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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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2010 La Posta "Paulucci Vineyard" Malbec Mendoza
 By: Joe Manekin | Review Date: 6/19/2013 | Send Email
  La Posta has been an excellent source for single vineyard Malbecs over the years. This bottling shows all the dark cherry and plum fruit you expect in a Malbec, with the added acidity and vibrancy only shown by the best versions of this grape variety. Bring on the BBQ!
Price: $16.99 Add To Cart W&S 93 RP 90
2011 CVA A Portela Mencia Valdeorras
 By: Joe Manekin | Review Date: 6/19/2013 | Send Email
  This is a delicious, darkly fruited, highly mineral wine from steep granitic and slate vineyards in Valdeorras. I love this wine for its combination of freshness and structure. It's a perfectly balanced red for any sort of grilled food you want to throw at it!
Price: $14.99 Add To Cart RP 93
1999 Bodegas Puelles Gran Reserva Rioja
 By: Chiara Shannon | Review Date: 6/18/2013 | Send Email
  This ia a lovely example of aged Rioja from a good vintage that is drinking absolutely perfectly right now. It shows excellent integration and a range of complexity that you rarely encounter in the under $20 category. Mixed berries mingle with earth spice and notes of vanilla and savory herbs. Framed by fine tannins and supported by balanced acidity, this really over-delivers in elegance for the price.
Price: $19.99 Add To Cart

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2012 Zudugarai "Amats" Getariako Txakolina
 By: Chiara Shannon | Review Date: 6/18/2013 | Send Email
  I've consumed enough of this wine already, it's high time to write a review. How awesome is it that we have not just one but two Direct Import Txakolis? (this and its delicious rose counterpart) From a very cool site, the 2012 Amats is a perfect example of Txakoli - very dry, crisp, and with razor-like acidity. It's zippy and fresh, with tangy green apple and citrus aromas and flavors accented by saline notes and hints of green herbs, not to mention incredible mineral drive from start to finish. So refreshing and easy to drink - excellent with fresh oysters or other fruits of the sea. I love the naturally low alcohol, too!
Price: $12.99 Add To Cart
2012 Zudugarai "Amats" Rosé Getariako Txakolina
 By: Chiara Shannon | Review Date: 6/18/2013 | Send Email
  Made from Hundurribi Belza (a dark-skinned grape used in Txakoli production), this is one of my favorite roses in the store this season. I love its distinctive nose, with delicate dark berry fruit and mineral aromas that remind me of Loire Valley Cabernet Franc. It is fruity yet very crisp on the palate, perfect for enjoying with a variety of foods, from fresh seafood to grilled sausages to paella. Organically farmed and made with minimal intervention.
Price: $14.99 Add To Cart
2012 Kalinda Carneros Chardonnay
 By: Jim Barr | Review Date: 6/18/2013 | Send Email
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  I know many of you went nuts over the previous 2011 Napa Chardonnay that we had, with its rich, creamy, fat style with tons of oak and a full malolactic presentation, this beauty has richness, depth, and better structure, and exhibits better balance and more upfront fruit characteristics. Opulent aromas of spicy cinnamon apple to tropical fruit tones with hints of a creamy, vanilla note, this wonderful wine offers gorgeous rich fruit flavors with excellent acid structure and depth of flavor. This Gem will be, according to Rusty, one of our house whites for however long it is around. 14.5% ABV
Top Value! Drink from 2013 to 2018
Price: $15.99 Add To Cart
2011 Benziger Sonoma County Chardonnay
 By: Chiara Shannon | Review Date: 6/14/2013 | Send Email
  From the cool 2011 vintage, Benziger delivers us a nicely delineated, organically grown and biodynamically made fruit-driven Chardonnay for a song. Aromas of fresh citrus and stone fruit greet the nose, with nutty undertones. The palate is creamy and round, with bright acidity. Top Value!
