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Rebecca Gibb, MW, August 7, 2025
There’s no sugar-coating the 2024 vintage. The wines are unlikely to show the region in its best light. In a growing season defined by rain and cold, one must wonder: will Sancerre’s allure prove as weatherproof as its reputation?
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Plates, London, UK
Neal Martin, July 2025
Let me cut to the chase. Plates is one of my finest meals in recent months. But in a way, it goes beyond satiating the senses. It made me reflect on food.
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2023 Pagliarese Chianti Classico, 91 points
The 2023 Chianti Classico is a big, burly wine. Black cherry, tapenade, dried herbs, leather, game and incense exalt the darker, wilder side of Sangiovese. This old-school Chianti Classico from Castelnuovo Berardenga delivers the goods. It’s very much a wine for the dinner table. (AG)
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1990 Laurent Perrier Grand Siècle Lumière du Millénaire
Neal Martin, August 2025
I am not really a Champagne aficionado, so when a sparkler does stop me in my tracks, it tends to make a deep impression.
2011 Penfolds Chardonnay Yattarna
1997 Maximin Grünhaus – von Schubert Riesling Abtsberg Auslese Nr. 57
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