mattkettmann | Landmark 2014 Escolle Road Vineyard Pinot Noir (Santa Lucia Highlands) | Pinot Noir | Landmark |
| 106834 | 106833 | US | This winery expertly differentiates its single-vineyard bottlings, here exploring the warmer, riper side of the grape, but with style and grace. Aromas of vanilla, sea-salt caramel, macadamia nut and hazelnut lead into a palate where lightly buttered yellow apples meet with jasmine tea, honeysuckle and a light touch of marzipan. | Sierra Mar Vineyard | 94 | 40 | California | Santa Lucia Highlands | Central Coast | Matt Kettmann | @mattkettmann | Bernardus 2014 Sierra Mar Vineyard Chardonnay (Santa Lucia Highlands) | Chardonnay | Bernardus |
| 106835 | 106834 | US | Deep and hearty mulberry aromas meet with condensed rose petals, cinnamon, clove and hot gingerbread on the earthy, spicy nose of this clonal bottling by longtime winemaker Denise Shurtleff. The sip is thick and full of chaparral herbs at first, then opens toward rounded red cherry, cranberry and cinnamon before diving into fennel and peppercorn. It's amazing for one clone to be so complex. | Barbara's Clone 667 | 94 | 80 | California | Santa Maria Valley | Central Coast | Matt Kettmann | @mattkettmann | Cambria 2013 Barbara's Clone 667 Pinot Noir (Santa Maria Valley) | Pinot Noir | Cambria |
| 106836 | 106835 | France | From right at the northern end of the sweep of Corton Grand Cru vineyards, this rich and complex wine is dense with smoky flavors as well as ripe blackberry fruit. It is solid, densely structured and powered minerality from the chalk in the soil. This is going to be a fine wine, so drink from 2019. | Les Grandes Lolières | 94 | 99 | Burgundy | Corton | | Roger Voss | @vossroger | Capitain-Gagnerot 2011 Les Grandes Lolières (Corton) | Pinot Noir | Capitain-Gagnerot |
| 106837 | 106836 | US | For the winery's lower-priced offering, this is a stunner. Baked black cherry, vanilla, raspberry, rose petals and a touch of licorice light up the nose. The lightly poised but intensely focused sip reveals a wild combo of fruit and spice, with sage, bay leaf, thyme and fennel laced through black cherry. It's like walking through the Central Coast scrubland. | Effort | 94 | 27 | California | Edna Valley | Central Coast | Matt Kettmann | @mattkettmann | Center of Effort 2014 Effort Pinot Noir (Edna Valley) | Pinot Noir | Center of Effort |
| 106838 | 106837 | US | From grapes grown on a higher spot on the estate vineyard with Altamont soils, where the dirt is thin and the vines struggle, this wine delivers a depth of structure and incredible flavor. It finds a way to coax sage and wild forested earth from a robustness of cranberry and bright, citrusy acidity. | High Plains | 94 | 68 | California | Russian River Valley | Sonoma | Virginie Boone | @vboone | Dehlinger 2013 High Plains Pinot Noir (Russian River Valley) | Pinot Noir | Dehlinger |
| 106839 | 106838 | France | This Premier Cru abuts some of the grandest Grand Crus of Burgundy. It shares the same rich, age-worthy characters with this dark structure and dense tannins. The wine is still very young: its texture mineral and concentrated. The black fruits and licorice flavors will develop slowly and surely, but don't drink before 2022. | Les Suchots Premier Cru | 94 | 220 | Burgundy | Vosne-Romanée | | Roger Voss | @vossroger | Domaine de Bellene 2014 Les Suchots Premier Cru (Vosne-Romanée) | Pinot Noir | Domaine de Bellene |
| 106840 | 106839 | France | This is a blend of the best barrels from the five Mercurey Premier Crus owned by the Devillard family. First produced in the 2010 vintage, the wine is now made in most vintages. It is a rich wine, bringing out the pure red fruitiness of a Mercurey and its beautifully integrated structure. It is concentrated and very dense, packed with vanilla, mint and dark coffee flavors as well as the fruit. Age this wine, at least until 2020. | Château de Chamirey Les Cinq | 94 | 95 | Burgundy | Mercurey | | Roger Voss | @vossroger | Domaines Devillard 2014 Château de Chamirey Les Cinq (Mercurey) | Pinot Noir | Domaines Devillard |
| 106841 | 106840 | New Zealand | Winemaker Larry McKenna now has 30 years of experience with Martinborough Pinot Noir, and its on full display in this blend assembled from various plots around the village. Aromas of flowers, tea and cola lead into flavors of blackberries, vanilla and spice, framed by ample tannins. Drink 2020–2030. | | 94 | 43 | Martinborough | | | Joe Czerwinski | @JoeCz | Escarpment 2014 Pinot Noir (Martinborough) | Pinot Noir | Escarpment |
| 106842 | 106841 | US | Black raspberry and blackberry fruit approach a black-cherry richness on the nose of this bottling that also shows aromas of slate and roasted meats. The palate tightens up around dried elderberry and cranberry, tangy but deep fruit flavors that are enhanced by crushed juniper and dried pine needles with earthy tones of clay, loam and slate. | North Canyon Vineyard | 94 | 50 | California | Santa Maria Valley | Central Coast | Matt Kettmann | @mattkettmann | Etude 2014 North Canyon Vineyard Pinot Noir (Santa Maria Valley) | Pinot Noir | Etude |