Price: $11.99 Add To Cart
2011 Benziger Sonoma County Sauvignon Blanc
 By: Chiara Shannon | Review Date: 6/14/2013 | Send Email
  Crisp, clean, and refreshing with subtle floral and hay notes, this delightful quaffer from local Sonoma family winemakers hits all the marks for a light, dry style. It definitely drinks above its price point. Try it with a fresh veggie and goat cheese salad, or grilled shrimp tacos. Benziger makes wine in accordance with biodynamic principles, and work with organic growers in order to meet their strict guidelines for the fruit that goes into their appellation wines.
Price: $9.99 Add To Cart
2009 Fromm "Brancott Valley" Pinot Noir Marlborough New Zealand
 By: Mellyn Craig | Review Date: 6/14/2013 | Send Email
  If you haven’t tried Pinot Noirs from New Zealand yet, the 2009 Fromm “Brancott” Pinot Noir will get you hooked! This wine is bursting with spice, along with luscious cherry and plum fruits. A velvety mouthfeel makes it tempting to drink this wine now, but the acid and structure will allow this wine to get even better with age. The depth and complexity of this wine can easily be compared to Pinot Noirs twice its price from California.
Price: $29.99 Add To Cart JS 95
2012 Kalinda Carneros Chardonnay
 By: Ralph Sands | Review Date: 6/14/2013 | Send Email
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  Kalinda Chardonnay…. When I put my nose in the glass, I said to myself wow this is expensive Chardonnay like one of my favorite Ca. Chards Ramey! Just a hint of tropical California fruit, but the wine is super fresh and shining with good acidity; a touch in the burgundian style. I was thrilled when I found out it was the new Kalinda! If you like the big fat/buttery style of Chardonnay, this wine is not for you!
Drink from 2013 to 2015
Price: $15.99 Add To Cart
2012 Kalinda Carneros Chardonnay
 By: Mellyn Craig | Review Date: 6/14/2013 | Send Email
  Hello Summertime Chardonnay! The 2012 Kalinda Carneros Chardonnay is so delicious and a steal at this price! In fact, I intend on putting this in a blind taste test against more expensive Chardonnays and I know it will be a contender. This wine has gorgeous subtle notes of creamy lemon, green apple, honeysuckle and white flowers. The bright acidity and minerality brings structure and balance. This wine is a great example of a Chardonnay that shows some pretty California fruit with Burgundian structure and acidity.
Price: $15.99 Add To Cart
2012 Kalinda Carneros Chardonnay
 By: Melissa Smith | Review Date: 6/14/2013 | Send Email
  Soft oak and vanillin on the nose, bright acidity and minerality on the palate. This wine really goes "The Distance".
Price: $15.99 Add To Cart
2012 Kalinda Carneros Chardonnay
 By: Alex Pross | Review Date: 6/14/2013 | Send Email
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  The newest edition of our anxiously anticipated Kalinda Chardonnay is here! After tasting thru literally hundreds of samples we picked a drop-dead winner, the 2012 Kalinda Carneros Chardonnay is perhaps my favorite Kalinda Chardonnay of all-time. We’ve made richer Chardonnays in the past and fruitier Chardonnays and unoaked Chardonnays but the 2012 Kalinda Carneros Chardonnay has it all. The nose starts off with a burst of lemon-crème, sugarloaf, white flower and green fig notes. The palate is beautiful mix of green apples, tropical fruit, honey, hazelnuts and a touch of oak. The wine has fantastic acidity which gives the wine great lift and verve and the structure of a fine white Burgundy. If you’re looking for your summertime Chardonnay that you can enjoy as a weekday sipper or something slightly better for your weekend entertaining then look no further, the 2012 Kalinda Carneros Chardonnay is for you.
