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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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2010 Mount Eden "Wolff Vineyard" Edna Valley Chardonnay
Review Date: 4-30-2013
Although we've brought in less cases than usual during the last couple vintages, this wine has been both a staff and customer favorite for some time. The 2010 makes a strong return with an outstanding wine. Green apple, citrus, and pear dominate the rounder, fruit forward palate that has just enough acid to really keep the fruit in check. This is a very well rounded chardonnay that easily please any wine crowd.
Price: $18.99
2011 Mt. Beautiful Pinot Noir Cheviot Hills New Zealand
Review Date: 4-30-2013
This is a great new Pinot from an up and coming area in New Zealand! Bright raspberry, black cherry, and great wood spice and tanins. Absolutely delicious and drinking well right now. All for $20 makes this wine tough to pass up!
Top Value!
Price: $19.99
2010 Saarloos & Sons "Hers" Santa Ynez Valley Grenache Blanc
Review Date: 4-29-2013
Visit Saarloos & Sons immediately, enough said! We had a great time with the Saarloos brothers as we learned some family history and drank some kick ass wines! Check out the website to watch the great videos from the vineyards and see a really fun side of winemaking. This Grenache Blanc was a great wine, round and fresh with pear and citrus and acidity lending great balance to the wine.
Top Value!
Price: $26.99
2010 Fromm Winery "La Strada" Pinot Noir Marlborough New Zealand
Review Date: 4-23-2013
After selling a few bottles of the '08 over the last couple months, I was pleased to finally try the 2010. It did not disappoint! Black fruit, spice box, earthy and floral notes, and a solid, lingering finish makes for quite the drinking experience for $22. Do not miss out on these bottles!
Price: $21.99
2010 Tablas Creek "Esprit de Beaucastel Rouge" Paso Robles Rhône Blend
Review Date: 4-1-2013
45% Mourvedre, 30% grenache, 21% syrah and 4% counoise.
Spicy, floral perfumed nose. White pepper, mineral, blackberry, tar, and leather notes on the palate are finished with nice firm tanins on the back end. This is a big wine with plenty of depth and structure. Delicious!
Price: $52.99
2009 Tablas Creek "Esprit de Beaucastel" Paso Robles White Rhône Blend (375ml)
Review Date: 4-1-2013
60% Roussane/ 35% Grenache Blanc/ 5% Picpoul Blanc makes up this years blend. This wine is very floral and rich on the nose, with plenty of dense pear, nectarine, orange zest, and apricot flavors with a nice weighty texture. Big and bold but so fresh and bright, this is a fantastic wine as always.
Price: $19.99
2010 Ancient Peaks Paso Robles Zinfandel
Review Date: 4-1-2013
With all the great value wines we tasted at Ancient Peaks, this Zin stood head and shoulders above the rest! Fresh and jammy with lots of ripe red fruits and bright acid, this wine will win over any BBQ crowd this summer.
Price: $13.99
2010 Ancient Peaks Paso Robles Cabernet Sauvignon
Review Date: 4-1-2013
This is easily one of our best domestic Cabernet Sauvignon deals in the store. Plenty of black currant, blackberry, and vanilla flavors with nice acid and tanin from quite an amazing vineyard. Great texture with plenty of depth and structure very uncommon at this price.
Price: $13.99
2010 Ancient Peaks Paso Robles Merlot
Review Date: 4-1-2013
This Merlot blew us away not only for the $14 price tag but for what is inside of the bottle! Plenty of red raspberry and black currant with a bit of barrel spice, lush texture, and fine tanins to wrap it all up. Great structure and refined fruit in a Paso Robles Merlot can really change your mind about this grape!
Price: $13.99
2011 Ancient Peaks Paso Robles Sauvignon Blanc
Review Date: 4-1-2013
The 2011 Sauvignon Blanc from Ancient Peaks is a medium weight, spicy wine with nice ripe pear and gooseberry notes and great acidity. A solid value wine at $12!
Price: $11.99
2009 Saarloos & Sons "His" Santa Ynez Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
Review Date: 4-1-2013
isit Saarloos & Sons immediately, enough said! We had a great time with the Saarloos brothers as we learned some family history and drank some kick ass wines! Check out the website to watch the great videos from the vineyards and see a really fun side of winemaking. This Cabernet is full of bright red berry fruit, great acid and tanin balance, and will be a delight to drink with family and friends at your next feast!
Price: $39.99
2010 Talley Estate Arroyo Grande Pinot Noir
Review Date: 3-28-2013
Red cherry and raspberry, light floral and herbal notes, and fine tanins round out this absolutely delicious bottle of Pinot. Talley once again knocks it out of the park with great depth and quality for the price!
Price: $33.99
2011 Talley Estate Arroyo Grande Chardonnay
Review Date: 3-28-2013
This has always been a favorite, go-to, under $25 Chardonnay to please everyone! It has the creamy, textural palate to please the bigger, richer style Chardonnay lovers yet always has the focused acidity to keep it bright and in check for fans of the leaner, not as oaky Chardonnay. Apple, pear, toast, and a light minerality make this a mouth watering wine to come back to time and time again!
Price: $23.99
2001 Qupe "Bien Nacido Vineyard Hillside Estate" Santa Maria Valley Syrah (1.5L)
Review Date: 3-28-2013
This was another favorite wine of ours from the ABC/Qupe lunch. Dense red cherry and blackberry, currant, plum, bacon fat, game, pepper, and well integrated tanins taking over all senses. I still can't wrap my head around how bright and youthful this 2001 Syrah is showing. Do not miss out on this wine for your next feast! This wine, especially in magnum, will be drinking well for easily another 5+ years!
Price: $149.99
2001 Qupe "Bien Nacido Vineyard Hillside Estate" Santa Maria Valley Syrah
Review Date: 3-28-2013
This was another favorite wine of ours from the ABC/Qupe lunch. Dense red cherry and blackberry, currant, plum, bacon fat, game, pepper, and well integrated tanins taking over all senses. I still can't wrap my head around how bright and youthful this 2001 Syrah is showing. Do not miss out on this wine for your next feast!
Price: $74.99
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