WORLD RELEASES

September en oktober zijn traditiegetrouw de maanden waarin veel Icoonwijnen vrijgegeven worden. Denk hierbij aan beroemde châteaus uit Bordeaux, zoals Petrus, Lafite Rothschild, Latour, Mouton Rothschild maar zeker ook aan Italiaanse grootheden als Solaia en Masseto. De release is het beste moment om deze wijnen te bemachtigen: zowel qua prijs als beschikbaarheid is dit hét moment om toe te slaan. Wij kopen deze wijnen rechtstreeks bij de bron, waardoor u verzekerd bent van de beste prijzen.

Middels het inschrijfformulier kunt u kenbaar maken op welke flessen u wilt inschrijven. Het aanbod is vaak schaars en wij hebben vaak maar een kleine allocatie weten te bemachtigen. Om iedereen een eerlijke en gelijke kans te bieden, verdelen wij de flessen onder het aantal wijnliefhebbers die zich hebben ingetekend.

U krijgt via de e-mail u een bevestiging van u intekening. Tevens kunt u in uw account onder 'voorinschrijvingen’ een overzicht vinden op welke wijnen u heeft ingetekend. Wanneer de intekening is gesloten, krijgt u van ons een e-mail met informatie over hoeveel flessen wij u kunnen toekennen. Wanneer u akkoord heeft gegeven en de factuur heeft voldaan, zullen wij ervoor zorgen dat de wijnen waarop u heeft ingetekend netjes bij u worden geleverd. Liever de wijn in onze bewaarkelder laten liggen? Deze mogelijkheid biedt Colaris u ook.

Wanneer een wijn ‘en primeur’ wordt aangeboden gaat het om een wijn die nog niet gebotteld is, maar nog rijpt op het château of domein. U kunt deze wijnen nu al per voorinschrijving bestellen. Het voordeel van ‘en primeur’ bestellen is dat de prijs lager ligt dan op het moment dat de wijn uiteindelijk op fles wordt aangeboden. Klik hier om alles over het ‘en primeur’ systeem te lezen (de voordelen, hoe werkt het precies etc).

93/100  punten - Decanter Magazine:
“Milk chocolate cherry notes on the nose, ripe and welcoming. Supple, ample and fresh, this has nice definition on the palate with a bitter orange, dark chocolate and savoury garrigue herbal aspect coming through. It's still quite angular with edges of sweet spice, liquorice and toasted wood coming through but I like the confidence. It's full and bold, powerful but delivered with a controlled touch. The alcohol and wood stand out a touch and just mark the finish though there is nice tension and precision throughout. Made from 55% Cabernet Sauvignon from the Médoc (harvest from 25/9 to 8/10), 25% Grenache from the Southern Rhône (harvest from 17/9 to 19/9) and 20% Mourvèdre from the Southern Rhône (harvest from 19/9 to 21/9).”  

93/100 punten - Jane Anson (Inside Bordeaux):
“Now in its 5th vintage, since the inaugural 2015, this Rhone-Bordeaux blend (bottled as Vin de France) from Mathieu Dumarcher and Pierre Graffeuille is one to look out for. Savoury garrigue, redcurrant and blackberry character, touch of heat on the finish but balanced out by spice and tar. Thoroughly enjoyable, with Cabernet Sauvignon from the gravel soils of the Médoc, blended with Grenache and Syrah from pebbles and clay-limestone soils of Châteauneuf-du-Pape and Gigondas.”

94/100 punten - The Wine Independent:
"The 2019 Odyssee is an eclectic blend of Bordeaux and Rhone vineyards, made by Pierre Graffeuille (now at Montrose) and Matthieu Dumarcher, composed of 55% Cabernet Sauvignon from the Medoc, and 25% Grenache and 20% Mourvedre from the Rhone. Medium garnet-purple in color, it springs from the glass with vivacious notes of black raspberries, mulberries, and juicy plums, followed by an undercurrent of crushed blackcurrants, Indian spices, and charcoal with a waft of garrigue. Medium to full-bodied, the palate is packed with spicy black fruit flavors, supported by velvety tannins and plenty of freshness, finishing long with a skip in its step."