Drink from 2013 to 2015
Price: $15.99 Add To Cart
2007 Rosenblum "Carla's Reserve" Contra Costa County Zinfandel
 By: Alex Pross | Review Date: 6/14/2013 | Send Email
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  This wine is such an amazing deal that it makes me feel like one of those guys selling some product on a late night infomercial. A great wine for $30, an amazing wine for $16.99 (old price)... but wait! It gets even better! The new price for this wine is so unbelievably good that we've been asked not to publish it. This is a flat-out delicious Zinfandel that has gone from a nice single-vineyard Zinfandel where might buy a bottle or two, to a case-worthy purchase that has just become your newest summer time house red. If you’re a fan of zinfandel and have enjoyed wines from Rosenblum in the past then this is a must-buy wine! Great balance and depth, this wine displays deep red fruit, spice notes and a rich, long finish that is quintessentially Zinfandel.
Top Value! Drink from 2013 to 2015
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Fleury Brut Rosé Champagne
 By: Mellyn Craig | Review Date: 6/13/2013 | Send Email
  If you love Brut Rose Champagnes as much as I do, then you HAVE to try this one from Fleury! With notes of elegant strawberry, vanilla and spice, all wrapped up with balanced acidity. To sweeten the deal, Fleury is a direct import, so this elegant Champagne is a great value!
Price: $49.99 Add To Cart WS 90
2012 Kalinda Carneros Chardonnay
 By: Clyde Beffa Jr. | Review Date: 6/13/2013 | Send Email
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  Wow! From this Sauvignon Blanc lover, I think this California Chardonnay is top notch. A creamy, melony aroma with apple nuances and a touch of oak. On the palate, the wine has good richness balanced by fine acidity. Just tasting it with a few K&L staff, the word Chassagne Montrachet was mentioned. If you love well made, well priced Chardonnay, try this one. They say the 2012 California vintage was great-here is a great Chardonnay.
Price: $15.99 Add To Cart
2010 Seven Hills "Seven Hills Vineyard" Walla Walla Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
 By: Bryan Brick | Review Date: 6/13/2013 | Send Email
  Seven Hills has long been one of favorite Washington producers here at K&L and one of my personal faves for about as long as I’ve been in this business. This first generation Washington winery has made great wines, seemingly continuously, since its founding in 1988 in all price points and from numerous varietals. This wine shows what the winery can do using fruit from their oldest Estate blocks and make a wine truly built for the future. The youthful nose is dominated by low toast oak at this point but if you give it enough air you can begin to coax an intriguing combination of wet clay, fried sage, garrigue and pastille. This wine has a stunning mid-palate that bursts open in the mouth that is packed with plum, wild berry, sandalwood, black currant and new leather. The wine almost seems to grow out from its center filling the entry and finish as it goes. I loved this wine and why it will be fine now with a couple hours of decanting this is really a wine that will greatly reward patience and do so while not asking much from your wallet.
Price: $31.99 Add To Cart WS 93 WE 92
2010 Seven Hills Columbia Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
 By: Bryan Brick | Review Date: 6/13/2013 | Send Email
  Seven Hills has long been one of favorite Washington producers here at K&L and one of my personal faves for about as long as I’ve been in this business. This first generation Washington winery has made great wines, seemingly continuously, since its founding in 1988 in all price points and from all varietals. A perfect example of how it can make amazing value driven wines is the 2010 Seven Hills Columbia Valley Cabernet Sauvignon. This bottling , vintage in and vintage out, has been one of the best relatively unknown values in Domestic Cabernet for around $20. This year is no exception, the cooler 2010 vintage allowed for exceptional hang time letting the fruit ripen slowly and create added complexity and structure. The nose of this wine wowed me with layers of sweet licorice, cola, caramel and nervy Asian plum fruit. Open and fleshy this can be drunk right away with ease and has gobs of precisely ripened blue fruits and a depth of confectionary spices like nutmeg and cinnamon. The finish has ample but pliable tannins and plenty of fruit driven complexity bolstered by earthy notes and touches of violet. If you haven’t ever tried this wine now is a perfect time to start.
