2023 kivi - 95+ pts from Vinous

The 2023 Kivi unleash­es a beguil­ing blend of crushed blood orange, dried sage, stone dust and cam­phor before giv­ing way to musky black cur­rants. It’s seam­less­ly smooth, with cool­ing acid­i­ty and sleek red and black fruits under­scored by tac­tile min­er­al concentration.

Haunt­ing­ly dark, this fin­ish­es tan­nic and long, with depths of tar­ry black rasp­ber­ry lift­ed by a sub­tle hint of mint. There’s a lot going on here under the hood, but it will take time for the

Kivi to reveal all of its goods. — 95+ pts

Eric Guido/​Vinous