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Drinking Window: 2025 - 2031 Size: 750mL Critic Scores: 93 RP, 92 JS Region: VT Castilla-Leon ABV: 13.00% "Fresh and sharp whisper born from a small harvest, definded by frosts that imparted character. It is not just a verdejo: with its chalky minerality and freshness that awakens the senses, it invites you to a savour it leisurely. Its long, dry finish lingers playfully on the palate, like an irreverent wink for those who enjoy with style. A serious, elegant white and deliciously daring". Do not let this price point question the quality of the wine, with 60%of the juice being made from 100 to 200 year old vines and entering the summer months, this wine is certain to be a crowd pleaser." – Luis Guitierrez - Wine Advocate: June 2025
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Drinking Window: TBD Size: 750mL Critic Scores: 90 ACS Region: Francs Cotes de Bordeaux ABV: 13.5% "Supple and round, with cream, chopped herbs and gooseberries on the nose. Lightly phenolic, with round, medium-low acidity and a tangy finish. There is still good freshness from the phenolics and flavors, not the acidity." * James Suckling - Tasted: Feb. 2025
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Drinking Window: 2030 - 2050 Size: 750mL Critic Scores: 98 VWM. 98 RV, 98 OC, 98 GL Region: Bolgheri ABV: 13.5% "The 2022 Sassicaia is a particularly impressive achievement. In a vintage characterized by significant heat and drought, Tenuta San Guido has once again proven why this estate is in a league of its own. This is a triumph of terroir and timing, delivering a wine of aristocratic elegance and surprising freshness that defies the season. While many 2022's from Bolgheri are opulent and broad, Sassicaia remains steadfastly classic. The estate's decisions to harvest early to preserve acidity has paid off distinctively. The nose is deep and introspective, offering a sophisticated blend of creme de cassis, wild blackberry, and dark plum, lifted by signature notes of Mediterranean herbs, cedar, graphite, and a touch of fresh mint. It possesses a dense core of fruit, yet it feels weightless and energetic, driven by a vibrant spine of acidity. The tannins are incredibly fine-grained and polished, providing a seamless structure that guides the wine to an exceptionally long, savory finish." * Orazio Campoli - Tasted: Dec. 2025
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Drinking Window: 2025 - 2050 Size: 750mL Critic Scores: 99 JA, 98 Falstaff, 98 VV Region: Bolgheri ABV: 14.5% "A dark ruby red colour. Quite a memorable nose, lots of juicy fruit, especially cassis and blueberry, with some smokey notes in the background. Fresh and surprisingly juicy on the palate, grippy, with very well- integrated tannins, good tension, lingers well, a bottle that you simply love to empty!" * Falstaff - Tasted: Oct.2022
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Drinking Window: 2023-2032 Size: 750mL Critic Scores: 93 ACS Region: Champagne ABV: 12.0% "Textural, balanced and salty, showcasing aromas of dried apples, cedar and pastry spices. Medium-bodied with bright acidity and thin bubbles. Precise and sharp. A blend of 43% pinot meunier, 31% pinot noir and 26% chardonnay. Dosage 2.5 g/L." * James Suckling - Tasted: May 2026
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Drinking Window: 2025-2055 Size: 750mL Critic Scores: 98 DE Region: Napa Valley ABV: 14.8% "Scarecrow’s M. Étain label – French for 'Tin Man' – debuted in 2008. "We wanted to create a companion label to Scarecrow utilizing the younger blocks, or cuts of Clone 337 that were too abundant for the flagship bottling," explains winemaker Celia Welch. The 2022 vintage is a blend of 87% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Malbec, 5% Merlot and 3% Petit Verdot, all sourced from the J.J. Cohn estate in Rutherford, aged for 18 months in 60% new French oak and bottled unfined and unfiltered. In 2023, the wine reads as quintessential Rutherford, opening with perfectly ripe boysenberry and cherry before building into classic site signatures of dusty minerality, unsweetened cocoa powder and a hint of bergamot. As Welch notes, there is also a subtle touch of sweet basil—a detail that captures Rutherford’s terroir beautifully, that dusty earth component edged with gentle sweetness. The palate unfolds with impressive density and richness, yet retains lift, carried by blue, black and red fruit and generous cocoa-powder tannins through the expressive finish. Utterly delicious and immediately drinkable, yet firmly structured to evolve gracefully. Farming in 2023 was overseen by Domenick Bianco, formerly of Joseph Phelps Vineyards." * Johnathan Cristaldi, Decanter - Tasted: March 2026
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Drinking Window: 2027 - 2065 Size: 750mL Critic Scores: 100 RP, 100 WA, 100 VWM, 100 AVV, 100 GL Region: Pessac - Leognan ABV: 13.5% "The first thing you notice is the black, purple hue. Next, it it’s the perfume with its black, blue, and red fruits, incense, curry, flowers, smoke and herbs. Opulent, restrained, elegant and powerful, the wine comes in layers. You can sense the array of exotic spices, mint, blue and black fruits, crushed rocks, black cherries and white pepper on the palate. Full-bodied and dense, the wine somehow remains light on its feet. The end notes, meshing elegance and power bring everything together, as the finish crosses the 60 second mark. This is perhaps even better than the perfect, 2016!" * Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider - Tasted: May 2023
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Drinking Window: 2024 - 2045 Size: 750mL Critic Scores: 97 RP, 97 AMA Region: Toscana IGT ABV: 14.5% "Elegant, bright ruby red colour with a subtly brightening core. Elegant hints of earth, wet stone and oak on the nose, reminiscent of chocolate powder, black elderberries and some mint after a little airing. Pithy on the palate, with tight-knit, grippy tannins, lots of juiciness, shows good tension, on the graphite, shows vertical progression, powerful finish." * Falstaff - Tasted: Sept. 2025
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Drinking Window: 2024 - 2030 Size: 750mL Critic Scores: 95 Decanter Region: Sonoma Coast ABV: 14.5% "Plenty of sliced apples, flint, matchsticks and crushed stones. Medium- to full-bodied with excellent acidity and a tangy finish. Plenty of energy. Drink now." * James Suckling - Tasted: Sept. 2025
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Drinking Window: 2025 - 2044 Size: 750mL Critic Scores: 96 WI Region: Tuscany ABV: 14% "The 2020 Poggio al Granchio shows a dark ruby-red color with garnet hints. The nose offers black cherries, plums, floral notes, white pepper, and a savory ferrous character. Well-defined tannins balance with vibrant acidity, creating a juicy mouthfeel. The finish is persistent with fruit and spice notes, delivering structure and expressions." * Winery Notes
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Drinking Window: 2025 - 2040 Size: 750mL Critic Scores: 94 JS Region: Spain ABV: 15% “Dark mushrooms, spices and leather with cedar and black plums. Ripe yet juicy with plenty of blackberries and a twist of citrus and vanilla. Medium-to-full-bodied with dusty tannins and a very lengthy finish. Pretty traditional and linear, this Rioja is excellent to drink now but will benefit from extra time in the bottle. ” * Zekun Shual,- James Suckling
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Drinking Window: 2025 - 2035 Size: 750mL Critic Scores: 94 Vinous Region: Champagne ABV: 12.5% "Smoothe, creamy, and golden, the nose of this 2014 vintage is full-bodied, its rich fruitiness reveals full maturity. The fine, discreet effervescence transports us to a realm of elegance and refinement. Notes of flint marks the origin of this historic Verzy terroir. The long finish, both saline and chalky, confirms the exceptional terroir and quality of this Verzy 2014." * Winery Notes
