93 Monica Larner - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

"A blend of Colorino and Sangiovese with tiny parts of the white grapes Trebbiano and Malvasia, this is a powerful and balanced expression. For authenticity and personality, the 2015 Bibbianaccio pokes some fun at the 100% Sangiovese wines of the appellation by introducing the other indigenous grapes found in this cheerful blend. It presents wild cherry and rose with tilled earth and powdered licorice and would be a pleasant pairing with grilled meat and vegetables."

91 Wine Spectator

"Fading cherry and strawberry flavors are flanked by woodsy, wild herb and pine notes. There's a sweet core of fruit, along with oak spice. Tips slightly toward the tannins, but this is hitting its peak now. Complex and old-school. Sangiovese, Colorino, Malvasia Bianca and Trebbiano. Drink now through 2028. 180 cases made, 28 cases imported."

93 International Wine Report

"The 2017 Molino della Suga Brunello di Montalcino Riserva opens to pretty aromas of red berries and plums, which are accented with spices, earthy minerals, licorice and freshly cut floral. This medium-bodied Brunello is well-structured and possesses a lovely silky texture that leads up to the long spice-tinged finish. Overall, this is a fine Brunello that may should continue to evolve nicely over the course of next decade."

92 James Suckling - Jamessuckling.com

"Attractive savory spice notes with cardamom, dried cranberries, dried oysters and herbs. Full-bodied with firm, fine tannins. Soft, salty and savory finish. Drink or hold."

95 Antonio Galloni - Vinous

"The 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon Buriano is such a distinctive wine. It is also very young, so a few years of cellaring is advisable. Inky dark red/blue fruit, lavender, spice, mocha, incense and licorice add nuance to this decidedly plush, textured Cabernet."

94 Jeb Dunnuck - jebdunnuck.com

The 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon Craftsman & Wolves which includes 5% Petit Verdot, offers a vivid purple hue as well as a classic Napa Cabernet Sauvignon nose of wild blueberries, currants, iron, and Asian spices, with a kiss of background chocolately wood. It s medium-bodied, has ripe, present tannins, and a great finish. Coming from two rows of Clone 337 and aged in 75% new French oak, this rocking effort is perfect for drinking over the coming 15 years or more.

95 Wine Advocate - Wine Advocate

The 2017 Vinhas Velhas de Santa Maria (Quinta de Foz de Arouce) is a Baga aged for 12 months in new French barriques. It comes in at 13.8% alcohol. The "Vinhas Velhas" references vines over 80 years old. It's remarkable how graceful this is, while at the same time aggressive, mouth coating and in perception full-bodied. It's beautifully wrought, another fine performance from this winery and João Portugal Ramos's team (his mother-in-law owns the winery). This will acquire more character and shed the wood as it ages, but it certainly has a fair share of character and complexity now. It should age effortlessly for a couple of decades.

94 Wine Enthusiast

This structured wine, pure Baga, is powerful and densely textured. Black fruits, the spice from wood fermentation and aging and a solid feel, give this wine great richness. Drink this fine wine from 2024

92 Monica Larner - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

"The 2018 Brunello di Montalcino (with 20,000 bottles produced) has mild intensity and reaches a good point of balance. There is ripe plum and blackberry fruit, but background aromas of toasted spice, grilled herb and crushed stone add more dimension. I rather like those playful accents of dried mint and cherry cola. The fruit is on the dry side, but there is some nice primary intensity to behold."

