92 James Suckling - Jamessuckling.com

Hard as it may be to believe, this gewurz has stacks of yellow rose and star fruit aromas, but is only medium-bodied and tastes so bright. The interplay of the acidity and the exciting touches of tannin and bitterness drive the long, bone-dry finish. Just 12.6% alcohol. From biodynamically grown grapes. Drink now.

92 Wine Enthusiast

There's an elegance to the nose of this bottling that combines charred wood with purple flowers and boysenberry jam. It's still very structured and somewhat rigid on the palate, where espresso bean flavors meet with black currant, charred beef and light mint. Drink 2020–2030.

96 James Suckling - Jamessuckling.com

Golden apple, yellow plums, and a touch of banana peel followed by chamomile tea leaves, hawthorn, browned toast and seductive sweet baking spices. Medium- to full-bodied and creamy textured with soft acidity that beautifully balances out the wine. Very precisely framed with underlying herb and mineral layers. Aged for 11 months in 60% new French oak. Predominantly from the vineyards in Oakville. Drink or hold.

92 Wine Enthusiast

This adventurous, well-named blend of 70% Sauvignon Blanc and 30% Chardonnay is indeed stony on the nose but also offers honey, nectarine and white flower aromas. The palate is tense with a citrus pith texture, as flavors of grapefruit peel and crushed rock sail into the finish. — Matt Kettmann

92 James Suckling - Jamessuckling.com

"Mocha, praline, baked blueberries, ripe cherries and chili chocolate on the nose. It’s firm and polished with a full body and ripe, compact tannins. Toasty and lengthy. Try after 2024."

98-100 Jane Anson - Inside Bordeaux

A wine to convince you of the quality and ripeness of Cabernet Sauvignon in Pauillac in this 2023 vintage, showcasing superbly supple tannins, great balance, depth and savoury blue and black fruit character, bitter cocoa bean, freshly cut herbs, black tea, fennel, all vivid and with purity of character. There is density here but it is not overt, with heightened raspberry leaf, peony and violet aromatics. Vinified in the newly-completed section of the cellars, with sunken qveri-style cement vats (and egg-shaped wooden vats coming for the 2024 vintage). 50% new oak for ageing, with 35% amphora and 15% one year old barrels. One of the wines of the vintage. New lighter bottle as of the 2022 around 490g, down from 815g in the past, 30 tonnes of CO2 saved just in terms of production. Harvest September 7, one day earlier than 2022, then slow picking through to October 10, later than many in Pauillac - and normal yields of around 40hl/h.

97-99 Lisa Perrotti-Brown - The Wine Independent

The 2023 Pontet-Canet is deep garnet-purple in color. Notes of juicy blueberries, black cherries, and blackcurrant jelly spill from the glass, giving way to nuances of violets, black truffle, fertile loam, and mossy tree bark with a hint of cardamom. The medium-bodied palate is so, so silky, elegant, and fine, with perfumed black and blue fruit layers and beautiful tension, finishing long with lots of shimmery mineral and floral sparkles. The blend is 52% Cabernet Sauvignon, 39% Merlot, 6% Cabernet Franc, and 3% Petit Verdot, aged in 50% new oak, 35% amphorae, and 15% used barrels. With an alcohol this year of just 13.8%, this is a beautifully poised, tightly packed powerhouse that promises to keep the firework displays bedazzling collectors for many years to come.