Price: $19.99 Add To Cart WE 90 WS 90
2011 Weingut Allram Zweigelt (1L)
 By: Melissa Smith | Review Date: 6/13/2013 | Send Email
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  Just an easy drinking yet thoroughly delicious light red wine. The body of a Pinot, the structure of the Old World, the nose is redolent of a northern Rhone Syrah with white pepper and cranberry, twigs, and juniper berries.
Price: $10.99 Add To Cart
2010 Ojai "McGinley Vineyard" Santa Ynez Valley Sauvignon Blanc
 By: Bryan Brick | Review Date: 6/13/2013 | Send Email
  On a recent trip down the Central Coast I was lucky enough to get an appointment at Ojai Vineyards. Tucked away in a beautiful spot in the town of the same name it would be easy to overlook the winery being that there is no advertising, no ballyhoo, heck there isn’t even a sign on their gate letting you know where they are. But once you are there it becomes readily apparent the level of attention and detail that is put into all of their wines. A perfect example of this is the 2010 Ojai "McGinley Vineyard" Santa Ynez Valley Sauvignon Blanc. 2010 was a cooler vintage in the Santa Ynez Valley and the wine shows that vintage character with its brisk acidity and pleasing, varietal muskiness. Fermented in old oak barrels this is allowed to come along slowly and frame the truly complex flavors that are rarely found in today’s Domestic Sauvignon Blancs. Quince, musk, lime, chalk passion fruit and Meyer lemon flavors swirl around the palate, all noticeable in their own right but meshed so tightly that they all become a sort of new flavor: Ojai “McGinley” Sauvignon Blanc. The finish is long and lasting and will certainly make you mouth water and ask for simple, nor not so simple salads, roast chicken or pork tenderloin. This is a rare find in Sauvignon Blanc that will hold up with the best in the world.
Price: $23.99 Add To Cart CG 93 ST 91 RP 90
2011 Ducru-Beaucaillou, St-Julien (1.5L) Pre-Arrival
 By: Alex Pross | Review Date: 6/12/2013 | Send Email
  Black cherry and cola, hints of chocolate, dark fruits, blackberry liqueur. Great energy, with a finish that goes on and on.
Price: $229.99 Add To Cart WE 94-  96 JS 94-  95 RP 93-  95
2011 Ducru-Beaucaillou, St-Julien Pre-Arrival
 By: Alex Pross | Review Date: 6/12/2013 | Send Email
  Black cherry and cola, hints of chocolate, dark fruits, blackberry liqueur. Great energy, with a finish that goes on and on.
Price: $119.99 Add To Cart WE 94-  96 JS 94-  95 RP 93-  95
2011 Ducru-Beaucaillou, St-Julien Pre-Arrival
 By: Trey Beffa | Review Date: 6/12/2013 | Send Email
  Dark and exotic on the nose, then spicy and open, dense and concentrated. Lots of power, plus big powerful tannins that are ripe and almost silky. Long, firm and fleshy on the finish. 93-95 points.
Price: $119.99 Add To Cart WE 94-  96 JS 94-  95 RP 93-  95
2011 Pétrus, Pomerol Pre-Arrival
 By: Trey Beffa | Review Date: 6/12/2013 | Send Email
  Tons of red currant and black berry aromas. Very creamy texture, sweet mocha flavor and extremely pure and crisp fruit. Melts in your mouth, and then the tannins - big, but ripe - come through.
