93 Jeb Dunnuck - jebdunnuck.com

A little softer than what Seth typically looks for, the 2022 Chardonnay Willamette Valley is pretty in the glass and fresh with aromas of bright fresh green apple, pear, candied lime, dewy earth, and fresh flowers. It pours a bright straw/youthful hue and has lovely tension on the palate, with an even feel and good depth, although it feels weightless and elegant. It has a fantastic, clean, salty flourish and is long on the finish. This is a killer appellation wine to drink over the next 7-8 years. 500 cases were produced.

98 James Suckling - Jamessuckling.com

This opens with savory, truffle and meaty aromas with a complex and quite cryptic nose that delivers a wealth of ripe plums and cherries, cedar and fresh, violet-like flowers, as well as some earthy nuances. The palate has a very sturdy, intense and power-charged core of rich plums and dark cherries, framed in quite fierce tannins that are so long. Super Brunello Riserva here with great potential. Try from 2022.

96 Monica Larner - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

Showing ripe and balanced fruit, the Valdicava 2013 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva Madonna del Piano (with 15,666 bottles produced) offers many very positive attributes. The wine flaunts a slightly contemporary or international side, and it does so with extreme confidence and elegance. Much of that natural balance comes directly from the classic vintage that exhibits both the structure and acidity necessary for prolonged cellar aging. Now, in the wine's youngest phase, it offers lush primary cherry and blackberry flavors followed carefully by measured spice, toast and red rose potpourri.

95 Jeb Dunnuck - jebdunnuck.com

Taking on a darker ruby hue, the 2022 Pinot Noir Wester Reach brings forward woodsy spice aromas, with notes of fresh cherries, pine, and peppery spices. Approachable on the palate, it offers ripe tannins, a supple texture, and a nice lift of freshness on the finish. It is a charmer for sure and is going to offer a wide drinking window over the coming 10-12 years.

94 Wine Enthusiast

What will you love about this wine? Maybe it's the nose that screams with Bing cherry, black tea and cola aromas. Maybe it's the powerful palate brimming with flavors of macerated raspberry, rose petal and sarsaparilla. Or the rich, plush tannins balanced by laser-like tangerine acid with a minute long finish that evolves and swirls. Maybe it's all of the above. — Tom Capo

94 James Suckling - Jamessuckling.com

Pure dried strawberry and cherry fruit with some orange peel. It’s full-bodied but there is tension and focus to this, with tannins that frame it and give energy and verve. Creamy and juicy. Drink now.

90 Mark Squires - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

The 1996 Reserva Velho Chitas is a Ramsico from ungrafted old vines (50+ years), aged for 48 months in large barrels of exotic woods (like Mahogany and Rosewood). It comes in at 12.5% alcohol. Despite the age, this is currently offered for sale. Bragging about their old wines in Colares is pretty much the way things work. Some merit the enthusiasm and many don't. Some suffer from delusions of grandeur. I'm leaning to enthusiasm here, although not quite all the way. Surprisingly lush and round, this harmonious wine is perfectly balanced, but it still has some vibrancy. It is a bit too jammy in the mid-palate for my taste. The strawberry and rhubarb nuances are still present but controlled. Overall, this is something a little different that is easy to like. It may not be quite as impressive as its current status would suggest, but it's very enjoyable. It should continue to age well for the next decade, maybe more. Of course, with Colares, the general view is often that the wines last indefinitely. For the rest of us, let's take that in stages. There were 5,600 bottles produced.

90 James Suckling - Jamessuckling.com

A balanced and youthful Beaujolais with notes of plums, dark cherries and violets. It’s medium-bodied and juicy with ripe tannins. Drink now.

97 James Suckling - Jamessuckling.com

This vintage is extremely floral, offering restrained violets, linden tree, camphor and balsamic tones and fresh redcurrants. On the full-bodied palate there is great licorice-stick flavor with refreshing, lifted acidity and firm, velvety tannins that are savory and ripe. Bright expression of Barolo, full of detail, more elegant than powerful. Drinkable now, but best after 5 years.

96 James Suckling - Jamessuckling.com

The only oak-inflected cuvee at the estate. Aged in 100% used tonneaux, both French and Slavonian. Superb aromas of pistachios, peaches and dried mangoes. Broad and expansive, yet funneled into a vortex of tension by freshness that sublimates any sense of obvious power. A wonderful expression of a warmer vintage that suits perfectly this compelling site. Drink or hold.

96 James Suckling - Jamessuckling.com

"A wonderfully vivid red with complex aromas of rose petal, black currant, blackberry, black pepper and sandalwood. Full-bodied, yet ultra-refined. Silky textured tannins. Gorgeous finish. So much intense fruit with spice, currant and chocolate. A blend of carmenere, cabernet sauvignon, and merlot. All grapes are biodynamically grown. Better in 2019."

94 Wine Enthusiast

"Cellar Selection. Lusty notes of coconut, charcoal, vanilla and herbs grace core blackberry and cassis aromas. This is massive and widespread on the palate, but the key to its success is impeccable balance. Toasty, minty flavors of blackberry and cassis are chocolaty and lightly herbal, while the finish blends lushness, power, heft and smoky, herbal flavors that go on and on. Drink this Carmenère-led blend through 2024."

93 Wine Spectator

"A dense, ripe and powerful style, with concentrated flavors of dark plum, blackberry and chocolate. Very plush and creamy midpalate, with a rich finish loaded with espresso notes, along with medium-grained tannins. Carmenère, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon. Drink now through 2020. Tasted twice, with consistent notes."

93+ Eric Guido - Vinous Media

The 2019 Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Colle Cristi is dark and understated in the glass, mixing plum sauce and grilled herbs with a dusting of cocoa and dried roses. This sweeps across the palate, opening with a pretty inner sweetness that's quickly offset by a saturation of tart red and blue berry fruits. A flourish of salted licorice and clove lingers as the 2019 tapers off, closing with primary concentration and grippy tannins.

93 James Suckling - Jamessuckling.com

Aromas of baked plums and cherries, orange chocolate, soy sauce and sweet spices. It’s full-bodied with fine, firm tannins. Savory and structured, with a juicy and classic bittersweet feel to the mid-palate that lingers to a long, restrained finish. Balanced and traditional. 70% corvina veronese, 20% rondinella and 10% molinara. Drink now.

91 Eric Guido - Vinous Media

"The 2023 Rosé Le Pacha is delicate and perfumed with a nuanced mix of rose petals, fennel and nectarine. This sweeps across the palate with textures of pure silk, displaying a pretty inner sweetness. Green melon and white strawberry notes settle in toward the close. It finishes long and with a reverberation of tension as sour lime hints resonate under an air of sweet mint. Very nice."

90 James Suckling - Jamessuckling.com

"A fruity, mellow and refreshing wine with notes of frozen berries, dried herbs and mild spices. Medium-bodied with a linear and juicy development on the palate. From organically grown grapes. Drink now."