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93+/100 Punkte Robert Parker, Feb 2019
Due to spring frost, there is 50% less quantity compared to a normal year of Tom Litwan's 2016 Oberflachs Auf der Mauer, a beautifully expressive Pinot Noir with a pure, very fine yet intense cherry bouquet with great freshness and spicy flavors. Silky, coolish and very elegant on the palate, this is a straight, tight, vibrantly fresh and spicy but very delicate red with a dense and tensioned finish and remarkable length. Very good concentration and structure here. Tasted in Zurich, November 2018.

91/100 Punkte Falstaff Rotweinguide 2019
Dunkles Rubingranat, violette Reflexe, zarte Randaufhellung. Feinwürzig unterlegtes dunkles Beerenkonfit, zart nach Nougat, floraler Touch, zart nach Gewürznelken. Mittlere Komplexität, feiner Touch von Herzkirschen, integrierte Tannine, frisch strukturiert, rotbeeriger Abgang, mineralischer Nachhall, bereits gut einsetzbar.

93-95/100 Punkte Falstaff Weinguide 2018/19
Dunkles Rubingranat, violette Reflexe, zarte Randaufhellung. Feine schwarze Beerenfrucht, zarter Gewürztouch, ein Hauch von Edelholz, facettenreiches Bukett. Saftig, süße Kirschfrucht, kräftige Tannine, die gut eingebunden sind, Brombeeren im Nachhall, gute Länge, sicheres Reifepotenzial.

95/100 Punkte Vinous, Jan 2018
The 2014 Tenuta degli Dei is fabulous. In fact, the 2014 is one of the best recent vintages of this wine I can remember tasting. Aromatically expressive and inviting, the 2014 is terrific. Stylistically, it is perhaps not as overt as some recent editions, but that is not a bad thing given the natural richness that is typical of Panzano. I would like to see the new oak settle down a bit from here. Otherwise, the Tenuta is very nicely done. The blend is 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Petit Verdot and 15% Cabernet Franc.

95/100 Punkte James Suckling, August 2017
A beautifully soft and balanced red with berry, chocolate and vanilla. Full body, round tannins and a juicy finish. A rich and gorgeous wine. Drink or hold. Made from organic grapes.

94/100 Punkte Robert Parker, Feb 2019
The 2016 Thalheim Chalofe starts reductive on the bright, cherry-scented nose. Meaty and fruity on the silky-elegant textured palate and provided with fine but tightly woven tannins, this is a concentrated and tensioned Pinot with purity, transparency and freshness. Very long and tight on the finish, this is still a baby that will need a couple of years to open up. Tasted in Zurich, November 2018.

93/100 Punkte Falstaff Rotweinguide 2019
Dunkles Rubingranat, violette Reflexe, zarte Randaufhellung. Reifes Waldbeerkonfit, Nuancen von Zwetschken und Herzkirschen, zarte Edelholzwürze, ein Hauch von Nougat, rauchige Würze. Saftig, feine Extraktsüße, elegant, runde Tannine, schokoladiger Anklang, Feigen, mineralisch, sehr gute Länge, sicheres Entwicklungspotenzial.

93/100 Punkte Guía Peñín 2019

94/100 Punkte Robert Parker April 2018
Certainly riper and with a little less acidity, the 2015 Doix Costers de Vinyes Velles is a similar blend of 55% extremely old Cariñena and 45% very old Garnacha matured in new French oak barrels for 16 months. The fruit is black, and the palate reveals abundant, fine-grained tannins and integrated acidity. A powerful vintage for Doix.

