| 106879 | 106878 | Italy | Round and opulent, this blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc opens with aromas of black currants, blue flower, mocha and baking spices. The warm, dense palate delivers mouthfuls of succulent black cherry layered with chocolate, black pepper and clove alongside big, velvety tannins. Drink now through 2021. | Giusto di Notri | 92 | 100 | Tuscany | Toscana | | Kerin O’Keefe | @kerinokeefe | Tua Rita 2011 Giusto di Notri Red (Toscana) | Red Blend | Tua Rita |
| 106880 | 106879 | US | There's a potpourri of wildly distinct and amazing aromas on this 60% Syrah-40% Cabernet Sauvignon, from cooked ripe cranberries and distinct black pepper to red clay, anise, violet and savory goulash with dried strawberries. Raspberry, pepper and cola overtake the palate, with a refreshing tartness on the finish. | | 92 | 38 | California | Santa Cruz Mountains | Central Coast | Matt Kettmann | @mattkettmann | Left Bend 2011 Syrah-Cabernet Sauvignon (Santa Cruz Mountains) | Syrah-Cabernet Sauvignon | Left Bend |
| 106881 | 106880 | US | 100% varietal, this wine displays an intriguing profile of savory herbs, nori, barrel spices and graphite with dark fruit lurking beneath the surface and a citrus twist. There's minimal excess alcoholic fat. It's all flavor, with lively acids, a supple, polished feel and good depth and intensity—especially impressive considering the youth of this site (2005 plantings). | May's Discovery Vineyard | 92 | 45 | Washington | Horse Heaven Hills | Columbia Valley | Sean P. Sullivan | @wawinereport | Andrew Will 2011 May's Discovery Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon (Horse Heaven Hills) | Cabernet Sauvignon | Andrew Will |
| 106882 | 106881 | US | The Conner Lee Vineyard supplies the fruit—it's the source of some of Washington's finest Chardonnays. Barrel fermented, it's super concentrated and displays a dense mix of fruit and barrel flavors, apples and peaches, toasted almonds and buttered toast. Good length and that extra yum factor make this a top pick. | Nuclear Blonde | 92 | 24 | Washington | Yakima Valley | Columbia Valley | Paul Gregutt | @paulgwine | Barrage Cellars 2011 Nuclear Blonde Chardonnay (Yakima Valley) | Chardonnay | Barrage Cellars |
| 106883 | 106882 | US | This late-release has benefited from its time in bottle. Juicy and beguiling in red raspberry and black cherry fruit, it has a back layering of spicy cardamom and a sphere of acidity. Buoyant and memorable, it finishes with more spice and savory leather. | | 92 | 48 | California | Napa Valley | Napa | Virginie Boone | @vboone | Broman 2009 Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa Valley) | Cabernet Sauvignon | Broman |
| 106884 | 106883 | US | A fine vintage yields a classic wine that seems sculpted out of rock. Firm lines and clear definition showcases racy raspberry fruit, limned with chiseled stone and a vein of gun metal. Excellent focus and length. | Conner Lee Vineyard | 92 | 45 | Washington | Columbia Valley (WA) | Columbia Valley | Paul Gregutt | @paulgwine | Buty 2012 Conner Lee Vineyard Merlot-Cabernet Franc (Columbia Valley (WA)) | Merlot-Cabernet Franc | Buty |
| 106885 | 106884 | Italy | Aged in steel, this vibrant wine shows Nebbiolo's more elegant and youthful side. It weaves together rose, violet, perfumed berries, bright cherry, crushed raspberry and sweet baking spices alongside supple tannins and fresh acidity. Enjoy it soon to capture the crunchy berry flavors. | | 92 | 30 | Piedmont | Langhe | | Kerin O’Keefe | @kerinokeefe | Cascina delle Rose 2013 Nebbiolo (Langhe) | Nebbiolo | Cascina delle Rose |