96/100 punten - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate:
"The Petrolo 2020 Galatrona is a pure expression of organic Merlot and the estate's headline wine. It was first created in 1994 when Luca Sanjust's second child, Lucia, was born. Despite the summer heat that became a challenge for winemakers in many corners of Tuscany, Galatrona shows terrific results in 2020. The vineyard is located in a cool and thickly forested position almost exactly between Florence, Arezzo and Siena. The vintage has a classic quality with a subtle bouquet that grows in intensity as the wine opens in the glass. Aromas of cherry, toasted almond and dried mint fuel a long and very elegant finish. The oak tannins are soft and sweet, and the wine boasts long-lasting flavors." 

Overige reviews:

95/100 punten - Inside Bordeaux
95/100 punten - James Suckling
93/100 punten - Decanter Magazine

100/100  punten - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate:
"Deep garnet in color, the 2010 Pavie delivers tantalizing suggestions of candied violets, star anise and tapenade over a core of prunes, blueberry compote, Morello cherries and fruitcake with touches of underbrush and bouquet garni. Full-bodied, rich and exotically opulent, the palate has a rock-solid texture of velvety tannins and bold freshness supporting the generous palate of black and blue berry preserves, finishing long and fragrant. ”

Overige punten:

100/100 punten - Jeb Dunnuck
100/100 punten - Yves Beck
98/100 punten - Decanter Magazine
98/100 punten - James Suckling

100/100  punten - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate:
“The 2010 Latour is deep garnet in color, and—WOW—it erupts from the glass with powerful crème de cassis, Black Forest cake and blackberry pie scents plus intense sparks of dried roses, cigar boxes, fragrant earth and smoked meats with aniseed and crushed rocks wafts. Full-bodied, concentrated and oh-so-decadent in the mouth, it has a firm, grainy texture and lovely freshness carrying the rich, opulent fruit to an epically long finish. It is incredibly tempting to drink now, but I suspect this hedonic experience isn't a scratch on the mind-blowing, other worldly secrets this time capsule will have to reveal given another 7-10 years in bottle and continuing over the following fifty years++.”

100/100 punten - James Suckling:
“The aromas of flowers such as roses, violets and lilacs jump from the glass then turn to dark berries such as blueberries and blackberries. It's full-bodied, with velvety tannins and dense and intense with a chocolate, berry and currant character. This is juicy and rich with wood still showing a bit, but it's all coming together wonderfully. Muscular yet toned. Another perfect wine. Try in 2022.”

Overige reviews:

100/100 punten - Vinous
100/100 punten - Decanter Magazine
99/100 punten - Wine Spectator
19/20 punten - Jancis Robinson

97-99/100  punten - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate:
“Tasted from foudre, the 2020 Chateauneuf du Pape Hommage à Jacques Perrin is approximately 60% Mourvèdre (from the same parcel, year after year), with the balance a blend of Grenache, Syrah and Counoise. Ripe plums and truffle-like notes mark the nose, while the palate is full-bodied and rich, with a long, velvety finish. Showing even more complexity and length than the regular bottling, there's a chance this could reach a triple-digit score down the road.”

99/100 punten - James Suckling:
“Enveloping nose of super-ripe orange, pomegranate and cigar leaf that’s still very youthful and needs time to reveal its myriad nuances. Also notes of licorice, dried herbs and rose petals. Enormous concentration, silkiness and finesse on the expansive palate. Extravagant in the best sense of that word! The finish gets finer, the closer it gets to infinity. Drinkable now, but best from 2025.” 

97-99/100  punten - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate:
"Winemaker Michael Silacci commented that usually the blends are finished in January or February after thevintage. This year, with the 2019s, he was still tweaking the blend, but he did mention that this is "pretty close tothe final blend." Deep garnet-purple in color, the 2019 Opus One leaps from the glass with notes of Black Forest cake, Morello cherries, mulberries and fresh blackcurrants plus hints of licorice, wilted roses, Sichuan pepper andiron ore. Full-bodied, the palate is jam-packed with juicy black, blue and red fruits, framed by velvety tannins and background freshness, finishing on a compelling earthy/mineral note. Tasted as a barrel sample, this is a trulymagnificent Opus One in the making!"

