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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.
- Allen Meadows - Burghound
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- James Suckling
- Malt Advocate
- Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
- International Wine Cellar
- Wine & Spirits
- Wine Enthusiast
- Wine Spectator
- The Wine News
- Malt Advocate
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2010 Gain Bay Lake County Cabernet Sauvignon
Review Date: 2-18-2013
Red cherry, black plum, medium plus acidity and easy tannins- juicy, friendly and very drinkable! If you love a great Cabernet value, look to Lake County, just north of Napa- at $16.99, you really can't go wrong! Buy by the case for parties!
Top Value!
Price: $16.99
2009 Von Hövel Estate Kabinett
Review Date: 2-16-2013
The richness of the 2009 vintage in Germany shows in this lovely Kabinett from Von Hovel- however, the acidity is perfect and the wine is balanced and delightfully quaffable. Stone fruit, green apple, citrus and zippy minerality with medium-plus acidity and a long finish, and just 8.5% abv. At $12.99, it would do to snap up as much of this as you can. Great for entertaining- it would be nice as an aperitif wine with nibbly bits like cheese, nuts & olives, with fish, chicken, spicy Thai or Indian food- or even on a warm spring evening by itself!
Top Value!
Price: $12.99
2008 Mas Codina Cava Brut Reserva Penedès
Review Date: 2-2-2013
Apple, citrus and mineral- a tasty, juicy, well-made Cava for sure! Hand-riddled and in the traditional method for $12.99? Are you kidding? This is an amazing value! Stock up for parties and to have a bottle of bubbly in your fridge at the ready for a special occasion- or a Tuesday night just because! Delish!
Top Value!
Price: $12.99
2010 Bernabeleva "Navaherreros" Garnacha Vinos de Madrid
Review Date: 1-25-2013
An earthier version of the classic "Camino de Navaherreros", this wine has all the gorgeous red raspberry, red cherry, spice, black currant intertwined with earthy, savory, gamey-ness. Great balance of acidity and tannins. Gorgeous!
Top Value!
Price: $19.99
2011 Benito Santos "Saiar" Albariño Rias Baixas
Review Date: 1-25-2013
Pretty white flowers, peach, pear, mandarin citrus. Plush but with medium plus acidity and great balance. Another killer vintage from Benito Santos!
Top Value!
Price: $16.99
2011 Bodegas Puelles Blanco Rioja
Review Date: 1-25-2013
Oh deliciousness! Viura is the dominant grape here, but there is also Garnacha Blanca, Malvasia and Chenin Blanc in the blend. Lovely pear, apple, minerality with a nice leesy finish. Medium plus acid and very well-balanced. Hello quaffable goodness!
Top Value!
Price: $9.99
2010 Domaine des Niales Rhedon-Marin Mâcon-Villages Vieilles Vignes
Review Date: 1-13-2013
Old vine white Burgundy for $12.99? YES PLEASE! Bright, clean, mineral driven Chardonnay with lively acidity and notes of pear and apple. What a value!
Top Value!
Price: $12.99
2001 Marques de Legarda Gran Reserva Rioja
Review Date: 1-13-2013
Absolutely stunning Gran Reserva Rioja from a fabulous vintage. Stewed red cherry, hints of earth, warm saddle leather with wonderful acidity and fine, well-integrated tannins. This is a must for lovers of Rioja, but particularly for lovers of older wine. Gorgeous!
Top Value!
Price: $29.99
2011 Bernabeleva "Camino de Navaherreros" Garnacha Vinos de Madrid
Review Date: 1-8-2013
The newest vintage of the staff favorite Bernabeleva Camino de Navaherreros Garnacha does not disappoint! From sandy, granitic soils and organic production, this wine has a very pretty nose of red cherry, raspberry, red plum and spice. It delivers all of this onto the palate. Medium-plus acidity and medium tannins, with great balance and finesse. Not your fleshy rich garnacha, but rather, linear with great fruit purity. And $12.99? Snap it up by the case!
Top Value!
Price: $12.99
2011 Anarkos Primitivo Puglia
Review Date: 12-29-2012
Love Zinfandel? Looking for delicious, totally affordable drinkability AND low alcohol? Then the Anarkos Primitivo is your new favorite! Gorgeous black berry, cassis, and spice with medium acid and soft tannin. This wine completely surprised me when I took a bottle home recently! The low 13% alcohol (really!!) means this wine has all the beautiful fruit that I love in Zinfandel- here as Primitivo- without heat and sappiness. YAAAAAY! My new house red!
Top Value!
Price: $10.99
1970 Glenfarclas K&L Exclusive Single Barrel Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky 750ml
Review Date: 12-28-2012
HOLY MOLY. This is a VERY special scotch! From a first-fill sherry cask, where it sat for over 40 years, this scotch delivers caramel, toffee, rich dark spice, and the finish is mind-blowing Latin American coffee-like... It even has TANNIN. Crazy!
Price: $579.99
1979 Glenfarclas K&L Exclusive Single Barrel Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky 750ml
Review Date: 12-28-2012
Caramel, vanilla, and baking spice with a pretty, lingering sweetness- this 4th fill sherry cask scotch is one to sit with and ponder as it reveals itself. Gorgeous.
Price: $299.99
2009 Jean-Louis Denois Blanc de Blancs Cremant de Limoux
Review Date: 12-24-2012
Oooh deliciousness for $14.99! Crispy apple, toasty biscuit, and lovely minerality here! Perfect for holiday parties- stock up!
Top Value!
Price: $14.99
2007 Can Mayol Loxarel Gran Reserva Familiar Brut Nature Penedes
Review Date: 12-8-2012
I've been waiting for this to arrive since Joe brought the sample bottle with him from Spain back last summer! A new Direct Import for us, this family run estate employs organic and biodynamic practices in the vineyards and in the winery. This is Cava produced the way it should be- with great care every step of the way, in the traditional method. Each bottle has the disgorgement date on it, written in ball-point pen by the winemaker! The Gran Reserva shows apple, pear, citrus, mineral and toast, with the slightest hints of earth. As 2007 was a slightly cooler year, it has wonderful fresh acidity, and would be fabulous with food or on its own to start your meal- or party! And for this price? Drink up! Salud!
Top Value!
Price: $21.99
2009 Raventós i Blanc Cava Brut Reserva Penedes
Review Date: 12-8-2012
Pretty white flowers, citrus, clean minerality with a juicy mouthfeel. This year's bottling appears to have a slightly higher dosage than previous bottlings, but the soft sweetness is not distracting. 2009 was a warmer vintage, so this may lend some of the richness to this bottling as well. Enjoy this Cava at your next cocktail party- great for any time of year!
Price: $18.99
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