Price: $1,679.00 Add To Cart WE 94-  96 JS 93-  94 ST 92-  94
2009 Au Bon Climat "Talley Vineyard-Santa Barbara Historic Vineyards Collection" San Luis Obispo County Chardonnay
 By: Bryan Brick | Review Date: 6/12/2013 | Send Email
  Due to our wonderful relationship with the folks at Au Bon Climat we are lucky enough to bring you this tremendous Chardonnay. Back in May I went down to ABC and had lunch, tasted a bunch of cool new wines and put together a Pinot Noir blend that we’ll be seeing later in the year, but that is a totally different story. One of my favorite wines from that day was the 2009 Au Bon Climat "Talley Vineyard-Santa Barbara Historic Vineyards Collection" San Luis Obispo County Chardonnay which I was told that K&L could have an exclusive on. I was floored I couldn’t believe that a wine with this level of poise and balance could still be kicking around and furthermore we could be the only ones selling it, but both were certainly true. A lovely pithy nose of custard, egg cream, peach pit and nutmeg builds richness as its airs in the glass. Alluring and feminine that nose is a perfect prelude to the nectarine, apricot, apple skin and tea leaf qualities found on the palate. Stylistically speaking this is just about in the middle of the Domestic Chardonnay spectrum, oak and texture is there but it is not overwhelming the pretty stone fruit and integrated acidity. Seamless and bordering on beautiful it is rare to find such a complete chardonnay at the apex of its drinking window for $25.
Price: $24.99 Add To Cart
2009 Suduiraut, Sauternes
 By: Ralph Sands | Review Date: 6/11/2013 | Send Email
  Thick fruit, with complex pear and persimmon notes.
Price: $94.99 Add To Cart RP 98 JS 96 ST 93-  96
2008 Petrolo "Torrione" Toscana
 By: Greg St. Clair | Review Date: 6/11/2013 | Send Email
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  I drank a bottle of this recently with some Becker Lane pork chops, this wine is just beautiful. Pure Sangiovese aged in barrique, supple, warm, ripe fruit, great length and balance, just a pleasure to drink. The classic ripe cherry/plum fruit flavors just sing and there is nothing like Sangiovese and pork! Especially when it is Becker Lane.
Drink from 2013 to 2020
Price: $23.99 Add To Cart WE 92 RP 91 WS 90
2006 Massolino Barolo
 By: Greg St. Clair | Review Date: 6/10/2013 | Send Email
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  Massolino produces classically styled Barolo from Serralunga, the most robust and brawny of the Barolo communes. This 2006 is perfectly balanced and from a tremendous vintage, however this wine is in its hibernation period, another 5 years in your cellar will launch it into the I'm ready to drink stage. Have patience the price is tremendous and it will be worth the wait!
Drink from 2018 to 2030
Price: $29.99 Add To Cart WS 92 RP 90
1983 Darroze Domaine de Busquet Bas-Armagnac 750ml
 By: Jeffrey Jones | Review Date: 6/10/2013 | Send Email
  The 1983 Busquet is one of my flavorite Darroze Armagnacs that we have in stock now. It is a nice round full bodied brandy that has wonderful and expressive aromas that are very complex and inviting. Not just for a 3oth birthday present, the 1983 Busquet is delicious and worth the price for any brandy lover.
Price: $149.99 Add To Cart
Darroze Les Grand Assemblages "20 Year Old" Bas-Armagnac 750ml
 By: Jeffrey Jones | Review Date: 6/10/2013 | Send Email
  This is a world class Armagnac that I think is absolutely delicious. It is soft with round subtle complex carmel and fruit flavors that make a bright and interesting drink. A great way to end an evening.
Price: $99.99 Add To Cart
2012 Quinta da Aveleda Vinho Verde
 By: Jeffrey Jones | Review Date: 6/10/2013 | Send Email
  The Quinta Da Aveleda Vinho Verde is bright and fresh, full of clean crip flavors. It is dry with a slight hint of fizz to liven it up and make it so fun and easy to drink. Great alone, it will go well with salad or lighter fish.
Price: $8.99 Add To Cart W&S 92
Mackinlay's "The Journey" Rare Old Highland Blended Single Malt Whisky 750ml
 By: Joe Manekin | Review Date: 6/8/2013 | Send Email
  This is my kind of aged Scotch. Lightly smoky on the nose, think lovely, judiciously peated Highland smoke as opposed to the more forceful campfire or iodine driven smoke of an Islay single malt. After opening up, there are more sweet, vanilla cream type aromatics which lead to an effortlessly balanced, soft and sweet yet, again, subtley smoky and savory profile. Something about this whisky reminds me of old leather bound books, an historic office or library, a gentle yet rugged older grandfather type - these are what come to mind when I taste this edition of the Mackinlay. There is more than just a story to this whisky, and I strongly recommend you check it out for yourself!