98 Luis Gutierrez - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

The 2020 Cheval des Andes was harvested from the last of February for the first time ever. It was Gabillet's second vintage at Cheval des Andes, and that year, he had to start without waiting for Pierre Olivier Clouet and Pierre Lurton from Cheval Blanc; when they arrived, they had finished picking the Malbec, which surprisingly was fresher in Las Compuertas (because of the higher percentage of clay?) than in Altamira (where the vines suffered more stress), saving the freshness. They now harvest using cold trucks (for the first time), and they also started earlier in the morning (six in the morning, impossible earlier in Mendoza...), which he reckons was very good for the precision of the wine. They used 40% 225-liter barrels, 40% 400-liter oak barrels and 20% 2,500-liter foudres, half of them new and with an élevage of 15 months on average, depending on the lots and varieties from 12 to 18 months. The final blend was 49% Cabernet Sauvignon, 29% Malbec and 2% Petit Verdot, which makes a comeback as it was not used since 2016. The key was to finish the fermentation of the Petit Verdot without skins, and that way, they have been able to use it in the blends of 2021, 2022 and 2023 in small but increasing percentages. This is slightly riper than 2019, with a little more alcohol (14.5%) and with very good structural tannins but saving the freshness, and it has the spicy side from the Petit Verdot (Gabillet talks about white pepper). The wine has the ultra sleek and polished texture and the elegance and the balance that is the signature here; the wine is very clean and precise. I see very good regularity across the three vintages I tasted next to each other—this 2020 and the 2018 and 2019. Overall, this is a triumph over the adverse conditions of the vintage. They produced their usual 100,000 bottles (since 2018), as they are renewing their vineyards and want to keep the volume stable. They produce this volume from the 36 productive hectares they have in Las Compuertas and Altamira.

98 Colin Hay - The Drinks Business

I find this very much back on form in this vintage, with more refined and polished tannins. Incense and cordite. Crushed petals. Black tea leaf. Pure, lifted and aerial aromatically. Crystalline, limpid and very precise on the palate. Sleek but really intense and concentrated too. This is perhaps the best recent vintage of Cheval des Andes. Tight. Gracious. Cool. And very impressive

97 Jane Anson - Inside Bordeaux

Crushed raspberry plum in colour, vibrant and concentrated, juicy and balanced, has precision and succulence and carefully thought out delivery of tannins, grilled spices, nutmeg, liqourice, bilberry, damson and pomegrante. Great stuff, playing at a high level. Gérald Gabillet winemaker and director, LVMH owners.

97 James Suckling - Jamessuckling.com

Ripe, baked dark cherries with spices and some violets. Hints of graphite, cocoa powder, incense and black pepper. Dried rose petals. A slightly fuller Cheval des Andes with tense, silky tannins and a lingering, generous finish. Ripe, but still has lots of restraint and precision. 49% malbec, 49% cabernet sauvignon with a 2% petit verdot. 24% of the malbec comes from Altamira and all the rest of the fruit come from Las Compuertas. Drink or hold.

96 Antonio Galloni - Vinous

The 2020 Cheval des Andes is a blend of 49% Cabernet Sauvignon, 49% Malbec and 2% Petit Verdot from Paraje Altamira in the Uco Valley and Las Compuertas in Luján de Cuyo. Aged in French oak barrels, it's purple in the glass with a garnet sheen. The nose reveals a well-judged approach to the warmth of 2020, featuring ripe plum, redcurrant, mint and hints of white pepper over a bed of bay leaf and cedar. It's dry and velvety on the palate, with rich, polished tannins that deliver a juicy, balanced mouthfeel. The balsamic notes and rich palate reflect the year's character, while the finish is dynamic and long-lasting.

98 James Suckling - Jamessuckling.com

A fresh and discreet Almaviva with subtle pencil shavings and cigar box to the cassis and hints of chili chocolate and peppermint. Nuanced and subtle on the nose. This is medium-bodied and subtle on the palate with silky tannins in the seamless finish. Very long. 71% cabernet sauvignon, 22% carmenere, 5% cabernet franc and 2% petit verdot. Drinkable now, but it will take its time to deliver complexity.

