96 Jeb Dunnuck - jebdunnuck.com

The tiny production 2022 Cornas Les Vieilles Fontaines comes from the site of the estate’s oldest Syrah vines, an 80-year-old vineyard planted in granite soil. There are just seven barrels of the 2022 Cornas Vieilles Fontaines, which was destemmed and brought up in a mix of new and used barrels. It has classic cassis and darker berry fruits as well as lifted incense, violets, spice, and gamey, bouquet garni-like nuances. With medium to full-bodied richness, it's nicely balanced, has a layered, focused mouthfeel, ripe yet building tannins, and a gorgeous finish. It's just about impossible to find in the market, but it's a brilliant wine that deserves 2-3 years in the cellar and will evolve gracefully. Drink 2027-2047.

91 Wine Spectator

Rich and plush, but nicely structured, with black cherry and toasty vanilla aromas and soft red currant, cedar and spice notes. A touch of herb comes in with the ripe tannins on the finish.

95 Mark Squires - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

"The NV 40 Year Old Tawny Port was bottled with a bar top cork in 2014. It comes in with 125 grams per liter of residual sugar. Big, weighty and mouth filling, this is an aromatic Tawny that finishes with acidity and tension. Gripping on the finish, its flavors become more interesting as long as it sits in the glass (or on your palate). It is not, perhaps, as sunny as the Fonseca, its sibling reviewed this issue, but it is denser and more gripping. Comparing to the Taylor 30 (also reviewed), I'm not sure I liked the 40 here all that much better. The 30 is a bit fleshier while this 40 is a bit more concentrated in flavor and aromatics. Perhaps some additional age also helped this 40 combat some of the aggression on the 30. They are both pretty fine, a difference of five to Midnight and five after, rather than night and day. It is still a fine experience and my favorite of the group. Don't drink it too warm. Room temperature is mostly too warm. The sweet spot for most tends to be 58-62 degrees Fahrenheit."

95 Wine Enthusiast

"A superb wine, elegance and weight combined magisterially. It has all the right mature flavors, ripe fruit, intense marmalade and concentration. This is a wine with a great reputation, and the taste doesn't let that reputation down. Imported by Kobrand."

96 Wine Enthusiast

"This vineyard down in Corralitos delivers especially well in this vintage. Aromas of red plum, tart cherry and earthy sagebrush slide into a smoothly textured palate of strawberry, earthy mint and crushed rock flavors. -MK"

93 Antonio Galloni - Vinous

"The 2021 Pinot Noir La Vida Bella Vineyard is another stellar wine in this range. Dried herbs, tobacco, cedar, mint and crushed flowers lend notable complexity to this mid-weight, savory Pinot. Primary fruit notes lie more in the background in this bottling."

92 Matthew Luczy - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

"The 2021 Pinot Noir La Vida Bella Vineyard, from the Corralitos area, is Thomas Fogarty's sole expression of the southern Santa Cruz Mountains. The nose is red-fruited and coniferous, with a poised, fragrant bouquet and medium intensity. It is silky and spry on the palate with moderate length and grip on the finish, perfectly encapsulating the bright-fruited energy this region is known for. The structured winemaking style at Fogarty adds a pleasant tenacity throughout, suggesting this should drink beautifully over the next 6-7 years."

92 James Suckling - Jamessuckling.com

At once juicy and well structured, this may be light-bodied but it has excellent substance and a wealth of slatey minerals that give it wonderful energy in the very clean but slightly off-dry finish. From organically grown grapes with Fair'n Green certification. Vegan. Drink or hold.

90 Jeff Leve - The Wine Cellar Insider

"Chocolate, plums, and cherries, along with licorice and smoky flavors, are prominent here, both in the perfume and on the medium-bodied, round, soft-textured palate. Produced from 95% Merlot, with the remainder coming from a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc, this succulent, flavorful wine is ready to enjoy as soon as it hits your store. One of the best-priced wines from Bordeaux, it retails for under $20! Drink from 2025-2029."

91-93 Jasper Morris, MW - Inside Burgundy

Pale colour, the fruit has a waxy lemon note to it medium bodied, though with good intensity towards the back of the palate, indeed this does have impressive persistence. The fruit is generous enough, apple and persimmon, to cover the bones, with a light citrus wash to finish. Drink from 2027-2033. Tasted Nov 2024.

96 International Wine & Spirit Competition - International Wine & Spirit Competition

Layered and complex with pronounced notes of candied tropical fruit, dried stone fruit and hazelnut. Touches of bright orange peel lift the palate. A refined and powerful example. 2022 Rating

95 Wine & Spirits

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"Only every two or three years is a reserve of Port with sufficient structure, fruit and power to age laid aside to age in oak casks. Those that have reached their peak after thirty years are then blended together for balance and finesse, and to ensure consistency of quality and style. The 30 year old tawny is one such wine. The wines are matured in seasoned oak casks in Taylor’s cellars in Vila Nova de Gaia. Here the cool and damp coastal climate encourages a slow and gentle ageing process, producing aromas of great complexity and finesse." -Winery

93 Wine Enthusiast

This fortified red blend was aged in wood for 20 years. That has taken away fruitiness and, as with an aged Tawny Port, has given the wine flavors of dried prune, spice and old wood aromas. The wine is for sipping and savoring, ready to drink now. — Roger Voss

95 Antonio Galloni - Vinous

"The 2020 Cabernet Sauvignon Buriano is another fabulous wine from Rocca di Castagnoli. A blast of inky dark fruit makes a strong first impression. Blue fruit, lavender, graphite, dried herbs, chocolate and pomegranate are some of the many notes that take shape as this deep, pedigreed Cabernet Sauvignon shows off its undeniable allure. This is so impressive."

96+ Eric Guido - Vinous Media

Dark and rich in the glass, the 2019 Hexe displays wild strawberry, red plum, anise and peppery floral aromas. This is wickedly fresh yet powerful, with depths of ripe cherry-berry fruits, autumnal spice and lively acidity that holds the entire experience together. The 2019 finishes long and spicy, echoing with blue and purple inner florals. A balsamic twang lingers.

91 Joe Czerwinski - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

Miner's 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Stagecoach Vineyard is a blend of 85% Cabernet Sauvignon and 15% Cabernet Franc that spent 21 months in 60% new French oak without being overly impacted by the wood. Scents of crushed stone, pencil shavings, cherries and sage mark the nose of this full-bodied effort, which comes across as tannic and even a bit rugged. It's a wine that appears to need time, yet it doesn't seem that rich or concentrated. Time will tell, but in the meantime, serve it alongside a rare hunk of red meat to help tame the tannins.