96-98 Yohan Castaing - Robert Parker's the Wine Advocate

With the 2023 vintage, this estate has crafted a wine of unprecedented aromatic intensity and precision that marks a significant evolution. Revealing an elegant, fresh bouquet of mulberries and cassis mingled with notions of violets, gentian and menthol, the 2023 Pontet-Canet is medium to full-bodied, seamless and multidimensional, with a pure and precise core of fruit that's framed by ultra-refined tannins and a powerful but controlled profile, concluding with long, mineral, licorice-inflected finish. It's the result of more daring harvest decisions than in previous years: By picking the Merlot earlier to highlight fresh, fruity notes rather than baked, sun-kissed flavors and simultaneously delaying the Cabernet Sauvignon harvest until after September 28 to refine tannins, the 2023 Pontet-Canet marks a significant evolution at this renowned estate. At this early stage, its élevage appears to be more discreet, too. This wine, which I'd be delighted to own, is a blend of 52% Cabernet Sauvignon, 39% Merlot, 6% Cabernet Franc and 3% Petit Verdot, matured in 50% new oak barrels, 35% amphorae and 15% once-used barrels.

97-98 James Suckling - Jamessuckling.com

A very structured Pontet-Canet that expands in the mouth with a gorgeous combination of beautifully ripe fruit and intense tannins. Very structured for the vintage. Full-bodied with excellent presence and length. So much raw pencil shavings to the blackcurrants. Graphite and tar. Fresh and vivid. They picked cabernet at the right time at the end of September. 52% cabernet sauvignon, 39% merlot, 6% cabernet franc and 3% petit verdot.

89 Wine Spectator

Shows good concentration and freshness, with alluring spiced peach, blueberry and watermelon flavors revealing nice texture and savory character. Ends with a note of lanolin and a pleasing bitter kick on the lemony finish. Grenache, Syrah and Cinsault. Drink now. 900,000 cases made, 400,000 cases imported.

91-93 Jeb Dunnuck - jebdunnuck.com

The 2021 Cairanne Les Trois Terroirs should be a lights-out winner and is well worth seeking out. Possessing a light ruby hue as well as a Rayas-like bouquet of strawberries, sappy green herbs, and flowers, it hits the palate with medium-bodied richness, ultra-fine tannins, no hard edges, and a great finish. Based on 50% Grenache, 20% each of Syrah and Mourvèdre, and the rest Carignan, it's one of those wines that you should buy if you see a bottle.

91 International Wine Report

The 2019 ‘Pomontino’ is a blend of 80% Sangiovese and 20% Sagrantino that offers inviting aromas and flavors of raspberries and cherries which come together with spices, cigar box and hints of licorice. The medium body gets support from the fine-grained tannins. It displays notable balance through the finish.

90 James Suckling - Jamessuckling.com

A pleasant, fresh young red with clean red-berry and cherry character and a light herbal note. Medium body, tight tannins and a firm, more savory finish. Slightly dry at the end. Drink now.

93 James Suckling - Jamessuckling.com

“Intense aromas of rich currants, tapenade, grilled red pepper and dark chocolate. Broad, ripe and structured on the palate with ample tannins and a long yet vertical finish. Opulent but refined. Drink or hold.”

90 Wine Spectator

Expressive and mouthwatering, with firm yuzu, mango and lime flavors that mingle well with herbal accents of lemon verbena, lemon thyme and fresh ginger root. Notes of green tea linger on the finish. Drink now. 45,000 cases made, 45,000 cases imported.

94 Descorchados - Descorchados

Santa Cruz de Coya comes from four small, century-old vineyards that together add up to 12,000 plants—a little less than three hectares—all on granitic soils in the Nahuelbuta Mountains. It was fermented in a raulí trough and in concrete and then aged for a year in different containers, in concrete as well as in old barrels. The style of the país variety grown on the southern bank of the Biobío is rather delicate, with little concentration, and that's clear here in this perfumed and subtle país. It smells of flowers, earth, and red fruits, and the palate has firm and nervy tannins supporting a fragile weight rich in juicy red fruit flavors. As usual, this is a paradigm of the variety in South America.

93 Antonio Galloni - Vinous

The 2021 Chianti Classico Filetta di Lamole is fabulous. In fact, it is the best edition of this wine yet, as it marries all the aromatic intensity and energy of Lamole with an extra kick of fruit and mid-palate pliancy. Dark red cherry, plum, spice, rose petal, crushed rocks and herbs build into the layered finish. What a wine.