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Anne Krebiehl, MW, June 12, 2025
Frost, hail, heat and high water—nature threw everything at winegrowers in Lower Austria in 2024. A warm March led to some of the earliest budbursts ever, making vines vulnerable to late spring frosts in April. Heat and drought posed a challenge in summer, while torrential rains in mid-September caused widespread flooding. Some estates had dramatically lower yields, some were lucky to escape relatively unscathed, but all were worried about what the rain would do to their fruit. Quality is thus more mixed in 2024, yet there are highlights and coups de coeur nonetheless.
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Maison François - London
Neal Martin, January 2025
Maison François comes highly recommended, especially for larger groups looking for a livelier lunch or dinner with quality French cooking accompanied by decent wines. It belongs to a cadre of London restaurants that treats wine lovers with respect.
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2024 Usonia Wines Good Spirit, 90 points
The 2024 Good Spirit is a blend of hybrids from the Finger Lakes. Its dark ruby color belies its lithe body and supercharged energy as it springs from the glass. At 11.5% ABV, this reads like a juicy, crushable spiced cranberry cooler, perfectly pitched for summer swigging with an extra chill. (BN)
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2021 Château Simone Palette Blanc
Neal Martin, June 2025
The 2021 Château Simone Blanc serves as a pertinent reminder of just how good wines from Provence can be.
1988 Dom Ruinart Brut Rosé
1977 Diamond Creek Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Volcanic Hill
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