99/100 punten - James Suckling:
The purity of fruit is really something else here, with currants and fresh flowers, such as violets and roses. Flowerstems as well. Fantastic length and structure to the wine, with tightness and focus. Wonderful fruit. Graceful. Ablend of 78% cabernet sauvignon, 8% merlot, 7% petit verdot, 6% cabernet franc and 1% malbec. Try after 2028."

97/100  punten - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate:
The 2020 Seña is a blend of 53% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Malbec, 15% Carmenere and 7% Petit Verdot (a littlehigher in search of acidity) from grapes harvested early, the second week of March, and fermented mostly instainless steel and 10% in concrete eggs. It has a moderate 13.5% alcohol and good freshness. It's subtle andlayered, not only fruit but with more spice; it has polished tannins and very integrated oak after 22 months inbarrique, 78% new, and with 10% of the volume in large Stockinger barrels. The warmer years seem to be nicely managed, so that it's not reflected in the ripeness but is more a matter of texture and quality of the tannins; in the warmer years, like 2017 or this 2019, the wines have a little more grip, but these are definitely finer than thosefrom the 2017 vintage. This wine has intensity and complexity, with no mintiness or herbal notes; it's spicy andjuicy, with energy and depth. It has structure, color, stuffing and acidity to develop nicely in bottle. 100,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in February 2022.”

Overige reviews:

98/100 punten - James Suckling
95/100 punten - Wine Independent
94/100 punten - Vinous

93/100 punten -Vinous:
"The 2020 Rocas de Seña is the first vintage to be released on the market. A blend of 38% Malbec, 25% Syrah, 15%Cabernet Sauvignon, 14% Grenache and 8% Petit Verdot, it spent 22 months in French barrels, two thirds of them new. Purple in hue. The aromatic profile features country herbs, cherry and wax notes followed by hints of blackcurrant and blackberry against a cedar backdrop. Juicy on the palate with refined, reactive tannins, it has acore of vibrant freshness that invigorates the mouthfeel and lends energy to the long finish."

Overige reviews:

96/100 punten James Suckling
93/100 punten Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

95/100 punten - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate:
“Bibi Graetz has long been tinkering with his formula for this wine, and this vintage represents a new chapter. The 2020 Testamatta is a blend of Sangiovese from old and new vines, with a priority on cooler growing conditions (and even a few northern exposures). In the wake of climate change, and in the pursuit of elegance, Bibi is changing his approach. He also has a new vineyard property near Fiesole, and the introduction of these grapes (from a breezy, high-elevation site) are what gives Testamatta its beautiful clarity, sharpness and lifted bouquet. The new Fiesole fruit makes up about 30% to 35% of this wine. The results are vibrant, transparent and fresh both in terms of acidity and aromatic intensity. This is a wine in transformation and a wine to watch”

97 | Rober Parker's Wine Advocate
99 | James Suckling

96/100  punten - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate:
"The opaque blue/purple-colored 2011 Palmer reveals a stunning bouquet of licorice, truffles, camphor, spring flowers, black raspberries and black currants. One of the superstars of the vintage, this brilliant 2011 possesses superb concentration and purity, medium to full body, and remarkable length of close to a minute. A tour de force in winemaking, the Palmer team merits accolades for achieving this level of quality in a more challenging vintage than either 2009 or 2010. The “wine of the vintage” in Margaux, tiny yields of 20 hectoliters per hectare, a final blend of 55% Merlot and 45% Cabernet Sauvignon, and a severe selection (only 55% of the production made it into Palmer) are the reasons for this success, brilliant 2011

