"One of the best wines ever produced at this address, the 2022 Grand Village reveals a dense, bright and complex bouquet of cassis, mulberries, flowers and sweet berries, followed by a medium to full-bodied, fleshy and round palate with a seamless texture framed by velvety tannins, concluding with a penetrating, ethereal finish. This blend of blend of 80% Merlot and...

"Spiced black cherries mix with shavings of cedar, clove and rosemary as the 2021 Valpolicella Superiore Ripasso evolves in the glass. It possesses incredible energy despite a solid core of ultra-ripe wildberry fruits and a saturation of bitter cocoa that infuses the palate toward the close. The 2021 resonates with zesty tension and a tart blackberry intensity, yet leaves the...

"Lush, ripe blueberries, fleshy black cherries, baked plums, minerals and violets. A touch of cocoa powder and espresso beans. Concentrated and full-bodied on the palate with lots of flavors rounded by filigreed tannins. Ripe, fleshy core of dark fruit in the middle. Long and broad. Already drinkable, but better from 2025." 95, Zekun Shuai, James Suckling

Beautifully pure, floral nose. On the palate a racy, energetic feel with nuances of stone fruit, acacia, brioche and underlying minerality. Lovely purity and vitality run like a vein through the wine, which has a long, crisp, slightly nutty finish. Exemplary Blanc de Blancs and great apéritif style. Deliciously precise with high toned citrus fruit providing thrilling focus and definition....

"The team at Lafleur makes two whites. The 2021 Grand Village (Lafleur) Blanc is 73% Sauvignon and 27% Semillon, and this will be the first vintage made in the new cellars at Grand Village. It's also the first year where it was vinified at cooler temperatures, which might have resulted in the incredible purity and precision in this beauty. Pineapple,...

"Mid purple colour. An attractive fresh bouquet. Floral and intensely fruity at the same time. Pitch perfect balance, a remarkable fruit energy with deep cherries, and good acidity." 90, Jasper Morris

" A tangy raspberry and pomegranate attack is followed by some ripe dark fruits wrapped in soft, open-knit tannins. Tenuta San Guido sources the Sangiovese for Le Difese from family friends in nearby Chianti Montespertoli and Chianti Rufina, but as a result of the widespread peronospora (downy mildew) in 2023, the percentage has dropped from 70% in 2022 to 65%...