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If you’re going to have Robert Parker or Stephen Tanzer over for dinner, selecting a wine they’ve rated highly will be a nice choice. However, when you’re buying wines for yourself, we’d love to see you find wines that match up your unique palate and pocketbook. We have a large staff of friendly and knowledgeable wine professionals that taste hundreds of wines each week. They can put you in touch with bottles that you are likely to love, often at a much lower cost than the highly-rated gems that often see a run-up in price and frequent availability issues. Like any great group of opinionated professionals, our staff has varied tastes themselves. Often our customers will find a particular staff member with a style that corresponds to their own. That concept works extremely well in our retail stores, and this section is our effort to bring you the same online. Don’t get us wrong, we love the highly rated wines from the press and will continue to offer them, but we think you’re missing out if you’re not augmenting those selections with picks from our excellent staff. Here are their favorites. (Click on a name to see their other selections - or to drop them a line.) Cheers! |
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2007 Franck Millet Sancerre Blanc
By: Jim Barr
| Review Date: 8/19/2008
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This offers aromas of citrus with faint undertones of chalk that carry over quite nicely to an incredibly refreshing, clean palate impression. It finishes in a snappy style while showing just a hint of grassiness. Eby says this will be our other house white for the month
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2007 Jean-Francois Merieau Touraine Sauvignon Blanc
By: Joe Manekin
| Review Date: 7/10/2008
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I'm super-selective with the 'top value' tag on this review page. While I strongly believe in the existence of value at every price point, I am limiting my top values here to wines under $17 that just really impress. Here is a Touraine that really pops on the palate, with bright, rich citrus flavors and a moderately strong minerality reminiscent of Sancerre. Yet another delicious value from Mr. Loire himself, importer Jon-David Headrick. I plan on drinking a whole lot of this wine, and suspect that anyone who tries it might follow suit.
Top Value!
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Price: $13.99 |
2005 Château Haut-Belian Prestige
By: Scott Beckerley
| Review Date: 10/8/2008
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This merlot-based Bordeaux is extremely interesting. It has a nice, toasty nose with red fruits and roasted coffee beans. Medium to full-bodied in the mouth with dark cherry, red plum and anise notes. A 2005 Bordeaux at THIS price? What's not to like about that?
P.S. I'm not a big merlot fan, so this wine was a happy surprise!
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Price: $13.99
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2007 Lioco Sonoma Chardonnay
By: Chiara Shannon
| Review Date: 8/21/2008
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Califorina Chardonnay at its best, if, that is, you enjoy clean, true-to-varietal Chardonnay flavors and expression of terroir. Fermented using native yeasts, this unoaked wine undergoes malolactic fermentation, resulting in a layered, Chablis-like white. The nose offers a balance of crisp green apple and lemon fruit, chalky mineral, and earthy, wildfower and hay aromas. The palate is richer, marked by flavors of bread yeast and minerals, and a long finish that hints of chamomile, echoing the previous vintage. I'm thinking oysters, caesar salad, ceviche, rotisserie chicken...
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2007 Tessier Cheverny Rouge
By: Jeff Vierra
| Review Date: 8/15/2008
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This is, by a long shot, one of my favorite everyday wines in the store. A blend of Pinot Noir and Gamay, this is the bottle to reach for when you roast a chicken, grill some sausages, or just need a tasty supple red. Medium-bodied with bright cherry and cranberry aromatics this juicy elegant bottle brings to mind good artisan Beaujolais. To get all this wine has to offer serve with good cheer just above cellar temperature.
Top Value!
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2006 Ermacora Tocai Friulano
By: Jim Barr
| Review Date: 6/18/2008
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The 2006 Ermacora Tocai is a classic tocai from this
region. Perfumed aromas of almonds and nectarine
have just an herbal hint and the palate is incredibly balanced and structured, yet has a certain feminine quality and a clean, crisp finish that would make this the perfect wine to serve with shellfish or sea bass.