| 106843 | 106842 | US | Fresh cranberry and black raspberry show on the nose of this bottling that also offers black-pepper sauce, savory soy and a touch of iodine. There's a tarry tension to the palate, but with tart dark cranberry and richer dark cherry flavors as well, mixing up the savory smoke with dense fruit. | Julia's Vineyard | 94 | 65 | California | Santa Maria Valley | Central Coast | Matt Kettmann | @mattkettmann | Foxen 2014 Julia's Vineyard Pinot Noir (Santa Maria Valley) | Pinot Noir | Foxen |
| 106844 | 106843 | US | Made from Sémillon and Sauvignon Blanc, this wine is luxurious and sweet, while maintaining great balance to keep from being too unctuous. It has a brilliant deep-gold color, generous aromas like toasted peanuts and marmalade, and flavors that are honeyed and floral. It feels nicely viscous, coating the sides of the mouth and helping the flavors linger for long moments on the finish. | Il Passito | 94 | 89 | California | North Coast | North Coast | Jim Gordon | @gordone_cellars | Castello di Amorosa 2010 Il Passito Sauvignon Blanc-Semillon (North Coast) | Sauvignon Blanc-Semillon | Castello di Amorosa |
| 106845 | 106844 | US | Aromas of ground violets, charcoal, smoke, iron, black fruit, tar and salami lead a salty, briny, expressive palate that shows depth concentration and elegance. A long finish caps it off. | En Chamberlain Vineyard | 94 | 80 | Washington | Walla Walla Valley (WA) | Columbia Valley | Sean P. Sullivan | @wawinereport | Cayuse 2013 En Chamberlain Vineyard Syrah (Walla Walla Valley (WA)) | Syrah | Cayuse |
| 106846 | 106845 | US | A delicious, beautifully aged tawny-style dessert wine, this rarity is sweet and fortified with alcohol, and also superbly well balanced. A diverse palette of flavors includes toffee, coffee, sweet prune, toasted almonds and chocolate. Supportive tannins and acidity keep the texture lively and the finish lingering. | 15 Year Old Tawny Dessert Wine | 94 | 75 | California | Lake County | | Jim Gordon | @gordone_cellars | Chacewater 2000 15 Year Old Tawny Dessert Wine Red (Lake County) | Red Blend | Chacewater |
| 106847 | 106846 | US | Sourced entirely from the biodynamic estate vineyard, this extraordinary wine delivers compact, complex, detailed aromas and flavors in perfect proportion. The blueberry and cherry fruit is wreathed in dried herbs and flowers. Fourteen months in French oak, roughly half new, adds a thread of vanilla bean. Loads of dried extract, polished tannins and moist earth bring in more nuances. | Bergström Vineyard | 95 | 81 | Oregon | Dundee Hills | Willamette Valley | Paul Gregutt | @paulgwine | Bergström 2009 Bergström Vineyard Pinot Noir (Dundee Hills) | Pinot Noir | Bergström |
| 106848 | 106847 | France | Some vines at Bouscassé are 150 years old, which inevitably give this wine great depth and concentration. It is hugely structured, with very rich, intense black-plum flavors. The tannins are still developing. | Château Bouscassé Vieilles Vignes | 95 | 50 | Southwest France | Madiran | | Roger Voss | @vossroger | Alain Brumont 2006 Château Bouscassé Vieilles Vignes Tannat (Madiran) | Tannat | Alain Brumont |
| 106849 | 106848 | Italy | Villa Gemma is a flagship wine for Abruzzo that underlines a specific quality-minded winemaking philosophy that makes this Italian region so exciting and full of surprises. The wine is dark and superconcentrated, with amazing intensity and generous layers of mature berry fruit, spice, tobacco, used leather and polished river stone. It is smooth, firm, dense and will age many more years to come. | Villa Gemma | 94 | 100 | Central Italy | Montepulciano d'Abruzzo | | | | Masciarelli 2005 Villa Gemma (Montepulciano d'Abruzzo) | Montepulciano | Masciarelli |
| 106850 | 106849 | US | Dry, smooth and distinguished. Shows Mondavi's ability to get the grapes ripe in blackberries and currants, yet the fruit pulls back at the last moment, letting earthy, herbal notes take over, providing complexity and endless pleasure. The tannins are pure Oakville—sweet, soft and supple. Drink this elegant, balanced wine over the next six years. | | 94 | 45 | California | Oakville | Napa | | | Robert Mondavi 2009 Cabernet Sauvignon (Oakville) | Cabernet Sauvignon | Robert Mondavi |
| 106851 | 106850 | US | This blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc shows all the charms of the 2007 vintage. It's an opulent, delicious wine, immediately likeable now for its broad array of blackberry, cherry, raspberry, mocha, cassis and new oak flavors. The tannins are soft, but strong enough to protect this wine for the next six years at the very least. | Elivette | 94 | 125 | California | Spring Mountain District | Napa | | | Spring Mountain Vineyard 2007 Elivette Red (Spring Mountain District) | Bordeaux-style Red Blend | Spring Mountain Vineyard |
