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BEST GRAUBURGUNDER
218793
94 | Heidi Schrock
$30
2015 Rust Grauburgunder (Best Buy) ^
There are some wines that just grab you by
the lapels and won't let go. This is one. Handpicked, fermented spontaneously and left on
the lees for 16 months, this shows its intensity in its dark orange hue and rich, brothy
scents. What surprises, then, is the freshness
of its flavors-the lip-sticking notes of apricot and mango, the warm, sweet parsnip-like
earthiness that infuses the fruit with a sense
of breadth and depth even while the acidity
keeps the wine dancing. It ends startlingly
clean and fresh, a whirlwind trip to an exotic
land. (W&S 4/17) § Terry Theise Selections/
Michael Skurnik Wines, NY
B E S T G R U N E R V E LT L I N E R
218678
95 | Jurtschitsch
$38
2015 Kamptal Küferberg Reserve Erste
Lage Grüner Veltliner ^ The vines at Küferberg have spent more than 50 years working their roots through this mica-flecked
mountainside of gneiss and amphibolite.
Those deep roots may be the source of this
wine's youthful energy, vibrating with pentup intensity. With air, it releases waves of flavor, notes of lime pith and ginger juice, apple
skins and herbs gaining breadth and depth
over the course of several days open. There's
no telling when this is going to hit its peak;
tuck it away for a good ten years, or decant it
now just to bask in that energy. (W&S 4/17) §
David Bowler Wines, NY
BEST RIESLING
CHILE
BEST SAUVIGNON BL ANC
120196
95 | Casa Marin
$27
2015 Lo Abarca Cipreses Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc ^ María Luz Marín and her son
Felipe specialize in sauvignon blanc at their
family estate in the remote coastal village
of Lo Abarca. Cipreses is a steep hillside of
granite and limestone facing directly west,
exposed to the winds off the Pacific less than
three miles away. The wine is infused with
oceanic flavors, the saltiness of the air and
the spiky green-herb scents of the surrounding coastal scrub. But mostly, there's fruit:
bold tropical lime and cherimoya layered
in ripeness and textural complexity. Pour it
with roasted razor clams, or bring a bottle to
the beach, for lobsters roasted with corn and
potatoes in a sand pit this summer. (W&S
6/17) § Domaine Select Wine Estates, NY
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119195
94 | Concha y Toro
$40
2014 Peumo Terrunyo Block 17 Carmenère ^ The warm 2014 season shows in this
opulent and grand vintage of Terrunyo,
with chocolate-rich tannins supporting herb
and sweet cherry notes. But if you're patient,
you'll find that the wine starts to show a more
complex face with time in the glass. With air,
it unveils crunchy red fruit flavors, the tannins firm and spicy. This is a classic example
of the variety, selected by winemaker Ignacio Recabarren from vines planted in the late
1980s in gravely clay soils on the northern
bank of the Cachapoal River. (W&S 2/17) §
Excelsior Wine & Spirits, Old Brookville, NY
B E S T C I N S A U LT
218803
95 | Salomon-Undhof
line of mineral flavors. The acidity follows,
teasing out the fruit flavors with air-lemon
curd and fresh, barely ripe peaches, a little
pear-skin nuttiness to add savor. Follow it for
another couple of days and the notes grow
into a full-blown orchestra, with an umami
savor that gives it satisfying fullness without
weight. This should age well over the next
15 years. (W&S 4/17) § Fruit of the Vine, Long
Island City, NY
$60
2015 Kremstal Steiner Kögl Erste Lage
Reserve Riesling ^ Berthold Salomon harvests this wine from his oldest vines in the
Kögl vineyard, where the primary soils are
flecked with crystalline schist. The wine
seems to channel the leanness of the soils
in the austerity of its structure, a chiseled
119434
95 | De Martino
$43
2016 Itata Valley Viejas Tinajas Cinsault ^
Fermented and aged in clay amphorae, this
cinsault comes from the top of a hill in Guariligüe, near the Itata coast. Winemaker Marcelo Retamal has been playing with early
harvests in search of redder fruit flavor and
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