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$14.50
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Spain
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White
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Producer notes: "This light and crisp wine is bottled with residual carbon to give it its signature natural spritz. Bright briny sea salt combined with limey fruits. Fresh and eminently quaffable. 90% Hondarribi Zuri and 10% Hondarribi Beltza."
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$29.95
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WS 92
France
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Loire
In stock, 12+ available
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List $39.00
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92 points Wine Spectator: "[$39 list] This is impressive, with mocha-tinged aromas leading the way for coffee, macerated plum, cassis and blackberry fruit, all woven with bittersweet cocoa, fresh olive and aged tobacco notes. The long finish lets it all hang together. Drink now through 2016. 458 cases made. (11/30/08)"
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$21.50
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United States
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Chardonnay
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Producer notes: "Layers of forward fruit, complex nuances of yeast and barrel, and a striking minerality that is seldom seen in California Chardonnay. This combines with structure and balanced acidity that promises further development over time."
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$35.50
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RP 92
United States
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Chardonnay
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List $55.00
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92 points Robert Parker: "[$55 list] One of the surprises in this portfolio is how certain vintages of the Chardonnay Fournier Vineyard, a non-malolactic Burgundy look-alike, are dead ringers for a top-notch premier or grand cru from Cote d’Or. The 2005 Chardonnay Fournier Vineyard is one such wine, showing fabulous acidity and hints of hazelnut, brioche, orange blossom, crushed rock, and white currants. It’s a beauty."
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$39.50
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Italy
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Umbria
In stock, 12+ available
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From Montefalco in Umbria. Produced from approximately equal parts of Sagrantino, Montepulciano, and Sangiovese. Organic/biodynamic (not certified).
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$19.50
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PG 92
RP 90
IWC 90
Spain
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Red
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92 points Peñín Guide: "(Monastrell 85%, Cabernet Sauvignon 15%) Deep cherry colour, garnet edge, ripe fruit aroma, varietal, expressive, toasted, creamy oak, earthy, flavourful palate, ripe tannins, balanced. (2008)"
90 points Robert Parker: "...the unfiltered 2003 Las Gravas was aged in 300 liter French barrels for 14 months. It offers lovely floral, creme de cassis, smoke, charcoal, and earthy characteristics in its rich, full-bodied, powerful personality. Enjoy it over the next 7-8 years. (Aug 2006)"
90 points Stephen Tanzer (International Wine Cellar): "Dark red. Inky, smoky aromas of cherry, printer's ink and beef jerky. Powerful and youthful, with tightly wound, slightly bitter cherry and blackcurrant flavors and a firm tannic bite. Focused, spicy and long on the finish. Plenty of depth here. (Sep/Oct 2006)"
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$27.50
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WS 90
United States
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Chardonnay
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List $40.00
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90 points Wine Spectator: "Pleasantly earthy, with leafy green apple, spice, melon and honeysuckle flavors that are rich, elegant and stylish. Ends with a delicate, complex aftertaste. Drink now through 2011. 426 cases made. (10/31/07)"
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$19.95
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France
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Burgundy
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Cote d'Or White
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List $30.00
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3 stars La Revue du Vin de France. 75% Chardonnay, 25% Pinot Blanc. An easy drinking white wine from the northern edge of the Cote de Beaune. Beautifully balanced fresh fruit flavors, with fine minerality on the finish. 900 cases produced.
Clive Coates (The Wines of Burgundy): "Claude Chevalier, tall, handsome and in his fifties now, is in charge here; father Georges, who first started bottling in 1959, retired some 10 years ago. Since 2000 there have been a number of changes for the better here. Yields have been reduced, and the wines are altogether more sophisticated. This is one of the best addresses in the village (of Ladoix)."
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$24.50
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France
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Burgundy
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Cote d'Or Red
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Allen Meadows (Burghound): "(from vines planted in 1963). An earthy and distinctly sauvage nose merges into rich, rustic and nicely concentrated flavors that aren't particularly elegant but possess good character though as with many examples from Santenay in 2005, the tannins are slightly drying. 2009+. (Apr 2007)"
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$27.99
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Italy
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Tuscany
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Other
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List $38.99
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Joel Butler (International Wine Cellar) on the 1996 vintage: "(pure sangiovese from a vineyard in southern Tuscany with alluvial gravel soils; aged 50% in new French barriques and 50% in old Slavonian oak botti). Medium ruby-garnet. Sweet mineral and cherry aromas, with an enticing toasty component. Medium-full body. Rich, soft, coffee and black cherry flavors show a definite earthiness. Fleshy in the middle palate, but short in the finish due to stiffening tannins. The fruit should come back up with some time in bottle."
