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Vintage	Producer	Product Name	Notes	Source	Score	Sell Sheet	Updated
2019	Decibel	Malbec Gimblett Gravels	The 2019 Malbec Decibel by Daniel from American-born Daniel Brennan's brand is gorgeously fragrant and joyful. It bursts with parma violet, blackberry and blueberry flavors. While ripe and silken, it remains fresh and full of vigor with energetic but not extracted tannins. Sure to put a smile on your face – and that's what wine is meant to do.	Vinous	91		2022-04-12
2018	Dunham	Cabernet Sauvignon 'XXIV' Columbia Valley	Tightly focused and appealing for the straightforward structure and expressive cherry and tobacco flavors, which finish with refined tannins. Drink now through 2028. 1,588 cases made.	Wine Spectator	90		2022-04-11
2019	Isabel Estate	Pinot Noir	Exuberant, offering juicy cherry, blood orange and fresh herb accents, with spice, green tea and dried lavender notes on a supple, vibrant frame. Drink now through 2035. 1,800 cases made, 448 cases imported.	Wine Spectator	91		2022-04-07
2018	Pierrail	Bordeaux Superieur	Ripe and rich nose with blackcurrants, iodine, tree bark and some sweet spices and coffee. This is a full-bodied red with deep fruit, coated by chewy tannins. A little denser and more powerful than the 2019, but less juicy. Some vanilla in the finish. Needs some time to settle. Better in 2024.	James Suckling	90		2022-04-07
2020	Pierrail	Bordeaux Blanc	Grapefruit, dried pineapple, pumpkin seeds, cardamom and salted almonds on the nose. Medium-bodied with fresh acidity and a spicy, flavorful palate. Ambitious style with generous oak and lingering cedar and salted-almond notes. Drink now.	James Suckling	90		2022-04-07
2017	Verbena	Brunello di Montalcino	Black-cherry, lightly burnt orange and currant aromas follow through to a full body with lots of fresh tannins and zesty fruit, as well as hints of new wood. A little young and slightly rough, but there’s potential here for the vintage. Give it a year or two of bottle age. Try after 2023.	James Suckling	91		2022-04-07
2018	El Principal	Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 'Memorias' Maipo Andes Valley	The 2018 Memorias, produced with a blend of varieties, comes through as bright in color and aromas, balsamic and with notes of herbs, ripe without excess but quite showy, aromatic and open. It has abundant fine-grained tannins and a bitter twist in the finish. 40,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in February 2020.	Wine Advocate	90		2022-04-07
2018	El Principal	Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 'Calicanto' Maipo Andes Valley	The juicy and fruit-driven 2018 Calicanto, a blend of 49% Cabernet Sauvignon, 38% Carmenère, 7% Syrah, 3% Malbec and 2% Cabernet Franc, has the light of the higher-altitude vineyards from Los Andes, a kind of brightness that combines some herbal and wild berry aromas and a spicy touch. This is higher in Carmenère, and it's spicier and peppery, with a medium-bodied palate with fine and round tannins, a gentle texture and good balance. 132,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in April 2019.	Wine Advocate	90		2022-04-07
2020	Marziano Abbona	Dogliani San Luigi	The 2020 Dogliani San Luigi is a very pretty, delicate wine laced with inky dark red/purplish fruit, sage, spice and violets. This mid-weight, classy Dogliani is an absolute pleasure to taste today.	Vinous	90		2022-04-07
2018	El Principal	Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 'Memorias' Maipo Andes Valley	Memorias is the second wine of El Principal, produced from an assemblage of Cabernet Sauvignon with 34% Carmenère, Petit Verdot, Cabernet Franc and Syrah. Youthful, perfumed and engaging, with the freshness, texture and balance that define the Grand Vin, it has graceful tannins, notes of mint and green herbs, intense cassis and plum flavours and good length. 2024-30	Tim Atkin	92		2022-04-05