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2001 Bodegas LAN Reserva Rioja, Spain
By: Bryan Brick
| Review Date: 6/18/2008
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From one of the best vintages in recent memory in Rioja, this Reserva spent 12 months in new American oak and 24 months in the bottle before it was released. The amazing raw materials that were given to
Bodegas LAN were not wasted here, the wine shows incredible spicy aromatics of sandalwood and licorice ropes. Fully integrated and bursting with flavor, this is packed with blackberry, sweet black tea, leather and a subtle peppery spice. If that is not enough for you, the finish is persistent and lasting with cleansing acid and solid, yet giving tannin. Without a doubt this is terrific wine only magnified by its measly price tag. Take advantage of this amazing value.
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2006 Sesta di Sopra Rosso di Montalcino
By: Greg St. Clair
| Review Date: 8/29/2008
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2006 is an incredible vintage in Montalcino and in a few years the Brunello will be getting lots of high points. To get an idea of what it is going to be like you can try a Rosso di Montalcino, the same 100% sangiovese but drinkable now. The nose of Sesta di Sopra’s Rosso just jumps out at you. Spicy, complex, wild cherry fruit, with hints of sage, leather, intriguing, seductive and inviting. On the palate the wine is broad, full-bodied and rich yet not heavy, it has an elegance, more like a lithe, muscular athlete, supple yet forceful. Perfect for grilled meats, your favorite pasta or a great piece of cheese. Serve at cellar temperature.
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Price: $26.99
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De Meric Grande Reserve Sous Bois Brut Champagne
By: Steve Greer
| Review Date: 5/12/2008
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The first word I wrote when I tried this champagne was beautiful. After reviewing my notes I want to add value. At $34.99 you will feel lucky when you taste what's in the bottle. On the nose fruit and brioche aromas mingle. Within the elegant texture lies a combination of both zesty and ripe fruit with more toasty flavors. What I enjoyed most, thougha was the lingering finish. This phantom memory makes me wish I had a glass right now.
After researching De Meric I am even more of a fan. Sous Bois (“under wood”) refers to the use of oak barrels for 50% of the base wine with the other 50% in stainless. The blend comes from all premier cru and grand cru vineyards, giving a cru rating (the echelle des cru) of 97%. Champagne doesn’t need a special occasion, so open it on a Sunday afternoon and enjoy.
Top Value!
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2006 Patient Cottat Sauvignon Blanc
By: Chiara Shannon
| Review Date: 7/29/2008
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If you love Sancerre whites (like me) but want them at an everyday price (like me) the 2006 Patient Cottat is the way to go. 100% Sauvignon Blanc from parcels in Verdigny and just outside the official boundary, this wine is Sancerre but can't be legally labeled as such. It is crisp and refreshing with mouth-watering acidity, supported by bright green citrus and melon fruits flavors. Delicate sweet herbs and white pepper on the finish add character and complexity. This wine is a perfect choice for wedding or party white where you must serve an elegant, quality wine to guests with discerning palates (translation: wine snobs) but fit within a budget.
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2007 Neil Ellis "Sincerely" Sauvignon Blanc South Africa
By: Steve Greer
| Review Date: 5/20/2008
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With all the grapefruity sauvignon blancs made in the southern hemisphere, this is a refreshing change. This “grassy” styled wine is filled with plenty of herbaceousness, but also some wonderful minerality and a background of lemon-lime. Plenty of acidity, but with a creamy texture suggesting some lees contact and and a long finish.
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2007 Elsa Torrontes Mendoza, Argentina
By: Joe Manekin
| Review Date: 4/20/2008
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Looking for spring? Look no further - this delicious wine is absolutely springtime in a bottle. Very lightly spicy and floral, this amazing value white wine also shows juicy yellow fruits. Perfect with lighter fare or as an aperitif. Produced by Elsa, who you might recognize for their equally delicious, value-oriented Malbec.
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2007 Grange Tiphaine Touraine-Amboise Bel Air Sec
By: Joe Manekin
| Review Date: 8/15/2008
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This just might be our best $15 and under white wine in the store right now. You decide, but in my mind this has got to be it. 100% organically farmed chenin blanc, from 60-70 year old vines, with tart apple flavors and beautiful minerality. The Bel air sec typically lasts in this store about 90 days before it sells out completely until the next vintage. So buy some now, drink your fill, and maybe think about stashing a few away by Autumn when our supplies start to dwindle.
