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Review	Product Name	Vintage	Rating	Date Sort ascending	Favorite
Henschke - Decanter	Henschke Hill of Grace Shiraz	2010	98	Dec-2019
Review “First made in 1958, Australia’s most famous single vineyard wine was originally planted during the 1860s by Nicolaus Stanitzki, a Henschke ancestor. A fine, intricate web of tannins harnesses equally intricate layers of flavour which build steadily. Juniper, dried herbs, liquorice, charcuterie and a hint of eucalyptus is filled out by sweet, juicy briar on the attack, creamy, mocha-edged framboise to the mid-palate and deep set, very persistent blackcurrant. Very long, and very fluid.”
Estate Argyros - Wine Advocate	Estate Argyros Mavrotragano - 2010	2010	88	Dec-2019
Review “The 2010 Mavrotragano was aged in French oak for 18 months. It was further aged in bottle for eight months. When first seen, this was another fine example of the grape from Argyros, which does a great job with it. One key question is how (and whether) they age. This was only the third bottling I'd seen (about six years ago) from the winery. Let's check in. In terms of structure, this is brilliant, as good or better than ever. Vibrant and still powerful, it finishes with some pop, and it is very concentrated.”
Château de Saint Cosme - Decanter	Gigondas Hominis Fides - 2010	2010	98	Oct-2019
Review “Spicy, smoky, lifted fragrance, real finesse and freshness still to the aromatics. Lovely depth and intensity of fruit. A really attention-grabbing wine - it's almost a bit too much - bright, full technicolor. Very saline, very long, great finesse but great power.”
Château de Saint Cosme - Decanter	Gigondas Le Claux - 2010	2010	98	Oct-2019
Review “Beautifully harmonious palate, cooling, all very much in perfect balance, and just coming into maturity now, with a long time to go before it really hits its peak. Long, bassy fruit tones, all imbedded with spice. Exceptionally long. A very serious wine in the making.”
Domaine Blain-Gagnard - Decanter	Chassagne-Montrachet Clos Saint-Jean 1er Cru	2010	91	Jul-2019
Review “The Blain-Gagnard style favors discreet and subtle rather than explosive wines. This shows muted pear and apricot aromas with a light toastiness. It's sleek and silky, concentrated but linear, with ample sucrosity to balance the acidity. While not especially complex, it's harmonious and still has a future.”
Tua Rita - Wine Advocate	Syrah Toscana IGT	2010	94	May-2019
Review “I tasted this wine as part of a vertical tasting and masterclass I headed at our Matter of Taste event in Zurich in early 2019. Because we did not have a review in our database of the 2010 Syrah (the wine was not given the name "Per Sempre" back then), I decided to add it. This is a beautifully fleshed-out and mature expression of Syrah with dark, tarry notes that cede to dried cherry, spice and savory leather. The wine is traveling nicely along its evolutionary tract, and it still has the fiber and freshness to endure more bottle age.”
Juvé & Camps - Vinous	Reserva de la Familia	2010	89	Apr-2019
Review “Brilliant yellow-gold. Buttered toast, poached pear, honey and a subtle floral quality on the lees-inflected nose. Broad and pliant in the mouth, showing good heft to its ripe orchard/pit fruit flavors, which are braced by a refreshingly bitter lemon pith flourish. In an ample style but not lacking in energy. Clings nicely on the finish, leaving a faintly bitter suggestion of peach pit behind.”
Juvé & Camps - Vinous	Blanc de Noirs Brut Reserva	2010	89	Apr-2019
Review “Light gold. A deeply perfumed bouquet evokes ripe citrus/orchard fruits and pungent flowers, with a suave floral note building in the glass. Silky and broad on the palate, offering juicy Meyer lemon and yellow apple flavors that become spicier on the back half. The floral quality repeats on a long, nervy finish that shows very good clarity and a touch of smoky lees.”
Catena Zapata - Decanter	Nicolás Catena Zapata	2010	94	Feb-2019
Review “A really small and cool vintage, with yields down by 30% due to frosts and wind. This is 75% Cabernet Sauvignon from Agrelo and Tupungato, with 25% Malbec from Gualtallary and Altamira, aged for 18 months in French oak barriques. It has a fresh, vibrant and juicy nose, with notes of pencil shavings, sage and gravel. The palate is velvety and voluptuous, with fine, chalky tannins and a concentrated mid-palate of primary fruits and zippy, fresh acidity. It's still very much in its youth and is one to watch, as it should blossom beautifully in the bottle.”
Viña Bujanda - Vinous	Vina Bujanda Gran Reserva	2010	92	Feb-2019
Review “Brilliant ruby-red. Highly perfumed red berry and floral aromas are complemented by suggestions of potpourri and vanilla. Sweet, supple and broad in the mouth, offering intense raspberry and cherry-vanilla flavors that become firmer on the back half. Shows impressive clarity and spicy lift on the finish, which is framed by smooth, harmonious tannins.”

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