"A rather exotic and wild Sori San Lorenzo. Even flamboyant. Dried flowers and spices with bark, mushroom and dried dark cherry. Perfumed and primary with earth. Full-bodied and juicy with such fine velvety tannins that are layered and superb. So classic and soft on the palate with great length."

"Subtle and complex aromas of blackberries, pine needles, bark, light spices and violets. It’s really perfumed and attractive. Full-bodied and chewy, but the tannins are very, very fine. It goes on for minutes. This a brooding, muscular wine but it is very refined. One for the cellar."

"This is so aromatic, with nutmeg, white pepper, matchstick, flint, bramble berries, blackberries and iodine. Medium-bodied with sleek and flexed tannins that give form and raciness. Spicy at the end. Shows excellent potential."

"The aromas of licorice, minerals, light tar and dark berries such as raspberry are so attractive. It’s medium-bodied with a tight and integrated palate of fine tannins that are seamless and unseen. It’s long and lively. It needs two to four years to open up."

"This is a really enticing wine with an open and vivid nature that tells you right away it is Barolo, but it’s polished and sweetly tannic. You want to taste and taste. It’s medium- to full-bodied with rounded tannins and a savory finish. Juicy and so approachable now. Better in a couple of years, but hard to resist now."

"Very spiced with deep, dark earth and forest aromas of black truffles, bark, mushrooms, licorice and iodine. Full-bodied and very reserved, with a linear and racy palate that goes on for minutes. Gunpowder highlights to the dark fruit and forest floor character."

"The pureness of the cabernet sauvignon character is fantastic, with blackcurrants, iodine, gunpowder and some violets. It’s medium-bodied with fresh, ultra-fine tannins that melt into the wine. Such grace and beauty."

"Lovely aromas of sliced pears and minerals with hints of stones and peaches. Medium- to full-bodied with a creamy texture and attractive tension and mouthfeel. Just a hint of tanginess."

"What a beautiful chardonnay, with sliced cooked apples, pears, light cream and pineapple, but so well knit together with a mouthfeel that is caressing and fine textured. So enticing to drink now, but will improve with age."

"Redcurrant, cherry and olive-leaf aromas follow through to a medium body with very fine, caressing tannins and a long, juicy finish. Lightly crunchy and chewy. Extremely well crafted and delicious already, but better in a couple of years."

"A savory and juicy young red with currant, raspberry and boysenberry aromas and flavors that follow through to a medium to full body, with creamy and polished tannins and a pretty finish. There’s a freshness and focus to this."

"A fresh and crunchy red with blackberry and blueberry aromas and hints of mushrooms and bark. Medium-bodied and lightly chewy with open-grained tannins."

"A vibrant red, packed with juicy cherry, raspberry, floral and mineral flavors, this is expressive and approachable now. The dense, dusty tannins flex on the finish, while this is harmonious and long overall. More elegant than powerful and very classy."

"This Chevalier-Montrachet is a marvellous achievement, a monumental wine that balances elegance, finesse and power. The aromas – flint, citrus, white peach and a hint of smoky reduction – are already pretty, yet only hint at the complexity to come. The balance of extract, acidity and lush fruit is nothing less than thrilling."

"A distinctive version, with green apple saltwater taffy and fresh agave notes anchored by the chalky spine of minerals and apple-skin acidity pulsing through. Fresh hay and brine elements wash over the medium-weight palate, marked by a waft of smoke and a buttered caramel accent. An outlier style, this is a slightly natural-leaning but still complex and intriguing expression of Chenin Blanc."

"An expertly rendered, beguiling white. With full-bodied melon and quince flavors, this displays a tightrope walk balance between richness, savory energy and cut. Densely layered, with dried tea leaves, bitter orange and herbs on the gentle-edged palate, plus an earthy white mocha note. Alpine herbs offer a cooling effect, with a subtle funky edge and a hint of cider on the finish."

“Dried black cherry, blood orange, exotic florals and sage slowly unfold as the 2022 captivates the senses. This is racy and radiant in feel, with vibrant acidity that enlivens its ripe wild berry fruits as tactile mineral tones and hints of citrus mingle toward the close. It finishes with admirable length, leaving the palate stained with notes of licorice and blackberry as sweet tannins frame the experience beautifully.”

“Coy in the glass, slowly blossoming with hints of wild strawberry, wilted violets, savory spice and wet stone. It’s lifted and finessed, with saline mineral tones up front that introduce its core of dark wild berry fruit, gaining a pretty inner sweetness over time. The 2022 firms up through the finale, leaving a coating of fine-grained tannins as a pleasantly bitter twang of tart blackberries slowly fades. Patience will be required to tame this savory beast.”

"Perfumed with a dusty array of spring flowers, chamomile, crushed stones, cola, and dried black cherries. It’s soothingly round and supple with depths of ripe wild berry fruit complicated by tactile mineral tones that amass toward the close."

“Wafts up from the glass with a vibrant bouquet that mixes crushed wild berries and minty herbs with hints of clove and cola. It’s seamless and silky yet energetic in feel, with depths of crisp red berry fruits propelled by juicy acidity. This takes on a spicy sensation and a tinge of crunchy minerality, tapering off dramatically long, fresh, and gently tannic. The Cumberland Reserve is quite likeable and wonderfully refined.”