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PAGES 117 TO 130<br />
TOP WINES<br />
OUR WINTER SELECTION<br />
A PROMISING FOURTH TASTING SESSION IN 2023<br />
The final tasting session for 2023 did, indeed, deliver on all its promises and we are now<br />
focusing on our goals for 2024. After spending the past two years travelling across Central and<br />
Eastern Europe – whose wine industries now hold a significant share of our tasting sessions<br />
– we placed emphasis this year on South America which also made a sensational debut due to<br />
the efforts by our local representative in Mendoza, Vivien Morvan. In fact, the first wines from<br />
the 2023 vintage tasted over the past few months are all-set to be extremely promising, which<br />
is excellent news. Roll on 2024!<br />
PICTURESQUE VIEWS OF THE VINEYARDS OF KASTRAKI, A VILLAGE IN CENTRAL GREECE<br />
THE BEST OF WINTER 2023<br />
Our selection, tasted and rated by our tasting panel, is presented on pages 117 to 130. As is customary, we<br />
have chosen to present you the wines by country (SOUTH A<strong>FR</strong>ICA, GREECE…), then by appellation in<br />
each region, with each winery or chateau listed in alphabetical order and descending order of their scores.<br />
This issue features our selection of wines from South Africa, including many Rhone blends, along with some<br />
amazing Greek wines, incredible Champagnes, Cavas from across Spain, some of the most highly valued<br />
Proseccos and some robust Argentinean Malbecs.<br />
THE TASTING PANEL:<br />
PHILIPPE GAILLARD - <strong>FR</strong>ANÇOIS GILBERT - SYLVAIN PATARD<br />
<strong>FR</strong>ANÇOIS BEZUIDENHOUT - OLIVIER DELORME – GONZALO FERNANDEZ - MATTHIEU GAILLARD - BRUNO MICHAL – GERALDINE SPENCER - JAMES TURNBULL<br />
116 WINTER 2023 • GILBERT & GAILLARD - THE <strong>FR</strong>ENCH EXPERTS ON WINE
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