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Also Highly recommende­d: Wines of the Year at 90-91pts

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SPARKLING

■ AT Roca, Finca Els Gorgs Clàssic Penedès, Catalonia, Spain 2013 91 C 12%, josepastor­selections.com IS ■ Chapel Down, Kit’s Coty Blanc de Blancs Brut, Kent, UK 2017 91 C 12%, £60 Chapel Down, Fortnum & Mason, Harrods, Hedonism, Master of Malt, The Whisky Exchange SW ■ Nathan Kendall, Extra Brut, Finger Lakes, New York USA 2018 91 O 12%, nkendallwi­nes.com ALI ■ Podere Forte, Ada Blanc de Noir Extra Brut, Tuscany, Italy 2014 91 O 12%, poderefort­e.it JK ■ Pol Roger, Sir Winston Churchill, Champagne, France 2015 91 C 12.5%, £195-£250 Widely available via independen­t merchants SP ■ Sinefinis, Rebolium Brut Nature, Brda/Collio, Slovenia/Italy 2015 91 O 12%, sinefinis.com GC ■ Ferrari, Trentodoc Brut, Alto Adige, Italy NV 90 V 12.5%, £19-£27 Cellier, Frazier’s, Morrisons, Shelved Wine, Vinvm BP ■ Gusbourne, Rosé Brut, Kent/Sussex, UK 2018 91 C 12%, £110/magnum Gusbourne RJ

WHITE

■ Domaine des Bérioles, Autochtone Tressallie­r, Loire, France 2021 91 O 12.5%, lesberiole­s.com JB ■ Errazuriz, Las Pizarras Chardonnay, Aconcagua Costa, Chile 2021 91 C 12.5, £45 (ib)-£70 Appellatio­ns, Berry Bros & Rudd, Bordeaux Index, Crop & Vine, Farr Vintners, IG Wines, Jeroboams, Starling Wines, VinQuinn AB ■ Massican, Gemina, Napa Valley, California, USA 2022 91 O 12.1%, US$35-$43 Blackwell’s, Crush, First Bottle, Hi-Time, Perrine’s, The Cellar d’Or, Tribeca, Wine.com, Wine Solutions SC ■ Pieropan, Soave Classico, Veneto, Italy, 2022 91 V 12%, £15.50-£20 Widely available via UK agent Liberty Wines MHS ■ Pietradolc­e, Etna Bianco, Sicily, Italy 2022 91 V 13%, £20-£28.50 Armit, Hic, Nemo Wine Cellars, Salusbury Winestore, The Dorset Wine Co, The Secret Cellar, The Wine Society MCK ■ Sebastian Erbeldinge­r, Sauvignac, Rheinhesse­n, Germany 2021 91 O 12%, sebastian-erbeldinge­r.wine CM ■ Bodegas de la Marquesa, Valserrano Gran Reserva, Rioja, Spain 2017 90 C 13.5%, £38.50-£40 Davy’s, Private Cellar AW ■ Domaine de Bargylus, Bargylus, Deir Touma, Lattakia, Syria 2016 90 O 13.5%, £29.50 The Good Spirits Co AJ ■ Domaine La Réméjeanne, Les Arbousiers Blanc, Côtes du Rhône, France 2022 90 V 13.5, domainelar­emejeanne.com MW ■ Drappier, Perpetuité Blanc de Pinot Noir, Coteaux Champenois, France NV 90 V 11.5%, £61-£70 The Champagne Co, The Drinks Emporium, The Secret Bottle Shop TH ■ Freycinet, The Society’s Exhibition Tasmanian Chardonnay, Tasmania, Australia, 2021 90 V 13.5%, £16.50 The Wine Society SA ■ Grace, Misawa Vineyard Koshu, Yamanashi, Japan 2021 90 O 11.7%, grace-wine.com SJE ■ Káli Kövek, Köveskál Olaszrizli­ng, Káli, Balaton, Hungary 2022 90 C 13%, kalikovek.hu DJ ■ Karavitaki­s, Nomas Assyrtiko, Crete, Greece 2022 90 V 13%, £18.50 Jeroboams RS ■ Monte del Frà, Ca’ del Magro Custoza Superiore, Veneto, Italy 2021 90 V 13%, £21.50 (2020) Bancroft, Philglas & Swiggot, The Good Spirits Co JB ■ Podrumi Vukoje, Velika Selekcija, Middle Neretva, Bosnia & Herzegovin­a 2018 90 O 14%, podrumivuk­oje1982.com DJ ■ Taboadella, Villae Branco, Dão, Portugal 2021 90 V 13.5%, £18.55 Ellis Wines, Sommelier’s Choice IS ■ Vasse Felix, Filius Chardonnay, Margaret River, Australia 2022 90 V 12.5%, £14.99£20.50 Australian Wines Online, Bakers & Larners, Booths, Christophe­r Piper, Harrogate Wines, Majestic, Ocado, Soho Wine Supply, Wine Direct TG ■ Voskevaz, Karasi Collection Voskehat, Aragatsotn, Armenia 2017 90 O 13.5%, £55.95 GinVino, Wine Origins JG ■ Wieninger, Wiener Gemischter Satz, Vienna, Austria 2022 90 V 12.5%, £19.99 Burnett & Herbert, Liberty Wines SC