| 106886 | 106885 | US | This darkly inclined Pinot Noir is the top-end bottling from one of Edna Valley's premiere producers. Black raspberry, crushed clove and iced tea form the nose. Those midnight elements carry to the palate, with rich blackberry, thick coffee and black tea flavors. | Califa | 92 | 60 | California | Edna Valley | Central Coast | Matt Kettmann | @mattkettmann | Chamisal Vineyards 2012 Califa Pinot Noir (Edna Valley) | Pinot Noir | Chamisal Vineyards |
| 106861 | 106860 | US | A vastly concentrated Cabernet. Frazier seems to have taken their basic Cabernet, which is an excellent wine, and intensified everything about it. With explosive blackberry, cassis, blueberry, dark chocolate and oak flavors, it's almost too much of a good thing. Your best bet is to cellar it, but that's chancy. The alcohol is very high, and we do not know how these modern Cabernets will ride out the years. | Memento | 94 | 110 | California | Napa Valley | Napa | | | Frazier 2008 Memento Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa Valley) | Cabernet Sauvignon | Frazier |
| 106887 | 106886 | US | This wine brings out the variety's richness and depth of fruit flavors, while keeping the texture smooth and pleasing. It's very firm with tannins and acidity, yet not overly full-bodied. The ripe blackberry and cassis flavors have the intensity to match the structure and make for great balance overall. | | 92 | 18 | California | El Dorado | Sierra Foothills | Jim Gordon | @gordone_cellars | Charles B. Mitchell 2012 Syrah (El Dorado) | Syrah | Charles B. Mitchell |
| 106888 | 106887 | Austria | The headiness of roasted hazelnuts, Bourbon vanilla and blossom honey have an immense seductive power. The palate follows up with precision, concentration and long length. This oak-aged TBA is a mature, full package that will easily charm anyone—now or in years to come. | Trockenbeerenauslese Barrique | 92 | 25 | Burgenland | | | Anne Krebiehl MW | @AnneInVino | Hafner Kosher 2002 Trockenbeerenauslese Barrique Chardonnay (Burgenland) | Chardonnay | Hafner Kosher |
| 106889 | 106888 | Chile | This full-bodied Malbec out-performs its price. Ripe blackberry and pencil aromas set up a dense, tight, structured palate with focused, drilling flavors of blackberry and licorice. If you like layered, full-fruit reds with balance and harmony, this is it. | Ecos de Rulo | 92 | 19 | Marchigue | | | Michael Schachner | @wineschach | Viña Bisquertt 2012 Ecos de Rulo Malbec (Marchigue) | Malbec | Viña Bisquertt |
| 106890 | 106889 | US | This elegant Terzetto is equal parts Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Merlot from the Chiles Valley District on the far eastern side of Napa Valley. The grapes are grown organically by the Eisele family, who have farmed these parts for 40 years. Dusty red fruit entice from the beginning, unveiling a soft, round and drinkable wine with the structure to age until 2024–2029. | Terzetto | 92 | 75 | California | Napa Valley | Napa | Virginie Boone | @vboone | Volker Eisele Family Estate 2010 Terzetto Red (Napa Valley) | Bordeaux-style Red Blend | Volker Eisele Family Estate |
| 106862 | 106861 | Portugal | A superb example of the quality of Touriga Nacional. This wine combines the richness of the hot Alentejo sun with the sophisticated structure of the grape. Big, juicy and richly fruity as well as perfumed and elegant. Age it for at least 2–3 years. | TN | 94 | 35 | Alentejano | | | Roger Voss | @vossroger | Herdade do Esporão 2008 TN Touriga Nacional (Alentejano) | Touriga Nacional | Herdade do Esporão |
| 106863 | 106862 | US | Extraordinarily ripe and sweet in blackberries, cassis and figs, with a lovely perfume of violets and cedar, this soft, lush Cabernet, which was blended with some Petit Verdot, is so decadent now, you can hardly resist it. But it's pretty tannic, with good acidity, and has the structure to ride out the next eight years. | Reserve Bovet | 94 | 95 | California | Rutherford | Napa | | | Round Pond 2008 Reserve Bovet Cabernet Sauvignon (Rutherford) | Cabernet Sauvignon | Round Pond |
