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.

96 Antonio Galloni - Vinous

The 2023 Chardonnay Gap’s Crown Vineyard is another impressive wine in this range from Three Sticks. Citrus peel, white flowers, mint, slate and chalk are all beautifully delineated in this brisk, nervy Chardonnay. All the elements are so well balanced. I especially admire the wine’s translucence and mineral-driven purity.

97 James Suckling - Jamessuckling.com

Lush black- and blue-fruit aromas with underlying notes of licorice, crushed stones, bitter chocolate and pencil. The palate is seamlessly integrated with firmly framed tannins and bright acidity, leading into a mineral, earth-driven finish. Made from 100% cabernet sauvignon with an average vine age of 20 years. Delicious. Drink or hold.

96+ Joe Czerwinski - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

Slated for release in September 2025, the 2022 Cabernet Sauvignon Coombsville is a dark, brooding, savory effort, its cassis fruit underscored by hints of crushed stone and pencil shavings. It's medium to full-bodied, tight and focused, framed by soft, dusty tannins and finishing long and elegant.

90 Tim Atkin, MW

Blending 90% Cabernet Sauvignon and 10% Merlot, this polished red leans stylistically towards Bordeaux while retaining a distinctly Portuguese profile of fruit. The palate offers layers of juicy red berries framed by soft tannins and generous, slightly sweet oak that adds immediate approachability. Cabernet brings clear structure and drive, with a backbone defined by acidity, and on the finish there is a bright lift from a hint of salinity. Plush and polished, it will develop further in bottle. 2026- 2032

90 James Suckling - Jamessuckling.com

This pale rosé has aromas of sliced apples, nutmeg and raspberries. It’s juicy and fruity, with a medium body and a creamy finish. 85% touriga nacional and 15% tinta roriz. Vegan. Drink now.

97 James Suckling - Jamessuckling.com

Another unique, soulful wine from Comando G that is full of dried herbs, thyme, grapefruit, mineral, wild berries and white pepper. This is also one of the palest in color with an orangey hue, yet super ethereal and nuanced. Tangy and chalky on the palate with a medium body, with great precision and purity. The long, mineral finish goes right into your soul. Drink now or hold.

95 Luis Gutierrez - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

Slightly darker, deeper and less ethereal on the nose than usual, the 2020 Las Umbrías has a lot of grip on the palate and is an earthier vintage of Umbrías, not the ethereal wine like the 2018, despite being the year with less alcohol (13.5%). It was a high-yielding year, and they picked the grapes during heavy rain, so they had to dry the grapes with warm air before putting them in the vat. Umbrías is possibly their most fragile grand cru, and it suffers under certain conditions. It seems to have suffered a bit in 2020, but it still has the elegance of Umbrías, the iron-like sensations from Rozas de Puerto Real and the balance and subtleness in a more earthy way. 2,559 bottles and 40 magnums were filled in March 2022. 2023-2030

98 James Suckling - Jamessuckling.com

Sit back and enjoy this Unico if you are going to open it now. Exotic spices and touches of balsam and cumin come up after the unleashing of blackberries, chocolate, iron, incense and violets. So fine-grained and polished, with a mouthful of velvety tannins that are so cohesive, close-knit and still reactive. Impeccably structured, it’s vertical before going extremely long and linear. A consistent Unico that seduces with a hint of iron-like minerality and rusticity. Drink on release or hold.

98 Ines Salpico - Decanter Magazine

Very whole and round with a generous width on the mid-palate offset by an assertive energy, supported by vivid acid and a well-presented tannic framework. An interesting counterpoint to the more chiseled linearity of the 2014 iteration. With all elements very much in their right place, but fruit still unapologetically punchy, it'll be interesting to see how this evolves as tertiary complexity softens the primary and secondary vividness. Cocoa powder, dry tobacco leaves and seaweed hover over juicy plum, dark cherry and black olive. Very long, spicy finish with lingering tapenade and salty liquorice.

97 Luis Gutierrez - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

The 2015 Único comes from a year with a fast ripening, and they had to harvest early to keep the crunchiness of the fruit. This was the first harvest produced 100% by winemaker Gonzalo Iturriaga. The aging was five years in oak, one and a half years in barrels and three and a half years in oak vats. It's a big year, produced with 96% Tinto Fino and 4% Cabernet Sauvignon. It's ripe, with 14.5% alcohol, a pH of 3.88 and 4.8 grams of acidity. The grapes are cooled down for one day, the bunches are selected and then fermented with a pied de cuve in vats. It's a ripe and concentrated vintage, classical modern Vega Sicilia nose, expressive, aromatic and open, with notes of dark cherries, spice, cigar box and a medium to full-bodied palate with abundant fine-grained tannins, with good balance and the rustic elegance of the best Ribera del Duero. In 2015, they produced 84,184 bottles, 3,645 magnums and some larger formats, less than 2014, which was the largest production of Único ever. It was bottled in May 2021.

92 James Suckling - Jamessuckling.com

"Earthy and savory on the nose, with dark olives and blackberries. The palate is dense and focused, framed by creamy tannins and vibrant fruit. A generous layer of ripe fruit carries through the mid-palate, building toward a bold, lingering finish. Drink now or hold." -Jacobo García Andrade