94 Luca Maroni - Annuario dei Migliori Vini Italiani

90 International Wine Report

The 2022 Strade di Puglia Rosso opens to aromas of fresh black cherries, dark plums, tobacco and spices. On the palate this is medium-bodied with a soft round texture that is backed by flavors of dark cherries and hints of cherry pipe tobacco that lead up to the velvety finish.

94 Decanter

From proprietors Eric and Susan Rothschild and their winemaker Jeff Ames. Vivid blackberry, cassis, graphite and violets giving way to classic Stagecoach chaparral aromas. Impressive depth of concentration with ripe blackberry and blueberry fruit leading the charge on the full-bodied, seamless palate. There is tremendous freshness in each sip, while grippy yet lithe tannins glide to a lengthy finish, marked by subtle capsicum, tobacco and cocoa nibs. Quite lovely!

95 Erin Larkin - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

"Brilliant wine, here. The 2020 1000 Crowns Cabernet Sauvignon has concentrated berries and spice wedged into the folds of tannin that fill the mouth. 2020 was a vintage that produced wines just like this, and all in all, it was a fantastic vintage in Margaret River. This is a good example of what was possible across the board in the region, and it will age very well. Impressive wine."

96 Descorchados - Descorchados

This chardonnay comes from Blocks III and VI, planted to clonal selections from Burgundy in 2010 on soils with a layer of sand (it's a very windy area) and a lake bottom subsoil rich in clay. Aged in foudres for 16 months, this new version of what is we at Descorchados believe is one of the most important whites in South America, follows the path of the two previous vintages—that sensation of tense, mineral acidity accompanied by a creamy texture. The climate is cool here, but the high luminosity gives the feeling that such an extreme area imprints its character on a chardonnay that's unlike anything else. A brilliant vintage radiant with freshness.

95 James Suckling - Jamessuckling.com

"Really intense, but subtle, with lemon zest, green pineapple, creamy lees and a hint of stone. Shows excellent intensity on the palate with lots of green pineapple and lime juice. Super bright, flinty, textured and mouthwatering, making you want to keep refilling your glass. From organically grown grapes with Ecocert certification. Vegan. Drink now."

93 James Suckling - Jamessuckling.com

"Notes of white nectarines, sliced pears with honey and beeswax undertones. Some white flowers, too. Medium-bodied, textural and creamy with vivid acidity and bright, floral character to it. Some saline undertones, too. From organically grown grapes. Drink or hold."

93 Wine Enthusiast

Opulent, crushed red plums, raspberry, red currant, blood orange, Freesia blossoms on the nose. Juicy red plum, black plum, black cherry, Earl Grey tea, ginger-spiced huckleberry sliding into white pepper and grippy tannins rounding back to crushed red plums. Pair with Peking duck.

92 Josh Raynolds - Vinous Media

Shimmering red. Smoked-tinged red berry, cherry and lavender pastille aromas show very good clarity and pick up a hint of licorice with air. Broad and chewy on the palate, offering sweet black raspberry, cherry and spice cake flavors that become more lively on the back half. The mineral note returns on a persistent, dark-berry driven finish framed by velvety, well knit tannins.

93 James Suckling - Jamessuckling.com

"Why not take a drive in this unusually complex and elegant wine for this appellation, with very silky tannins and delicately lemony acidity supporting the generous body. The minerality builds seriously at the long, very polished finish. Drink or hold."

93 Luca Maroni - Annuario dei Migliori Vini Italiani

95 James Halliday's Australian Wine Companion

All in harmony with these two grape friends coming together with the right amount of freshness and vibrancy, yet a promise of more complexity in time. White stone fruit and lemongrass with citrus, spice and snow peas. Acidity drives this to a resounding finish.

100 James Suckling - Jamessuckling.com

"Extremely aromatic with red currants, blackcurrants, spices, iodine, paprika and subtle hints of white pepper. Fresh flowers, fresh sage, lavender and some pine needles and sandalwood. Medium-bodied with perfectly integrated tannins that go on for minutes with refined and harmonious fruit that integrates beautifully into the wine, giving it a weightless structure that shows class and verve. Endless balance and length. It’s so balanced that you could drink it now but it will age for decades. A blend of 75% carmenere, 18% cabernet sauvignon and 7% merlot. Best after 2028."

