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Made once again for us by the incomparable De Martino, this wine is full of gorgeous, typical yet refined aromas of the Sauvignon Blanc grape variety, with gooseberries, freshly cut grass and green apples in abundance. The palate is vibrant, with bright fruit and zesty, tropical citrus notes reminiscent of lemon and lime cordial. The finish is long, pure and extremely refreshing. This would be a perfect match with goat’s cheese or fish-based dishes.

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{color} White{color}                                                               {maturity}drink-now{maturity} {maturity-text}Drink now{maturity-text}
{vintage}2020{vintage}
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This delectable Riesling is one of the most thirst-quenching wines that you could ever wish to taste. Made for us by the brilliant Johannes Selbach, it has fresh green apple and apricot aromas, lifted by the scent of meadow wildflowers. The flavours are invigorating, with bright apple freshness persisting alongside more tropical notes of kaffir lime leaves and a twist of white pepper. There’s a hint of sweetness on the otherwise palate-cleansing finish, making this a perfect match for Vietnamese dishes or a Gorgonzola salad.

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{region}Germany{region}
{color}White{color}
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{vintage}2019{vintage}
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We love how De Martino craft their Cabernet Sauvignon and we are extremely proud to partner with them again on this wine. Our 2020 vintage has a wonderful freshness about it which makes it extremely attractive to drink. Blueberries and damsons mingle on the nose and the palate is vibrant, exuding a juicy richness of mouthcoating fruit. A classically Bordelais note of gravel comes through, adding definition. This would be a perfect Sunday roast wine.

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{color} Red{color}                                                               {maturity}drink-now{maturity} {maturity-text}Drink now{maturity-text}
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The Ockfen 2019 Bockstein Riesling GG opens with an intense, dense and elegant, flinty and slightly iron-scented bouquet that displays perfectly ripe and healthy, somewhat flinty Riesling fruit with lemon chutney notes. Intense, ripe and very elegant on the densely textured and a bit more creamy than crystalline palate, this is a full-bodied, lush and round yet very fine and sustainably salty and tensioned Bockstein. It has highly delicate tannins on the complex and sustainable finish that again shows generous, perfectly ripe Riesling fruit with lingering lemon juice notes. Tasted from AP 35 20 in March 2021.

Drink 2021 - 2037

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{color} White {color}                                                              

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{vintage}2019{vintage}
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[] Wine Advocate:: 94/100{ratings}
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Pale gold. This majestic wine packs a real punch – breathtakingly complex and profound but effortlessly light-footed at the same time; imbued with a particularly long, silky structure and mouthfeel.

{***}{region} Germany{region}
{color} White {color}                                                              

{maturity}ready-improve{maturity} {maturity-text}Ready, but will keep{maturity-text}
{vintage}2019{vintage}
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[] Wine Advocate:: 94/100

[] James Suckling:: 96/100

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The Ockfen 2019 Bockstein Riesling GG opens with an intense, dense and elegant, flinty and slightly iron-scented bouquet that displays perfectly ripe and healthy, somewhat flinty Riesling fruit with lemon chutney notes. Intense, ripe and very elegant on the densely textured and a bit more creamy than crystalline palate, this is a full-bodied, lush and round yet very fine and sustainably salty and tensioned Bockstein. It has highly delicate tannins on the complex and sustainable finish that again shows generous, perfectly ripe Riesling fruit with lingering lemon juice notes. Tasted from AP 35 20 in March 2021.

Drink 2021 - 2037

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{color} White {color}                                                              

 {maturity}ready-improve{maturity} {maturity-text}Ready, but will keep{maturity-text}
{vintage}2019{vintage}
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[] James Suckling:: 95/100{ratings}
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Tasted as a sample in April 2020, months before the bottling, the Roxheim 2019 Riesling GG Höllenpfad Im Mühlenberg opens very pure, elegant and coolish on the flinty, refined, very well articulated and precise nose. Full-bodied yet super fine, crystalline and salty on the palate, this is a linear, piquant and elegant yet tensioned Höllenpfad with very good length, intensity and complexity. Highly promising.  - Wine Advocate

{***}{region} Germany{region}
{color} White {color}                                                              

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[] Wine Advocate:: 94/100

[] James Suckling:: 98/100{ratings} {***}

The truly excellent 2016 Sea could very well be the finest wine produced at this estate that started as a joint venture between Robert Mondavi and Eduardo Chadwick and now continues under the guidance of Chadwick and the excellent hand of winemaker Francisco Pancho Baettig. The grapes were picked later in 2016, and the final blend is 55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Malbec, 12% Petit Verdot, 8% Carmenere and 5% Cabernet Franc, with more Malbec and considerably less Carmenere than in the past. This is only 13.5% alcohol and has remarkable acidity and freshness, as well as overall balance and elegance that surpasses all previous vintages. Twelve percent of the volume matured in oak foudres, while the rest was aged in barrique (73% new) for 22 months. Even so, the wine is not oaky and comes through as harmonious and elegant within the house style. It's serious, dry and elegant, with zero concessions to sweetness. A mineral and profound red blend. 72,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in February 2018.
Luis Gutirrez - 31/10/2018

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{color} Red{color}                                                             

  {maturity}laying-down{maturity} {maturity-text}For laying down{maturity-text}
{vintage}2016{vintage}
{ratings} []Wine Advocate:: 97/100
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The 2016 Wehlener Sonnenuhr Sptlese (AP 23 17) is still discreet, floral and finely mineral rather than fruity on the nose compared to the other 2016 Sptlesen. Lush, piquant and juicy on the palate, this is a firm but sensual Sonnenuhr with remarkable finesse, lightness and lingering salinity. Tasted March 2018.
Stephan Reinhardt - 27/04/2018

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{color} White {color}                                                              

 {maturity}ready-improve{maturity} {maturity-text}Ready, but will improve{maturity-text}
{vintage}2016{vintage}
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[] Wine Advocate:: 94/100{ratings}
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Our 2021 Chardonnay is a wonderful expression of its cool, Western Australian origins. There’s a fine nose of fresh lemon with a delicate mealy note. The latter carries through on the palate, alongside a lemon-lime freshness and a sherbet energy that makes it beautifully vibrant. The finish is impressive and long, layered with light touches of toast and brioche.

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{region}Australia{region}
{color}White{color}
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{vintage}2021{vintage}
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One of the most outstanding vintages for Trimbach's Clos Ste.-Hune, the 1983 is a potent, rich, amazingly well-delineated, youthful wine with a nose of honeyed green apples, liquid slate, and that petroleum note that is so much a part of the finest Rieslings from Alsace. Extremely youthful but massive, this is about as big, rich, and dry as Riesling can get.

Robert M. Parker, Jr., Wine Advocate (February 1996)

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{color} White {color}                                                              

{maturity}drink-now{maturity} {maturity-text}Drink Now{maturity-text}
{vintage}1983{vintage}
{ratings} [] Wine Advocate:: 96/100

[] Jancis Robinson :: 19/20

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