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$59.50
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WA 95
WN 95
WS 94
Chile
In stock, 12+ available
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List $80.00
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95 points Jay Miller (Wine Advocate): "The 2006 Don Melchor Cabernet Sauvignon is a glass-coating opaque purple with an alluring bouquet of toast, tobacco, cedar, leather, mocha, and blackcurrant. Sweet, voluptuous (but not in a fruit bomb kind of way), layered, and complex already, its superb balance will ensure at least a decade of evolution and it should drink well through 2036. Don Melchor is the flagship wine of Concha y Toro, a 100% Cabernet Sauvignon cuvee that was started in 1987, making it Chile’s senior icon. I feel confident about this because the winery kindly sent along a 1993 and a 1995 Don Melchor to provide context. The 1993 (94 points) reveals the nuance of a well-aged wine but with the balance to provide pleasure for another 10-15 years. The 1995 (95 points) is a bit rounder and more elegant, also with another 10-15 years of prime drinking ahead. (Apr 2009)"
95 points Wine News: "[$80 list] Deep, dense purple robe. Pretty bouquet of plum, raisin and cherry. Grainy tannins on entry with loads of tar and jammy black fruit. Concentrated, powerful fruit flavors with well-integrated, maple-tinged tannins. (Mar/Apr/May 2009)"
94 points Wine Spectator: "[$80 list] A dark, muscular style, with black currant, braised fig, maduro tobacco, bittersweet cocoa and loam notes that all roll together through the dense but polished finish. There's impressive power for the vintage, along with precision and balance. Drink now through 2018. (3/31/09)"
94 points Wine Enthusiast: "[$80 list] The price for one of Chile’s flagship wines keeps climbing, but fortunately so does the quality. Winemaker Enrique Tirado has crafted yet another pounding, saturated Cabernet. It’s wonderfully meshed yet potent and fierce. Boysenberry, cassis and kirsch flavors control the extracted palate, while the finish is warm, creamy and fun, sort of like a milkshake. At 14.5%, Melchor is at its max. Hold until 2010 and then drink through 2015. (May 2009)"
92 points Josh Raynolds (International Wine Cellar): "($80 list; includes 3% cabernet franc) Inky ruby. Expansive, intensely perfumed bouquet of dark berries, cherry pit, candied licorice and sexy oak spices. Broad, gently chewy cassis and bitter cherry flavors reach every nook and cranny of the palate, picking up an exotic violet pastille quality on the back end. Gains power on the finish, which features strong anise, tobacco and lead pencil qualities. Serious and in need of cellaring. (Mar/Apr 2009)"
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$16.50
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Italy
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Trentino-Alto Adige
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List $25.00
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Antonio Galloni (Wine Advocate): "The medium-bodied 2004 Merlot Fihl is fresh and vibrant in its dark red fruit, herbs, tobacco and spices. It is a beautifully balanced, accessible wine to enjoy over the next few years. Anticipated maturity: 2007-2010. (Oct 2007)"
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$18.50
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Italy
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Trentino-Alto Adige
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List $37.00
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Iugum (meaning "yoke") is sourced from one of Alto-Adige’s warmest vineyard areas, one in which the soil content is rich in clay. 70% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Sauvignon--aged separately for 11 months in used and new barrique, respectively, followed by assemblage and aging in stainless steel for a period of six months. It is released after an additional four months’ aging in bottle.
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$19.50
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WA 92
Italy
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Trentino-Alto Adige
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List $45.00
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92 points Antonio Galloni (Wine Advocate): "The 2004 Iugum is perhaps the finest vintage of this wine I have tasted. The oak appears especially well-integrated, which DiPoli attributes to the higher percentage of Cabernet Sauvignon present in the 2004. A quintessential, textbook Alto Adige red, it reveals an abundance of dark cherries, tar, smoke and licorice and coffee beans. Today it comes across as somewhat restrained but make no mistake about it, this full-flavored wine is high-class all the way. Anticipated maturity: 2008-2014. (Oct 2007)"
Producer notes: "70% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Sauvignon. This vineyard parcel is located on the slope of Magré one of the warmest vineyard areas of Alto Adige. The warm temperature and the soil structure with a high clay content determined the selection of Bordeaux varieties. My objective was to produce a great red wine which could be barrel aged and withstand long bottle ageing. 650 cases produced."
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$22.50
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IWC 93
Italy
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Trentino-Alto Adige
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List $35.00
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93 points Ian D'Agata (International Wine Cellar): "Brilliant straw-green. Aromas of citrus fruits, tomato leaf, sage, and rosemary jump from the glass, all nicely lifted by hints of passion fruit and mint. Bright in acidity and very fresh, it speaks of its cool micro-climate with a laser-like purity to its tangerine, lemon drop, gin and tequila flavors that nonetheless show a surprisingly plump quality. A wine of real complexity that grows and grows in the glass. The pure, minerally finish goes on and on. (Mar/Apr 2008)"
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$13.50
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Italy
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Other
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List $27.99
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2001 vintage rated 90 points by Antonio Galloni (Wine Advocate): "Peter Di Poli is the outspoken vigneron behind one of Italy’s most intriguing Sauvignons. Di Poli’s Voglar is a wine that screams Alto Adige terroir and varietal, with plenty of ripe fruit, wet stone, smoke, mint and tomato leaf notes. This wine does not undergo malolactic fermentation and is aged in cask, giving it a somewhat lean, crisp personality that was perfect with our raw seafood starters."