98 Joaquín Hidalgo - Vinous Media

"The 2021 Clos Apalta comprises 75% Carménère, with the remainder filled out by Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, sourced from the eponymous Apalta Vineyard. It was aged for 24 months in oak barrels, two-thirds of which were new. This dark purple wine reveals nuanced aromas of graphite, herbs, dried plums and blackberry marmalade, complemented by mint, boldo, and garrigue-like notes over a green bell pepper layer. Plush and ample on the palate, it is lifted by a mild refreshing quality that adds a rare nimbleness to its flow. This long-lasting red is a serious wine, less influenced by Michel Rolland's style than in other years, as the fresh vintage imparted a lighter, less ripe and more expressive character. Clos Apalta is one of those rare Chilean wines that reliably showcases the characteristics of each vintage while maintaining a consistent house style. That steadiness is a boon for consumers, as it allows them to appreciate the impact of different vintages, which is a significant part of the allure of high-quality wines."

96 Antonio Galloni - Vinous

The 2015 Dom Pérignon is terrific. Bright and poised, the 2015 shows terrific energy. Citrus peel, white flowers, mint, white pepper and slate all race across the palate. There's gorgeous tension and backbone here, with bright saline notes that extend the mid-palate and finish. This is a fine showing in a vintage that has proven to be tricky. I am intrigued to see how the 2015 develops in the coming years.

96 Wine Spectator

There's a well-spiced, zesty edge to the flavors of glazed apple, mandarin orange peel, pink grapefruit pith and crème de cassis as they ride the finely detailed mousse of this fresh, focused Champagne. This vivid display is enriched by notes of canelé pastry, chopped almond, pastry cream, smoke and vanilla, all coming to the forefront through the midpalate and chiming on the lasting finish. Drink now through 2035.

96 Peter Moser - Falstaff

The Champagne Champagne Dom Pérignon Brut, vintage 2015 from the winery Champagne Dom Pérignon has been rated in 2024 by Peter Moser, Gerhild Burkhard, Benjamin Herzog, Dominik Vombach, Ulrich Sautter, Othmar Kiem, Simon Staffler with 96 Falstaff points. It is a wine made from the grape varieties Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier from the region Champagne in France.

95 Yohan Castaing - Robert Parker's the Wine Advocate

Disgorged in January 2023, the 2015 Dom Pérignon shows a singular, ethereal profile with aromas of white pepper, iodine, ripe orchard fruits, toast, smoke, herbs and spices. Medium to full-bodied, layered, and structured, it’s enveloping and round with a delicate phenolic mid-palate that underlines chalky dry extracts, concluding with a sapid, penetrating finish with gastronomic bitterness. This iteration of Dom Pérignon, though replete with the customary charm and vinous generosity that typify the label, distinguishes itself by its structural delicate austerity and a notably phenolic profile, giving rise to a remarkably linear and well-defined style that diverges markedly from the more familiar expressions of Dom Pérignon. This is a blend of 51% Pinot Noir and 49% Chardonnay with a dosage of 4.5 grams per liter; it will age wonderfully and can be enjoyed now or over the next 20 years.

93 Eric Guido - Vinous Media

"The 2021 Galea Bianco wafts up with a seductive blend of dried flowers, incense, cardamom and vanilla custard. Soothingly round yet lifted and refined, this floods the palate with ripe orchard fruits balanced by tactile mineral tones and ginger hints. The 2021 finishes lightly structured, spicy and long, leaving the mouth watering as hints of flinty peach slowly fade. This elegant beauty is built for the cellar. The Galea Bianco is a blend of 90% Tocai Giallo (Friulano) and 10% Verbuzzo."

94 winescritic.com

"Intriguing and at times spicy alternating notes of red prunes with hints of coriander, mixed citrus fruits and quinine. Full bodied, concentrated and harmonic in the sip with a horizontal closure yet decidedly vibrant and juicy. Better from 2023."

98 Luis Gutierrez - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

The 2020 Cheval des Andes was harvested from the last of February for the first time ever. It was Gabillet's second vintage at Cheval des Andes, and that year, he had to start without waiting for Pierre Olivier Clouet and Pierre Lurton from Cheval Blanc; when they arrived, they had finished picking the Malbec, which surprisingly was fresher in Las Compuertas (because of the higher percentage of clay?) than in Altamira (where the vines suffered more stress), saving the freshness. They now harvest using cold trucks (for the first time), and they also started earlier in the morning (six in the morning, impossible earlier in Mendoza...), which he reckons was very good for the precision of the wine. They used 40% 225-liter barrels, 40% 400-liter oak barrels and 20% 2,500-liter foudres, half of them new and with an élevage of 15 months on average, depending on the lots and varieties from 12 to 18 months. The final blend was 49% Cabernet Sauvignon, 29% Malbec and 2% Petit Verdot, which makes a comeback as it was not used since 2016. The key was to finish the fermentation of the Petit Verdot without skins, and that way, they have been able to use it in the blends of 2021, 2022 and 2023 in small but increasing percentages. This is slightly riper than 2019, with a little more alcohol (14.5%) and with very good structural tannins but saving the freshness, and it has the spicy side from the Petit Verdot (Gabillet talks about white pepper). The wine has the ultra sleek and polished texture and the elegance and the balance that is the signature here; the wine is very clean and precise. I see very good regularity across the three vintages I tasted next to each other—this 2020 and the 2018 and 2019. Overall, this is a triumph over the adverse conditions of the vintage. They produced their usual 100,000 bottles (since 2018), as they are renewing their vineyards and want to keep the volume stable. They produce this volume from the 36 productive hectares they have in Las Compuertas and Altamira.

