Wines

91 Points! The A. A. Badenhorst Family Wines 2025 Swartland Secateurs Chenin Blanc is sourced from 34 vineyards and blended progressively during harvest, with fruit picked between 11% and 14% potential alcohol. Fermentation unfolds naturally as fresh juice is added to active tanks over several weeks without temperature control. The wine matures in a mix of old casks, concrete and large barrels..."This wine feeds a lot of people," says Adi Badenhorst. The 2025 shows bright freshness, with honey and yellow flower layered over clean orchard fruit aromatics. - Monica Larner, robertparker.com

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97–98 Points – James Suckling
“A serious Aile d'Argent with sliced green mangoes, pears and green apples. Full-bodied. Framed with phenolics and minerals. Complex and real. A touch of flint and cedar at the end. Super finish. A blend of 63% Sauvignon Blanc, 29% Sémillon, 7% Sauvignon Gris and 1% Muscadelle.”

94–96 Points – Lisa Perrotti-Brown, The Wine Independent
“The 2025 Aile d'Argent pops from the glass with vivacious notes of Bosc pears, white peaches, and pink grapefruit, giving way to hints of honeysuckle, orange peel, and beeswax with a touch of jasmine tea. Medium-bodied, the palate is satiny-textured and crisp with intense orchard fruit flavors and a long, fragrant finish. The blend is 63% Sauvignon Blanc, 29% Sémillon, 7% Sauvignon Gris, and 1% Muscadelle. It has a pH of 3.13 and the alcohol is 13.6%. It is due to age in French oak barrels for 9 months, 45% new. No malolactic was performed this year.”

93–95 Points – Jeb Dunnuck
“A blend of 63% Sauvignon Blanc, 29% Sémillon, 7% Sauvignon Gris, and a splash of Muscadelle, the 2025 Château Mouton Rothschild Aile D'Argent Blanc offers bright green citrus, crushed stone, minty herb, and savory aromatics, with an incredibly mineral-driven character. On the palate, it's medium-bodied, with bright, racy acidity and a clean finish. This exotic, complex, perfumed white is going to benefit from a few years in the cellar and I suspect have a long drinking window.”

 

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A Central Coast bottling that is often more than 75% from their own vineyard. This showcases the forward heady stone fruit of this variety.  It is fermented and aged entirely in stainless steel and bottled early.  

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The grapes for this wine come from unique vineyards, particularly well-suited for these wines, that are on a hillside exposed to the rising sun but protected from the hotter setting sun by a pine forest. Its position allows the grapes to fully ripen on vines planted in clay earth with a calcareous subsoil. The terroir gives the grapes their floral and exotic characteristics, while preserving their freshness, which is rare for white Côtes du Rhone wines. Learn More

98–100 Points – The Wine Independent (Lisa Perrotti-Brown)
“Deep garnet-purple in color, the 2025 Angélus cascades out of the glass with flowing scents of fresh blackberries, red currant preserves, and lilacs, giving way to rose bud tea, crushed rocks, garrigue, and forest floor. The palate is a vortex of energy with super-fine-grained tannins and lots of mineral and chalky sparks.”

97–99 Points – Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider
“The perfume starts with a strong floral bouquet before you dig into its wealth of red, black, and blue fruits topped with an array of spices and chocolate. The palate opens with sublime purity of fruit, silky tannins, and zesty acidity.”

97 Points – Georgina Hindle, Decanter
“A great wine from Angélus this year. Round and generous with amazing definition and creamy texture. Energy and depth, purity and focus. Really an elegant, elongated wine with such nuance of flavour.”

97 Points – Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux
“The depths are immediately apparent, clear polished stones, liquorice root, olive pit, espresso, cappuccino, full of the luscious signature of the estate.”

96–98 Points – Jeb Dunnuck
“Cassis, graphite, violets, iris, and a wonderful sense of minerality all define the 2025 Château Angélus. Medium to full-bodied, with incredible purity, classy background oak, integrated acidity, and a great finish.”

