France, Burgundy: Cécile Tremblay’s Chapelle-Chambertin – The Definitive Retrospective

This vertical tasting of Tremblay’s emblematic Chapelle-Chambertin charts her progress and evolution from 2005 to the spectacular 2019 vintage....

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Australia, Victoria: 2021 in the Yarra Valley – Single-Vineyard Releases from Giant Steps

This is a brilliant collection overall, which most importantly shows the distinct vineyard DNA of each site alongside the Giant Steps house style....

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Switzerland: The Legendary Dolder Grand Tasting – 20 Years of Donatsch’s Iconic Pinot Noir Unique

For the first time ever, Martin Donatsch opened a complete 20-vintage comprehensive vertical of his iconic Pinot Noir Unique from Malans....

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Germany: Wines Made for Generations – Recent and Upcoming Releases from the Mosel, Rhine and Nahe with a Focus on the 2020 and 2021 Vintages

The 2020 wines are dry, but I'm thrilled with the Prädikats too, whereas 2021 was a ripe vintage despite the very high acidity and low alcohol levels....

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Reviewers’ Favorites 2022: Stephan Reinhardt

In my list of “favorites,” I’ve only recommended what I have personally bought this year or wish I would have bought early enough—not necessarily the highest-rated wines of the year....

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Germany: The 2021 Whites, 2020 Reds and Late Releases – Time To Be Excited

2021 was a classic German vintage in every respect, and I am convinced that the 2021 wines, namely the Rieslings, will last for half an eternity....

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USA, California, Sonoma County: Latest Releases from Peter Michael Winery

Earlier this month, I tasted the bottled 2020s and samples of the soon-to-be-bottled 2021s with winemaker Robert Fiore at the winery in Knights Valley....

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France, Burgundy: Domaine Claude Dugat’s Griotte-Chambertin, 1997-2017

Characterized by striking purity of fruit and filigree tannins, this is the domaine’s most elegant, most consistent and greatest wine....

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Germany, Mosel: First View of the Stunning 2022s, Plus the 2021s from Molitor, Prüm, Steinmetz and Milz

Markus Molitor, Joh. Jos. Prüm, Gunther Steinmetz and Josef Milz produced some superb 2021s, and the 2022 wines I tasted were stunningly classical....

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Burgundy: Domaine Guffens-Heynen’s Les Croux and Clos des Petits Croux, 1990–2020

Since the 1980s, Jean-Marie Guffens has produced wines so compelling that they upend many of our preconceived notions about Burgundy itself....

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