| 106864 | 106863 | US | The winery doesn't reveal on the label what grape varieties are in this blend, but they're Cabernet Sauvignon and Petit Verdot. It's a fine, delicious wine, with blackberry, dark chocolate and bacon flavors, wrapped into exceedingly fine tannins. It's well-balanced, too, with moderate alcohol and a nice lick of acids. Impressive and classy from this Lake County winery. | Half Mile | 94 | 60 | California | Red Hills Lake County | | | | Obsidian Ridge 2009 Half Mile Red (Red Hills Lake County) | Red Blend | Obsidian Ridge |
| 106865 | 106864 | Portugal | Now that the color of this superb wine has gone to old gold, it has definitely become a gloriously mature Port. The color translates into sweetness, which is allied to acidity, richness and an immense intensity due to its long wood aging. | Colheita | 94 | 100 | Port | | | Roger Voss | @vossroger | Niepoort 1984 Colheita (Port) | Port | Niepoort |
| 106866 | 106865 | US | A superb wine, showing real Oakville character. It's bone dry, rich and complex in tannin structure, with wonderfully ripe blackberry and cassis flavors. Yet there's a minerality that anchors the wine, and the finish is long, smooth and spicy. Just delicious now, and should hold over the next six years. | District Collection | 94 | 75 | California | Oakville | Napa | | | Raymond 2008 District Collection Cabernet Sauvignon (Oakville) | Cabernet Sauvignon | Raymond |
| 106867 | 106866 | US | Immaculately clean and fresh, this enters the mouth with a pleasing lightness, displaying a mix of stone fruits and a streak of vanilla wafer running right through its core. It opens in the glass, adding muscle and depth, ultimately developing into a complex and persistent wine that simply refuses to quit. | Côte Sud Vineyard | 94 | 49 | Oregon | Dundee Hills | Willamette Valley | Paul Gregutt | @paulgwine | Domaine Serene 2009 Côte Sud Vineyard Chardonnay (Dundee Hills) | Chardonnay | Domaine Serene |
| 106868 | 106867 | Portugal | A big rich wine from a warm year. Its powerful, dense structure is dominated by wood aging and fine blackberry and plum fruits. There is concentration along with swathes of delicious fruit. Age it for 4–5 years. | Reserva | 94 | 54 | Alentejano | | | Roger Voss | @vossroger | Herdade dos Grous 2009 Reserva Red (Alentejano) | Portuguese Red | Herdade dos Grous |
| 106869 | 106868 | US | A marvelous vintage for Freedom Hill, this high-acid Pinot is loaded with black cherry fruit. Rich, ripe, full, tart and penetrating, it might seem one-dimensional at first, but it has such excellent focus and depth that the fruit simply rocks. The finish weaves in threads of smoke and mocha, but this is a wine to cellar for a couple more years at least. | Freedom Hill Vineyard | 94 | 50 | Oregon | Willamette Valley | Willamette Valley | Paul Gregutt | @paulgwine | Ken Wright 2010 Freedom Hill Vineyard Pinot Noir (Willamette Valley) | Pinot Noir | Ken Wright |
| 106870 | 106869 | US | Dark, full, generous and ripe to the far edge of elegance, this powerful Pinot is saturated with black fruits, annotated with fennel, pepper, smoke and espresso, the rich and varied flavors rolling right through a lush midpalate and on into a gently fading finish. Retasted over 24–48 hours, it continued to evolve and develop additional nuances. A wine to cellar for a decade or more. | Evenstad Reserve | 94 | 65 | Oregon | Willamette Valley | Willamette Valley | Paul Gregutt | @paulgwine | Domaine Serene 2008 Evenstad Reserve Pinot Noir (Willamette Valley) | Pinot Noir | Domaine Serene |