96–98 Points – Wine Advocate (William Kelley)
“The 2025 Angélus is already beautifully harmonious, unfurling with notes of sweet dark berries, plums, violets, licorice and spices. Layered and multidimensional with ripe tannins and a long perfumed finish.”

95–97 Points – Neal Martin, Vinous
“The bouquet opens with blackberry, raspberry, cassis and iodine notes. The palate is silky smooth with filigree tannins, very well judged acidity and palpable sapid notes. Great potential.”

95–97 Points – Antonio Galloni, Vinous
“The 2025 Angélus is a superb contemporary Grand Vin. Aromatic, vibrant and wonderfully fresh, dazzling from start to finish with blood orange, mint, white pepper, rose petal and chalk.”

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One of our classic summertime go-tos, composed of Loureiro, Arinto, Trajadura and aged just in stainless steel. It's bottled with a touch of carbon dioxide trapped inside to give it a little 'spritz', 10% alcohol and an absolute joy to drink. Too easy!

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99-100 Points James Suckling
"A high-definition wine. Wow. The aromas are incredible, with roses, strawberries and crushed stones. So perfumed. It's the magic of perfectly ripe Cabernet Franc. Medium-bodied with ultra-fine tannins and a firm and silky finish. Sublime length and mouthfeel. Cool, subtle, sophisticated and stunning."

97-99 Points Wine Advocate - William Kelley
"A blend of 65% Cabernet Franc, 30% Merlot and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon, the 2025 Château Ausone unwinds in the glass with notes of sweet raspberries and mulberries mingled with notions of mint, rose petals and blood orange. Medium- to full-bodied, lively and perfumed, with lovely energy, exquisitely refined tannins and a bright, precise finish. One of the most refined, classy Ausone vintages in recent years."

97-99 Points Lisa Perrotti-Brown, The Wine Palate
"The 2025 Ausone slowly unfurls to reveal ripe blackberries, red currant preserves, blueberry compote, rose bud tea, lilacs and crushed rocks. The medium-bodied palate is simply electric with intense fruit, very fine-grained tannins, incredible tension, and epic length and depth. Stunning."

97 Points Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux
"Nuanced layers of rose petals and iris flowers, knitted down, textural and expansive, will take its sweet time to uncoil and uncurl, but you can see exactly how rewarding it will be to follow its journey. A stunning example of Ausone."

96-98 Points Neal Martin, Vinous
"The 2025 Ausone represents the entirety of the vineyard this year. Beautifully defined and a little less precocious than usual, there is a sense of classicism here that I admire. Layers of blackberry and raspberry fruit, hints of white pepper and clove, with a very long peacock-tail finish."

95-97+ Points Jeb Dunnuck
"A very classic expression from this château, with ripe black cherries, graphite, classy oak, liquid violets, and chalky minerality on the nose. Rich and medium to full-bodied, with a straight, focused, beautifully concentrated mouthfeel, plenty of chalky tannins, and a great finish."

95-97 Points Antonio Galloni, Vinous
"The 2025 Ausone is powerful, dense and packed to the core. Readers will have to be patient. Time in the glass brings out hints of blood orange, rose petal, mint and raspberry jam. It will be fascinating to see how the 2025 ages."

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94–96 Points – Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider
“Flowers and plums fill the perfume. On the palate, the wine is vibrant, juicy, fresh, long, and packed with ripe, sweet black cherries, chocolate, oceanic influences, mint, and licorice. The finish has great energy, with flesh and length. Clearly, this is one of the best vintages of Barde Haut ever produced.”

94–96 Points – Lisa Perrotti-Brown
“The nose of the 2025 Barde Haut is a field of flowers—violets, roses, and lavender—leading to a core of black raspberries and black cherries, plus a hint of forest floor. The medium-bodied palate is wonderfully graceful with very fine-grained tannins and fantastic tension framing the perfumed black and blue fruit layers, finishing long and minerally.”

