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Wine Scores
Below is a listing of the wine review scores we frequently reference in our notes. While these sources remain an excellent source of information, we always recommend that you trust your own palate. Scores in these publications often represent the personal taste of an individual critic, which may not always coincide with your own. We have a huge team of excellent wine professionals that can match wines you've had in the past with new arrivals that meet your flavor profile.
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Customer Reviews - Mike Callahan
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Mike Callahan
Pleasant wine that is especially good in warm to hot weather. It has a nice balance that doesn't fade as you drink.
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2010 Montebuena "Cuvée KPF" Rioja
Review Date: 11-19-2012
Great wine for any occasion. It should satisfy a wide variety of drinkers from those who prefer white wines to those who prefer a hearty red.
Price: $7.99
2009 Villa Pillo Syrah Toscana
(out of stock)
Review Date: 11-6-2012
I concur with both Greg's and Brent's comments. I found this wine to be well balanced with a rich depth of berry flavor and a wonderful finish. It stands up to many of the full bodied Shiraz that I drink from Australia and is perhaps a bit more subtle.
Price: $11.99
2009 Bodegas Olivares "Altos de la Hoya" Jumilla
Review Date: 8-28-2012
Monastrell, Mataro or Mourvedre, call it what you like, but this is a very fine wine. Parker and Tanzer got this one right, it deserves their high rating. It is dense in color with a rich aroma and strong berry taste. It is well balanced and holds its flavor from first sip to last swallow.
Price: $9.99
2010 M. Chapoutier "Les Vignes de Bila-Haut" Côtes-du-Roussillon Villages
(out of stock)
Review Date: 8-28-2012
A great wine that is dense in color, has a pleasant aroma and presents a solid (or as Wine Spectator states "powerful) taste. This is one that will go well with a full range of foods, from light to heavy. Definitely a wine to share with others.
Price: $11.99
2009 Erik Banti "Carato" IGT
(out of stock)
Review Date: 8-9-2012
I am always a little suspect of a wine that has such a "modest" price. In this case, I was wonderfully surprised at the quality of this wine at the $6.99 price point. It was good at first sip and maintained its flavor thru a second tasting a day later.
Price: $6.99
2006 Bodegas y Viñedos del Jalon Claraval Seleccion Especial Calatayud
(out of stock)
Review Date: 4-26-2012
This was a tale of two bottles. The first must have suffered from a bad cork, had a strong musty smell and an offensive taste. It was tossed. Several days later, the second bottle was opened and this one was more like the reviews provided by Mabry, Parker & Tanzer. Although it didn't exhibit the red fruited freshness described, it did have a pleasant berry flavor and nice balance. It may not be a wine to store for long if their corks are truly at issue. A much later tasting (4/24/2012) found this to be an outstanding wine that appears to have aged wonderfully in the bottle. Of course, now it is difficult to locate, but worth pursuing.
Price: $9.99
2009 Tormaresca "Neprica" Puglia
(out of stock)
Review Date: 1-19-2012
An unusual blend with a great balance and taste. Have already drained several bottles and looking forward to more. Given its modest price and quality, this is a wonderful "house" wine and a real steal.
Price: $7.99
2010 Blason Pinot Grigio Isonzo (1L)
(out of stock)
Review Date: 12-29-2011
A very nice wine with depth of flavor that lingers on the tongue. It presents mild fruit aromas with just a hint of mineral and finishes with a clean, crisp taste. With the 1 liter format it can be easily shared, but why bother?
Price: $10.99
2004 Shingleback "Show Reserve" Shiraz McLaren Vale South Australia
(out of stock)
Review Date: 11-4-2011
Not like a number of the Australian Shiraz that are over powering and one dimensional in taste. This is a much more subtle wine, but one with plenty of expression, perhaps due to its time in the bottle. It is not a wine to store for long; however, it should be good to drink over the next few years.
Price: $10.99
2008 Quinta de Cabriz Colheita Seleccionada Dao
(out of stock)
Review Date: 11-2-2011
Dark with full-bodied flavor or as Wine Spectator notes a "muscular red". Found this wine by accident while in Luxembourg in October and was pleasantly surprised to find it recently at K&L. It will stand up to any number of hearty foods and is a steal at the price.
Price: $7.99
2010 Elsa Malbec Mendoza
(out of stock)
Review Date: 11-2-2011
This wine has a pleasant aroma and a solid fruit flavor that hangs in from start to finish. A wonderful wine choice, especially at its modest price.
Price: $7.99
2010 Dashwood Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough
(out of stock)
Review Date: 10-17-2011
Dashwood continues to make a Sauvignon Blanc that falls in the middle of the road for those from New Zealand. There are some better and some not as good. At a very affordable price, they provide a very good choice for a pleasant and refreshing wine. You can enjoy them alone or with light foods.
Price: $8.99
2009 Bodegas Luzon "Luzon" Jumilla
Review Date: 10-17-2011
A great wine for the price with a nice balance, a pleasant aroma and flavor. The past several vintages of this wine have been excellent for casual drinking.
Price: $7.99
2009 Montebuena Rioja
(out of stock)
Review Date: 10-17-2011
OK for the price, but over rated by Parker. It is a bit on the light side for a Rioja, but it drinks well on a hot day.
Price: $9.99
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