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2007 Grange Tiphaine Touraine-Amboise Bel Air Sec
By: Steve Greer
| Review Date: 8/21/2008
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Yeah, this wine is back. I loved it last vintage and, after picking a bottle up last night, I love it still. I can't believe that this wine is only $14. This wine is pure dry Chenin Blanc with zinging crispness, beautiful floral aromas, layers of melon and mineral flavors. We have a good amount, but don't miss out on this wine since we have to wait until next summer to enjoy it again.
Top Value!
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2006 Mer Soleil "Silver" Santa Lucia Highlands Chardonnay (Was $35)
By: Trey Beffa
| Review Date: 5/20/2008
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Owned by the Wagners of Caymus fame, the Mer Soleil Silver is an un-oaked wine that shows tremendous richness and complexity. The amazing thing is that the wine’s richness and depth is entirely from the fruit. A perfect white to enjoy with food!
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2005 Katnook Estate "Founder's Block" Cabernet Sauvignon Coonawarra South Australia
By: Jim Chanteloup
| Review Date: 8/19/2008
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This is one of the greatest values I’ve had this year. Coonawarra, along with Margaret River inWestern Australia, are considered to be the best sites for the expression of cabernet. So, to get a wine of this quality and varietal character at this price is something you want to take advantage of. A dry, cooler-than average summer in 2005 lead to an ideal growing season with good ripeness. The wine spent 12
months in mainly American oak and a portion in small French barriques (15% new). The bouquet has lifted notes of black currant and dark plum with a hint of toffee and vanilla. On the palate the wine is medium-bodied with good ripeness, a hint of mint and supple, fine-grained tannins. Though very easy to drink now, the wine will hold easily for another 3-5 years.
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Blanquette de Limoux, Antech "Cuvée Francoise"
By: Jim Barr
| Review Date: 7/15/2008
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With bright apply, pear-like to nutty aromas leaping
from the glass, this blanc de blancs style is alive
and expressive, leading to a clean, crisp, snappy
finish. Eby has informed me that this will be our
house sparkler for the month.
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2007 Blason Pinot Grigio
By: Mike Parres
| Review Date: 8/22/2008
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The apple and pear really jump out on the nose of this vintage, and the wine has a little more weight than previous years. Ripe honeydew melon notes are the first thing that hit your tongue, which is soft and full with a long, drawn-out finish. Despite the riper style, you can still feel the limestone and iron-oxide rich soil on the palate. This 2007 is a particularly good match for fish, seafood starters, risottos and baked vegetables or for cocktailing with friends.
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2006 Acústic "Acústic" Montsant, Spain
By: Jim Barr
| Review Date: 7/15/2008
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Deep ruby in color, the bouquet explodes with cassis,
cigar box, mixed spices, minerals and plums that carry over to its broad, lush, viscous mouthfeel and into the finish. This is incredible wine from ancient garnacha and samsó (native) vines that Anderson feels needs more than the allowable dog tail wags and will be one of our house reds for however long it last.
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2006 Acústic "Acústic" Montsant, Spain
By: Joe Manekin
| Review Date: 7/21/2008
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Agreeing with Jim Barr on anything wine-related is a scary thing for me, but I'm going to have to get over and say that he's right about this wine's decliciousness. In fact, everyone on the staff really loves this wine. It's bright and racy, but with enough fruit and mid-palate texture for Barr, Anderson, the Beaner and Eby to love! Multiple dog tail wags, indeed.
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2006 Rocca di Montegrossi Chianti Classico
By: Kirk Walker
| Review Date: 8/22/2008
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This is sappy and bright, with plenty of fresh fruit tones, classic Tuscan earthiness and minerality; this wine has great complexity, too. Best of all it perfectly balances its round mid-palate along a core of fresh acidity.
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2005 Seventy Five Wine Company "Amber Knolls" Lake County Cabernet Sauvignon
By: Scott Beckerley
| Review Date: 10/8/2008
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From the renowned Beckstoffer family, this cabernet is a real treat. I am super picky about domestic cabs and, to be honest, don't like overextracted wines. The Seventy-Five Wine Co. cabernet has lush, dark cherry ftruit but, also has spice, light tannin and earth to liven it up. Balanced and extremely enjoyable. I can't recommend this wine enough, particularly at this price!
