| 18841 | 18840 | Italy | Bombino Bianco tends to shows bright, sharp acidity but this expression is softened by honeydew melon and green apple aromas. | Giancarlo Ceci | 86 | | Southern Italy | Castel del Monte | | | | Agrinatura 2009 Giancarlo Ceci Bombino Bianco (Castel del Monte) | Bombino Bianco | Agrinatura |
| 18842 | 18841 | US | This is complex, delicious, bold and tannic, bringing the big structure that is expected without being heavy handed. It offers concentrated blackberry and fig aromas, richly jammy flavors that stay dry and a tannic but not tough texture. | Conservancy | 90 | 16 | California | Livermore Valley | Central Coast | Jim Gordon | @gordone_cellars | Concannon 2010 Conservancy Petite Sirah (Livermore Valley) | Petite Sirah | Concannon |
| 18843 | 18842 | US | Delicious, rich black cherry aromas lead to a very firm and moderately tannic texture and medium to full body that frames abundant fruit flavors. It's mouthwatering, intense and complex, but is still wound up tight, so it's best to drink after 2016. | | 90 | 32 | California | Livermore Valley | Central Coast | Jim Gordon | @gordone_cellars | Cuda Ridge Wines 2012 Cabernet Franc (Livermore Valley) | Cabernet Franc | Cuda Ridge Wines |
| 18844 | 18843 | France | Well structured, this ripe and fruity wine is impressive in its structure. It has smoky flavors, acidity from the red fruits and a firm lining of tannins. Aromatic and rich, still firm and dry, it should age but can be drunk now. | Le Clos | 90 | 30 | Loire Valley | Bourgueil | | Roger Voss | @vossroger | Domaine les Pins 2012 Le Clos Cabernet Franc (Bourgueil) | Cabernet Franc | Domaine les Pins |
| 18845 | 18844 | France | Fermented only once in bottle, this wine is made in a traditional way used before Champagne was created. It's full in the mouth, nutty and rounded. It has ripe white fruits, greengages and a mineral texture. Ready to drink, it is rich and full-bodied. | L'Ancestrale | 90 | 38 | Loire Valley | Vouvray | | Roger Voss | @vossroger | Domaine Vincent Carême 2012 L'Ancestrale (Vouvray) | Chenin Blanc | Domaine Vincent Carême |
| 18846 | 18845 | France | Produced from a parcel of old vines, this wood-aged wine has spice as well as white fruits and a touch of honey. It's a generous wine with its toast, almonds and rounded texture. The lightest touch of minerality gives structure and the potential to age. Drink now and until 2020. | Le Peu Morier | 90 | 40 | Loire Valley | Vouvray | | Roger Voss | @vossroger | Domaine Vincent Carême 2012 Le Peu Morier (Vouvray) | Chenin Blanc | Domaine Vincent Carême |
| 18847 | 18846 | Italy | The nose is rather shy but reveals ripe black fruit, plum cake and baking spice. The densely concentrated palate doles out mature blackberry, crushed raspberry, allspice and licorice alongside smooth, velvety tannins. There's also the heat of alcohol. | Raccontami | 90 | 55 | Southern Italy | Primitivo di Manduria | | Kerin O’Keefe | @kerinokeefe | Futura 14 2012 Raccontami (Primitivo di Manduria) | Primitivo | Futura 14 |
| 18848 | 18847 | US | This is an earthy, chalky wine, medium bodied and silky in wild strawberry, garden herb and fresh mint notes. From estate-grown Pinot, it is a balanced, accessible selection to drink now. | Dijon Clone Selection | 90 | 50 | California | Carneros | Napa-Sonoma | Virginie Boone | @vboone | Gloria Ferrer 2012 Dijon Clone Selection Pinot Noir (Carneros) | Pinot Noir | Gloria Ferrer |
| 18849 | 18848 | Chile | Lurking, low-impact aromas of tropical fruits and honey set up a fairly sophisticated palate with papaya, apple, banana and oaky flavors. There's ample core acidity to this Chardonnay from Chile's south, while honeyed weight and tropical flavors on the finish push it to impressive heights. | Quinel Vineyard | 90 | 17 | Bío Bío Valley | | | Michael Schachner | @wineschach | Veranda 2013 Quinel Vineyard Chardonnay (Bío Bío Valley) | Chardonnay | Veranda |
| 18850 | 18849 | US | Full bodied but smooth textured, this is ripe and enticing. The color is like garnet, while the aromas resemble black cherry, black currants and rosemary. Flavors are complex, autumnal and inviting, making this a great discovery. | | 90 | 18 | California | California | California Other | Jim Gordon | @gordone_cellars | Victor Vineyards 2011 Pinot Noir (California) | Pinot Noir | Victor Vineyards |
