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Vintage	Producer	Product Name	Notes	Source	Score	Sell Sheet	Updated
2017	Ramirez de la Piscina	Blanco	(all stainless steel) Pale, green-hued straw. Bright and sharply focused on the nose, displaying fresh citrus fruit and floral scents and a strong suggestion of dusty minerals. In a lithe, racy style, offering light-bodied lime and green apple flavors that show sharp delineation and back-end cut. Finishes long and nervy, with resonating citrus fruit character and a faint touch of fennel.	Vinous	90		2019-02-27
2015	Bodegas Y Vinedos Ilurce	Rio Mazos	Deep ruby-red. A hugely perfumed bouquet evokes red and blue fruit preserves, incense, potpourri, star anise and smoky minerals. Stains the palate with sweet black raspberry, boysenberry, violet pastille and spicecake flavors that display a compelling blend of richness and energy. Finishes impressively long and lively, with resonating floral and spice character and fine-grained tannins that come on late.	Vinous	93		2019-02-27
2016	Bodegas Y Vinedos Ilurce	Rio Madre Graciano	Inky ruby. Pungent black and blue fruits, licorice, vanilla and cola scents are complemented by a smoky nuance that builds in the glass. Chewy and focused on the palate, offering concentrated bitter cherry and cassis flavors that are lifted and braced by a spine of juicy acidity. The smoke and cherry notes echo on the youthfully tannic finish, which shows sharp delineation and strong persistence. For the price point this is quite a serious wine, and one that will reward some patience.	Vinous	90		2019-02-27
2017	Chateau Toutigeac	Bordeaux Blanc	Full ripeness and a rich texture promise much for this delicious wine. Its acidity plays a good supporting role for the ripe apricot and pear fruits with their touch of tangy edge. This well-made wine twill age. Drink ideally from late 2018.	Wine Enthusiast	90		2019-02-26
2016	Rocca di Castagnoli	Chianti Classico DOCG	The 2016 Chianti Classico offers a super-appealing combination of dense, pliant fruit and supporting structure. Succulent red cherry, white pepper, mint and dried flowers all flesh out in the glass. Ideally, readers should plan on cellaring the 2016 for at least a few years. This is a very serious wine.	Vinous	92		2019-02-25
2014	Rocca di Castagnoli	Poggio ai Frati Chianti Classico DOCG Riserva	The 2014 Chianti Classico Riserva Poggio a'Frati is a powerful, virile wine. Readers will have to be patient, as the 2014 is quite imposing today. Iron, smoke, tobacco, wild red cherry and rose petal are enshrouded by a wall of potent, sinewy tannins and bright acids. A deep core of fruit lurks in the background, just waiting to emerge. This is a fabulous wine in the making.	Vinous	92+		2019-02-25
2014	Rocca di Castagnoli	Stielle Chianti Classico DOCG Gran Selezione	The 2014 Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Stielle is a positively stellar wine. Deep, powerful and explosive, but with tons of balance, the Stielle is simply magnificent in 2014. Black cherry, lavender, mint, tobacco and licorice add to a sense of gravitas in this super-concentrated, dense wine.	Vinous	95		2019-02-25
2014	Rocca di Castagnoli	Poggio ai Frati	The 2014 Chianti Classico Riserva Poggio a'Frati is a powerful, virile wine. Readers will have to be patient, as the 2014 is quite imposing today. Iron, smoke, tobacco, wild red cherry and rose petal are enshrouded by a wall of potent, sinewy tannins and bright acids. A deep core of fruit lurks in the background, just waiting to emerge. This is a fabulous wine in the making.	Vinous	92+		2019-02-22
2016	Rocca di Castagnoli	Chianti Classico DOCG	The 2016 Chianti Classico offers a super-appealing combination of dense, pliant fruit and supporting structure. Succulent red cherry, white pepper, mint and dried flowers all flesh out in the glass. Ideally, readers should plan on cellaring the 2016 for at least a few years. This is a very serious wine.	Vinous	92		2019-02-22
2015	Domaine du Moulin	Cuvee Florentin	Braucol by itself makes a solidly tannic wine. This rich example, packed with dark fruit and powerful smoky tannins, is densely concentrated. Coming from the estate's best parcels and with wood aging, it is meant to age. Drink this impressive and unique wine from 2022.	Wine Enthusiast	92		2019-02-22