93 Antonio Galloni - Vinous

The 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon Old Vine is a deep, resonant wine. Black cherry, licorice, chocolate, menthol, spice and new leather are all given an extra kick of intensity in this racy, voluptuous Cabernet Sauvignon. Pliant, creamy and expansive with terrific depth, the 2017 is super-expressive and inviting. Hints of rose petal, mint and raspberry fruit add final touches of complexity.

94 Luis Gutierrez - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

A quality Cream is not an oxymoron, as proven by the NV La Bota de Cream 79 “Bota NO,” a revision of the previous Botas 19 and 38 but bottled eight and five years later, respectively. This has to be around 40 years old and is sourced from Valdespino, where the Oloroso was blended with 25% sweet Pedro Ximénez possibly a century ago, so the wines have had time enough to get integrated and age together. This has 115 grams of residual sugar. It has a nose of old wine and doesn't smell sweet at all, with just a hint of carob beans and notes of concentration (coconut, rusty iron, tree bark). The palate is not that sweet and it's very powerful and concentrated, with the PX completely integrated. 900 half bottles were produced.

89 Anne Krebiehl MW - Vinous Media

The 2022 Zind is a blend of two-thirds Chardonnay and one-third Auxerrois from the Triassic limestone soils in the Clos Windsbuhl. The nose shines with fresh, ripe, juicy yellow apple fringed with lovely zestiness. This is light-bodied, sunny, medium-bodied, fruity and fresh, with Chardonnay's added textural pleasure. (Bone-Dry)

91 Neal Martin - Vinous Media

The 2021 Chablis La Moutonne Grand Cru is showing some reduction on the nose, although there seems to be some decent fruit behind it. The palate is well balanced with a fine thread of acidity, lemon zest and a touch of tangerine, lightly spiced towards the finish that fans out nicely. This is a decent effort in a difficult growing season. Tasted blind at the BIVB tasting in Chablis.

96 James Suckling - Jamessuckling.com

"Aromas of burnt orange peel and cherry with hints of dried bark and mahogany. Full-bodied and very tight and dense, with a beautiful fruit, tannin and acid balance. Finesse and strength. Best wine from here for ages. Needs until 2018 to show its true quality."

93-95 Jasper Morris, MW - Inside Burgundy

30% whole bunch vinification, 20% new wood. A medium deep purple. The nose is immediately compelling with the notes of blood orange mixing in with the red berries. Rugiens= red soil=iron oxide = blood orange. This is an exceptionally complete wine, the tannins being fully folded in to the beguiling fruit. Very nicely done. Very persistent. Drink from 2033-2038. Tasted Nov 2024.

97+ Jeb Dunnuck - jebdunnuck.com

Smoky red and black fruits, black tea, crushed stone, sweet spice, and floral nuances all give the 2023 Pinot Noir Kokoro a layered, seamless, and deeply complex profile. Medium to full-bodied, it offers a pure, structured, and beautifully balanced mouthfeel with outstanding length. Aged 18 months in 50% new French oak, this impressive Pinot Noir will benefit from a year or two of bottle age and drink well through 2037. Drink 2027-2037.

96 Jeb Dunnuck - jebdunnuck.com

The 2015 Champagne La Grande Dame Rose saw the addition of 13% red wine, all coming from the same parcel as their Coteaux Champenois, a small parcel of less than a hectare. A deeper pink/salmon hue, it’s packed with aromas of wild berries, layered spice, and crushed flowers. The palate is ripe and full, with a powerful build that’s softened out by a rounded and supple mousse, and it has a lot of length and persistence, with attractive peppery spice on the finish. It should age gracefully over the coming decades.

95 Wine Spectator

Steeped cherry and raspberry fruit flavors are accented by tea rose, grated ginger and blood orange zest aromatics in this graceful rosé Champagne, in a vinous style. Lively on the palate, with bright acidity and a fine mousse, plus a minerally underpinning of smoke, oyster shell and chalk notes driving the racy, well-spiced finish. Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. Disgorged March 2023. Drink now through 2035.

95 Antonio Galloni - Vinous

The 2015 La Grand Dame Rosé is a potent, vinous Champagne. Kirsch, red cherry, cinnamon, dried flowers, blood orange and rose petal fill out the layers. The addition of 14-15% stil Pinot from Bouzy lends notable textural depth in a rich, resonant Champagne that is quite impressive today. This is a decidedly Pinot-driven Rosé. Give it time in the glass to open.

94 Wine Enthusiast

The rosé version of this iconic brand has a strawberry aroma and a toasty flavor from its maturity and its balanced dosage. It is a rich Champagne, textured and with soft acidity. Drink the wine now.

