Our top wines in April

It wasn't all 2011 Bordeaux en primeur that topped our tastings this April: there were over 150 other wines scoring 17 or over entered into the JancisRobinson.com database. Many of these are standalone notes which are not published within articles and thus are brought to your attention below.

April's standalone tasting note highlights:

• Elegance from a whole-bunch cuvée Central Otago Pinot Noir by Sato
• Two fine, upstanding citizens of Burgundy: Dom Coche-Dury Les Rougeots 2004 Meursault and Dom Michel Niellon 1996 Chevalier-Montrachet
• A whole host of excellence from Quinta da Muradella in Monterrei as tasted by Julia, the best of...