93–95 Points – Jeb Dunnuck
“Deep purple-hued, the 2025 Château Barde-Haut has beautiful notes of ripe black fruits, sappy flowers, tobacco, and chocolate on the nose. Rich and medium to full-bodied, with a deep, layered mouthfeel and a great finish. This is a seriously impressive Saint-Emilion Grand Cru Classé that's well worth your time and money.”

93–95 Points – Antonio Galloni, Vinous
“The 2025 Barde-Haut is powerful and resonant. Macerated dark cherry, spice, new leather, cedar and menthol confer tons of intensity. Broad and ample, with notable textural intensity.”

 

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91 Points! A blend of 36% Grenache, 24% Syrah, 13% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Cinsault, 8% Rolle, 5% Caladoc, and 4% Counoise, the 2025 Coteaux D'Aix En Provence Rosé is a clean, classy rosé with light red fruits, white flowers, and chalky minerality on the nose. It's medium-bodied on the palate, with a fresh, focused mouthfeel, clean acidity, and just perfect overall balance. It's a serious, delicious rosé that's up with some of the crème de la crème of the region. - Jeb Dunnuck

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98-100 Points Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider

"Beau-Séjour Bécot has been on fire lately, and the 2025 shows why. Concentrated, lusciously textured, creamy, and fresh, the wine delivers an intensity of fruit and a surreal sense of purity. The finish is all about its nonstop, seamless layers of velvety fruit that coat your palate as they linger for over 60 seconds."

98-100 Points Antonio Galloni, Vinous

"The 2025 Beau-Séjour Bécot has all the requisites to take its place alongside the 2022 and the other extraordinary wines of 2025. Aromatic and layered, with striking presence, the 2025 is majestic. The purity here is just off the charts. There are good wines, exceptional wines, and then emotional wines. Beau-Séjour Bécot falls into the third category."

97-99 Points Jeb Dunnuck

"Sporting a stunning deep purple hue, the 2025 reveals cassis, graphite, liquid violets, and black raspberry along with a liquid rock minerality. Medium to full-bodied, with ultra-fine tannins, remarkable richness, polish, depth, and classic purity."

97-99 Points Wine Advocate

"One of the estate's finest wines to date. Dark berries and plums mingle with iris and lilac. Deep and layered, with a concentrated core of fruit, sweet tannins, vibrant acidity, and a long mineral finish. The limestone terroir is front and center."

97-98 Points James Suckling

"A medium-bodied red with a very salty and bright character and a lovely silky texture. Round, polished, and intense, with superb mineral and iron undertones. Racy, refined, and Burgundian in texture."

96 Points Decanter

"An ethereal Beau-Séjour Bécot. High energy, verve, focus, and gorgeous precision. Juicy and succulent with soft creamy textures, perfectly placed tannins, and a beautiful expression of limestone freshness."

96-98 Points Lisa Perrotti-Brown

"Fresh blackberries, ripe black plums, and red currant preserves lead to rose bud tea, lavender, pencil lead, and iron ore. Wonderfully energetic with crisp acidity, fine-grained tannins, and a long chalky finish."

95 Points Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux

"Clear depth, sinew and crunchy cranberry, blueberry and red cherry fruit, with tension, minerality, salinity, and mouthwatering freshness. Great precision and the unmistakable DNA of this exceptional site."

94-96 Points Neal Martin, Vinous

"Mineral-rich black and red fruit with graphite and briny notes. Limestone dominates the character, giving the wine a distinctly rocky profile. Linear and precise with excellent potential."