93+ Yohan Castaing - Robert Parker's the Wine Advocate

A blend of 90% Chardonnay and 10% Pinot Noir (with 13% of red wine), the 2015 Brut Rosé La Grande Dame exhales a complex, elegant bouquet of red berries, flowers, spices, pastry and citrus blossom. Medium to full-bodied, fleshy and vinous, it’s perfectly balanced with a pinpoint mousse, a delicate core of fruit and an ethereal, long and mineral finish. This lovely rendition of La Grande Dame Rosé could age well over the next decade.

93 Antonio Galloni - Vinous

The 2021 Pinot Noir Isabelle is a blend of multiple sites in the Au Bon Climat portfolio, taken from the best lots in the winery. It spent 23 months in 100% new oak, long by California standards. It offers tons of aromatic, floral and spice character, but I find the fruit a bit dried out and marked by sweet oak. Nonetheless, the Isabelle is a pretty distinctive wine.

96 James Suckling - Jamessuckling.com

A super-concentrated, trim and age-worthy red that's structured and deep, with black cherry flavors on an elegant texture. Very focused, showing supple tannins and slightly restrained fruit, graphite, cocoa, black olive and tobacco leaf flavors. Full-bodied but still balanced. Drink now or hold.

96 The Tasting Panel

"Sleek tannins, guided by sweet earth, slate, purple plum and black olive. Savory notes of fig, toasted cedar, and black tea meld with blackberries. Well structured and impeccably balanced." - Meridith May, The Tasting Panel

92 James Suckling - Jamessuckling.com

Fresh and nicely framed aromas of red currants, stone and sweet tobacco. Medium-bodied with open-grained tannins and a creamy finish. Crunchy fruit. A blend of 77% cabernet sauvignon, 12% merlot, 5% malbec, 4% cabernet franc and 2% petit verdot. Very drinkable now, but can improve with age.

92 Wine Enthusiast

A mix of black fruits spun through with stimulating and flavorful spices fill the mouth with juicy and savory flavors. These are carried by a balance of acidity and fine-grained tannins into a mouthwatering and lengthy finish.

93 Billy Norris - Vinous Media

Comprising 100% Petite Sirah from Ridge’s Lytton Estate in the Dry Creek Valley, the 2021 Petite Sirah Estate is a brooding, savory, forbiddingly tannic red that clubs you over the head with power and intensity. Leather, oil-cured olive, lavender and sappy blackberry fruit run through this particularly rustic, animalistic edition of Lytton Petite. The fruit is plush and velvety beneath the monstrous structure, but it’s going to take a while to settle this beast down.

92 Erin Brooks - Robert Parker's the Wine Advocate

The 2021 Petite Sirah Lytton Estate opens with initial touches of tar and struck flint that give way to black cherries and currants, wild thyme, pencil shavings, coffee grounds and earth. The full-bodied palate is elegantly styled, its chalky tannins nestled into concentrated, perfumed flavors. Its vibrant acidity adds to its elegance, and it has a long, latent finish. Give it 3–5 years in bottle.

91 Wine Enthusiast

"Soft and velvety in texture, this wine is full of ripe fruit. Cushioned by the texture, the tannins are dense enough to promise aging to this wine with potential. Drink from 2024. -RV"

92-94 Antonio Galloni - Vinous

The 2022 Petit Lion is rich and sumptuous, but much more than that in terms of its complexity and distinction. Dramatic and sweeping, the 2022 is immediately captivating. Black cherry, gravel, scorched earth, licorice and lavender infuse the 2022 with tons of nuance. In this tasting, the Petit Lion is absolutely compelling. There’s terrific depth and density here, likely because of the high percentage of Merlot. What a gorgeous wine it is.

93 Wine Enthusiast

A ripe, structured wine, layered with tannins while also boasting rich black fruits, this is succulent and ripe. The acidity shows well along with the black pepper aroma. Drink the wine from 2028. — Roger Voss

90+ William Kelley - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

The 2022 Le Petit Lion has turned out nicely, offering up aromas of cassis and plums mingled with hints of mint, violets and cigar wrapper. Medium to full-bodied, layered and textural, it's dense and concentrated, with a bright core of fruit and a penetrating finish.

92 Wine Spectator

"An elegant rose, with flavors of dried cherry, oyster shell, candied ginger and orange peel riding through the delicate mousse. Shows fine integration."

86 Antonio Galloni - Vinous

"The NV Brut Cuvee Rose is a fairly anonymous Champagne with a soft, pleasing personality. The wine is best enjoyed sooner rather than later. .

91 James Suckling - Jamessuckling.com

Here is a juicy, fruity and playful red with forest berries, warm herbs and peppercorns. It’s medium-bodied with fine tannins. Balanced and velvety with a subtle finish. Delicious. Drink now.

90 Wine Spectator

Delivers cherry, strawberry, earth, iron and tobacco notes, with a distinctive smoky overtone. This fresh red firms up, showing a solid grip of tannins on the languid, smoky finish. Sangiovese and Merlot. Drink now through 2030. 12,500 cases made.