99 Jeb Dunnuck - jebdunnuck.com

The 2019 Châteauneuf Du Pape Collection Charles Giraud includes a big chunk of Mourvèdre and is 60% Grenache and 40% Mourvèdre that was partially destemmed and brought up in demi-muids. If offers a deep ruby/plum color as well as a rich, savory, complex bouquet of black raspberries, cassis, toasted spice, cured meats, and graphite. The Mourvèdre really shows in this beauty, and it's full-bodied, concentrated, and structured, yet never loses its seamless, flawlessly balanced profile. It's going to need 4-5 years of bottle age but will have 20-25 years of ultimate longevity. It's another thrilling wine from this estate.

97 Josh Raynolds - Vinous Media

Opaque ruby. A complex, expansive bouquet evokes ripe red & blue fruits, exotic spices and potpourri, all enlivened by a smoky mineral nuance that builds as the wine opens up. Sweet, chewy and energetic in the mouth, offering concentrated black raspberry, boysenberry, violet pastille and fruitcake flavors that show excellent clarity and back-end lift. The mineral and floral notes build on an insanely long, penetrating finish shaped by emerging, polished tannins. This monumental wine was fermented in concrete tanks and raised in demi-muids.

97 Wine Spectator

This is large in scale, showing off a range of cassis, red tea, crushed plum, warmed cherry compote, Turkish coffee, melted red licorice and warm earth flavors, all seamlessly layered and carried through a lush, yet focused finish. The warm earth note provides the ground wire in the end as the fruit takes an encore. Gorgeous. Grenache, Mourvèdre and Syrah. Best from 2024 through 2040. 3,960 cases made, 330 cases imported. — JM

98 Jeb Dunnuck - jebdunnuck.com

A blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, and Petit Verdot, the 2019 Proprietary Red is a monster of a wine that's unquestionably up with the crème de la crème of the vintage. Blackberries, truffle, earth, chocolate, iron, and even a hint of black olive defines the nose, and it's full-bodied, deep, rich, and incredibly concentrated on the palate. It has lots of background oak but more than enough fruit, with a dense, layered mid-palate and velvety tannins. It's one of those wines that brings an incredible amount of richness and depth yet somehow stays light on its feet and balanced. It needs to be forgotten for at least 2-4 years and should keep for over two decades.

93 Sam Kim - Wine Orbit

Gorgeously ripe and complex, the wine shows black cherry, sweet plum, violet, thyme and toasted almond notes on the nose. It’s equally attractive on the palate with supple mouthfeel and fine texture, wonderfully supported by polished tannins. Soothing and comforting with delectable flavours. At its best: now to 2024.

90 Wine Spectator

Blueberry, huckleberry, wild blackberry and cherry flavors are pure, fresh and focused in this red, which offers notes of fresh loam, spice and English breakfast tea that linger on the finish, with fine, velvety tannins. Drink now.

90 Wine Spectator

Iodine, dried fig and roasted almond notes leap from the glass in this finely balanced and creamy Marsala, in a dry style. Hints of singed orange peel and ground clove linger on the finish. Drink now through 2021.

97 Decanter

"Swathes of ripe summer berries ripple alongside lightly toasted aromas of freshly brewed coffee and woodsmoke. Very focussed and dynamic with a delicious crunch of pomegranate acidity, firm taut tannins and a lingering savoury finish."

94 James Suckling - Jamessuckling.com

"Racy strawberries, roses and black cherries with a hint of white pepper and grilled herbs. Juicy and tense on the palate with fine, chalky tannins. Quite long and linear. This shows pinot finesse and class. Drink now."

93 Joaquín Hidalgo - Vinous Media

"The 2021 Pinot Noir Black Series comes from Traiguén in the Malleco Valley and was fermented in open vats, 10% in whole bunches. The aromas feature sour cherry and herbs with hints of orange peel and cinnamon against a garrigue backdrop. Silky and lean, the fairly grippy tannins and taut acidity produce a cleansing palate. A layered, nuanced Pinot Noir."

92 Wine Enthusiast

Rich, heady aromas of mint, mocha, ground pepper, plum and black currant preserves lead to an equally powerful, dense palate that's wound in muscular, dusty tannins. This is a massive wine now, but everything is in place for it to go the distance—a decade, at least.

95 Mark Squires - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

The 1963 Golden White Port (Dalva) is mostly a blend of Malvasia Fina, Viosinho and Rabigato, coming in at 130 grams per liter of residual sugar. This has been seen before, but this is the new 2017 bottling now in the USA. Not much has changed. This takes the gorgeous 1971 and adds some power, viscosity and intensity to it. It shows a little more complexity and it is burlier. It is often very much like a tawny in flavor. Taste this "white Colheita" blind and you may wonder if it is indeed white. It is still fresh and lifted, if not quite as bright and as youthful as the 1971. Overall, though, the added complexity seals the deal here, while the 1971 gets the nod for brightness. You slowly realize this does everything brilliantly. Which you prefer will be a matter of taste. I tend to emphasize complexity and my nod is to this, but I won't be surprised if some argue with me. The 1971 is pretty brilliant, too, if a bit more understated. This is another impressive White Port this issue from C. da Silva. Drink 2017-2040

90 James Suckling - Jamessuckling.com

A pretty, light-pink color in the glass. Light aromas, too, but clean and pleasant hints of wild strawberry and blood-orange come through on the palate. It remains light, but it’s balanced and rather charming. Super aperitif for the summer. Drink now.

89 Wine Enthusiast

Pale in color, subtle aromas of Bosc pear, pineapple and citrus fruit show on the nose. The dry palate shows lemon, rose petals and raspberry, while a subtle minerality note marks the close.

94-95 James Suckling - Jamessuckling.com

A refined and pretty Sauternes with crushed apple, spice and dried pear character. Medium body with a fresh spice and intense finish at the end.

92-94 Antonio Galloni - Vinous

The 2022 Giraud is very beautiful. In this vintage, Giraud is not quite as rich as it can be, and yet it still offers notable depth and nuance. Spice, ginger, orange confit and apricot jam open nicely in a mid-weight Giraud that shows terrific energy.

93 James Suckling - Jamessuckling.com

"I like the mix of crisp red berries and ash-like minerals that greet you on the nose. With air you get some roses and almost gingery spice, too. Medium-bodied palate with the same intense yet measured fruit that’s starting to integrate with the fine, lightly firm tannins. Delightful, almost delicate poise now, but so much more to come. This will be showing its best in 2024."

93 Wine Enthusiast

"Red skinned berry, forest floor and leather aromas emerge from the glass. The juicy, balanced palate offers crushed raspberry, clove and licorice alongside fine-grained tannins and fresh acidity. Drink 2024–2033. -KO"