93 Wine Enthusiast

This wine is bright, lively, with aromas of pear, Yellow apple, Yellow plum, and notes of orange blossoms on the nose. The flavors on the palate are White peach, White nectarine, firm mousse mid-palate with fine bubbles, Blood orange cream, hazelnut, Pink grapefruit, and crisp, silky finish dances across the palate. Pair with steamed mussels, spicy aioli, chorizo — Tonya Pitts

91-93 Jeb Dunnuck - jebdunnuck.com

"Bright green citrus, tart pineapple, and some floral notes all emerge from the 2021 Château De Cerons, a pretty, medium-bodied, elegant, beautifully balanced white that will have at least 4-6 years of longevity."

92-93 Yves Beck - YvesBeck.wine

"The bouquet shows wonderful intensity! It reveals great freshness through notes of lime and grapefruit, followed by a touch of white pepper. The wine has zip, a saline touch, and an aromatic expression that lives up to the intensity on the nose. The finish is consequently extended, lingering, and refreshing."

93 Decanter

"A smoky style that’s a touch herbal and meaty. Towards full-bodied, with good weight and texture. Quite a saline expression, ending on crisp raspberry acidity and quite strict tannins. Will always be a lean style, but should make interesting old bones."

93 James Suckling - Jamessuckling.com

"This generous and well-structured 2021 Chateauneuf has excellent raspberry and strawberry aromas for the challenging vintage, plus notes of floral aromas. Surprisingly fine tannins, too. Still very youthful and in need of a bit of time in bottle to reach ideal harmony, but the freshness at the finish is already delightful. A cuvee 75% grenache, 10% syrah, 10% mourvedre and 5% cinsault that were co-fermented, then matured in foudre. Drinkable now, but best from 2024."

93 Decanter

A beautiful fragrance of dried rose petals, elegant and classy with youthful, bright forest fruits. Juicy and well-structured with a touch of meaty, charcuterie, earthy undertones. Fresh and chalky on the finish.

91 James Suckling - Jamessuckling.com

"Red plums, chocolate, oranges and fresh strawberries on the nose. It’s bright, juicy and youthful with a medium body and fine tannins. Fresh finish. Drink now."

94 Jeb Dunnuck - jebdunnuck.com

The 2023 Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast is a medium ruby color and is fresh on the nose with notes of lifted spice, compact red berries, Bing cherries, roses, and sweet herbs. The palate is medium-bodied, with a polished and fine texture, a silky feel, and clean elegance through the finish. It’s a lovely and charming Pinot Noir with a lot of finesse to drink over the coming 8-10 years.

94 Wine Enthusiast

This wine is rich, supple, with aromas of strawberry, raspberry, tangerine cream, cinnamon, and notes of Orange blossom on the nose. The flavors on the palate are ripe peach, cranberry-cherry compote, apricot, star anise, with fine mousse mid- palate, toasted chestnut, orange cream, and a dry long finish. Super Brunch Bubbles — Tonya Pitts

96 Wine Enthusiast

Fermented in traditional open-top granite tanks and aged for three years in large wood barrels, this wine celebrates Alicante Bouschet. It has power, dense tannins and a powerfully rich texture. These contrast well with the solid black fruits and the impressive poise and elegance.

95 Decanter

From this large region’s most historic estate, 70% of the blend is Alicante Bouschet, showing exotically spicy black fruit aromas leading to structure and depth on the palate, great individuality, and freshness and acidity for the long term. Excellent. Drinking Window: 2018 - 2030

94 Jeb Dunnuck - jebdunnuck.com

Another blended wine like the Chardonnay Granitiers, the 2024 Pinot Noir Montanita De Oro is a celebration of the best mountain sites in Monterey, the 51% majority from Pelio, some Michaud, and the rest from Double LL, each at mid-elevation in different AVAs, including the soon-to-be designated Carmel Coast. Harvested, native-fermented (60% whole cluster), and aged separately, Smith blends them together in the spring to age under a year in new, second-fill, and neutral French oak. The texture is creamy smooth, with a medium-bodied wealth of crisp red fruit and dried herb. Drink now through 2034.

93 Wine Enthusiast

This Cabernet Sauvignon, with the extra oomph of Petit Verdot, showcases dark fruits, sweet ripe blackberries, spices, and resinous forest notes followed by a savory finish. Tannins are abundant while sheathed in a fine polish. Even so, this wine will benefit from decanting, a meal, or further time in cellar. Enjoy in two years and for another two decades.

