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Review	Product Name	Vintage	Rating	Date Sort ascending	Favorite
Two Paddocks - Wine Enthusiast	Two Paddocks The First Paddock Pinot Noir	2017	94	May-2020
Review “From one of the original vineyards on the property (planted 1993), as the name suggests, this bottling needs some swirling in the glass or time in a decanter. But like a locked box, once the lid is open, treasures await. And they’re all highly reflective of place. Rhubarb and cherry notes swirl with baking spice, dried flowers and an earthy, mushroom note, morphing over time into a fruitier, more vanilla toned beauty. Silky texture, crystalline acidity and juicy fruit are wrapped in a swaddle of spicy, structured tannins. There’s oak influence, too, but it should melt seamlessly into the wine with a few more years in bottle.”
Two Paddocks - Wine Enthusiast	Two Paddocks The Last Chance	2017	94	May-2020
Review “Actor Sam Neill’s Two Paddocks label is on a steep upward trajectory: Vine age, impeccable farming and a dream team inside and out of the winery are paying off. This premium Pinot is an intensely spicy, perfumed drop. It’s hard not to fall under its spell. Like Christmas distilled, it’s a heady hodgepodge of red currants and preserved cherries marinated in bitter herbs and spices—licorice root, cloves, cinnamon bark and vanilla pod—derived from the fruit and stalks, not from oak. Chalky tannins curl around the tongue, the juicy, prickly fruit trickles through the cracks. Powerfully structured yet utterly drinkable, this would perch happily beside charcuterie or a mushroom truffle risotto.” (Editors’ Choice)
Two Paddocks - Wine Enthusiast	Two Paddocks Estate Pinot Noir	2018	94	May-2020
Review “This is a beautifully approachable yet complex wine from this boutique, biodynamically farmed estate, owned by actor Sam Neill with a talented winemaking and viticulture team spearheaded by Dean Shaw and Mike Wing, respectively. The nose conjures images of cherry pie cooling on a windowsill, a rosebush blooming from the sun-warmed soil beneath. Savory, sappy tannins wind around silky, high-toned fruit in the mouth. A tightrope walk of balance of power and elegance with crunchy acidity to break the fall.” (Editors' Choice)
Yalumba - Wine Enthusiast	Yalumba The Octavius Shiraz	2015	94	Apr-2020
Review “This vintage of one of Yalumba’s most premium wines is back up to the level of the 2013. It’s a rich and heady combo of dark chocolate, brambly berries, licorice and earthy herbs. Tannins are integrated neatly within a silky texture of pure, tangy fruit and vibrant acidity. It’s so likable now, it may not age as long as other Shiraz in this price point, but should still progress well for another decade or so.”
Yalumba - Wine Enthusiast	Yalumba Aged Tawny 21 Years Old	N/V	94	Apr-2020
Review “Fortified wines have an important place in Yalumba's history. Their three barrel-age Tawnies are beautiful time capsules of a bygone era. The youngest, an average of 21 years old, is the color of an autumn sunset. It's reminiscent of fall on the nose as well: crisp leaves on a forest floor; shriveled apricots still on the tree; a whiff of campfire smoke in the distance; freshly shelled walnuts; and an underlying toffee and burnt sugar character. It coats the mouth lusciously, but its richness is lifted by the alcohol and acidity, and it's begging to be sipped with spiced apple walnut cake.”
La Guita - Decanter	Manzanilla La Guita en Rama	N/V	94	Mar-2020
Review “Smoke and brioche aromas. Elegant palate with subtle stony, iodine notes. Squeaky clean, with a salty delicacy.”
Clos Apalta - Wine Spectator Insider	Clos Apalta	2016	94	Feb-2020
Review “Refined, with savory richness to the mineral-infused raspberry, red currant and herbal shadings. Creamy hints emerge midpalate, leading to a crisp, well-structured finish that lingers with slate and cast iron notes.”
Finca Valpiedra - Tim Atkin, MW	Petra	2017	94	Feb-2020
Review “The Petra block used to be planted with Cabernet Sauvignon, but was grafted over to Garnacha in 2013. The result, now into its second vintage as a stand-alone wine, is floral, delicate and subtle, rather than a blockbuster, with understated wood, racy acidity, fine-grained tannins and sweet, juicy red berry fruit.”
Heinrich - Wine Enthusiast	Ried Gabarinza - 2016	2016	94	Feb-2020
Review “A touch of reduction still obscures the cherry and plum notes on the nose. The palate gives them more room and presents those fruits in a lovely firm frame that borrows from graphite, smoke and tar to lend backbone and structure. Intense, brilliant freshness seems to illuminate the purity of fruit even more. Lovely, structured, firm and dry.”
Loimer - Wine Enthusiast	Grüner Veltliner Ried Käferberg 1ÖTW Kamptal DAC - 2017	2017	94	Feb-2020
Review “A very shy nose gives a faint hint of dandelion blossom and butter. The palate continues with this rounded, ripe and smooth theme, bringing out even more butteriness but also a textured counterbalance of pithy concentration that tingles on the tongue with pepper and hay notes. Both citrus and rounded butteriness unite for a lasting, mellow, rich finish.”

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