Price: $172.99 Add To Cart
2009 San Felice Chianti Classico
 By: Greg St. Clair | Review Date: 6/8/2013 | Send Email
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  San Felice has been making good, sturdy Chianti Classico for decades and if you’ve traveled to Siena you’ve undoubtedly come across a bottle. So when I tasted this 2009 the quality jump was a bit of a shock. They’ve changed the blend a bit using only indigenous grapes, predominantly Sangiovese but it is the addition of Pugnitello (along with some change in vineyard practices) that really makes this wine jump. The wine has lots of spice, earthy complexity but it is the powerful center, palate presence and uplifting fruit that really make this sing. Take home a bottle, decant it for an hour while you’re preparing the BBQ, fire the T-Bone up just like you were having a Bistecca Fiorentina (rare is best) drizzle a little extra virgin olive oil over it and WOW you’ve got yourself one helluva day!
Drink from 2013 to 2018
Price: $15.99 Add To Cart
2011 Ferrero Rosso di Montalcino
 By: Greg St. Clair | Review Date: 6/8/2013 | Send Email
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  When I first tasted this wine I was stunned by the nose, the fruit aromatics were so complete and tantalizing I couldn’t wait to taste it. On the palate it was just as exciting, supple, smooth, luscious fruit yet balanced with classic Sangiovese acidity making it fresh and enticing. The warm Tuscan summer sun finally came out in mid August in 2011 and the grapes at Ferrero responded perfectly, a rich, complex and easy to drink Rosso di Montalcino for a bargain price. This wine is really drinkable now and perfect for your favorite pasta, especially pappardelle con cinghiale with some extra virgin olive oil delicately drizzled over the top!
Drink from 2013 to 2018
Price: $15.99 Add To Cart
2010 Antadze Mtsvane Republic of Georgia
 By: Jeffrey Jones | Review Date: 6/8/2013 | Send Email
  A wonderful, unique and interesting wine. There are delicate smokey musky aromas that finish with hints of citrus. In the mouth the wine is dry with soft and creamy citrus and mushroom like flavors.It all comes together creating a delicious and fun wine. I had it alone but the Antadze Mtsvane should go well with simple foods like roast chicken.
Price: $23.99 Add To Cart
1980 Bertani Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Superiore
 By: Greg St. Clair | Review Date: 6/7/2013 | Send Email
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  One doesn't usually get to taste much in the way of Old Amarone, but thanks to Bertani's late release program and their incredible depth of stock you can get a direct from the winery example of classic Amarone. This wine has layers of complexity, and after 33 years a the sweet baby fat has dropped away to reveal an extraordinarily complex wine that no longer is left to the cheese course, this is a main course wine for beef or lamb. Take advantage of this stupendous deal, you'll be blown away.
Drink from 2013 to 2023
Price: $149.99 Add To Cart
2005 Clarendon Hills "Romas" Grenache
 By: Ryan Woodhouse | Review Date: 6/7/2013 | Send Email
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  Very aromatic with crushed flowers, blackberry liqueur, vanilla pod and Star Anise. A beautifully saturated palate with blackcurrant, cassis and rich sandalwood and Asian spices. The mouth feel is dense but not too extracted; the wine feels supple and pure on the palate. The tannins have become very elegant and fine after 7 long years in the bottle that have given this wine the final polish it required in its youth. This is pure power and concentration but also very classy, stylish and defined. Drinking beautifully right now but undoubtedly will go on like this for another 5+ years. I would have paid the $90 for a bottle but at this price I guess I can afford two or three!