98 Colin Hay - The Drinks Business

Maipo Valley; 71% Cabernet Sauvignon, 22% Carménère, 5% Cabernet Franc; 2% Petit Verdot; 15% alcohol). The original hors Bordeaux to be released through la place and still one of the absolute superstars of any September campaign. It does not disappoint. This is incredibly refined and yet gloriously and effusively expressive aromatically – even if one has the very palpable sense of so much more still to be revealed. There is a radiant fresh florality here this is wonderfully enchanting and that intermingles with the prominent graphite, pencil shaving and cedar notes and, of course, that deep, dark, rich, plump but soft berry and stone fruit. There’s cracked black and Szechuan peppercorns and even a little hint of chili. The gossamer tannins are phenomenally fine-grained and yet exude that chalky grippy-ness that is so essential to both the mouthfeel and the finely chiselled and highly contoured and pixilated character of the wine. Gloriously refined and the very epitome of Bordeaux craft and sophistication. Utterly charming and beguiling just like the Mozart opera and the Beaumarchais play after one of whose lead characters the wine is, of course, named

98 Tim Atkin, MW

Michel Friou compares the brilliant 2021 Almaviva to the 2018 and I think he’s right in terms of the quality and complexity of the Cabernet Sauvignon that sits at this wine’s core, even if the tannins are a little ner and less extracted here. A wine that’s proudly Chilean, it’s a pan-regional cuvée that partners Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot om Puente Alto with 22% Carmenère Peumo. Cassis, mulberry and Mediterranean herb avours of fennel and lavender are amed by dely integrated new French oak, lots of texture and weight, bright acidity and minerality and a precise, focused nish. An impressive wine om one of the very best recent Chilean vintages. Drink 2028-40

97 Jane Anson - Inside Bordeaux

A stunning example of Almaviva, shot through with the generosity and restrained spice of Cabernet Sauvignon and Carmanère in Puente Alto. Coffee bean, liquorice and cocoa set the tone on the opening beats, showing the restrained glamour that the partnership of SA Baron Philippe de Rothschild and Concha Y Toro do so well. Plenty of fruit here, majoring on blackcurrant and damson, with just enough brambled blackberry buds and autumn hedgerow adding a welcome note of both bitterness and fragrance, cutting through the sleek ripeness of the palate, excellent reflection of the balanced weather in the 2021 vintage, with no challenging heat spikes. Winemaker Michel Friou. 75% new oak.

96+ Luis Gutierrez - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

2021 was an overall cooler year than 2020, with more elegant wines with more finesse and less angular tannins. The sleek 2021 Almaviva is a good example of that, still very young and still marked by the élevage in oak after spending 20 months in French oak barrels, 71% of them new and the rest only second use. The final blend was 71% Cabernet Sauvignon, 22% Carmenere (from Peumo), 5% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot, a variety that might gain in percentage, as they have even planted some more with the idea to possibly replace Merlot in the medium or long term. It's not a shy wine, hitting the scale at 15% alcohol and with mellow acidity, 4.65 grams (tartaric) and a pH of 3.81 The fruit is dark, ripe and spicy, nothing green about it; it's a little shy, less expressive than the warmer years are early on and a little more discreet but with potential to develop in bottle. The tannins are still present, and it should benefit from some more time in bottle. The 2019 had more volume than the 2018, and the 2020 is closer to the 2019 than the 2018. 200,000 bottles produced. It was bottled between late January and early February 2023. I tasted it next to the 2020 and 2018, and it's closer to the latter; but this 2021 is more elegant, and 2018 is a little more austere and herbal.

96 Joaquín Hidalgo - Vinous Media

The 2021 Almaviva is a blend primarily based on Cabernet Sauvignon and Carmenere, but not limited to these, and was aged for up to 18 months in French barrels. Its color is garnet with a purple sheen. The enticing nose showcases blackberry, cassis marmalade, black and green pepper, ashes, camphor and cigar box aromas. Indulgent and rich on the palate, it carries taut, fine-grained tannins, velvet texture and balanced acidity, leading to a long, ripe finish. This bold and layered red wine reveals nuanced depth and richness on the palate, promising further development as it matures in the bottle.

96 Wine Spectator

A real head-turner, this detailed and nuanced red opens with notes of Mexican spiced chocolate and crème de cassis before revealing a sleek yet rich core, which is built around pepper and graphite-laced berry, cassis and damson plum flavors that fan out around fresh acidity. Reveals taut but well-integrated tannins, crescendoing harmoniously with elements of molasses and cocoa. Cabernet Sauvignon, Carmenère, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. Drink now through 2043. From Chile.

