Decanter - 1 Mai 2025
NAPA CABS 2022
Pinot Noir: 20 smart US buys ✤ Wine lover’s guide to the Tamar Valley
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NAPA CABERNET 2022
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Napa Cabernet 2022 vintage rating
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California SHAKEDOWN
California SHAKEDOWN
Singular US Pinot Noir
Singular US Pinot Noir
Audeant, Luminous Hills, Yamhill-Carlton, Willamette Valley, Oregon 2019
Goodfellow, Heritage No21, Ribbon Ridge, Willamette Valley, Oregon 2022 97
Cobb, Diane Cobb: Coastlands Vineyard, Sonoma Coast, California 2022
Gran Moraine, Cascade, Yamhill-Carlton, Willamette Valley, Oregon 2022 97
Ernest Vineyards, Cleary Ranch, Sonoma Coast, California 2021
Benton-Lane, Single Block Series Loma, Lower Long Tom, Willamette Valley, Oregon 2023
Haynes Vineyard, Forgeron, Coombsville, Napa Valley, California 2022
00 Wines, Stardance, Yamhill-Carlton, Willamette Valley, Oregon 2022
Lange, Lucky River, Willamette Valley, Oregon 2022
Folly of Man, Estate, Eola-Amity Hills, Willamette Valley, Oregon 2023
GRAPUR Italian wine’s sustainability revolution
Talley Vineyards, Rosemary’s, Arroyo Grande Valley, San Luis Obispo Coast, California 2021 95
Drew, Faîte de Mer Farm, Field Selections, Anderson Valley, Mendocino County, California 2022 95
Calera, Selleck Vineyard, Mt Harlan, California 2021 95
Château NoElle, Revelation DeVorah Creek Vineyard, Puget Sound, Washington 2018 95
Lavinea, Tualatin Estate, Tualatin Hills, Willamette Valley, Oregon 2022 95
Heart & Hands Wine Co, Mo Chuisle Estate Reserve, Cayuga Lake, Finger Lakes, New York 2022
Wentworth, Nash Mill Vineyard, Anderson Valley, Mendocino County, California 2021
Sea Smoke, Southing, Sta Rita Hills, Santa Barbara County, California 2022
Racines, La Rinconada, Sta Rita Hills, Santa Barbara County, California 2020
Neely, Spring Ridge Vineyard Hidden Block, Santa Cruz Mountains, California 2022
Raúl Moreno
Raúl Moreno
Raúl Moreno, La Femme d’Argent, Vino de Pasto, Andalucía, Spain 2022 94
Raúl Moreno, La Pretensión, Vino de Pasto, Jerez, Spain 2022 95
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A taste of THE Tamar
A taste of THE Tamar
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WHAT TO EAT
THE JUDGES
THE SCORES 128 wines tasted
Kershaw, Clonal Selection, Elgin 2020
Whalehaven, Seascape Reserve, Upper Hemel-en-Aarde Valley 2023
Lismore, Estate Reserve, Greyton, Breede River Valley 2022
Paserene, Elgin 2021
Oldenburg, Rondekop UNA V, Banghoek, Stellenbosch 2023
Kershaw, Deconstructed Kogelberg Ironstone CY548, Elgin 2021
Leeu Passant, Stellenbosch 2022
Uva Mira, The Single Tree, Helderberg, Stellenbosch 2022
Whalehaven, Sandstone Strata, Upper Hemel-en-Aarde Valley 2023
Restless River, Ava Marie,
Upper Hemel-en-Aarde Valley 2022
Uva Mira, The Mira, Helderberg, Stellenbosch 2022
Provence whites
WHAT TO EAT
THE JUDGES
THE SCORES 115 wines tasted
95
Bomont de Cormeil, Viognier, Coteaux du Verdon 2023
96
Domaine Richeaume, Tradition, Méditerranée 2022
95
Château des Sarrins, Blanc Secret, Côtes de Provence 2021
95
Château la Mascaronne, Côtes de Provence 2023
95
Château Simone, Palette 2021
95
Domaine Cassis Bodin, Cuvée d’Emile, Cassis 2023
95
Domaine de Métifiot, Les Baux-de-Provence 2023
95
Domaine de Saint Ser, Cuvée Prestige, Côtes de Provence 2023
95
Domaines Bunan, Mas de la Rouvière, Bandol 2023
95
Domaine Hauvette, Dolia, Alpilles 2017
95
Domaines Ott, Clos Mireille, Côtes de Provence 2023
95
Domaine Ray-Jane, Tradition, Bandol 2023
Château Saint-Esprit, Nébra, Côtes de Provence 2023
Domaine des Alpilles, Le Blanc, Alpilles 2023 Domaine Tropez, Var 2024
Château de Beaupré, Collection du Château, Coteaux d’Aix-en-Provence 2023 Château Les Mesclances, Cuvée Saint Honorat, Côtes de Provence 2023
La Bastide Blanche, Bandol 2023
Château Thuerry, Les Abeillons, Coteaux Varois en Provence 2024
Château Salettes, Bandol 2023
Château de Pibarnon, Bandol 2023
Château Peyrassol, Le Clos Peyrassol, Côtes de Provence 2024
Domaine de la Sanglière, Apogée, Côtes de Provence La Londe 2023
Santa Barbara CHARDONNAY
Santa Barbara CHARDONNAY
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