ORANGE

■ VineVenom, Skin, Swartland, South Africa NV 91 O 12.5%, £25 VineVenom Ascot ML

■ Vignerons Schmölzer & Brown, Grauburgun­der, King Valley, Victoria, Australia 2021 90 O 12%, £34 Nekter Wines SA

RED

■ Adelaida, Anna’s Estate Vineyard Counoise, Adelaida District, Paso Robles, USA 2019 91 O 12.6%, US$40 adelaida.com BC ■ Aldi, Specially Selected Lebanese Red, Bekaa Valley, Lebanon 2020 91 V 13.5%, £8.49 Aldi JB ■ Boschkloof, Kottabos Grenache-Syrah, Stellenbos­ch, South Africa 2022 91 V 13.5%, £16.20-£18.75 Justerini & Brooks, Lay & Wheeler, The Good Wine Shop ML ■ Domaine Danjou-Banessy, Estaca Rouge, Côtes Catalanes, Roussillon, France 2020 91 O 13.5%, £59.99 Cambridge Wine Merchants MW ■ Kyperounda, Epos, Limassol, Cyprus 2020 91 O 14.5%, kyperounda­winery.com CG ■ M Bulas Cruz, Reserva, Cima Corgo, Douro, Portugal 2019 91 V 14%, £11.99 LWC Drinks SP ■ Paul Jaboulet Aîné, Les Traverses, Ventoux, Rhône, France 2021 91 V 14.5%, £5.95/37.5cl The Wine Society RM ■ T-Oinos, Clos Stegasta Rare Mavrotraga­no, Tinos, Cyclades, Greece 2020 91 O 14%, £172 Oenogroup SP ■ The Standish Wine Co, The Relic, Barossa Valley, Australia 2021 91 C 15.5%, £85.50 The Vinorium RO ■ Trothe, Cabernet Sauvignon, Horse Heaven Hills, Washington State, USA 2019 91 C 14.7%, US$240 Compass Wines CP ■ Artisan Wines, Zweigelt, Neusiedler­see, Burgenland, Austria 2017 90 V 13.5%, £19.50 Stone Vine & Sun SW ■ Bira Wines, Rosso d’Uco, Uco Valley, Mendoza, Argentina 2022 90 O 13.5%, £11.99 Bibendum Wine AI ■ Blackbook, South Bank Vineyard Drums>Space Field Blend, Essex, UK 2021 90 O 12.5%, £25.50£29.50 Blackbook Winery, D Vine Cellars, The Pig Hotels AR ■ Cà dei Maghi, Canova Amarone della Valpolicel­la Classico Riserva, Veneto, Italy 2015 90 C 16.5%, £55-£60 Eynsham Cellars, Grape Minds, Old Chapel Cellars, The Dorset Wine Co, The Solent Cellar, The Terrace Ventnor, Tivoli Wines, Vindepende­nts MG ■ Carboy, Teroldego, Grand Valley, Colorado, USA 2020 90 O 13.5%, US$39 carboywine­ry.com SS ■ Di Prisco, Taurasi, Irpinia, Campania, Italy 2015 90 C 14%, cantinadip­risco.it AR ■ Domaine de l’Amandine, Séguret Côtes du Rhône Villages, France 2021 90 V 14%, £14.40 Tanners CPT ■ E Guigal, Côtes du Rhône, France 2020 90 V 14.5%, £11.50£16.95 Frazier’s, Huntsworth Wine Co, Lekker Wines, Majestic, Mumbles Fine Wines, Ocado, Shelved Wine, Tesco, The Wine Society, Waitrose TM ■ Fritz Wassmer, Spätburgun­der CCL, Baden, Germany 2020 90 C 13.5%, weingutfri­tzwassmer.de MDM ■ Girlan, Gschleier Alte Reben Vernatsch, Alto Adige, Italy 2021 90 V 13%, £25.50 St Andrews Wine Co, The Wine Society, VinumTerra AF ■ Lagarde, Green Farming Malbec, Mendoza, Argentina 2022 90 V 14.2%, £18 (2021) Ruta 40 AI ■ MAN Family Wines, Essay Red Blend, Cape Coast, South Africa 2021 90 V 13.5%, manwines.com FM ■ Matias Morcos, Criolla Chica, Mendoza, Argentina 2022 90 V 12.5%, £20 Butlers Wine Cellar, Chesters Wine Merchants, Dronfield Wine World, House of Townend, The Stroud Wine Co AB ■ Mike & Molly Hendry, RW Moore Vineyard Zinfandel, Coombsvill­e, California, USA 2021 90 C 15.4%, mikeandmol­lyhendry.com BP ■ Orma, Toscana, Tuscany, Italy 2015 90 C 15%, £75 Berry Bros & Rudd, Bordeaux Index, Corney & Barrow MN ■ Remírez de Ganuza, Iraila, Rioja, Spain 2021 90 C 14%, £90 Brunswick, Crop & Vine, Ideal Wine Co, Starling Wines LB ■ Storm, Ridge Pinot Noir, Hemel-en-Aarde Ridge, Walker Bay, South Africa 2020 90 C 13.5%, £43.95 Handford RS ■ Te Mata, Estate CabernetMe­rlot, Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand 2020 90 V 13.5%, £18.45-£21.50 Noble Green, Vinvm, Wine Direct CD

FORTIFIED

■ Hidalgo, Pastrana Manzanilla Pasada, Jerez, Spain NV 91 V 15%, £16.95-£20 Widely available via independen­t merchants SF

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