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Vintage	Producer	Product Name	Notes	Source	Score	Sell Sheet	Updated
2021	Decibel	Malbec Gimblett Gravels	Superbly ripe and richly expressed, showing blackcurrant, blueberry, violet, thyme and toasted nut aromas, leading to a wonderfully flavoursome palate offering terrific fruit power combined with velvety texture and loads of silky tannins. Bold and robust with a sustained sturdy finish. At its best: now to 2033. Tasted Aug 2023.	Wine Orbit	94		2025-02-20
2018	Decibel	Pinot Noir Martinborough ‘Testify’	Richly spicy and savoury, the wine shows dried cherry, smoked game, thyme, dark mushroom and toasted almond characters on the nose, followed by a sweetly smooth palate offering fleshy texture and polished tannins. Seductively complex and engaging. At its best: now to 2026.	Wine Orbit	94		2025-02-20
2020	Bhilar	Phincas	The red 2020 Phincas is a village wine from Elvillar produced with grapes from their older biodynamic vines. It's mostly Tempranillo with 10% Graciano and 5% Viura fermented with full clusters in concrete and matured in 225- and 500-liter barrels for 30 months and then blended together and put in an oak vat for a further six months. It's ripe at 14.5% alcohol, with notes of dry herbs and esparto grass, with a Mediterranean feeling to it. The palate is full-bodied, with dusty tannins and a dry finish. Better with food. 10,200 bottles and 230 magnums were filled in September 2023.	Wine Advocate	92		2025-02-20
2023	Morgan	Pinot Noir 'Twelve Clones' Santa Lucia Highlands	Delivers fresh, pinpoint notes of rooibos tea, blood orange and savory backed by the long, sleek finish. Drink now through 2030.	Wine Spectator	91		2025-02-20
2023	Pierrail	Bordeaux Blanc	Beyond the richness is vivacious brightness, with balancing acidity that make this special.	Decanter	90		2025-02-20
2018	Decibel	Red Blend Gimblett Gravels ‘Testify’	A solidly built robust red made from 80% malbec & 20% merlot. The enticing bouquet shows blackcurrant, spiced cherry, subtle tobacco, cured meat and cedar characters, leading to a concentrated palate exhibiting excellent depth and richness. Wonderfully structured by loads of fine chalky tannins, it’s refined and bold at the same time with layers of engaging flavours and textures. At its best: now to 2032.	Wine Orbit	95		2025-02-20
2022	Decibel	Malbec Nouveau ‘Giunta’	Charming and brightly expressed, it's delightfully fragrant on the nose with sweet plum, violet, thyme and subtle spice aromas, leading to a juicy palate that's finely textured and lingering. Youthfully styled with pristine fruit flavours with fine tannins, offering excellent drinking. At its best: now to 2025.	Wine Orbit	91		2025-02-20
2022	Ocampo	Listan Blanco	The 2022 Listán Blanco was produced with grapes from growers in the zone of Acentejo at 550 to 750 meters above sea level. It fermented in 1,500-liter oak foudres and 500-liter barrels, where it matured with lees for 10 months. It has a shy nose, clean and with the oak neatly integrated, despite the fact that this first year all the oak was new. It's medium-bodied with a chalky mouthfeel and good balance. 3,330 bottles produced. It was bottled in June 2023.	Wine Advocate	91		2025-02-19
2022	Ocampo	Vijariego	The red 2022 Vijariego Negro was produced with grapes from their own vines. It fermented with 30% full clusters in concrete and matured in 1,500-liter oak foudre and 500-liter oak barrels for 10 months. The reds have a creamy profile, as all the wood was new in 2022. It has more black than red fruit, different from the Vijariego elsewhere. It has plenty of tannins, more than usual (at least in other zones) that are going to require time in bottle. In future vintages, the oak should be less marked. 2,600 bottles produced. It was bottled in June 2023.	Wine Advocate	90		2025-02-19
2022	Ocampo	Vidueno Blanco	The 2022 Vidueño is a white blend produced with Marmajuelo, Malvasía Aromática, Albillo Criollo and Listán Blanco from 25-year-old trellised vines. The grapes fermented in a 1,500-liter oak foudre, where the wine matured with lees for 10 months. It's clean and fruit-driven, moderately aromatic (from the Marmajuelo) with a moderate degree of alcohol (12.5%) and a saline twist in the finish. The profile is not unlike some Godello from Valdeorras. 1,890 bottles were filled in June 2023.	Wine Advocate	92		2025-02-19