94/100 Punkte Robert Parker October 2016
The 2004 Tinto Gloria Reynolds -Cathedral is an equal blend of Trincadeira and Alicante Bouschet, aged in new French oak for 24 months. This is simply the old Gloria Reynolds Tinto with a new name, Cathedral only indicating a re-release program. Julian Cuellar Reynolds said: Gloria Cathedral 2004 is an old harvest, the lot of every Gloria that I keep in the cellar for a second release after 12 years. I was not sold on this originally, but it is very impressive now that it is mature-and that maturity is the key to success here. The tannins have moderated, the oak has been pulled in and, most importantly, there is a glorious medley of complex flavors typical of many maturing wines, some earth, forest floor, dried cassis and so on. The texture is gorgeous, too, silky and sensual. If the fruit seems fully mature, the structure still gives it energy. The tannins are controlled, but there is still grip and tension on the finish. Perhaps it was th

90/100 Punkte Falstaff Kremstal Cup 2018
Helles Gelbgrün, Silberreflexe. Zart nach frischen Wiesenkräutern, ein Hauch von gelbem Apfel, Nuancen von Orangenzesten. Saftig, extraktsüsse Textur, feiner Säuebogen, harmonisch, Nuancen von Marillen, bleibt haften, zeigt gute Länge, verfügt über Entwicklungspotenzial.

93/100 Punkte Falstaff Weinguide 2018/19

93/100 Punkte Robert Parker December 2018
From the warm and loessy middle part of the cru, the 2017 Ried Loibenberg Grüner Veltliner Smaragd offers a very delicate, fine bouquet of ripe, precise fruit aromas intertwined with flinty aromas. Intense and lush on the palate, this is a generous, very elegant, stimulating, salty-piquant, almost racy Smaragd with power, finesse, tension and vitality. The finish is long and grippy and reveals a still youthful wine that has very good aging potential. Tasted in Unterloiben, Wachau, September 2018.

94/100 Punkte James Suckling, October 2018
Super ripe yet delicate with some yeasty aromas that will integrate with time. This is rich and powerful, but has plenty of freshness, the finish sleek and super-mineral. Great aging potential. Drink or hold.

93/100 Punkte Falstaff Weinguide 2018/19

94/100 Punkte Wine Spectator, Mar 31. 2019
A rich, smoky Grüner, luscious and creamy up front, but with underlying acidity that pierces its way through, revealing persimmon, vanilla and cardamom notes. Features a really lovely texture, almost velvety, coating the palate, but still remains fresh. Complex and long. Best from 2020 through 2030.

94/100 Punkte Falstaff Weinguide 2018/19

95/100 Punkte Wine Spectator, Mar 31, 2019
Fabulous aromas of oolong tea and vanilla bean turn to pineapple, grapefruit and savory mineral detail on the palate in this exquisite Grüner Veltliner. Viscous, yet vibrant, this shows some spice on the finish. Brilliantly harmonious, yet should show even more with some age. Best from 2021 through 2031.

94/100 Punkte James Suckling, October 2018
Although this has some exotic-fruit aromas, the nose is also cool and minty. As succulent as it is elegant, this striking grüner veltliner finishes with an impressive mineral crescendo. Drink or hold.

95/100 Punkte Falstaff Weinguide 2018/19
Dunkles Rubingranat, violette Reflexe, zarte Randaufhellung. Attraktive schwarze Beerenfrucht, Kirschen, Lakritze und Brombeeren, Hauch von Vanille und Zedernholz. Saftig, reife Herzkirschen, feine Tannine, finessenreich strukturiert, angenehme Extraktsüße im Abgang, harmonisch, sehr gute Länge, schokoladig im Nachhall, sicheres Reifepotenzial.

96/100 Punkte James Suckling September 2018
Shows a really distinctive herbal edge of blackberry leaves, charcoal and black peppers. Iodine and crushed-stone undertones in addition to vivid blackcurrants. Full-bodied, very linear and well defined with a firm tannin backbone, driven acidity and a mineral, chewy finish. Delicious now but better in 2022.

96/100 Punkte James Suckling September 2018
Shows a really distinctive herbal edge of blackberry leaves, charcoal and black peppers. Iodine and crushed-stone undertones in addition to vivid blackcurrants. Full-bodied, very linear and well defined with a firm tannin backbone, driven acidity and a mineral, chewy finish. Delicious now but better in 2022.