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Vintage	Producer	Product Name	Notes	Source	Score	Sell Sheet	Updated
2022	Bhilar	Tinto	Up a point since I sampled it a year ago, this is a younger vine cuvee of Tempranillo, 25% Garnacha and 10% Viura from David Sampedro's home village of Elvillar. Floral, earthy and chewy, with some meaty reduction, plum and bramble fruit and plenty of underlying grip. 2025-29	Tim Atkin	90		2025-03-04
2022	Bhilar	Blanco	David Sampedro is one of the best white wine producers in Rioja, so it's worth buying anything he makes, including his entry-point offering. Pairing Viura and 20% Garnacha Blanca, this skin-fermented, foudre-aged cuvee is a low intervention style with apple, baking yeast and pear flavours and a waxy, leesy mid-palate. 2025-27	Tim Atkin	92		2025-03-04
2022	Bhilar	Graciano 'Lagrimas de Bhilar'	David Sampedro likes to pick his Graciano before his Tempranillo because "it doesn't like the sun". Fermented in concrete before aging in foudres, it has appealing sage and oregano aromas, lots of acidity, spicy tannins and a green, herbal finish that's reminiscent of a Maturana Tinta. 2024-29	Tim Atkin	92		2025-03-04
2020	Bhilar	Phincas	Phincas is a serious, low-intervention red blend that's fermented with 100% whole bunches. Pairing Tempranillo, 10% Graciano and 5% Viura, it's a funky, slightly earthy style, with notes of beetroot, clove and dried herbs, damson and black olive flavours and a firm tannic backbone. 2024-28	Tim Atkin	91		2025-03-04
2023	Domaine de Fondrèche	Syrah 'Divergente'	From very old Syrah vines brought up in concrete round Galileo tanks and new barrels, the 2023 Ventoux Divergent is another pure, seamless, silky beauty that does everything right. Black and blue fruits, pepper, sappy garrigue, and some gamey notes all give this a Cornas-like vibe, but it's incredibly pure, polished, and elegant on the palate, with fine tannins.	Jeb Dunnuck	94-96		2025-02-25
2023	Domaine de Fondrèche	Rouge	The 2023 Ventoux Domaine is a normal blend of 60% Grenache and the rest Syrah and Mourvedre that's brought up in a mix of foudre and concrete eggs. It brings more richness and depth, with a terrific core of peppery darker berry fruits, peppery garrigue, smoke, and crushed stone. Medium to full-bodied, nicely concentrated, and textured, it should drink nicely right out of the gate, yet this will age gracefully as well.	Jeb Dunnuck	91-93+		2025-02-25
2023	Domaine de Fondrèche	Persia	The 2023 Ventoux Persia is mostly Syrah but includes 5% Mourvèdre, raised two thirds in foudre and one-third in new barrels. Coming all from silex soils, its deep purple hue is followed by a Saint Joseph-like nose of beautiful black and blue fruits, violets, bacon fat, and pepper. With medium to full-bodied richness, a bright, pure, elegant mouthfeel, and ripe tannins, it shows the supple yet pure and incredibly impressive style of the vintage.	Jeb Dunnuck	92-94		2025-02-25
2022	Domaine de Fondrèche	Persia	The 2022 Ventoux Persia is mostly Syrah and was brought up just like the 2023 and mostly in foudre. Red and black fruits, ground pepper, chalky minerality, and loads of spice define the aromatics, and it's beautifully balanced, medium to full-bodied, has supple, polished tannins, and a great finish.	Jeb Dunnuck	93		2025-02-25
2023	Domaine de Fondrèche	Rouge 'Il Était Une Fois'	The 2023 Ventoux Il Etait Une Fois is 80% Grenache, 15% Syrah, and 5% Mourvèdre brought up in foudre, amphora, and concrete eggs, with the Syrah and Mourvèdre brought up in new barrels. Black raspberries, peppery garrigue, candied violets, and terrific floral notes all shine here, and it's medium to full-bodied, has a pure, elegant mouthfeel, and ripe, integrated tannins.	Jeb Dunnuck	92-94		2025-02-25
2023	Pierrail	Bordeaux Blanc	Beyond the richness is vivacious brightness, with balancing acidity that make this special.	Decanter	90		2025-02-20