94 James Suckling - Jamessuckling.com

A fleshy and voluminous nose of cherries, underbrush and lavender. The palate is medium- to full-bodied with restrained richness and a charming, approachable character. Easygoing, fresh and succulent. Drink now.

94 Beverage Dynamics

Gruet is one the great “surprise” wines. Who would have thought that a superb sparkling wine could be produced in New Mexico? For any skeptics, the Gruet Blanc de Noirs should be a revelation. Lightly spiced red fruit on the nose and palate showcase the pinot noir used to make up the cuvée, and the wine’s focus can be traced to the chardonnay component. A great value and dependable producer make this a real must-buy.

98 James Suckling - Jamessuckling.com

"A stunning wine for this vintage although it’s still a bit shy on the nose (more spice than fruit showing than now). There’s wet earth, too, but on the palate it’s bursting with ripe yet subtle flavors. Very long and complex finish that goes on and on."

96 Jeb Dunnuck - jebdunnuck.com

A final blend of 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot and 5% Petit Verdot, the 2014 Pontet-Canet is brilliant stuff, and I was able to taste this wine from barrel as well as multiple times from bottle, both at the estate and from a bottle purchased in the United States. It offers a sensational bouquet of crème de cassis, black raspberries, tobacco leaf, and minerals, as well as an unmistakable Pauillac lead pencil characteristics that I just adore. Possessing full-bodied richness, a rounded, surprisingly opulent, sexy texture, awesome purity, and sweet, succulent tannin, it’s a sensational 2014 that might just surpass what they accomplished in 2015. This is a 2014 you won’t regret buying in bulk as it’s going to keep for 2-3 decades and be drinkable for the vast majority of it. Bravo to Alfred Tesseron and his team!

96 Roger Voss - Wine Enthusiast

Cellar Selection - This is a finely structured wine with dark tannins and intense black fruits. The estate, with its biodynamically grown fruit, has given an impressively pure wine, packed with tight serious tannins and a fine structure of black-plum skins and intense acidity. It is direct, firm and with a huge potential over many years. Drink from 2027.

96 Lisa Perrotti-Brown - The Wine Independent

The 2014 Pontet-Canet is composed of 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 4% Cabernet Franc, and 1% Petit Verdot. Deep garnet colored, it needs coaxing to reveal a profound core of baked plums, creme de cassis, and cigar box with wafts of tapenade, wood smoke, and mossy bark, plus a spicy hint of cumin seed. Medium to full-bodied, the palate has an impressive foundation of ripe, grainy tannins and lively acidity supporting the muscular black fruits, finishing on a lingering peppery note.

95+ Antonio Galloni - Vinous

"The 2014 Pontet-Canet seems to have put on quite a bit of weight and volume since I first tasted it from barrel. Ripe, juicy tannins wrap around a core of intense dark cherry, plum, spice, lavender and tobacco. Today, it is the wine's sheer intensity and vertical structure that stands out. I wouldn't dream of touching a bottle until at least age ten, and even that is almost certainly not going to be enough time for the 2014 to show the full breadth of its potential. The transformation the 2014 has undergone from a delicate, nuanced Pauillac to a wine of depth is quite remarkable. Tasted three times. The blend is 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot, vinified in equal parts cement and oak and aged in a combination of 50% new oak, 35% amphora and 15% once used barrels. This is a gorgeous wine from the Tesseron family and the team led by Technical Director Jean-Michel Comme."

95 Decanter

"Classic Cabernet nose of cassis. Lovely purity and depth with a silky texture that caresses the palate – more obviously Pontet-Canet than Pauillac. An extremely fine wine almost in a class of its own."

95 Peter Moser - Falstaff

Dark ruby, purple reflections, delicate edge brightening. Spicy, a hint of autumn leaves, blackberry, dried rose hip, black cherry, cassis and suede with air, with subtle nougat in the background. Overall a somewhat shy bouquet that calls for decanting. Powerful, tightly meshed, mineral, fine nougat at the core, ripe, supporting tannins that are still somewhat demanding, mineral-salty finish, seems somewhat closed at the moment, but will show its full certain ageing potential after a certain resting phase. Patience is required here. (2025- 2060).

92 Andreas Larsson - Tasted by Andreas Larsson

Dark purple core and hue. A polished and modern style with balanced oak, the fruit is both ripe and fresh with fine grain and texture, good drinkability despite its youth with great length.

91 Falstaff Magazine

Very pale yellow-green, silver reflections. Nuances of yellow tropical fruit, some pineapple, lime zest, mineral touch. Lean, taut, white stone fruit, fine acidity, salty aftertaste, subtle fruit sweetness on the finish, versatile companion at the table.