93 Antonio Galloni - Vinous

The 2013 Bramaterra is fabulous. Deceptive in its mid-weight structure, the 2013 is a wine of resonance, vertical reach and, most importantly, real pedigree. Dried flowers, herbs, mint, dried cherry and tobacco all meld together effortlessly. Time in the glass brings out a whole range of floral and savory overtones that add aromatic dimension. Vivid and enticing, the 2013 Bramaterra will delight readers for many years to come.

91 Wine Advocate - Wine Advocate

The 2022 Mt. Jefferson Cuvée Pinot Noir includes three-quarters estate fruit and one-quarter purchased fruit sourced from across the Eola-Amity Hills. Fifty-two percent whole clusters were used, and the wine was matured for 10 months in 22% new French oak. It has layered aromas of cranberry sauce, pomegranate, cardamom, forest floor and mushrooms. The medium-bodied palate features concentrated layers of earth-laced fruit structured by clay-textured tannins and vibrant acidity, and it has a long, spicy finish. 11,755 cases were made. Erin Brooks

91 Mark Squires - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

The 2020 Reserva Conde de Vimioso is a blend of 40% Touriga Nacional, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Castelão and the rest Aragonez and Trincadeira, all aged for 18 months in a 70/30 mixture of second-use and new French oak. It comes in at 13.9% alcohol. When last seen, this was still nice for the price but a tad under the winery's normal performance and curiously mute. Some extra time in bottle has allowed it to wake up and flesh out. It seems fuller-bodied now but also more interesting in terms of its structure. The tannins are more aggressive (although not hard) and the fruit is more expressive. Compared to my first look at this, it seems like a different wine, so let's assume the first bottle had some issues, whether travel shock or something else. In any event, this is showing well now, and it can still improve if you give it a year or two to develop.

91 Josh Raynolds - Vinous Media

"(45% pinot meunier, 25% pinot noir and 25% chardonnay, with the rest arbanne, petit meslier and fromenteau; disgorged in April, 2013): Bright straw. Pungent aromas of Meyer lemon, pear and fig, with a gingery accent adding lift. Sappy, penetrating citrus fruit and floral flavors are given a refreshingly bitter character by notes of pear skin and peach pit, with a waxy note coming up on the back half. A smoky nuance lingers on the finish, which shows very good clarity and length. Fifty-five percent of this blend is from 2010 and the rest is reserve wines, mostly from a solera that was begun in 1998." (12/13)

91 Wine & Spirits

"This is not your typical non-vintage Brut. The Aubry brothers include ancient indigenous varieties, which make up five percent of the blend; pinot meunier accounts for 45 percent, the balance in equal parts pinot noir and chardonnay. Nearly half of the blend is reserve wine, half of that coming from a solera made up of vintages going back to 1998. If all that seems complicated, the wine is not. Instead, it tastes like an essential Champagne, with scents of chalk, oyster mushroom, pear skin and lemon pulp creating a bold surround-sound of flavor. There's purity to the expression and a healthy weight to the wine. Pour it with sea bass roasted with chanterelles." (12/13)

95 John Gilman - View from the Cellar

Domaine Huët’s 2022 le Haut Lieu Demi-Sec is a gorgeous young wine. The wine offers up a beautifully refined and nascently complex aromatic constellation of sweet quince, apple, bee pollen, white lilies, orange blossoms and a refined base of chalky soil tones. On the palate the wine is pure, full-bodied and fairly reticent out of the blocks, with a superb core of fruit, stunning soil inflection, zesty acids and laser-like focus on the long, pure and impeccably balanced finish. Historically, this bottling would always offer up a few years of early generosity before closing down for a period of hibernation, so I would expect it to continue to blossom over the next year or two and offer a window in which to drink it with great pleasure in its youth, before shutting down again for a while. The extraordinary backend lift and purity from start to finish clearly indicate that this is a great, great young vintage of le Haut Lieu Demi-Sec.

94 Wine Enthusiast

It's always the quiet ones. The winemaker named this wine “Reserved” because he thinks it only hints at its potential. Trust me, it is already excellent. Dark raspberry, orange peel, basil and clove aromas lead to flavors of white tea and red cherries. Lemony acidity matches with brawny tannins. Drink now–2034

90 Wine Enthusiast

This full-bodied wine enjoys flavors of blackberry, cedar and generous toasted-oak spices. Abundant but smooth tannins fill the mouth and carry through a long finish. Enjoy with slow-cooked meats or even hard cheeses. No hurry to open this wine. Best after 2026.