98 Colin Hay - The Drinks Business

I find this very much back on form in this vintage, with more refined and polished tannins. Incense and cordite. Crushed petals. Black tea leaf. Pure, lifted and aerial aromatically. Crystalline, limpid and very precise on the palate. Sleek but really intense and concentrated too. This is perhaps the best recent vintage of Cheval des Andes. Tight. Gracious. Cool. And very impressive

97 Jane Anson - Inside Bordeaux

Crushed raspberry plum in colour, vibrant and concentrated, juicy and balanced, has precision and succulence and carefully thought out delivery of tannins, grilled spices, nutmeg, liqourice, bilberry, damson and pomegrante. Great stuff, playing at a high level. Gérald Gabillet winemaker and director, LVMH owners.

97 James Suckling - Jamessuckling.com

Ripe, baked dark cherries with spices and some violets. Hints of graphite, cocoa powder, incense and black pepper. Dried rose petals. A slightly fuller Cheval des Andes with tense, silky tannins and a lingering, generous finish. Ripe, but still has lots of restraint and precision. 49% malbec, 49% cabernet sauvignon with a 2% petit verdot. 24% of the malbec comes from Altamira and all the rest of the fruit come from Las Compuertas. Drink or hold.

96 Antonio Galloni - Vinous

The 2020 Cheval des Andes is a blend of 49% Cabernet Sauvignon, 49% Malbec and 2% Petit Verdot from Paraje Altamira in the Uco Valley and Las Compuertas in Luján de Cuyo. Aged in French oak barrels, it's purple in the glass with a garnet sheen. The nose reveals a well-judged approach to the warmth of 2020, featuring ripe plum, redcurrant, mint and hints of white pepper over a bed of bay leaf and cedar. It's dry and velvety on the palate, with rich, polished tannins that deliver a juicy, balanced mouthfeel. The balsamic notes and rich palate reflect the year's character, while the finish is dynamic and long-lasting.

85 Wine Enthusiast

"Sweet is the name and sweet the taste of this soft wine. However, the crisp acidity typical of Vinho Verde gives the wine a lift. A fine aperitif wine, it's ready to drink now. -RV"

93 James Suckling - Jamessuckling.com

Attractive aromas of cassis and spiced plums with dried flowers, red licorice and chocolate orange. Medium- to full-bodied, sleek and polished with a core of succulent purple fruit and a crunchy finish, showing both freshness and ripeness at the same time. Delicious blue-fruited character. Drink or hold.

97 Mark Squires - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

The 2018 Carrocel (Quinta da Pellada) is Castro's upper-level Touriga Nacional, the old clones from Talhão 5 in the Quinta da Pellada vineyard. Just gorgeous, this is the one that has the most finesse, the most flavor and the longest finish of the group in this report. Developing well, this is still very youthful and vibrant, even if the tannins are mostly ripe. This graceful and wonderfully elegant wine relies on understatement and freshness, but the more you drink it, the more you'll want. For one thing, it is just delicious, with blackberries, plums and occasional red fruits. This will age and develop. It is a polished wine. I'd like to see it demonstrate a bit of development, but it's worth leaning up on it today.

94 Jeb Dunnuck - jebdunnuck.com

The 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon Craftsman & Wolves which includes 5% Petit Verdot, offers a vivid purple hue as well as a classic Napa Cabernet Sauvignon nose of wild blueberries, currants, iron, and Asian spices, with a kiss of background chocolately wood. It s medium-bodied, has ripe, present tannins, and a great finish. Coming from two rows of Clone 337 and aged in 75% new French oak, this rocking effort is perfect for drinking over the coming 15 years or more.

94 Jeb Dunnuck - jebdunnuck.com

"Starting with the 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Estate, it’s a no-brainer purchase that offers loads of ripe darker, currant-like fruits as well as textbook Cabernet tobacco and graphite. More forward, supple, and ready to go compared to the Reserve, it’s medium to full-bodied, balanced, and has beautiful richness as well as elegance. Drink it over the coming decade."