98/100  punten - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate:
“The 2019 Cheval des Andes had a more reductive vinification and élevage, making the wine a bit shy and in needof time to open up, as one of their objectives was to make it more age-worthy. Another objective is to get to a 50/50 blend of Malbec and Cabernet Sauvignon, which they achieved in this vintage for the first time, going backto the initial character of the wine that was the idea of Argentinean winemaker Roberto de la Mota; so, they are closing the circle and going back to the initial idea, with more implication from the Cheval Blanc team. This is the first vintage fully under the charge of the new French winemaker, Gerald Gabillet, who fermented by plot, isolating some specific parts of the vineyard, like the borders where you tend to get higher yields because of the irrigation. It matured in 225- and 400-liter oak barrels and in oak vats. They used more barrels and vats from Stockinger, which they like and rotate; the wine spends an average of 13 to 14 months in oak, but some lots get 11 monthsand others get 16. 2019 was a mild vintage, cooler than 2017 and warmer than 2018, with rain at the right time,which helped to avoid hydric stress, and without extremes (which they had in 2020 with three weeks of extremeheat). The wine is young and tender and a bit oaky, which Gerald attributed to the reductiveness; it's ripe withoutexcess, with around 14.2% alcohol, mellow acidity and velvety tannins. There's more Cabernet here, so the aromatic expression can be something between 2017 and 2018, but Cabernet marks the palate a lot and makesthe wine more age-worthy, as it provides the structure and length that the Malbec lacks. So, the wine might be less accessible when young and should develop slowly in bottle. It's tasty and supple and has the ingredients and the balance for what they are aiming for. In the following vintages, they follow this path, and Gabillet feels thathaving more precision allows the wines to reflect the differences between vintages better. They keep producing around 100,000 bottles. It was bottled in late January 2021. The way they want to describe the wine is the Argentinean expression of Cheval Blanc. And I can only agree.”

99/100 punten - Tim Atkin MW:
“Cheval des Andes continues its steady ascent towards the summit of the very best and most sought-after New World reds. I tasted this wine over the space of a day and was very close to giving it 100 points. Made from anequal blend of Malbec and Cabernet Sauvignon, it combines fruit from Las Compuertas and Paraje Altamira tobrilliant effect. Aged in 50% new barrels and foudres, it’s effortlessly complex and detailed, with refined tannins, graphite and cut grass aromas, cassis and bramble flavours and remarkable palate length.”

95/100  punten - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate:
“Caiarossa is a complex blend featuring Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Petit Verdot, Sangiovese, Syrah and Alicante from vineyard sites across this beautiful property in the high hills off the Tuscan coast. This organic and biodynamic wine is full and generous to the palate, yet it never feels heavy or too extracted. The wine is balanced and fresh with thick layers of dark fruit, crushed stone, tobacco and exotic spice."

95/100 punten - James Suckling:
"This is an intense, full-bodied yet very well-balanced and polished red with velvety, firm and caressing tannins. Ripe black plums, blueberries, chocolate, mocha, sweet spice and dried lavender. Some oyster shells, too. Layered and full of character. Creamy at the end from the polished tannins. From biodynamically grown grapes."

96/100  punten - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate:
"2020 was exceptionally dry, with 75% less rain than usual in the period between May and September, which resulted in an earlier harvest to produce a 2020 Almaviva with 68% Cabernet Sauvignon, 24% Carmenère (from Peumo), 6% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot, so with no Merlot this time. The process was as careful as possible, without using any bombs, doing manual and optical sorting of the grapes, pressing in small vertical presses and aging of 20 months in French oak barrels, 73% of them new and the rest second use. The wine reached good ripeness with 14.9% alcohol. It still shows the effect of the élevage a bit, with abundant notes of sweet spices, a creamy touch and some smoke. I tasted it next to the 2019, and the wines have a very similar aromatic palette with a clear note of baked peppers. What was amazing in 2020 was that they harvested the Carmenere almost five weeks earlier than they normally would, and the result is not a green wine at all. As in all dry years, the wines show a little more tannic, a little in the style of the 2017—but the 2020 has more tension than the 2017, and the 2017 was more powerful and with a bigger tannic structure. The 2019 had more volume than the 2018, and the 2020 is closer to the 2019 than the 2018. 200,000 bottles produced. It was bottled during the second half of February 2022."

98/100 punten - James Suckling:
“Fresh and deep nose, full of blueberries, minty cassis, mussels, cigars, dark spice and roasted sesame oak, which will need a year or two to fully integrate. A medium-to full-bodied Almaviva with supple, silky tannins and a wealth of black and blue fruit that provides a lot of charm now. Voluptuous and flattering on the palate, hallmarked by its tension and taut texture. Very long. This is the 25th anniversary bottling. 68% cabernet sauvignon, 24% carmenere, 6% cabernet franc and 2% petit verdot. Drinkable now, but better from 2024.”