96 Wine Enthusiast

This new special cuvée, launched for this biodynamic winery's 20th anniversary, is a finessed and beautiful bottling from vines on the estate's Greywacke river stones. Wild fermented, with time on lees in old Austrian oak and minimal sulfur, it's bright, upright and linear. Aromas of pineapple, peach, lime granita and white florals are underscored with fresh wild herbal tones like fennel and cilantro. The palate is slinky, with more tempered acidity than your typical Marlborough Sauvignon. The focus here is on texture, complexity and food-friendliness. A beautiful expression of place from one of Marlborough's leading producers. — Christina Pickard

97 Joaquín Hidalgo - Vinous Media

"The 2013 Reserva Viña Tondonia is a blend of 70% Tempranillo, 20% Garnacha and 10% Graciano and Mazuelo, grown in the calcareous soils of the Tondonia meander in Rioja Alta. Aged extensively in American oak, it offers restrained black fruit, wild herbs, balsamic hints and sweet spices with gentle cedar and vanilla notes. Medium-bodied with chalky grip and a layered, tertiary finish, this is a benchmark classic—refined, enduring and unmistakably Tondonia."

94 Jeb Dunnuck - jebdunnuck.com

"Every bit as good as the 2019, although in a slightly more concentrated, burly style, the 2020 Château Sociando-Mallet is close to an even split of Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, with a splash of Cabernet Franc, all from vines located just north of Saint-Estèphe. It brings lots of ripeness and richness, with darker currants, plums, leafy tobacco, chocolate, and graphite-like aromatics that build nicely with time in the glass. These all carry to a medium to full-bodied Haut-Médoc revealing a deep, layered mid-palate, ripe, sweet tannins, plenty of concentration, and a great finish. Where the 2019 is silky and elegant, this is more in your face and foursquare, and it's mostly potential at this stage, although it clearly offers pleasure even today with its wealth of fruit. It's going to hit maturity around a decade after the vintage and, I suspect, will keep for 2-3 decades."

93 Neal Martin - Vinous Media

The 2020 Sociando Mallet has retained its impressive aromatics from its showing in barrel with beautifully defined blackberry and raspberry fruit, pressed violet and light cedar aromas. The palate is medium-bodied with firm backbone, a little powdery in texture, fine backbone with ample freshness and tension towards its graphite-infused finish. Bravo!

92+ William Kelley - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

The 2020 Sociando-Mallet is very attractive, exhibiting aromas of cassis and plums mingled with notions of pencil shavings, loamy soil, tobacco leaf and licorice. Medium to full-bodied, deep and layered, with lively acids and powdery tannins, it's a strong effort from a site that always does well in warm vintages. The 2020 is a blend of 53% Merlot, 46% Cabernet Sauvignon and 1% Cabernet Franc.

93 James Suckling - Jamessuckling.com

One of the modern classics for d’Arenberg, this is fermented with a high proportion of lightly pressed viognier skins and then has shiraz added late in the elevate to tone the viognier influence into balance. The aromas are fresh, richly spicy and lead by exuberantly ripe blackberries and dark plums with toasted spices and meaty elements. The palate has such richness and exotic, powerful tannins carry ripe dark plums and berries long and deep. Impressive depth and composure. Drink over the next decade.

89 MaryAnn Worobiec - Wine Spectator

Dense and rustic, with charming notes of campfire, salumi and espresso that show firm, dusty tannins. There are plenty of black pepper accents to the core of cassis, blackberry and dried sage. Shiraz and Viognier. Drink now through 2039.

91 James Suckling - Jamessuckling.com

This smells like freshly sliced white peaches and freshly picked blackcurrants. It’s juicy and very fresh, with an excellent balance of fruit and acidity. Barely medium-bodied. Very clean and bright finish without a hint of tartness. From organically grown grapes. Drink now.

96 Antonio Galloni - Vinous

The 2023 Chardonnay is absolutely brilliant. Sculpted and vibrant, with tons of class, the 2023 is superb. It offers a striking combination of energy, tension and power, but with a feeling of weightless elegance that is palpable. The 2023 was barrel-fermented and aged in heavy-toast French oak, 90% new, but the oak imprint is really quite minimal.

90 Alison Napjus - Wine Spectator

Aromatic, with ground pepper and dried sage notes, this well-knit, medium- to full-bodied red features a dense tannic frame, layered with dark and brambly notes of black currant and black raspberry fruit, melted licorice and smoky, toasty oak. Magliocco, Gaglioppo, Nerello Cappuccio and Greco Nero. Drink now through 2024. 3,000 cases made, 300 cases imported.

89 Wine Enthusiast

"Dried and ripe cherry, cola, charred nut and minty herb aromas show on the nose of this bottling. The palate is quite minty, which adds a refreshing touch to the brisk red fruit base."

88 James Suckling - Jamessuckling.com

"Fresh and slightly savory nose with plums, cherries, green olives and some cured meat. Palate has quite a smooth texture with a glycerol sweetness. No hard edges here. Rather pleasing, if not a little shallow. 85% merlot, 9% cabernet sauvignon and 6% zinfandel. Drink now."

91 James Suckling - Jamessuckling.com

Subtle roasted spices, sour cherries, hibiscus and bramble berries. Youthful and quite lively palate with a fruity core of ripe, juicy berries and cherries. Flavorful finish. Drink now.

88 Joaquín Hidalgo - Vinous Media

The 2023 Malbec Pizzella is from Paraje Altamira, San Carlos in the Uco Valley. Fifty percent aged in oak barrels, this wine showcases red fruit and plum notes. It is leaner than in previous years, with a slightly rough texture, reflecting the impact of a challenging vintage.

87 Wine Spectator

A polished youngster, showing a smooth-textured core of macerated berries, with twinges of slate and herbs folding around suave tannins. Drink now.

90 Wine Spectator

A dry, focused sparkler, with the lively bead carrying rich hints of smoked almond and vanilla pastry alongside baked apricot, pickled ginger and mandarin orange peel flavors. Hondarrabi Zuri and Hondarrabi Beltza. Drink now. 1,150 cases made, 400 cases imported.