Drink from 2013 to 2020
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1980 Bertani Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Superiore
 By: Mike Parres | Review Date: 6/7/2013 | Send Email
  This historic firm was founded in 1857 at Quinto di Valpentena by brothers Giovanbattista and Gaetano Bertani. This Recioto, among the world longest-lived wines, owes its strength and power from the same method used to make the dry Amarone (grapes picked at optimal ripeness and dried on straw mats in special outbuildings, then pressed and fermented). In this case, however, the resulting wine stops its fermentation early thereby preserving its sweetness. At the table it acts like your finest vintage port, though with less brut alcoholic strength and a more pronounced fruitcake/raisin aroma. This is also tremendous with old and bleu cheeses, some dried fruit, toasted nuts and someone special. This 1980 is intense garnet red with a slightly orange rim, a soft palate with sweet tannins, good acidity and a long satisfying finish.
Price: $149.99 Add To Cart
Mackinlay's "The Journey" Rare Old Highland Blended Single Malt Whisky 750ml
 By: Melissa Smith | Review Date: 6/6/2013 | Send Email
  I'm almost speechless. This Scotch seductively dances on the tongue, smooth waves of subtle vanilla smoke and almost a crème brulee texture on the palate. If you appreciate fine whisky's, make a space in your cabinet as soon as possible for this one.
Price: $172.99 Add To Cart
2005 Clarendon Hills "Romas" Grenache
 By: Alex Pross | Review Date: 6/6/2013 | Send Email
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  A huge step up from the previously offered 2005 Clarendon Hills wines the 2005 Clarendon Hills Romas Grenache epitomizes the best of the best when it comes to single-vineyard Grenache in Australia. The Romas comes from the steepest part of the Blewitt Springs vineyard which gives the wine a refined feel and laser-beam focused fruit along with amazing structure and length. The Romas has alluring aromas of black plum and black cherry fruit with subtle hints of spice and earth while on the palate the wine displays remarkable vibrancy with juicy, mouthwatering red and black fruit flavors. The wine displays great structure and body with layer upon layer of complex flavors and a long seductive finish. This is a screaming deal for a wine that usually sells for more than double the price we are offering it for.
Drink from 2013 to 2014
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2007 Palmina "Honea Vineyard" Santa Ynez Valley Nebbiolo
 By: Sarah Covey | Review Date: 6/5/2013 | Send Email
  Sophia Loren incarnate indeed! Sexy red cherry, sandalwood, red currant, roses, spice, earth, and petrol with classic Nebbiolo medium plus acidity and medium plus tannin. This beauty can stand up to an Italian Nebbiolo any day.
Price: $69.99 Add To Cart
2010 Ramey Russian River Valley Chardonnay
 By: Matthew Callahan | Review Date: 6/5/2013 | Send Email
  On our recent Sonoma Coast our team got a chance to sit down with David Ramey, a legend in California wine. Ramey's 2010 RRV had lively acid - even given the riper nature of the fruit. Stone fruits, apple and pear dominated the fruit profile, while there was plenty of spice and vanilla from an apparent but not overwhelming oak influence. Ramey insists on native yeasts and does not filter his wines.
Price: $32.99 Add To Cart RP 92 ST 91
2009 Ramey "Hyde Vineyard" Carneros Chardonnay
 By: Trey Beffa | Review Date: 6/5/2013 | Send Email
  David Ramey's whites do well with additional bottle age, due to his above average acidity levels. The extra time helps round out and add an extra layer to the wines. The 2009 Hyde Chard is rich, lush and spicy in the mouth, with hints of cinnamon, baked apples and a citrus. This wine is complex and lush without being heavy. This wine is drinking excellent right now and should be enjoyed over the next 5 years.
Price: $49.99 Add To Cart ST 93 RP 92 WS 90
2010 Te Mata "Awatea" Bordeaux Blend Hawkes Bay New Zealand
 By: Jim Boyce | Review Date: 6/5/2013 | Send Email
  Wow. From start to finish, this wine hit every single note we look for in great bordeux blends. The nose is amazing, full of cooking spices, raspberry and blackberry fruit, and cedar notes. The palate is fresh, vibrant and focused, full of red currant and strawberry fruit and an acid/tanin driven backbone giving it astounding balance. Drink now or cellar for a few years. Either way, do not miss this wine!