93 Wine Enthusiast

Indulgent blueberries, deep blackberries and subtle, rich oak accents make this wine concentrated, luxurious and mouthcoating. Velvety tannins wrap around the relaxed, almost-sweet fruits and enticing toast, baking spice and mint accents. Best from 2025–2033. — Jim Gordon

92 Jeb Dunnuck - jebdunnuck.com

"A smoking value, the 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley is all varietal that saw 18 months in 40% new barrels. It has lots of classic cassis, spice, leather, and some dried flower-like nuances as well as medium to full-bodied richness and depth on the palate, with velvety tannins. California needs more gems like this one, which will evolve easily for 10-12 years."

91 Antonio Galloni - Vinous

"Dark, vibrant and punchy, the 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa Valley) is fabulous. Black cherry, plum, new leather, spice and mocha are beautifully delineated. This Napa Valley Cabernet delivers the goods big time. Vineyard sites are Cardenas, Renteria 360 and Winner. This is flat-out delicious."

91 Joe Czerwinski - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

"Made under the direction of Keith Emerson (director of winemaking for Vineyard 29), the 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley blends fruit from Oakville, Rutherford and St. Helena. It's a charming, fruit-forward effort, revolving around cherries, black cherries, even some raspberries, with mere hints of dried herbs and dusty earth. Nicely balanced and put together, it's medium to full-bodied and softly tannic, with a supple, dusty finish. It's a super value in Napa Cabernet Sauvignon, and with production nearing 1,000 cases, it does see some distribution beyond the direct-to-consumer channel. Last time I was in Napa, it was being poured by the glass at Torc."

97 James Suckling - Jamessuckling.com

"Subtle and complex aromas of cherries and berries with hints of orange blossoms and terra cotta. Medium-to full-bodied with very fine tannins and a long, persistent finish. Structure with finesse. Drink or hold."

96 Monica Larner - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

"The 2019 Carla 6 is all Sangiovese from one of the most talented winemakers in Tuscany. Giampaolo Motta has found his stride with a variety that was not an instinctive choice for a man so passionate about Bordeaux. This classic vintage is the result of a learning process, with choices that, for example, prize the use of tonneaux over barrique. "Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon need barrique, but Sangiovese reveals its identity with bigger barrels," he tells me. He also underlines that, to him, this wine is "made by the soils, not by the vineyard," a distinction that is subtle but important. This medium to full-bodied expression is velvety in texture with wild fruit, dusty mineral and hints of iron ore. This healthy vintage saw an extended maceration lasting 33 days."

96 Falstaff Magazine

Bright, radiant ruby red colour. On the nose offers initially noble savoury notes, cloves, pepper, as well as ripe wild berries, plus fine balsamic hints, seems very compact. On the palate extremely polished, with a punchy and elegant course, juicy, slightly salty aftertaste, shows nice feel and long finish, with drive on the finish.

93 James Suckling - Jamessuckling.com

Aromas of blueberry and blackberry with spearmint, as well as stone, following through to a medium to full body with polished, refined tannins and pretty fruit at the finish. Try after 2022, when it will have opened a little.

92-93 Jonathan Choukroun - Vert de Vin

The nose is fruity, fresh, well-balanced and offers a good definition, gourmandise and power. It reveals notes of cassis, blackberry and small notes of blueberry associated with a touch of wild strawberry as well as slight hints of flowers, vanilla, liquorice and very discreet hints of spices. The palate is fruity, juicy, elegant, precise, well-balanced and offers a good definition, gourmandise, tension as well as a small creaminess. On the palate this wine expresses notes of cassis, blackberry, juicy raspberry and small notes of blueberry associated with small touches of liquorice, toast, vanilla and slight hints of coffee

92 Antonio Galloni - Vinous

The 2018 du Paradis has come together nicely in élevage. Punchy red berry fruit, crushed flowers, spice and mint give the 2018 its effusive personality. Fresh, vibrant and delineated, this charming, mid-weight Saint-Émilion has plenty to offer. Drink it over the next 10-15 years.