92 Wine & Spirits

A field blend of seven local Portuguese white varieties, this “mechanical orange” is António Maçanita’s riff on a skin-contact white. He presses the grapes, leaving them with about 15 percent of the juice, then lets those grapes rest for a week before pressing them again—using only the juice from the second pressing for this wine. It ferments with ambient yeasts in stainless steel, without the addition of sulfur until fermentation is complete. Open a bottle and you’ll find that dried apricot and blond caramel are the calmer side of this wild, microbial party in a glass: tannic and volatile and a bit crazy-extreme, a radical, deeply orange wine with kombucha notes and a lot of flavor dimension. Pour it with mushroom-and-kimchi toast, or go for something meaty.

90 Mark Squires - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

The 2020 a Laranja Mecânica is basically an orange wine, although classified as a "curtimenta," referencing skin contact with the juice. It is a field blend of typical grapes (like Arinto, Roupeiro, Verdelho, Antão Vaz, Alicante Branco and Fernão Pires) from vines ranging from 25 to 50 years in age. It comes in at 12.5% alcohol. A rather gentle and understated orange wine, this is beautifully balanced this year. Then, it adds dried peaches and apricots on the finish. It's still a bit different and not for everyone, not exactly your typical white, but it doesn't go overboard in power or eccentricity. It's well done this year, but it is certainly something you will need to drink with a food pairing. It should hold reasonably well, but I'd drink this on the younger side, no matter how longer it theoretically lasts. There were 8,395 bottles produced.

90 Roger Voss - Wine Enthusiast

The name of the wine means clockwork orange, the producer's interpretation of an orange wine, rather than a movie. With a golden color and a texture that derives from long maceration of the grape skins, the wine is about structure as well as perfumed white and yellow fruits.

17 Jancis Robinson's Purple Pages

Cask sample. Single vineyard facing the Gramolere crus in Monforte d’Alba on 400 m of elevation. Eastern exposure. Deep ruby. Open-knit cherry nose with balsamic notes. Supple and generous and with delicious, chewy tannins. Lush yet cool. 17/20

93-95 Jasper Morris, MW - Inside Burgundy

Ultra-rich purple. The nose is exceptionally dense but also very reduced in the toasty style. Then a wealth of gorgeous yet balanced sweet fruit, some strawberry with the raspberry, a delicious mineral freshness behind. This is very substantial, leaving a great aftertaste. and the nose has freshened up steadily in the glass. Tasted: November 2021.

97 Bruce Sanderson - Wine Spectator

"Packed with vivid black cherry, black currant and plum fruit, as well as iron, sanguine and tobacco accents, this red shows some power and tension, but also grace and balance. The lingering aftertaste features bright, ripe fruit and wild herbs. Best from 2027 through 2043. 2,000 cases made, 680 cases imported."

97 winescritic.com

Dense and compact in its sensory matrix of remarkable stylistic character, it recalls black plums, cinchona, incense, bergamot, lime, juniper berries, sage and marjoram. In the background, the layered soul shows a decisive officinal presence mixed with the ematic character typical of great Sangiovese wines. A subtle reductive opaque presence complexes the matrix, protecting it from the unwanted action of time. Medium-full body, perfectly ripe, biting and viscous tannins and a finish of extreme grace and stylistic precision. A true thoroughbred. Best since 2026.

96+ Luca Gardini - GardiniNotes.com

The northeast quadrant of the ‘hill’, the beautiful sustainable project by Siro Pacenti, labels of rare reliability as confirmed by this reference, the product of the youngest vines. Black cherry on the nose, nuances of wild mint and white pepper. Intense sip, iodized, with a return of sweet spices

96 James Suckling - Jamessuckling.com

Beautiful fresh fruit with crushed cherries, orange peel and flowers. Pure. Full-bodied with round and juicy fruit and a long, creamy finish. Flamboyant and beautiful with velvety and creamy tannins that provide a wonderful texture. Drink after 2027.