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Review	Product Name	Vintage	Rating	Date Sort ascending	Favorite
Heinrich - Decanter	Graue Freyheit	2017	95	Jul-2020
Review “Since Gernot Heinrich fell in love with skin contact whites, this blend of Pinots Gris and Blanc, plus a seasoning of Chardonnay, has gone from strength to strength. From 2017, it’s fermented in amphorae, allowing the juicy tangerine and peppery berry fruit to shine even more. Its crystalline purity and silken texture are simply sensational. That this is all achieved with zero added sulphites is testament to skilled winemaking and perfect fruit. Biodynamic.”
Estate Argyros - Decanter	Estate Argyros Aidani	2018	91 points	Jun-2020
Review “A different, more mineral style compared to the Sigalas, with white flowers, honeysuckle, peach and minerals. Vibrant and textural: complex yeasty notes, abundant tropical fruit and fresh acidity.”
Ànima Negra - Decanter	ÀN	2016	92	May-2020
Review “A boutique producer that has done much to revive interest in Mallorcan wines in general and the local Callet variety (95% of the blend here, with equal parts Manto Negro and Fogoneu) in particular. This red is deep, intense, thyme-scented and balanced with mineral freshness.”
Domaine Jean Grivot - Decanter	Vosne-Romanée 2018	2018	92	May-2020
Review “Even at the village level, the 2018 wines from Grivot are intense and beautiful. Enticing nose with ripe raspberries, cherries and crushed violets. Suave on the palate and quite intense with velvety tannins and a lingering finish. One of the best Vosne-Romanée village reds I tried in 2018.”
Il Marroneto - Decanter	Brunello di Montalcino Selezione Madonna delle Grazie	2015	92	May-2020
Review “Alessandro Mori, who has been making Brunello for decades in a staunchly traditional way and setting on elegance and vibrancy rather than power, has shot to the absolute top of Montalcino. This single vineyard wine aptly demonstrates, year after year, why. A thrilling wine with a perfumed sour cherry nose and succulent fruit with bags of coating tannins, which with further bottle ageing, will improve for decades to come.”
Klein Constantia - Decanter	Vin De Constance	1996	92	May-2020
Review “A very different style of Vin de Constance, this has 'only' 112g/l residual sugar, matched with 8.7g/l total acidity. The lower sugar level is noticeable with a tartness to the palate and medium-weight making this seem closer to a top Tokaji wine than the others tasted. A little more rustic and earthly on the nose and palate, this is at its peak now. Crisp and with plenty of acidity on the finish, this still has several years ahead of it.”
Klein Constantia - Decanter	Vin De Constance	2007	96	May-2020
Review “Although released by the new management team, the final blend was put together by the previous owner. This rich, nutty, unctuous sweet wine has less pronounced floral notes with more umami and mushroom character. It feels like a Vin de Constance from a different era. 2007 was an excellent year with a cool growing season and a dry, warm, late summer, leading to residual sugar of 177g/l. With the acidity standing out a bit less than in the 2008, this fine wine is drinking beautifully now.”
Klein Constantia - Decanter	Vin De Constance	2008	97	May-2020
Review “The first wine to be blended by the 'new' team in 2012, further time in bottle has added complexity on the palate. Intensely aromatic with a medium-burnished gold hue and nutty, clove and honeysuckle/jasmine notes on the nose. Acidity is more prominent here but cuts through the richness, with mellow oak and orange-marmalade zest on the finish. A highly impressive Vin de Constance with 150g/l rs which is in great shape for further maturation.”
Klein Constantia - Decanter	Vin De Constance	2016	97	May-2020
Review “Strikingly pure, fresh and youthful, this is almost like an 'essence of Muscat'. Hints of elderflower and subtle spices on the nose are complemented by a licquorous palate with zesty citrus peel and honey, balanced by crisp acidity. 2016 was a very early vintage due, in part, to El Nino but the dry, warm season was mitigated in Constantia by prevailing cool sea-breezes, and cool night-time temperatures. This really needs 2-3 years to bring out the complex flavours which will make this a memorable sweet wine for many decades.”
Shaw + Smith - Decanter	M3 Chardonnay - 2018	2018	94	May-2020
Review “The high-altitude, cool-climate Lenswood sub-region is the source of many of the Adelaide Hills’ best Chardonnays – notably Geoff Weaver, Henschke and Shaw & Smith, with its top-of-the-range Lenswood single-vineyard Chardonnay (£50) as well as this M3. Flinty and linear with precision and restraint, it has piercing acidity and ample stone and citrus fruit with a real wild-yeast tang. Fermented and aged nine months in barrel with lees stirring.”

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