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2011 Te Mata "Elston" Chardonnay Hawkes Bay New Zealand
 By: Jim Boyce | Review Date: 6/5/2013 | Send Email
  The purity of the peach, pineapple, and green apple fruit next to the racy mineral undertones really made this Chardonnay stand out. Great oak use as well lends some nice notes of vanilla and toast. This chardonnay has the structure and depth to keep going for quite a few years!
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2010 Ramey Russian River Valley Chardonnay
 By: Chiara Shannon | Review Date: 6/5/2013 | Send Email
  You really see the talent and style of winemaker David Ramey shine in cooler vintages like 2010, where his Chardonnays exhibit precisely the sort of power and focus that has has earned them serious praise. Wine Advocate's Antonio Galloni nailed it in describing Ramey Chardonnays as possessing "a Chassagne-like richness that is quite appealing, yet they remain laid back in style by California standards." You get the best of both worlds in the Russian River release: richness and depth thanks to high caliber vineyard sources including Dutton, Martinelli, Rochioi, King, and Ritchie, balanced by the vibrance and freshness of the vintage. Extended lees contact lends texture and body, and at this youthful stage the wine shows tropical citrus and spiced apple-pear aromas and flavors with hints of beeswax and toasted almond. There is wonderful breadth on the palate, lively acidity a long, complex finish. Try it with seared scallops over creamy risotto.
Price: $32.99 Add To Cart RP 92 ST 91
2012 Te Mata Gamay Noir Hawkes Bay New Zealand
 By: Ryan Woodhouse | Review Date: 6/5/2013 | Send Email
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  Made in a very convincing Beaujolais style with partial carbonic maceration fermentation, this is such a fun and delicious wine. Spicy, crunchy red berries with silky, supple tannin and just a whiff of cracked black pepper to distinguish it as a Hawke’s Bay wine. Perfect for summer BBQ with chicken and fish. Once you try one this will be a new favorite I’m sure!
Top Value!
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2011 Te Mata "Elston" Chardonnay Hawkes Bay New Zealand
 By: Ryan Woodhouse | Review Date: 6/5/2013 | Send Email
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  A stunning combination of soft stone fruits like peach and nectarine with crunchier elements of ripe pear and Russet apple. An intriguing grain or oatmeal character sets in on the mid palate with the finish showing lots of tension, and a long, mineral laced Peacocks tail finish. Truly special wine.
Drink from 2013 to 2020
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2010 Ramey Russian River Valley Chardonnay
 By: Bryan Brick | Review Date: 6/5/2013 | Send Email
  Simply put David Ramey is one of the most popular and influential winemakers in the United States today. His wines, whether from his own winery or one of the numerous wineries he consults for, are not only well received year in and year out by all the major wine publications but also by the vast majority of our customers. Simply put his wines are about as “can’t miss” as they come. The 2010 Russian River Chardonnay shows exactly what Mr. Ramey is all about: texture, richness, mouth feel and counterbalance. The round, invitingly rich aromas of apple pie, lychee and passion fruit here let you know right away what to expect. A rich, but precise, Chardonnay that is bold enough for the bigger is better fans and has enough acid and balance for those that want something more classic. Packed with vanillin oak, a touch of coating texture and fresh flavors of Rome apples, Clementine and passion fruit this is about a stylistically pleasing as it gets.
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2011 Mouton Rothschild, Pauillac (1.5L) Pre-Arrival
 By: Trey Beffa | Review Date: 6/3/2013 | Send Email
  Spicy, almost exotic mocha aromas in the glass. Dark chocolate, fleshy mid-palate fruit and a velvety texture. This wine is sexy and long-definitely an earlier drinker. This wine should show well on release; it tastes pretty good now.
Price: $1,099.00 Add To Cart WE 95-  97 RP 93-  96 WS 93-  96
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