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2007 Blason Tocai Friulano
By: Gary Westby
| Review Date: 8/19/2008
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There are nights when Cinnamon and I don't start off with Champagne at home, but we still need a refreshing aperitif, and this is one of the best and most reasonable that I have tasted-- at least since the 2006 Blason Tocai! It has a mouthwatering nose of minerals and high-toned stone fruit and much more complexity aromaticly than one would expect for $12.99. In the mouth the wine is light to medium-bodied and full of peachy fruit, yet still totally dry. It is not as austere as past vintages and very long and concentrated--especially given the very fair price.
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Price: $12.99
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Jean-Louis Denois Brut "Tradition"
By: Leah Greenstein
| Review Date: 7/9/2008
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We tried this bubbly at a recent staff tasting and it blew me away. A blend of 50% chardonnay and 50% pinot noir done in the traditional Champagne method, this sparkler from the Languedoc could easily pass itself off for Champagne. It was crisp on the nose and palate with limestone and slate minerality, apple fruit and a generous texture from attack to finish. A recent convert to bubbles, I’m going to keep plenty of this on-hand for impromptu celebrations.
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2000 Trebiac, Graves
By: Jeff Garneau
| Review Date: 6/18/2008
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I look to Graves for classic minerality and the 2000 Trebiac does not disappoint. Crushed stone and raspberries framed by firm tannins highlight this incredible value. Affordable and accessible, it
will no doubt continue to develop for several more years.
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2007 Buitenverwachting "Beyond" Sauvignon Blanc Constantia South Africa
By: Joe Manekin
| Review Date: 7/10/2008
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This is always very good quality, inexepensive sauvignon blanc. It shows a bit more cool, green notes this year, which is not at all a bad thing in my book. There is still plenty of citrus and a bit of tropical fruit intensity (guava, perhaps?) that all comes together nicely and in a way that no single flavor dominates. Another winner from these folks.
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Tessier Cremant de Loire
By: David Driscoll
| Review Date: 9/17/2008
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Good, good, good, good sparkling wine. Had this at Jeff Vierra's house and thought it was delicious. I asked him what this delicious thing was and, lo and behold, it was the Tessier Cremant that we currently have in the store. This wine is golden and round with wonderful stone fruit flavors and a clean, soft finish. Lucky me that it wasn't some rare bottle from his cellar, but rather an affordable product of which we have copious amounts! Buy, buy, buy! Holiday parties here I come!
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2004 Rocca di Montegrossi Chianti Classico "San Marcellino"
By: Kirk Walker
| Review Date: 8/22/2008
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I will apologize up front, I'm going to buy a lot of this, so there will be fewer bottle for the rest of you! This is great wine from a single vineyard that looks as if it were glazed with exfoliating Galestro soil! This is amazing sangiovese. Pure is the first word that comes to mind to describe it. It has that classic dark cherry fruit that is highlighted by savory sotto bosco spiciness. The wine is intense, with a broad mid-palate and just enough tannin to give it a firm gentleman farmer’s handshake. The acidity gives this wine a brilliant core from which the fruit and earth really shine. The finish is great, it just goes and goes. The best thing is that this wine will really satisfy anyone looking for immediate gratification, but if you can wait, this wine will be unspeakably incredible in 10 years (I can’t wait!).
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2004 Rocca di Montegrossi Chianti Classico "San Marcellino"
By: Gary Westby
| Review Date: 8/21/2008
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Cinnamon and I just bought a case of this for our cellar. This is exactly what I want from great red wine- typicity, class, refreshment, and (I'm betting with my own money!) the ability to age. Chianti Classico is the most undervalued great red wine region in the world to me, with its only competition coming from old school Rioja. Perhaps the prices are kept low by a persisting image of straw basket bottles blended with large amounts of over-cropped Trebbiano or perhaps it is because fashion diverts attention south to the lower acid, higher tannin wines of Montalcino. Whatever the reason, I am applying my father's cellar building principal to my aggressive purchasing of these wines now- "hit 'em where they ain't"- buy great wines when they are out of fashion! This wine is tight as a tick right now, but has just the right balance of modern polish and great vineyard terroir for the long haul. The pure cherry sangiovese fruit is there, the texture is there and the length is there in spades! The 2004 San Marcellino may be the best value in cellar worthy red in our entire Italian selection, and it is going down into my cellar next to the 1999 and 2001.