| 106852 | 106851 | US | Pinot Noir just doesn't get richer than this. It floods the mouth with ripe flavors of raspberries and cherries, with fascinatingly earthy things, like truffles and pine cones. Vibrant acidity and a hint of furry tannins give it a fine structure. This upscale Pinot Noir is drinkable now and should evolve over the next six years. | Durell Vineyard | 94 | 44 | California | Sonoma Coast | Sonoma | | | De Loach 2009 Durell Vineyard Pinot Noir (Sonoma Coast) | Pinot Noir | De Loach |
| 106853 | 106852 | France | This legendary Madiran is, its fruit tannins just softened by wood aging. It's smoky, brooding, very concentrated, and worth aging for 10 years. | Château Montus | 94 | 35 | Southwest France | Madiran | | Roger Voss | @vossroger | Alain Brumont 2007 Château Montus Tannat-Cabernet Franc (Madiran) | Tannat-Cabernet Franc | Alain Brumont |
| 106854 | 106853 | US | A concentrated core of pure, sweet raspberry and cherry fruit is showcased in a wine of remarkable penetration and length. The fruit, from a biodynamic estate vineyard, is perfumed and open, making this immediately accessible and supremely enjoyable. And yet cellaring will surely reward those with the patience and discipline to lay it down for up to a decade. | de Lancellotti Vineyard | 94 | 63 | Oregon | Chehalem Mountains | Willamette Valley | Paul Gregutt | @paulgwine | Bergström 2009 de Lancellotti Vineyard Pinot Noir (Chehalem Mountains) | Pinot Noir | Bergström |
| 106855 | 106854 | US | The vineyard has been source to Pinot Noirs from Copain and Drew, and this one, from Winemaker Jon Grant shows a somewhat Cabernet-esque interpretation. The wine is dark, tannic and medium-bodied, and quite extracted in the flashily ripe cherry and cola fruit that Monument Tree ripens so well in a cool, long hangtime year like 2010. Despite the richness, this is an elegant, ageworthy wine, whose low alcohol will delight many who critique California Pinot Noir for clumsiness. Give it at least six years in a good cellar. | Monument Tree Vineyard | 94 | 38 | California | Anderson Valley | | | | Couloir 2010 Monument Tree Vineyard Pinot Noir (Anderson Valley) | Pinot Noir | Couloir |
| 106856 | 106855 | US | De Loach reaches into Lake County, not usually thought of as Zinfandel country, with tremendous results. This is a great wine by any standard. It shows some heat from high alcohol and some shriveled raisin tastes, but that's part of a ripe Zin's charm. Mostly, you'll be impressed by waves of sweetly ripe berries, chocolate and bacon, smooth tannins and a long, spicy finish. | Nova Vineyard | 94 | 30 | California | Lake County | | | | De Loach 2009 Nova Vineyard Zinfandel (Lake County) | Zinfandel | De Loach |
| 106857 | 106856 | Portugal | Gold in color, this is a wood-aged Port. Despite being 26 years old, it is still lively, almost fruity. The wood character does certainly show strongly, but so do the delicious caramel and toffee flavors, which are balanced by an intense acidity. Like all Colheitas, it is ready to drink. | Colheita | 94 | 80 | Port | | | Roger Voss | @vossroger | Niepoort 1986 Colheita (Port) | Port | Niepoort |
| 106858 | 106857 | US | A huge wine, almost old-fashioned in its tannins. They're so strong, they freeze the palate with astringency, like a shot of Novacaine. It's also very dry, despite sweetly ripe blackberry essence, licorice and dark chocolate. All indications are that this is an ageworthy wine. Should begin to throw sediment and mellow in seven or eight years, and could go the distance to 2020 and beyond. | | 94 | 150 | California | Howell Mountain | Napa | | | Notre Vin 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon (Howell Mountain) | Cabernet Sauvignon | Notre Vin |
| 106859 | 106858 | US | So rich and ripe in fruit, you almost don't notice that it's also a complicated and layered wine in structure. Blackberry marmalade, cassis and cocoa flavors are balanced despite hefty alcohol. An extraordinarily delicious wine, but it's meant to be enjoyed in its youth. Drink up by 2016. | Generations | 94 | 100 | California | Napa Valley | Napa | | | Raymond 2008 Generations Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa Valley) | Cabernet Sauvignon | Raymond |
| 106860 | 106859 | Portugal | A gorgeous Port at that right stage where there is still freshness and hints of orange and dried fruits, while the wood aging is concentrating the wine into its essence. It is rich, full, yet at the same time has a great tang of spirit and acidity. | 20 Year Old Tawny | 94 | 50 | Port | | | Roger Voss | @vossroger | Fonseca NV 20 Year Old Tawny (Port) | Port | Fonseca |