93-95 Neal Martin - Vinous Media

The 2022 Morey-Saint-Denis Vieilles Vignes 1er Cru comes 60% from Les Faconnières and the rest from Chenevery. The very complex bouquet has a mixture of red and black fruit, detailed with crushed rock and graphite. The medium-bodied palate has fine-grain tannins with that graphite element hovering in the background. It is very detailed and precise toward the finish. This is one of Lignier's finest cuvées, and the 2022 is no different. Superb.

94 Wine Spectator

This is what 20-year-old is all about. Subtle aromas of toffee, caramel and flan, with hints of dried fruits. Medium- to full-bodied, with sweet fruit and a long coffee aftertaste that turns to honey and apricots. Very fine indeed. This is superb. Drink now. 500 cases made.

91 Wine Spectator

Incredibly sweet and unctuous. Medium in body with intense honey, truffle and caramel character and long, long aftertaste. Can’t put it down. (JS)

99 Jeb Dunnuck - jebdunnuck.com

Including more Cabernet Sauvignon than Cabernet Franc (it swings back and forth), the 2021 Avoyelles Oakville reveals a dense purple hue as well as sensational aromatics of red, blue, and black fruits, spring flowers, spicy oak, graphite, dark chocolate, and a beautiful earth, forest floor-like character. Full-bodied, concentrated, and ultra-pure, it's borderline perfection and a heavenly bottle of wine that needs 3-5 years of bottle age and will blow you away over the following two decades. The blend is 55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 44% Cabernet Franc, and 2% Petit Verdot, aged 22 months all in new French oak.

97 Antonio Galloni - Vinous

"The 2021 Avoyelles is a bruiser, its mid-weight structure notwithstanding. Strong, savory and floral notes open first. There's plenty of weight and intensity, but it appears gradually. All the elements are so well balanced in this young, potent Cabernet Sauvignon/Cabernet Franc blend."

91 Billy Norris - Vinous Media

The 2023 Riesling Dry blends fruit from all the vineyard blocks, comprising 45 to 50 different picks, and is the largest production wine at Wiemer. It offers a very perfumed nose that slinks from the glass with sweet jasmine, honeysuckle, orange peel and white pepper. This is a wine built more on round, ripe fruit than varietal acidity, making it very approachable and, dare I say, crushable. At $22 a bottle, it's hard to go wrong.

98 Antonio Galloni - Vinous

The 2021 Barolo Villero soars from the glass with intensely spiced, balsamic-tinged aromatics. Deceptively medium in body, with superb persistence and class, the 2021 is simply magnificent. Beams of tannin shape the unforgettable, persistent finish. This is another wine that demands patience. The Villero is not an easy wine, rather it is a Barolo that offers a more inward, at times intellectual, expression of Nebbiolo.

97 Jeb Dunnuck - jebdunnuck.com

Sporting a more transparent ruby red color, the 2021 Barolo Villero is focused and lifted with enveloping aromas of medicinal herbs, fresh redcurrants, dried cranberries, and umami notes of porcini and anise. The palate is vibrant and pure, with fantastic energy and clarity, ripe tannins, refreshing acidity, and a great finish. This one steps things up a notch, and I would scramble to have a few of these in my cellar. Drink 2025-2050.

93 James Suckling - Wine Spectator

Super-vibrant nose of green apples, lime and yellow grapefruit zest plus a touch of fresh garden herbs. Very sleek with a grapefruit acidity that some may find challenging, but which really excites us, because it’s wedded to plenty of zesty fruit. Makes just 10.5% alcohol work really well. Drink or hold.

93 James Suckling - Jamessuckling.com

Classic Bordeaux nose with lots of cassis, lead pencil, ink and some earthiness. Plump and juicy on the palate with a medium to full body and silky tannins. Delicious, refined and really drinkable. Excellent length, too. An outstanding Haut-Medoc. Drink or hold.

94 Joe Czerwinski - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

All Clone 337, Sojourn's 2022 Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer Vineyard Georges III is a moderately concentrated, balanced effort. Scents of red and black cherries appear on the nose, joined by hints of cinnamon, cedar and dusty earth. In the mouth, it's medium to full-bodied, showing a certain amount of restraint and structure without being hard or tough, then finishing with some softly dusty tannins. 400 cases produced.

94 International Wine Report

Radiating a luminous ruby-purple core edged with a vivid magenta hue, The 2022 Beckstoffer Vineyard George III Cabernet Sauvignon captivates from the first glance. The bouquet brims with luscious black currants, cocoa-dusted herbs, graphite shavings, and delicate violets. Medium to full-bodied on the palate, it unveils a seamless texture with concentrated flavors, supported by finely woven tannins and a polished structure. Notes of cedar and crushed berries add depth, while its vibrant energy speaks to the vintage's character. Already expressive with youthful precision, this wine promises to develop beautifully over the next decade and beyond.

94-96 Jasper Morris, MW - Inside Burgundy

Bright mid purple. Immediate distinction and discretion, impeccably balanced. Alpine strawberry, finesse with intensity, picked at impeccable ripeness, the last red to be picked, on 9th September, but it has held out thanks to underground springs. Everything exactly where anybody would want it and stays in the mouth for so long. Drink from 2033-2045. Tasted Nov 2024.