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93 Points! The 2025 Rosé Ode to Lulu is vividly fruit forward, with a rush of crushed white cherries and wild strawberries complicated by nuances of chlorophyll and wet stone. This splashes across the palate with ease, soft yet stimulating with a solid core of citrus-infused green melon. A sweet herbal resonance lingers over hints of tangerine, as the 2025 leaves the palate completely refreshed. There is a good amount of richness and character here, but also exceptional balance. - Eric Guido, Vinous

92 Points! The 2025 Ode To Lulu Rose is a bright medium pink color and remains classic and refreshing, with notes of white strawberries, white peach, sour cherries, lime, and saline earth. Medium-bodied, it has bright acidity and a chalky structure. Made mostly from old-vine Mourvèdre with less Grenache and more Carignan in this vintage to preserve freshness, it’s killer as always. Drink over the next several years. - Audrey Frick, jebdunnuck.com

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95–97 Points – Jeb Dunnuck
“Deep purple-hued, the 2025 Château Bellefont-Belcier is a blend of 70% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc, and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon that's being raised in 30% new barrels, 30% oval foudres, and the balance in once- and twice-used oak. Coming from a beautiful site just beyond Larcis Ducasse, it has fabulous aromatics of cassis and assorted red and blue fruits, along with spring flowers, graphite, tobacco, and smoke. On the palate, it's medium to full-bodied, with a pure, graceful, remarkably elegant mouthfeel, polished tannins, and integrated tannins. It's an impressive Saint-Emilion that shows just how successful the Côte Pavie hillside can be in the vintage.”

95–96 Points – James Suckling
“The depth and intensity in the center palate makes you think. It’s medium- to full-bodied with very integrated, polished grape tannins. Creamy texture. A curated and transparent effort.”

95 Points – Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux
“Sweet berry fruit, shows lovely grip and clear limestone signature without sacrificing flesh. Raspberry, blood orange, pomegranate, wet stones, grilled cumin, incense, oyster shell rise through the palate. Harvest September 5 to 23. 30% new oak. 3.48 pH. Yield 33 hl/ha, JC Meyrou director, Emmanuelle d'Aligny-Fulchi technical director.”

94–96 Points – Wine Advocate (Yohan Castaing)
“The 2025 Bellefont-Belcier stands out once again as one of the highlights in the Vignobles K range. It offers a lively bouquet of cassis, mulberries and cherries mingled with spices and pencil lead. Medium- to full-bodied, layered and seamless, it’s built around a concentrated core of fruit that's animated by bright acidity and framed by velvety tannins. The finish is long, ethereal and perfumed. It's a blend of 70% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon, matured one-third in foudres, with a pH of 3.48. This is one of the most accomplished wines produced at this address to date.”

92–95 Points – Antonio Galloni, Vinous
“The 2025 Bellefont-Belcier is another step forward for this Saint-Émilion estate. Aromatic and silky but with plenty of power, the 2025 hits all the right notes. Crushed flowers, mint, tobacco, incense and anise present gorgeous layers of aromatic nuance. Silky tannins frame the close. Tasted two times.”

 

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96–98 Points – Jeb Dunnuck
“A brilliant, deeply hued wine, the 2025 Château Beychevelle is based on 52% Cabernet Sauvignon, 43% Merlot, and 5% Petit Verdot, and is still resting in 70% new oak. One of the earliest harvests ever recorded at this château, with very tiny yields, it has a ripe, sexy, gorgeously textured style with ripe black cherries, graphite, spicy wood, and dried flowers on the nose. On the palate, it's medium to full-bodied, with a round, layered mouthfeel, velvety tannins, and a blockbuster finish. Hitting 13.5% alcohol with a pH of 3.6, this is a ripe, expressive Beychevelle that will evolve gracefully for 30 years or more.”

96–98 Points – Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider
“The floral bouquet is what you initially notice; from there, your attention quickly turns to its array of red and black fruits, licorice, tobacco, mint leaves, and cedar. The palate is elegant, silky, creamy, fresh, and concentrated. It takes just a second to sense the wealth of fruit on the palate, with vibrancy, refinement, and purity. The finish continues along the same path, with layers of perfectly ripe fruit, a touch of salinity, and hints of licorice, espresso, and cocoa. Clearly, this is among the best wines in the estate's history.”

