96 Robert Parker - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

The 2021 Palette Rouge unfurls in the glass with a deep and complex bouquet of cassis, blackberry, blueberry, black olive and exotic spices, revealing a slow and deliberate maturity. Medium- to full-bodied, dense and powerful, it's focused and saline, with a remarkable structure, mineral tannins of extraordinary precision and a long, pepper-inflected finish of considerable depth. This is a vintage that will surely stand as one of the estate's defining wines of the 2020s.

96 Sam Kim - Wine Orbit

It's sweetly ripe and wonderfully complex on the nose showing dark berry, vanillin oak, clove and violet aromas, followed by a concentrated palate that's gracefully silky and lingering, backed by firm tannins, finishing impressively long and structured. At its best: now to 2037.

95 Campbell Mattinson - campbellmattinson.com

The introduction to this wine is pure seduction. Mint, melted dark chocolate, sweet blackcurrant, coconut, Nutella and a general impression that you’re about to dive into a rich, dark, hedonistic pool. All these first impressions are confirmed when you take your first mouthful, which is faithful to the nose but then adds a significant swagger of tannin. This wine is certainly seductive but it’s also serious, in style, and serious in quality too. Indeed the word profound comes to mind. There’s some alcohol warmth here but this is an outstanding wine, concentrated, warm and expansive.

90 James Suckling - Jamessuckling.com

This has fragrant honeysuckle and herb undertones to the apricot and grapefruit aromas. It’s a medium-bodied, fresh expression of viognier. Vegan. Drink now.

95 James Suckling - Jamessuckling.com

An intense, rich wine focused on seaweed, stone fruit and a lot of broom flowers. Medium-bodied and bone-dry, it shines with crisp acidity and a vibrant, fruity finish. Very classic and straightforward, it’s at its best in the salty finish. Drink now.

92 James Suckling - Jamessuckling.com

Bright and refined with aromas of blackberries, cassis, fresh tobacco, crushed stones and dark chocolate. The palate is full-bodied and polished with fine tannins and vibrant fruit. Defined and balanced with a touch of minerality. Drink or hold.

83 Wine Spectator

Soft and slightly diffuse, with mulled red and black cherry fruit backed by shaved vanilla and a light echo of dill. Drink now. 11,000 cases made.

93 Wine Enthusiast

The Churchill flagship quinta has produced a serious style of Port. Dry and richly structured, it also has jammy red-berry fruits that will cushion the firmness. Drink the wine from 2029.

92 Wine Spectator

Very polished, with a red fruit profile of cassis, kirsch and cherry compote notes, all wrapped in fruitcake, red licorice and sweet spice. Keeps its polish through the finish. Best from 2037 through 2055. 282 cases made.

98 Kerin O'Keefe - kerinokeefe.com

The newest addition to Paolo Scavino’s already impressive Barolo lineup, the 2021 Bussia Vigna Fantini another drop-dead beauty from the estate. Hailing from a vineyard the family purchased in 2018 where the previous owner had planted different clones of Nebbiolo including the Rosé variety, it’s intense and fragrant, opening with heady scents of rose, iris, cake spice and menthol. Full-bodied but boasting a weightless concentration, the enveloping, delicious palate doles out raspberry compote, ripe Morello cherry, licorice and vanilla before a minty close. Velvety tannins provide seamless support while fresh acidity keeps it well balanced. Drink 2031–2041. Abv: 15%

98 James Suckling - Jamessuckling.com

A super-fresh and elegant Barolo with leafy lightness, red currants, watermelon, licorice and a touch of sweet violets on the nose. Slight sweetness on the palate, with a lot of minty flavors, a full body, fresh acidity and quite firm yet velvety tannins. Great overall harmony, with a savory aftertaste and a lavish finish.

93 Joe Czerwinski - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

A blend of lots from Buchli and Home Ranch, plus another bit or two, the 2022 Chardonnay Proprietor Selection boasts subtle toast, crushed stone and pencil shaving nuances set against a backdrop of pineapple and white peach. Bigger, lusher and creamier than the single-vineyard bottlings, it's full-bodied yet finishes long and crisp.

97 Jeb Dunnuck - jebdunnuck.com

Aged for a year in foudre then moved to demi-muids, the 2022 Côte Rôtie Les Journaries (known by the Maestria name in Europe) comes from the Landonne and Côte Rozier lieux-dits and was not destemmed. It has a similar perfume to the Amethyste with its red, blue, and black fruits as well as rose, potpourri, and peppery notes, yet it's more seamless, full-bodied, beautifully balanced, and has a great finish. Drink 2025-2047.

93-95 Yohan Castaing - Robert Parker's the Wine Advocate

The 2022 Cote Rotie Les Journaries (as it is known in the USA but called Mastria elsewhere) unveils a deep, complex bouquet of cassis, spices and dark wild berries intertwined with delicate notes of dark cherries and black olives. Full-bodied, broad and sappy on entry, it's textured and layered, with a seamless, pure core of fruit, powdery tannins and bright acids. It culminates in a long, ethereal and dark berry-inflected finish. Originating from vines situated in the western part of La Landonne (Côte Blonde and Côte Rozier), this exquisite wine masterfully combines a sappy, velvety texture with a racy density.

92 James Suckling - Jamessuckling.com

Distinctive cool-climate aromas of charcuterie, dried kelp, peppercorn and clove. The aromas are thoroughly convincing, strongly reminiscent of, say, a good Crozes-Hermitage. Plenty of floral lift and buoyancy. The tannins are a tad drying, yet there is a sinuous elegance to this finer-boned shiraz that deserves attention. Drink now. Screw cap.

95 Wine Enthusiast

Sandeman's long-standing reputation for aged tawny Port is confirmed by this wine. It is poised between fresh fruit and spice, dried dates and a generous golden glow. The wine is at its peak and ready to drink. - ROGER VOSS

95 Tastings.com (Beverage Testing Institute)

Dark amber color. Aromas and flavors of trail mix with pronounced toasted almond, dried red and black fruits, chocolate and salted caramel, and nuts and sunflower seeds with a chewy, vibrant, moderately sweet medium-to-full body and a warming, complex, long finish imparting impressions of dried dates and figs, leather, dark chocolate covered toffee, and orange marmalade with well-integrated tannins and moderate oak flavor. A high quality and dangerous after dinner drink that would pair well with dessert and transition splendidly to an after dinner brown spirit.

93 Wine Spectator

"Broad, rich and elegant, with creamy, supple flavors of butterscotch, toasted coconut and hazelnut. The luscious finish is loaded with spice and cocoa details. Seductive. Drink now. 4,000 cases imported. –KM"

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."