97-100 Jeb Dunnuck - jebdunnuck.com

While I think 2019 slightly surpasses 2020 in Côte Rôtie, it might be the inverse in 2020, and the 2020 Ermitage Ex Voto is certainly fuel on the fire. I wouldn't be surprised to see this merit a triple-digit rating, and it has incredible class in its cassis and black raspberry-like fruit as well as notes of saddle leather, savory flowers, smoked tobacco, and ground pepper. This deep, powerful, full-bodied Hermitage has awesome tannins, a silky, layered mouthfeel, and boatloads of tannins. It's going to need upwards of a decade of bottle age, but this is heavenly stuff.

95-97 Nicolas Greinacher - Vinous

Alluring spice-box, ripe black fruits, cured meat and a jolt of espresso introduce the 2020 Ermitage Ex-Voto. Minty undertones and peppery elements complement the complex aromatic profile. Utterly savory, the 2020 hits the palate with stunning energy and balance. Medium- to full-bodied, it could potentially outperform the head-turning 2019 once bottled

97 James Suckling - Jamessuckling.com

The interplay of toasty oak with stony minerality is every bit as important to this wine as the way the plush tannins balance the gigantic forest berry fruit. Builds to a huge climax at the very structured and driving finish. Aged for 42 months in oak. Drinkable now, but best from 2027.

97 Matt Walls - Decanter

Fresh and dense, displaying great substance and depth. Robust oak work here and it's very tannic; a powerful, driving wine of great size and grandeur. Long and complete, it will swallow its oak in time I suspect. At the start of its 40 months in new oak barriques. Old vines from Les Bessards, Les Greffieux, L'Ermite and Les Murets.

93 Wine Enthusiast

The superlative wood and dried fruit flavors have coalesced to yield an intense wine. Its sweet sultana flavors and generous richness go with the spice and pepper edge from the wood aging. It is a great wine that is ready to drink. ROGER VOSS

98 Jeb Dunnuck - jebdunnuck.com

The 2020 Pandora is also based on Grenache, yet it has a dramatically different style than the Grenache release, with more red and blue fruits, spring flowers, violets, and pepper-driven aromas and flavors. It's full-bodied and has a beautifully pure, layered mouthfeel, ultra-fine tannins, and a gorgeous finish. Layered, incredibly complex, flawlessly balanced, and just so beautiful, it will evolve for 20+ years in cold cellars.

89 Wine Spectator

This ripe, opulent red smolders with power through the finish, with a grippy feel to the tannins encasing its range of incense, blackberry, lavender, warm earth and graphite notes. Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon, Grenache and Petit Verdot. Drink now.

95 Luis Gutierrez - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

One of the few 2024s in bottle was the 2024 Cíes, a village Albariño from different soils and expositions fermented in neutral barrels of different sizes, where it matured for eight months. The year is characterized by good ripeness; this has 13.3% alcohol and notable balancing acidity and freshness. It's clean, expressive and serious, with a salty twist and a faint bitter twist in the finish.

90 Jeb Dunnuck - jebdunnuck.com

Made from 70% Chardonnay, 20% Pinot Noir, and the rest Meunier, the NV Champagne Origine Brut pours a straw hue and is based on the 2019 vintage with 30% reserve wines and partially raised in 228-liter barrels. It’s generous in its aromatics, with spicy notes of graham cracker, toasted almond, baked pear, and orange. Fluffy and rounded in its mousse, it fills the palate with ample juiciness through the mid-palate and has an attractive, clean finish. It’s a charming wine that casts a large net to drink over the next few years.

93 Wine Enthusiast

This wine is richly structured, with fine tannins from both the fruit and wood aging. The wine's power is mitigated by juicy black-currant flavors and the great ripeness. Drink this wine from 2024.

91 Wine Enthusiast

This wine is ripe and juicy. Rich tannins are fully integrated with the attractive acidity and fresh underlying character. Plenty of jammy black fruits partner with the structure. Drink now. — Roger Voss