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Drinking Window: 2005-2027 Size: 750mL Critic Scores: 95 RP, 95 CK Region: Pomerol, France ABV: 15.0% "This is very fresh and fine with some almonds, walnuts, chocolate and dark berries. Medium to full body, silky tannins and a fresh and focused finish." *James Suckling Tasted April 2018
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Drinking Window: 2012-2038 Size: 750mL Critic Scores: 93 WI, 93 Falstaff, 93 JL Region: Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, France ABV: 14.5% "Dark, polished, and richly textured with layers of black cherries, licorice plums, espresso, and cocoa the wine is earthy, round, and just entering its plateau of maturity. 93 Points." *Jeff Leve Tasted April 2022
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Drinking Window: 2015 - 2070 Size: 750mL Critic Scores: 100 RP, 100 WS, 100 WP Region: Pessac - Leognan ABV: 14.00% "Deep dark ruby garnet, black core, youthful reflections, fine chocolate notes on the nose, pleasant dark berry sweetness, delicate crème de cassis, multi-layered. Powerful on the plate, powerful tannins, rather dry style, dark berries on the finish, good acidity, influenced by wood, cocoa on the finish. A Muscle Man!" * Falstaff - Tasted: May 2006
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Drinking Window: 2018 - 2048 Size: 750mL Critic Scores: 99 RP, 95 CT Region: Mount Veeder ABV: 14.4 - 14.9% "The nearly perfect, inky/purple-colored 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon Mt. Veeder boasts abundant aromas of blueberry pie, ink, violets, burning embers, and camphor. The staggeringly intense, provocatively complex aromatics are followed by a full-bodied wine with exquisite concentration as well as a stunningly pure texture. One of the most prodigious 2007 Cabernets I tasted, it should provide magical drinking in 5-6 years, and last for three decades or more." * Robert Parker - Tasted: Dec. 2009
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Drinking Window: 2023-2040 Size: 750mL Critic Scores: 94 WI Region: Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, France ABV: 14.5% "Loads of smoke, espresso, truffle, wet earth and ripe cherries are there for the taking. Soft, round, polished and open, this is really showing great today. And when the oak further integrates, the wine will be even better! 92 Points. - Jeff Leve Tasted September 2019." *Jeff Leve Tasted September 2019
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Drinking Window: 2012-2052 Size: 750mL Critic Scores: 100 RP Region: Bordeaux, France ABV: 14.5% "Aromas of flowers, dried citrus fruit and blueberries follow through to a full body, with firm and silky tannins and a long, long finish. Gorgeous fruit and structure. Polished and powerful. Best red ever from Smith. Best in 2018. - James Suckling Tasted March 2012" *James Suckling Tasted March 2012
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Drinking Window: 2020 - 2065 Size: 1500mL Critic Scores: 100 RP Region: Pomerol ABV: 13.5%"Made from 100% Merlot (one percent for each rating point I’ve assigned), this wine is explosively rich and compelling. Dense plum/purple, it boasts the remarkable delineation and freshness that are hallmarks of this vintage. From a much smaller production than normal because of Merlot’s poor flowering, the very hot, dry growing and harvest conditions, this is a super-endowed, very rich Le Pin with its exotic new oak largely buried behind its extravagant concentration, power and richness. I don’t know what its natural alcohol level is, but I suspect it is pushing 15% in 2010. Rich, tannic, but exceptionally well-endowed, this is a sublime example of Merlot at its very finest. Forget it for 5-7 years (which is somewhat unusual for Le Pin) and drink it over the following three decades." * Robert Parker - Tasted: Feb. 2013
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Drinking Window: 2020 - 2071 Size: 750mL Critic Scores: 98 RP, 98 WE Region: Stags Leap District ABV: 15.5%"Among the Napa Valley's most crowning achievements in Cabernet, this vintage of Hillside Select is stunning, bright and beguiling in every way. Intensely layered, its interwoven flavors burst in black licorice, dark chocolate, pipe tobacco, gun smoke and garrigue. Spicy oak adds to the power and weight. Drinkable now, it will show even better finesse in time." * Wine Enthusiast - Tasted: January 2018
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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 - 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
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Drinking Window: 2024 - 2064 Size: 750mL Critic Scores: 100 RP, 100 JD, 100 WI, 100 TWI, 100 TWCI Region: Pessac - Leognan ABV: 15.0% "If the color does not let you know you're in for a treat, the nose is going to knock you over with its floral, smoke, cigar wrapper, black cherry and cassis notes. The purity of fruit here is off the charts. The wine is all about silk and velvet textures from that point forward. The finish is so expansive, it feels like it keeps on going, moving across an array of flavors long after you've put the wine where it is supposed to go. This is the best wine yet produced by Jean Phiippe Delmas yet. Bravo!" - Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider - Tasted: May 2018
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Drinking Window: 2017 - 2030 Size: 750mL Critic Scores: Region: Toscana IGT ABV: 13.5% "Le Gemme are produced with select Sangiovese, Merlot and Cabernet grapes from our best vineyards in Tuscany, a truly ambitious wines that are rich in aromas and ever soft in the mouth. A perfect example of balance, clear and deep reds. Wines that tell, better than any other, the true identity of our territory." * Winery Notes
