Top 100 2025

Argentiera Argentiera - 750 ml - 403819BT

94 RP A dark, brooding red, yet also smooth and complex, revealing black currant, blackberry, plum, loam and sweet spice flavors. Beautifully balanced and fluid, with a long, detailed aftertaste that flexes the tannins.

Argentiera Donoratico - 750 ml - 403818BT

94 RP It's up front in terms of mouthfeel with lots of immediate intensity delivered to the mid-palate. The wine is articulate and generous with thick layers of black fruit, stewed plum, sweet earth and pressed blackberry.

Bosque de Matasno Edicion - Limitada - 750 ml - 403853BT

90 JS Kirsch, blueberries and potpourri with a hint of violets on the nose. Firm and dusty tannins on the palate with a full body and a medium-long finish. Need two to three years before the tannins round off. 

Les Pallieres Gigondas - Terrasse - 750 ml - 403794BT

90 WS This offers some nice substance, locked up behind subtly firm tannins that are beginning to unfurl. Smoked oolong tea and cured meat flavors give this a savory edge, with notes of graphite shavings dusting plum skin and stewed cherry. 

Lingua Franca Buker Hill - Chardonnay - 750 ml - 403760BT

92 JS Pale yellow-green color with a predominantly mineral aroma of flint, hay, fresh herbs, lemon zest and yellow flowers. On the palate it is precise and taught, with an underlying lemon note and a silky finish.

Morca - 750 ml - 403756BT

91 JS Aromas of ripe cherries, vanilla, plums, wild strawberries, flowers and white pepper. It’s medium-bodied with generous strawberries and silky tannins. Fruity palate with a slight sweetness that makes it more approachable. 

Contino Graciano - 750 ml - 404243BT

96 JS Dark and juicy, with ripe blackberry and baked damson plum fruit flavors, plus a chewy frame of fine-grained tannins. Medium- to full-bodied and lively, with depth and focus, revealing notes of licorice string, sandalwood, espresso and sage that...

Jean Loron Vire Clesse - 750 ml - 403710BT

90 WE In this wine, a touch of melted butter and the merest hint of pineapple signal ripeness and mellowness right away. The palate reins this in with lovely balance and an herbal savor that surrounds very ripe Mirabelle notes. It's a sunny but balanced...

Chateau du Moulin a vent - Les Verillas - 750 ml - 403659BT

91 RP A medium to full-bodied profile, marked by notes of black cherry, mountain berries, spice, white pepper and a tracing of graphite. This is a wine of breadth, with broad shoulders and a framework of finely textured, powdery tannins that provide a...

Georges Vigourou Dadine - 750 ml - 403656BT

93 WS A dense, juicy red marked by distinctive aromas and flavors of black currant and cassis, with oak spice and tobacco notes chiming in as this winds down on the lingering finish. Fine balance and complexity.

Georges Vigourou Georges - 750 ml - 403655BT

90 WE A polished wine that simmers with smoke, char, raspberry and black cherry. Silky in feel, with glycerol character and chocolate notes gliding through. Reveals vibrant acidity and a bitter note on the finish.

IL Borro Petruna - 750 ml - 403631BT

93 RP Naturally offers more concentrated fruit and a richer drinking style. These results are fleshed out and elegant with lots of dusty mineral shadings from aging in clay vessels. You also get notes of blue flower, cherry and dried mint leaf.

Von Siebenthal Montelig Red - Blend - 750 ml - 403639BT

90 JS This is a Bordeaux blend from a cool year. The wine is sharp and austere, herbal and it has some grainy tannins and an astringent finish.

Von Siebenthal Toknar Petit - Verdot - 750 ml - 403638BT

91 WE An intriguing, well-made wine, it conveys saucy red-fruit aromas that come with notes of raw oak, leather and herbs. It smacks the palate with hard tannins and raw verve, while flavors of vanilla, mocha, licorice and berry fruits finish crisp and...

Pisoni Estate Pinot Noir - 750 ml - 418242BT

92 WS This bottling manages to pack dense power into a silky, complex package. Aromas of baked cherry, brown sugar, French toast spices and generous oak make a sumptuous, luscious nose. The palate hits with firm tannins, then opens toward those lush...

Tr3smano - 750 ml - 403633BT

TR3SMANO 2019 6/750

Chacra Pinot Noir 55 - 750 ml - 403593BT

99 RP It has a bright ruby color and a complex and subtle nose full of elegance and nuance. The palate is medium-bodied, with very fine tannins and supple flavors, primary, young and apparently weightless and ethereal but full of inner energy. It has...

Turnbull Napa Valley - 750 ml - 410299BT

90 WS Ripe cherries are joined by hints of graham crackers on the nose of this full-bodied effort. It's concentrated and supple, with softly dusty tannins on the finish, so there's plenty to like—including the reasonable price.

Allende Mingortiz - 750 ml - 421439BT

94 RP There is a faint animal note on the nose that seems to dominate the profile, which includes hints of leather, licorice and fountain pen ink. The fruit is black rather than red. It was generously oaked, and the oak is especially noticeable on the...

Allende Gaminde - 750 ml - 421440BT

94 RP On the nose, it’s creamy, balsamic and spicy, with plenty of new oak undertones and ripe fruit without excess. This is a clean, modern, generously oaked Tempranillo, with plenty of tannins and oak-related flavors, and it needs a couple of years in...

La Nieta - 750 ml - 451812BT

97 RP It’s floral, elegant and complex, aromatic, clean and expressive. The tannins are elegant and polished; Perfumed and subtle.

Contino Vinas del Olivo - 750 ml - 404217BT

95 JS This is a very strong and muscular red with very toned tannins that frame the blue fruit and wet earth. Subtle and cool. Structured and chewy. Shows power. Needs three to four years to soften

Chateau Moulin A Vent - Couvent - 750 ml - 403658BT

Achaval Ferrer Quimera - 750 ml - 421458BT