| 18851 | 18850 | US | Given more than two years in all-French oak, this 100% Cabernet impresses in balancing juicy red currant and cherry fruit against more savory tannin and herb. Structured, it should gain traction and mellow in severity through 2020–2025. | | 90 | 125 | California | Diamond Mountain District | Napa | Virginie Boone | @vboone | Vineyard 511 2010 Cabernet Sauvignon (Diamond Mountain District) | Cabernet Sauvignon | Vineyard 511 |
| 18852 | 18851 | US | This 100% varietal wine, which saw 30 months of oak aging, is lightly aromatic with notes of cherry, anise, berry, vanilla and woodspice. It's quite restrained in feel—a very pretty wine—with elegant, sumptuous cherry flavors and a lingering finish. | Wautoma Springs Vineyard | 90 | 48 | Washington | Columbia Valley (WA) | Columbia Valley | Sean P. Sullivan | @wawinereport | Wautoma 2011 Wautoma Springs Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon (Columbia Valley (WA)) | Cabernet Sauvignon | Wautoma |
| 18853 | 18852 | Australia | This is a nice Bordeaux-style blend with pretty cherry and currant fruit and some cedar shadings, but lack the complexity of others in its style. It's straight forward, polite and restrained. | Quintet | 89 | 125 | Victoria | Yarra Valley | | Joe Czerwinski | @JoeCz | Mount Mary 2010 Quintet Red (Yarra Valley) | Bordeaux-style Red Blend | Mount Mary |
| 18854 | 18853 | US | This wine is big, very full bodied and very lush in texture. Super-ripe in flavor, it rides at the place where plum notes segue to prune, and black cherry to cherry syrup, which is a very tasty place to be. Plenty of fine tannins frame all that concentration, yet the mouthfeel stays soft. | Altitude 2401 Reserve Fair Play Farms | 89 | 20 | California | California | California Other | Jim Gordon | @gordone_cellars | Perry Creek 2012 Altitude 2401 Reserve Fair Play Farms Barbera (California) | Barbera | Perry Creek |
| 18855 | 18854 | US | This is complex and compelling. A spicy, minty, thyme-like character comes out in the aroma and continues in the flavor, most likely from some new barrels used in aging the wine. It's an attractive characteristic, and complements the bright cherry flavors, medium body and quite firm tannins. | The Classic Four | 89 | 25 | California | California | California Other | Jim Gordon | @gordone_cellars | Spann Vineyards 2011 The Classic Four Red (California) | Bordeaux-style Red Blend | Spann Vineyards |
| 18856 | 18855 | US | Full-bodied and firmly structured, this smells a bit peppery and roasted, then gives up dried cherry and blackberry flavors that fill the mouth and taste generous and soothing. It has benefited from the extra age since bottling, and is ready to enjoy. | Reserve | 89 | 34 | California | Mendocino | | Jim Gordon | @gordone_cellars | Brutocao 2009 Reserve Merlot (Mendocino) | Merlot | Brutocao |
| 18857 | 18856 | US | This aromatic wine conveys notes of Mounds Bar and dark cherries along with a whiff of volatility. It's full bodied with semisweet fruit flavors along with abundant vanilla accents. | | 89 | 35 | Washington | Red Mountain | Columbia Valley | Sean P. Sullivan | @wawinereport | Henry Earl 2010 Merlot (Red Mountain) | Merlot | Henry Earl |
| 18858 | 18857 | US | Globe-trotting Laely Heron's take on roughly 16-year-old vines in Monterey reveals aromas of Coca Cola, black cherry, ripe plum, sweet beet juice and a bit of tree bark. The palate is powered by anise-spiced cherries and pomegranate, fairly straightforward but quite quaffable. | | 89 | 19 | California | Monterey County | Central Coast | Matt Kettmann | @mattkettmann | Heron 2013 Pinot Noir (Monterey County) | Pinot Noir | Heron |
| 18859 | 18858 | Austria | Hints of wet earth marry lemony flavors with ripe and generous overtones of peach. The lemony center lends structure to the entire wine and makes for a bracing but ripe and earthy mouthful. | Gaisberg Reserve | 89 | 65 | Kamptal | | | Anne Krebiehl MW | @AnneInVino | Hirsch 2013 Gaisberg Reserve Riesling (Kamptal) | Riesling | Hirsch |
| 18860 | 18859 | Austria | Grapefruit peel, ripe apricot and zingy lemon spell freshness, while the palate is focused and precise, exhibiting some of the expected peppery notes. Very tangy with a clean, almost lip-smacking finish. | Kies | 89 | 15 | Niederösterreich | | | Anne Krebiehl MW | @AnneInVino | Kurt Angerer 2013 Kies Grüner Veltliner (Niederösterreich) | Grüner Veltliner | Kurt Angerer |
