Our judges arrived with high expectations of this line-up of Syrahs from an excellent vintage. They found a superb selection of wines, many of which are already drinking well

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Finca Collado in Salinas, Alicante TASTED NON-BLIND 1 ...

An idiosyncratic growing season has produced a collection of expressive Chardonnays and Pinot Noirs of consistently high quality. Our US Editor, who is based in Oregon himself, tasted some 400 wines in all, and here presents 40 top picks – including Decanter ’s first 100-point wine from the region

Each month our editorial team tastes a lot of wine, but not all of it makes it onto the page. So here’s our in-house pick of other great wines we’ve tried