95+ Monica Larner - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

The Poderi Luigi Einaudi 2019 Barolo Bussia opens to a fragrant bouquet with wild rose and lilac. Those pretty high-toned aromas are followed by redcurrant and earthy licorice. Bussia is a very large MGA site, and there are dozens of little microclimates and nuances within this one vineyard. This wine embraces a very graceful and ethereal side of Bussia that tightens on the palate to show age-worthy structure. Production is 10,600 bottles.

98 Kerin O'Keefe - kerinokeefe.com

The newest addition to Paolo Scavino’s already impressive Barolo lineup, the 2021 Bussia Vigna Fantini another drop-dead beauty from the estate. Hailing from a vineyard the family purchased in 2018 where the previous owner had planted different clones of Nebbiolo including the Rosé variety, it’s intense and fragrant, opening with heady scents of rose, iris, cake spice and menthol. Full-bodied but boasting a weightless concentration, the enveloping, delicious palate doles out raspberry compote, ripe Morello cherry, licorice and vanilla before a minty close. Velvety tannins provide seamless support while fresh acidity keeps it well balanced. Drink 2031–2041. Abv: 15%

98 James Suckling - Jamessuckling.com

A super-fresh and elegant Barolo with leafy lightness, red currants, watermelon, licorice and a touch of sweet violets on the nose. Slight sweetness on the palate, with a lot of minty flavors, a full body, fresh acidity and quite firm yet velvety tannins. Great overall harmony, with a savory aftertaste and a lavish finish.

91 Antonio Galloni - Vinous

The 2023 Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa Valley) is a blend of all 26 blocks on the property. Soft, pliant and inviting, the 2023 is a total delight. Best of all, it can be enjoyed with minimal cellaring. Soft contours wrap around a core of black cherry, plum and new leather. Drink it over the next decade.

93-94 Luis Gutierrez - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

Tasted just before bottling, so a sample of the final blend, the 2023 PSI is juicy, ripe and approachable. It is a little showier and headier, despite having similar alcohol to the bottled 2022 (perhaps a tad higher, but not quite reaching 14%), and it feels a little riper, with peachy notes and some decayed flowers. It has abundant tannins and feels like it's in need of some more time in bottle. This is usually the case for PSI: the tannins need time. They are resolved quite quickly, but it does need a bit of time. It should be bottled in May 2025.

92-94 Joaquín Hidalgo - Vinous Media

The 2023 PSI brings together fruit from 12 villages, mostly Gumiel de Mercado and Villatuelda in the Soria sector of Ribera del Duero. The project began in 2007 with the recovery of neglected vineyards, now totaling 200 hectares across about 700 parcels, 25% of which are estate-owned. Garnet colored, it opens with pine and herbal notes, then red fruit—cherry and a touch of plum. The palate shows fine-grained tannins, a midweight texture and detailed fruit. The bottle will reveal the Soria character in the interplay of fine tannins and acidity.

95 Wine Enthusiast

Sandeman's long-standing reputation for aged tawny Port is confirmed by this wine. It is poised between fresh fruit and spice, dried dates and a generous golden glow. The wine is at its peak and ready to drink. - ROGER VOSS

95 Tastings.com (Beverage Testing Institute)

Dark amber color. Aromas and flavors of trail mix with pronounced toasted almond, dried red and black fruits, chocolate and salted caramel, and nuts and sunflower seeds with a chewy, vibrant, moderately sweet medium-to-full body and a warming, complex, long finish imparting impressions of dried dates and figs, leather, dark chocolate covered toffee, and orange marmalade with well-integrated tannins and moderate oak flavor. A high quality and dangerous after dinner drink that would pair well with dessert and transition splendidly to an after dinner brown spirit.

93 Wine Spectator

"Broad, rich and elegant, with creamy, supple flavors of butterscotch, toasted coconut and hazelnut. The luscious finish is loaded with spice and cocoa details. Seductive. Drink now. 4,000 cases imported. –KM"

92 Jane Anson - Inside Bordeaux

"So interesting tasting this against a wide range of AOC Médoc wines. It's a more expensive bottle than many of them, but it is confident, crafted and full of personality. Cocoa bean, espresso, plentiful berry fruit, touches of mandarin peel and lemongrass to lift things on the finish, slate texture tannins, good stuff."

95 Jeb Dunnuck - jebdunnuck.com

The 2022 Gigondas Clovis Saurel checks in as all Grenache raised in demi-muids. It has subtle, classy oak in its sweet red fruits, ground pepper, garrigue, spice, and even meaty aromas and flavors. With medium to full-bodied richness, a pure, layered mouthfeel, and ultra-fine tannins, it’s impossible to resist. Give it some air if drinking any time soon, and it will clearly evolve gracefully over the coming 10-12 years or more.

94 Yohan Castaing - Robert Parker's the Wine Advocate

Entirely crafted from old Grenache Noir vines, the 2022 Gigondas Clovis Saurel was macerated for seven weeks and matured for 15 months in large barrels. Evoking a deep, earthy bouquet of cedar, tobacco, oak, smoke and spices mingled with carnal notes, it's full-bodied, rich and concentrated with a fleshy core of fruit and structured tannins that bring some structure and power, concluding with a long, tobacco-inflected finish. This ripe, somewhat overripe Gigondas will offer a broad drinking window.

90 Wine Spectator

"Snappy, with plenty of ginger and glazed citrus notes to the dried cherry, plum and raspberry flavors. Features loads of chocolate and spice on the long, lush finish, with hints of white pepper. Drink now." —K.M.

96 James Suckling - Jamessuckling.com

This shows aromas of citrus, poached orchard fruit and stones. The palate is intense and concentrated, with great energy and fruit, yet linear and focused. Medium- to full- bodied. Long and persistent. This has no sulfur added until after malolactic. Really love the oxidative character of this alvarinho.

91 James Suckling - Jamessuckling.com

"Ripe and tasty but not overtly sweet, with a mouthfeel that shows slate-like minerality, apricots, spring blossoms, honey and lemon oil. Bruised yellow apples at the end. Drink now."