The Next Generation
The Next Generation is here: young winemakers blending heritage and innovation to reshape the world of wine. Some honor the classics, some rewrite the rules...but all are worth discovering. Here’s a selection of the bottles we can’t stop talking about right now.
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Tardieu Laurent Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee Spéciale 2022
$69.98QuickviewJD97From 100+ year-old Grenache vines in Bas de La Crau...
97 Points! The 2022 Châteauneuf Du Pape Cuvee Speciale is on another level, with a blockbuster perfume of ripe black cherries, melted licorice, jus de viande, lavender, and roasted garrigue. A rich, opulent style of Châteauneuf du Pape, it brings full-bodied richness while staying graceful, weightless, and flawlessly balanced, with ripe tannins and incredible length. This tour de force 2022 should be snatched up by savvy readers and enjoyed over the coming 15 years or so. - Jeb Dunnuck
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Vincent Wine Company Chardonnay Willamette Valley Tardive 2022
$29.98QuickviewVM9494 Points! Youthfully intense, the 2022 Chardonnay burst from the glass with flinty stone and dusty dried herbs, complicating green apples and hints of incense. This is round and surprisingly supple yet complex, with brisk acidity and citrus-laced pit fruits that take on a more tactile feel as crunchy minerals settle in toward the close. A lemony concentration lingers over a gentle tug of fine tannin as a note of sage resonates. In a word—stunning. - Eric Guido, Vinous Media
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