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$7.50
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W&S 86
France
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South of France
In stock, 12+ available
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List $12.00
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Jean-François Fayel's domaine is located southeast of the city of Nîmes and enjoys a warm climate that produces wines noted for their ripe fruit and rich texture. The cailloux-based soils (similar to Châteauneuf-du-Pape's) create a spectacular environment for grape growing. Rosé de Fayel is a new cuvée developed due to the outstanding vineyard work that is being done here. It is a blend of 65% whole-berry crushed Cabernet Franc, 30% Syrah and 5% Grenache which has been bled from the tanks. It displays beautiful high-toned cherry notes and mineral. This wine is very focused and racy with bright acidity. This label was created by Michel Gilles and Michel Tombereau, two prominent artists from Nîmes.
86 points Wine & Spirits: "[$12 list] A blend of cabernet franc, with syrah and grenache, this is an earthy rosé with soft, spiced strawberry notes. For country pâtés. Best Buy. (Aug 2009)"
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$24.95
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FWR 93
WS 91
Germany
In stock, 12+ available
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List $35.00
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93 points Fine Wine Review: "Loosen's Ürziger Würzgarten GKA has a lovely expression of ginger spice and pear fruit with great acidity, but I question whether there is the depth and weight here to produce a wine of the quality that one would hope. Check back in 8-10 years. (Issue #97; 2003)"
91 points Wine Spectator on the regular Auslese: "The bright acidity cuts through this gossamer-textured white, lending a snap to the apricot, peach and citrus flavors. Well-delineated and long on the finish, where a mineral element emerges. Drink now through 2015. 300 cases made. (3/31/04)"
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$4.95
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IWC 87
WA 86
Spain
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Other
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List $7.00
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87 points Josh Raynolds (International Wine Cellar): "(60% bobal and 40% tempranillo) Orange-tinged pink. Fresh strawberry and tangerine on the nose, with a hint of talc coming up with air. Dry, nervy red berry and citrus flavors are nicely focused and slightly rigid, with a white pepper bite emerging on the back end. A grown-up, dry style of pink wine that represents outstanding bang for the buck. (Sep/Oct 2009)"
86 points Jay Miller (Wine Advocate): "The 2008 Rosado is a blend of 60% Bobal and 40% Tempranillo. Salmon pink in color, the bouquet offers up rose petals and strawberry. Light and tasty and with surprising grip, this easy-going Rose is the perfect picnic wine for drinking over the next year. (Jun 2009)"
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$11.50
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United States
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Sauvignon Blanc & Aromatic Whites
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List $26.00
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Producer notes: "Voluptuous, full-bodied yet so easy drinking, this hot summer wine taunts with a nose full of pear, peach and star fruit. The bold palate is drenched in pineapple, rich tropical fruit and honeysuckle. We call it white wine for red drinkers. Awesome with fried chicken. Limited production - 360 cases."
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$39.50
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United States
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Cabernet & Blends
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California
In stock, 12+ available
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List $70.00
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75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Cabernet Franc, 10% Petit Verdot. Aged in 100% French oak barrels for 20 months. 450 cases produced.
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$49.50
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United States
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Cabernet & Blends
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California
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List $75.00
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Blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, and Petit Verdot.
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$59.50
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France
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Rhone
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Hermitage/Crozes-Hermitage
In stock,
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List $85.00
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Stephen Tanzer (International Wine Cellar): "[$85 list] Full, deep red. Aromas of plum, mocha and tobacco, with a strong component of smoky oak. Fatter and denser than the old-vines Saint-Joseph, with dry flavors of pepper, minerals, spices and mint given shape by brisk acidity. The finish shows a bit more sweetness of fruit... (Jan/Feb 2005)"
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$39.00
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Italy
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Campania
In stock, 12+ available
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List $90.00
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Three Glasses, Gambero Rosso: "With 12 wines out of 12 passing the Two Glass threshold and seven of them in the finals, Feudi di San Gregorio has set a new record. This is an estate with a global project that focuses on taste and the senses but above all it is a winery. And what wine! ...Serpico '03... is already showing complexity, with spicy, balsamic nuances and powerful, beautifully mellow tannins. The Three Glasses did not require much reflection on the part of the panel. (2006)"
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$14.50
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IWC 90
Spain
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Red
In stock, 12+ available
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List $20.00
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90 points Josh Raynolds (International Wine Cellar): "[$40 list] Deep ruby. Strongly perfumed nose exhibits vivid raspberry and cassis, plus a seductive range of fresh and dried floral qualities. Fleshy red berry flavors are accented by suave oak spice and gently lifted by slow-mounting acidity. Candied licorice and mocha impressions build through the sweet, long finish, which leaves a lingering impression of vanillin spice. I'd drink this on the young side for its youthful energy and sweetness. (Jul/Aug 2007)"
Peñín Guide: "(Garnacha Tinta, Cariñena, Cabernet Sauvignon, Tempranillo) Deep cherry colour, powerful aroma, expressive, complex, spicy, toasted, creamy oak, ripe fruit, powerful palate, meaty, varietal, flavourful, fruity, mineral, persistent, toasted. (2008)"
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