95–97 Points – Neal Martin, Vinous
“The 2025 Beychevelle was picked from September 5 to 21 at 31 hl/ha. Matured in 70% new oak, this has a concentrated nose with blackcurrants, blueberry, inkwell and light violet scents. Very fine definition, a Beychevelle that leans on the more opulent side aromatically, though always controlled. The palate is medium-bodied with a velvety smooth entry that lends it sensuality. Extremely precise, exquisite pure fruit, quite mineral-driven with a very long, sensual finish. I don't think Philippe Blanc has overseen a Beychevelle as good as this.”

95–97 Points – Antonio Galloni, Vinous
“The 2025 Beychevelle is a very sexy wine. Plush and exuberant, the 2025 is seriously impressive right out of the gate. Blackberry, lavender, mocha, crème de cassis and a kick of French oak are all beautifully amplified in the glass. More than anything else, the 2025 is a wine of extreme pleasure. It is an exceptional Beychevelle, one of the finest in recent memory.”

94 Points – Decanter
“Such a gorgeous fragrance on the nose, so alive, so floral and expressive with milk chocolate, cherries and violets. Grippy and alive in the mouth, fun, bright, certainly full of tannins and grip with a lovely core of black bramble fruit with straight acidity. It's a big, powerful, muscular wine but so poised, mouthwatering and charming.”

 

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94 Points – Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux
“Offers tension and grip, a slow unroll, reserved at first but as it opens you get luscious white peach and pear fruits, along with elderflower and apple blossom florals. Great stuff from this lovely structure-driven white wine.”

93 Points – Antonio Galloni, Vinous
“Just bottled, the Blanc de Lynch-Bages is a gorgeous, refreshing dry white to drink now and over the next handful of years. Lemon peel, white pepper, mint and chalky undertones are beautifully delineated.”

93 Points – Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider
“Grapefruit, vanilla, green apples, and floral notes are all over the place. The palate is equally brisk, with its vibrant, crisp display of yellow citrus and crunchy green apples, with hints of white peach, juicy pineapple, and white pepper on the finish.”

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95 Points! Very pale in colour yet surprisingly concentrated for a wine of such light hue, delivering lots of delicate red berries and an ample palate with plenty of fleshy fruit and texture. The 100% Garnacha fruit is sourced from 70- to 90-year-old vines on several plots at 600m-750m. Only half of the free-run must is used, fermented plot by plot in small oak vats, with the wine remaining on its lees for at least four months before a final selection and blend is made. Wonderfully elegant with stony minerality, this is seamless, fruity and refined, with a very moreish finish. A really clear definition of the region. - Decanter Magazine

94 Points! The top rosé is also extremely young. The 2025 Flor de Muga Rosado was produced with the direct pressing of Garnacha grapes from the Najerilla and Oja valleys, grapes that usually ripen but keep a pale red color and are not suitable for red wines. It fermented in small oak vats, where it was kept with fine lees and bâtonnage for four months. This is even paler and certainly subtler, more elegant and complex than the regular rosé. It comes in at a lower 13.5% alcohol, keeping very good freshness, reflected by a pH of 3.27 and 6.2 grams of acidity. It's balanced and subtle, really elegant and more delicate, with more freshness. - Luis Gutierrez, robertparker.com

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96–97 Points – James Suckling
“Voluptuous dark fruit, cedar and a touch of tar on the nose. Medium- to full-bodied with an expressive yet concentrated profile, a precise structure and fine-grained, high quality tannins. Chiseled and balanced.”

95 Points – Georgina Hindle, Decanter
“Blackcurrant, raspberry leaf, liquorice and wet stones on the nose. Smooth and supple with great clarity and purity. Succulent and mouthwatering, built on a really crushed stone mineral base.”

95–97 Points – Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider
“Flowers, licorice, cherries, smoke, mocha, currants, cedar, and tobacco fill the aromatic profile. The palate is medium-bodied, energetic, soft, polished, and refined. 2025 is clearly in competition as one of the best vintages ever produced at Branaire Ducru.” 