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2006 Terre del Vulcano Fiano di Avellino
By: Joe Manekin
| Review Date: 9/24/2008
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We currently have four (yes, count them, four) fiano wines in stock right now. Campania's fiano grape produces some of Italy's finest whites, and this particular example is typical with its broad, fleshy, nectarine and recently ripened champagne mango flavors. Think albariño with a different type of minerality (fiano grows in volcanic, not granitic soil) and more moderate acidity.
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Price: $17.99
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2005 San Vincenti Chianti Classico
By: Leah Greenstein
| Review Date: 8/21/2008
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Who doesn't like Chianti? This classically structured wine comes from the southernmost point of Chianti Classico, planted in gallestro soils. Its smoky nose is heady with black fruit and cherry aromas. On the palate it's linear, with good acidity and grippy tannins. This is not a tippling wine, but something to enjoy with food, perhaps eggplant cutlets and Sicilian-style pasta with sardines. And it will definitely just get better with time!
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Price: $23.99
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2005 Coufran, Haut-Médoc
By: Steve Greer
| Review Date: 6/18/2008
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Coufran is north of St-Estèphe, where heavier soils are wellsuited to merlot. The château is planted with 85% merlot and 15% cabernet sauvignon.With a bit of
decanting this wine really opened up and with each sip I enjoyed it even more. Very dark in color, the
nose provides both rich fruit and some oak. It opens with a mix of rich cassis and nice acidity, but its
tannins are still astringent. Give this beauty some time to age.
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Price: $27.99
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2003 Belle-Vue, Haut-Medoc
By: Steve Bearden
| Review Date: 6/18/2008
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This bargain from the hot ’03 vintage is a delight to drink right now. It is gentle and toasty with oodles of dark fruit and a touch of black olive all done up in a soft, round, warm package. Delicious!
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2003 Belle-Vue, Haut-Medoc
By: Elisabeth Schriber
| Review Date: 7/15/2008
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This one is superb Bordeaux for near-term drinking. Along with opulent aromas of black cherry, preserves, antiques and cedar, all of which show openly in the mouth, it offers up a broad set of pure fruit characteristics, soft rounded tannins, and a finish that lingers on and on. Anderson says that this will be our other house red for August.
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2003 Belle-Vue, Haut-Medoc
By: Steve Greer
| Review Date: 8/21/2008
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When I met winemaker Remy Fouin I was struck by how
excited he got about his fermenters. They are made out of broken brick that gets watered and then naturally controls temperature without the use of machines. He is a very passionate winemaker and this
wine delivers that passion and much more. Aromas of dark fruit and lots of cedar. He uses 100% Hungarian oak, which he feels is sweeter. I think the wine’s texture is the highlight. A tight little package for $20.
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2007 Vin de Pays des Bouches du Rhône Merlot Domaine de l'Attilon
By: Mulan Chan
| Review Date: 8/19/2008
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The latest offering from Domaine Attilon has just hit our shelves, and I predict that it is going impress a lot of folks. This organically grown merlot is chock full of blackberry fruits, plum and floral notes. Smooth and juicy, with supple fine tannins and no oak whatsover make for pure unadulterated drinking pleasure. This is the little red that could! Enjoy with just about anything...pizza, meatloaf, spaghetti, and be sure to have a couple bottles on hand at all times, as it has been my personal experience that an open bottle of this little gem will not last long.
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2006 St-Jean-des-Graves Blanc, Graves
By: Jim Barr
| Review Date: 8/19/2008
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This one has a lovely set of aromatics, full of lime zest and figs, which carry over to its bright, clean, crisp mouthfeel with hints of wet stone minerals and a
mouthwatering finish. This year’s version comes to us with a screw cap and The Beaner says it will be one of our house whites for the month.
