Garage James Suckling Scores

Beautiful blue fruit here with lots of wild herbs, white pepper, graphite and boysenberries. Flowers and garrigues. This is really soulful and incredibly silky and textured on the palate. Elegantly rendered with soft-spoken fruit quickly dominated by textured, velvety tannins. Impeccable juicy fruit and balance. Drink or hold. 

A very juicy, expansive VIGNO here with a twist of white pepper and herbs with plenty of blue fruit. This is more of a full-bodied carignan with an expansive mid-palate and concentrated fruit. Very bright and succulent. Fresh and lengthy. Drink or hold.

Really vivid and racy blue fruit to the nose. Punchy and floral with bright acidity that cuts through the tense, full-bodied palate, and creamy, melted tannins which are well integrated and expansive. Excellent fruit purity and raciness. Cabernet sauvignon grafted onto old-vine pais. Lot 114. Drink or hold.

Bright and racy deep blue fruit with a floral note. Full-bodied on the palate but so fresh and effortless, too, with dense but closely-knit tannins and a solid profile of fruit. Drinkable now, but better in a few years.

A rich, full-bodied but fresh Mediterranean expression here with lots of wild dried herbs and garrigues to the black cherries. Juicy and bright on the palate with dense but really fine-grained and creamy tannins. Long and delicious. Lot 105. Drink or hold.

Rich black and red berries with some wild herbs and dark spices. Full-bodied, juicy and vibrant on the palate with deep but polished and refined tannins. Drink or hold.

Tarry nose with lots of wild herbs and violets. Juicy, full-bodied and tense on the palate with dense, creamy tannins. Really fresh for a syrah from 2020 with vivid fruit in the finish. Long and expressive. Drink or hold.

A savory cabernet franc with some tobacco leaves to the racy currants and dried strawberries. A splash of allspice and orange peel, too. Tannins are firm and nicely present on the medium-bodied palate. Very clean and dry in terms of sweetness. Medium acidity here, which is not very common for Garage. Lot 110. Drink now.

Bright coral pink color with a touch of reduction now. Some cherries, watermelon, grapefruit and strawberries. Vibrant, bone-dry and acid-driven on the palate with a bit of phenolic bite. A fuller rosé with brilliant tension, purity and structured tannins. One of the most serious rosés in Chile. Gastronomic! Drink now.

Sweet strawberries and raspberries to the nose. Wild red berries and some fine herbs and flowers. Very juicy and fluent on the palate with plenty of strawberries. I love the wild dried herbs here. Silky, fruit-expressive and long. Lot 109. Delicious now, why hold?

Ripe and savory nose with pretty currants and hints of iron and graphite. Black olives and tobacco leaf, too. Full-bodied on the palate with plenty of fine-grained tannins and juicy fruit. Pretty compact, concentrated and long. Lot 111. Drink or hold.

Very bright nose full of red berries, cherries and flowers. A twist of fresh herbs. Fruity but bone-dry with succulent cherries and soft, fine tannins. Lots of drinkability here. Enjoy now.

A white pepper note to the wild, brambly fruit. Cherries, raspberries and some pomegranate. The bone-dry, light- to medium-bodied palate delivers firm but creamy tannins. A very well-made pais. Drink now.

Fresh nectarines, grapefruit and pears to the nose. A hint of chalk. The palate is bone-dry and creamy with a steely note to the center palate and plenty of white-fruit fleshiness. Austere. A tad more weight than 2021. 85% pais and 15% carinena. Whole bunch pressing. Fruit from Secano Interior. Drink now.

A slightly floral note to the green apple and limey fruit. Chalky and saline on the palate with a crisp mouthfeel. Very dry, fresh and gastronomic. Drink now.

Some dark earth and soil to the nose with fresh herbs and dark raspberries. Crisp and medium-bodied with fresh and firm tannins. Drink now.

A little more old-school than previous vintages with a hint of Parmesan cheese to the fruit. Some apricots, stones, honey and lees. Pretty tight and full-bodied on the palate with chewy tannins and an austere finish. Drink now.