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Vintage	Producer	Product Name	Notes	Source	Score	Sell Sheet	Updated
2019	Di Giovanna	Nerello Mascalese 'Vurria'	Sweetly fruited and gorgeously spicy at the same time, the wine shows dark cherry, game, toasted nut, clove and mushroom notes on the nose, leading to a wonderfully weighted palate delivering terrific fruit intensity together with supple texture and fine-grained tannins. Generous and flavoursome with a lengthy delectable finish. At its best: now to 2027.	Wine Orbit	94		2021-11-08
2019	Di Giovanna	Nero d'Avola 'Vurria'	It's wonderfully ripe and seductively complex with dark berry, roast meat, truffle, vanilla and hazelnut characters on the nose, followed by a succulent palate offering excellent weight and depth of flavour. Plush and lingering, making it highly enjoyable. At its best: now to 2027.	Wine Orbit	94		2021-11-08
2019	Di Giovanna	Rosso 'Helios'	A sumptuous offering; the gorgeously lifted bouquet shows blackberry, roasted nut, cured meat and cake spice aromas, leading to a concentrated palate delivering wonderfully richness and textured mouthfeel. It's opulent and hugely satisfying. At its best: now to 2029.	Wine Orbit	95		2021-11-08
2017	La Fiorita	Brunello di Montalcino	Solid fruit for the vintage with berry, cherry, stone and orange-peel aromas and flavors. Medium to full body, firm tannins and a fresh, juicy finish. Drinkable now, but better in 2023.	James Suckling	92		2021-11-08
2016	Verbena	Brunello di Montalcino Riserva	Dark-berry and ripe-cherry aromas with some spice and hazelnut, following through to a medium to full body with round tannins and a delicious finish. Round texture with dusty tannins. Savory and delicious at the end. Give it two or three years to come around.	James Suckling	94		2021-11-08
2017	Verbena	Brunello di Montalcino 'Le Pope'	A soft-textured and rather refined Brunello for the vintage, with full body and plenty of cherry and berry aromas and flavors that come together with underlying freshness and citrusy acidity. Delicious now.	James Suckling	93		2021-11-08
2018	Domaine du Pegau	Chateauneuf-du-Pape 'Cuvee Reserve'	The 2018 Châteauneuf Du Pape Cuvée Réservée is a total charmer and already impossible to resist. Lots of red and black fruits, ground pepper, saddle leather, and spicy, floral notes define the nose, and it’s medium to full-bodied, with a lush, round mouthfeel, beautiful elegance, and outstanding length. It doesn’t have the concentration or depth of a truly great Pégau, but it’s one heck of a great drink today. Enjoy bottles over the coming 10-15 years or so.	Jeb Dunnuck	91		2021-11-05
2020	Domaine Jean Royer	Chateauneuf-du-Pape 'Tradition'	Starting with the 2020 Châteauneuf Du Pape, this up-front, sweetly fruited, sexy beauty offers a vivid ruby/purple hue as well as loads of mulberry and strawberry fruits, notes of peppery garrigue and violets, medium to full body, ripe yet present tannins, wonderful purity, and a great finish.	Jeb Dunnuck	91-93		2021-11-05
2020	Domaine Jean Royer	Chateauneuf-du-Pape 'Prestige'	More kirsch, blackberries, ground pepper, new leather, and assorted spicy notes all emerge from the 2020 Châteauneuf Du Pape Prestige, which is, as always, all Grenache. It's a touch richer and sexier than the classic cuvée, with perhaps a touch more mid-palate. Both wines are beautiful.	Jeb Dunnuck	92-94		2021-11-05
2019	Domaine Jean Royer	Chateauneuf-du-Pape 'Prestige'	The 2019 Châteauneuf Du Pape Prestige (80% Grenache and 20% Mourvèdre) offers a more savory, spicy, Mourvèdre-dominated style in its savory red and darker fruits as well as spiced meat, leather, and loamy earth-like aromas and flavors. Rich, medium to full-bodied, and structured, it's going to benefit from 2-4 years of bottle age and cruise for 10-15 years.	Jeb Dunnuck	93		2021-11-05