| 18861 | 18860 | France | Wood-aged and ripe, this is a solid, tannic wine. With mint over black fruits and firm new wood flavors, it will need to age. It is powerful on the palate from all the wood tannins and dense structure. Drink from 2017. | Vendémia | 89 | | Southwest France | Cahors | | Roger Voss | @vossroger | Lo Domeni 2012 Vendémia Malbec (Cahors) | Malbec | Lo Domeni |
| 18862 | 18861 | US | This 100% varietal wine conveys notes of mortared green herbs, plum, cherry, medicine cabinet and vanilla. It's medium bodied with a supple, enticing feel. Baking spice, cherry and coffee flavors linger on the (very, very) long, coffee-filled finish. The aromas don't all come together but this wine is worth exploring for the remarkable finish, which is about as good as it gets. | Eagle & Plow Block 93 | 89 | 100 | Washington | Horse Heaven Hills | Columbia Valley | Sean P. Sullivan | @wawinereport | Mercer 2012 Eagle & Plow Block 93 Cabernet Sauvignon (Horse Heaven Hills) | Cabernet Sauvignon | Mercer |
| 18863 | 18862 | Austria | Lactic notes of curd and buttermilk appear before yeasty, rounded citrus hints take over. This is a Pinot Blanc for those who love rich and rounded Chardonnays. Its creamy palate texture calls out for food. | Bärnreiser | 89 | 29 | Carnuntum | | | Anne Krebiehl MW | @AnneInVino | Netzl 2013 Bärnreiser Weissburgunder (Carnuntum) | Weissburgunder | Netzl |
| 18864 | 18863 | Canada | Tannic and astringent at first taste, this wine opens up into a more complex and interesting play of dark fruits and darker flavors. Smoke, earth, char and espresso components are set against tight blueberry fruit, with lead pencil tannins. Those tannins might need a juicy steak to put them back in their cage. | Qwam Qwmt | 89 | 35 | British Columbia | Okanagan Valley | | Paul Gregutt | @paulgwine | Nk'Mip Cellars 2009 Qwam Qwmt Syrah (Okanagan Valley) | Syrah | Nk'Mip Cellars |
| 18865 | 18864 | Italy | The intriguing nose suggests blue flower, scorched earth, smoke, spice and ripe dark fruit. The palate is subtle and reserved, revealing mature black cherry, ground black pepper and allspice alongside tightly knit, velvety tannins, with a decadent licorice note on the finish. | Magnus | 89 | 36 | Southern Italy | Puglia | | Kerin O’Keefe | @kerinokeefe | Ognissole 2011 Magnus Nero di Troia (Puglia) | Nero di Troia | Ognissole |
| 18866 | 18865 | Italy | Aromas of ripe blackberry, brown spice and fragrant blue flower waft from the glass. A blend of 50% Negroamaro, 25% Primitivo and 25% Malvasia Nera, the savory, approachable palate delivers black cherry, cranberry, nutmeg and mineral alongside firm tannins. | Metiusco | 89 | 22 | Southern Italy | Salento | | Kerin O’Keefe | @kerinokeefe | Palamà 2012 Metiusco Red (Salento) | Red Blend | Palamà |
| 18867 | 18866 | US | Easy-drinking and intensely structured, this is marked by streaks of red raspberry fruit that also reveal cedar and herb. Slightly floral on the nose, the wine has a softness despite its size. | Wolff Vineyard | 89 | 85 | California | Yountville | Napa | Virginie Boone | @vboone | Piña 2011 Wolff Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon (Yountville) | Cabernet Sauvignon | Piña |
| 18868 | 18867 | Australia | Subtle aromas of grilled bread, citrus curd and peach set the stage for a plump, medium-bodied wine that boasts restrained flavors of white peach, pineapple and lime. Drink now–2016. | Flint Rock | 89 | 22 | Western Australia | Great Southern | | Joe Czerwinski | @JoeCz | Howard Park 2013 Flint Rock Chardonnay (Great Southern) | Chardonnay | Howard Park |
| 18869 | 18868 | South Africa | Prominent mushroom and forest floor notes take center stage on the nose of this wine, with supporting notes of ripe muddled berries, cherry and licorice. Tightly wound tannins and flavors of small red berries develop on the palate, while notes of game, mocha and black pepper appear on the finish. Drink now–2016. | Reserve | 89 | 20 | Western Cape | | | Lauren Buzzeo | @laurbuzz | Winery of Good Hope 2012 Reserve Pinot Noir (Western Cape) | Pinot Noir | Winery of Good Hope |
| 18870 | 18869 | Italy | This dark and brawny wine opens with savory notes of black pepper and cured meat backed by prune and dried currants. The wine has aged well and shows bright acidity on the long finish. | Vigneto St. Ercolano | 90 | 70 | Tuscany | Vino Nobile di Montepulciano | | | | Carpineto 2003 Vigneto St. Ercolano (Vino Nobile di Montepulciano) | Prugnolo Gentile | Carpineto |