| 106871 | 106870 | Italy | This vineyard-designate Taurasi Riserva is probably one of the biggest, boldest wines produced in Italy. It opens with an inky black color and intense aromas of black fruit, toast, spice, espresso bean and bitter black chocolate. The jackhammer tannins are steady and firm, and there's a long tail of prune and black fruit on the finish. | Piano di Montevergine Riserva | 94 | 65 | Southern Italy | Taurasi | | | | Feudi di San Gregorio 2004 Piano di Montevergine Riserva (Taurasi) | Aglianico | Feudi di San Gregorio |
| 106872 | 106871 | US | Along with the Freedom Hill bottling, the Savoya is the wine of the vintage for Ken Wright. A beautifully-crafted mix of brambly berry, thistle and herb, this textural and detailed effort keeps developing added complexity as it rolls across the palate. Blackberry, black cherry, and hints of truffle infuse the complex, deliciously satisfying finish. | Savoya Vineyard | 94 | 50 | Oregon | Willamette Valley | | Paul Gregutt | @paulgwine | Ken Wright 2010 Savoya Vineyard Pinot Noir | Pinot Noir | Ken Wright |
| 106873 | 106872 | US | The majority Cab Sauvignon in the blend brings classic blackberry and cassis flavors, as well as firm tannins. The flavors are complex and interesting, and change as they breathe in the glass. Should develop additional bottle complexity over the years, although it's ready to drink now. | Estate | 93 | 75 | California | Napa Valley | Napa | | | Sodaro 2008 Estate Red (Napa Valley) | Bordeaux-style Red Blend | Sodaro |
| 106874 | 106873 | US | The wine is stunning, full of bright red fruit and a soft tinge of French bread, tightly structured with dark wood and a leathery component. A beautiful example of what can happen when the right winemaker and site collide: The finish is long and the wine is one to remember. | Cote de Castelero | 93 | 45 | California | Lake County | | Virginie Boone | @vboone | Alienor 2009 Cote de Castelero Syrah (Lake County) | Syrah | Alienor |
| 106875 | 106874 | Portugal | Rich and concentrated, this is a wine that has the Dão structure. It has an austere minerality from the hard granite soi, which is layered with enticing ripe black-fruit flavors. Touches of wood aging are blended well with the richness of this dense wine. | Quinta da Pellada | 93 | 65 | Dão | | | Roger Voss | @vossroger | Alvaro Castro 2008 Quinta da Pellada Red (Dão) | Portuguese Red | Alvaro Castro |
| 106876 | 106875 | Portugal | From a field blend of old vines, this is a beautifully ripe, rounded, wood-aged wine that still preserves an internal structure. With its stone-fruit and mineral character, it is both fruity and textured. It's a wine for aging over 4–5 years. | Quinta da Pellada Branco | 93 | 65 | Dão | | | Roger Voss | @vossroger | Alvaro Castro 2009 Quinta da Pellada Branco White (Dão) | Portuguese White | Alvaro Castro |
| 106877 | 106876 | US | As usual, this was sourced entirely from a small block in the Dineen vineyard. Fragrant with a mélange of lemony aromas, the flavors carry the same theme—lemon gelato, lemon pie, limoncello, all buoyed with perfect acidity. It's a vivid, clean, long-lasting wine. | StevensDivio | 92 | 21 | Washington | Yakima Valley | Columbia Valley | Paul Gregutt | @paulgwine | Stevens 2013 StevensDivio Viognier (Yakima Valley) | Viognier | Stevens |
| 106878 | 106877 | US | From Paso Robles's warmer eastside, this wine begins with an elegant nose of raspberry, deep red rose and lavender. It's immediately delicious once sipped, with lush plum and sour cherry fruit, followed by a long-lingering finish of violets, rose and dried lavender. | Estate Grown | 92 | 38 | California | Paso Robles | Central Coast | Matt Kettmann | @mattkettmann | Still Waters 2011 Estate Grown Primitivo (Paso Robles) | Primitivo | Still Waters |