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2005 Fourcas Dupre, Listrac
By: Gary Westby
| Review Date: 9/9/2008
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I think that one of the biggest misconceptions in the wine market is that 2005 Bordeaux is super-expensive. Yes, the famous names have raised their prices in quite an immodest way, but the vast majority of Bordeaux has hardly gone up enough to reflect the decline of the dollar. This delicious bottle of Medoc is a great example of value in Bordeaux, value in the world and perhaps the best Cabernet value in our stock at the moment! On the nose it is full of coffee, earth and black fruit, a real experience to smell. On the palate it is rich and a little oaky still, but on the whole it has an integrated, forthright Cabernet flavor. The finish is bright, the way left bank Bordeaux should be, with good chewy tannins to boot. Put some in your cellar- you can afford it!
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Bugey Cerdon, Caveau du Mont July (Méthode Ancéstrale)
By: Joe Manekin
| Review Date: 4/20/2008
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If you love rosé champagne (and who doesn’t), if you enjoy adventurous wine pairings (you know you do) and if you love raspberries (mmm…rasbpberries), then this is your wine. This pink-colored, off-dry (read: slightly sweet) sparkling wine from the Savoie region of Eastern France is made by spontaneous fermentation, otherwise known as methode ancestrale using poulsard and gamay. Enjoy this delicious sparkler as an aperitif, with cheeses, jamon Serrano or even spicier Asian cuisine like Thai or Burmese
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2007 Blason Rosato (Rosé)
By: Mike Parres
| Review Date: 8/22/2008
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This year’s Rosato is made of 70% merlot and 30% franconia and is really very different from last year’s. On the nose you will find ripe wild strawberries along with some violet impressions. This is one of those wines that, when it hits your tongue, there is a big WOW factor— lots of minerals, with a hint of black cherry and beautifully balanced acidity. This is the perfect wine to enjoy with a frico of Fruili (a local cheese), autumnal dishes, such as those featuring pumpkin and chestnuts, or on its own as an aperitif.
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2005 Les Trois Croix, Fronsac
By: Leah Greenstein
| Review Date: 7/9/2008
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After the palate-blowing affair called the 2005 UGC tasting I didn’t want to try another 2005 Bordeaux for another 10 years, but I’m awfully glad we poured this one at a recent staff tasting. Still a little closed on the nose, the wine is just starting reveal plum and blueberry fruit on the nose and palate, framed by fine-grained tannins and a rich, vanilla character. I can’t wait to see how this recession-buster value evolves!
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2007 Vin de Pays d'Oc Domaine Begude Sauvignon Blanc
By: David Driscoll
| Review Date: 7/9/2008
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What a great deal for SB! Soft, delicate, and graceful, but lots of citrus-like lemon and grapefruit flavors on your tongue. A crisp and refreshing bottle that meets old world and new world right in the middle.
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2006 Vinsobres Domaine Jaume "Altitude 420"
By: Mulan Chan
| Review Date: 7/9/2008
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In terms of value, drinkability, and character, Domaine Jaume's 2006 Vinsobres hits it out of the ballpark. I really, really like this wine! It is a blend of 60% grenache and 40% syrah and hails from 30+ year old vines. A full and concentrated palate of deep red and black fruits along with a light notes of roasted herbs and damp earth make for a delicious Rhone drinking experience!
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2006 Vinsobres Domaine Jaume "Altitude 420"
By: Joe Manekin
| Review Date: 7/29/2008
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420, dude, yeah! I’m sorry, but you know you were thinking of the same stoner reference. I digress…Here’s a real winner produced from 60% grenache and 40% syrah. Stunningly pure dark and red berry fruit, medium-bodied, and highly drinkable, this red will complement a wide range of foods. It’s also delicious on its own - typically fresh, vibrant ’06 Rhone wine here. Your perfect party red, and a good excuse to throw a ‘420’ wine party.
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2006 Massena "11th Hour" Shiraz Barossa Valley South Australia
By: Jim Chanteloup
| Review Date: 7/15/2008
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I visited Dan and Jaysen last February and
barrel-tasted the 2007 vintage with them, and I can tell you these guys are producing some serious wines that reflect the land they work, presented with precision and grace. The aromatics of this wine are bright and lifted with notes of boysenberry,
blackberry, grilled meat, Earl Grey tea, spice, a hint of graphite and provincial herbs. On the palate, the wine is lush and silky with seamless balance and an incredibly long finish. This is very polished and elegant.
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Price: $42.99 |
Charles Baur Cremant d'Alsace Rosé
By: Scott Beckerley
| Review Date: 10/8/2008
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