94–96 Points – Jeb Dunnuck
“Deep purple-hued, the 2025 Château Branaire-Ducru has a perfumed nose of darker black and blue fruits intermixed with leafy tobacco, smoky herbs, flowers, and graphite. Wonderfully polished tannins and a supple, charming, velvety style.”

94–97 Points – The Wine Independent (Ivar Bjurner)
“Smooth and elegant. Very well defined and fine with velvety, precise fruit. Loads of fresh fruits and a success for the château.”

94–96 Points – Wine Advocate (Yohan Castaing)
“A compelling wine in the making, revealing cassis, mulberries, spices, flowers and pencil lead. Sapid and perfumed with finely grained, velvety tannins.”

94–96 Points – Antonio Galloni, Vinous
“The 2025 Branaire-Ducru is a powerful wine with dark blue fruit, lavender, cloves and licorice. A clean, vibrant finish rounds things out in style.”

93–95 Points – Neal Martin, Vinous
“This has a flattering bouquet with black plum and strawberry fruit alongside powdered chocolate and mocha. Silky smooth tannins and a classy understated finish.”

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97–99 Points – Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider
“Flowers, black currants, black cherries, violets, lilacs, cedar, tobacco leaf, and crushed rocks create a stunning aromatic profile. On the palate, the wine is fresh, energetic, and incredibly refined, with layers of pure fruit, silky tannins, and remarkable precision. The finish is long, vibrant, and packed with mineral complexity. This is one of the strongest vintages ever produced at Brane-Cantenac and a candidate for Wine of the Vintage in Margaux.”

96–98 Points – Jeb Dunnuck
“Cassis, graphite, liquid violets, and tobacco all define the 2025 Château Brane-Cantenac, a blend of 77% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot, and 1% each Cabernet Franc, Carménère, and Petit Verdot that's being raised in 100% new French oak. On the palate, it's medium to full-bodied, with a focused, elegant mouthfeel, beautiful concentration and depth, integrated acidity, and a great finish. Hitting 13.5% alcohol, it's a brilliant success in the vintage and should be snatched up by readers.”

97 Points – Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux
"A beautifully judged Brane-Cantenac that captures the elegance and precision of the vintage. Floral aromatics, cassis, graphite, and crushed stone combine with exceptional freshness and purity. One of the wines of Margaux."

97 Points – Decanter
"Perfumed and refined with layers of blackcurrant, violets, cedar, and crushed rocks. The palate is silky and precise with fine-grained tannins and remarkable persistence. A superb Brane-Cantenac."

96–97 Points – James Suckling
“A very refined Brane-Cantenac with blackcurrants, flowers, graphite, and crushed stones. Medium- to full-bodied with fine tannins and a long, elegant finish. Pure Margaux.”

95–97 Points – Neal Martin, Vinous
“The 2025 Brane-Cantenac has a beautifully defined bouquet with cassis, blackberry, graphite, and floral aromas. The palate is poised and energetic, with fine tannins, superb balance, and impressive length.”

95–97 Points – Antonio Galloni, Vinous
“The 2025 Brane-Cantenac is vibrant and beautifully layered. Dark red fruit, lavender, graphite, and spice meld together effortlessly. Silky and refined, with outstanding balance and persistence.”

94–96 Points – Lisa Perrotti-Brown, The Wine Independent
“Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2025 Brane-Cantenac springs from the glass with spritely notes of blackberries and red currants, followed by underlying hints of lilacs, black olives, crushed rocks, and wild sage. The medium-bodied palate is light on its feet and racy with firm, grainy tannins and vibrant black and red berry flavors, plus a long mineral-laced finish. The blend is 80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 18% Merlot, 1% Cabernet Franc, and 1% Carmenère. It has a pH of 3.62 and the alcohol is 13.3%.”

 

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This is pretty much the best domestic Albariño I've tasted, terrific stuff, salty, crunchy, appley, limey, the sea essence is strong here, thus the name! 

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