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Califica
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Puntaje
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Vino
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Origen
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Comentario
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Robert Parker
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97 pts.
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ÚNICO 2000, VEGA SICILIA
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Ribera del Duero, España
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The 2000 Unico is deep crimson-colored with an ethereal perfume aided by its extended upbringing. Aromas of Asian spices, lavender, incense, truffle, and confiture of black fruits are compelling. Sweet, forward, rich, and hedonistic, it nevertheless has the balance and structure to continue evolving for another 5-10 years.
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Guía Peñín
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93 pts.
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3000 AÑOS 2006 Monastrell/Shiraz
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Bullas, España
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Color cereza muy intenso. Aroma potente, fruta madura, expresión frutal, especias dulces roble cremoso, chocolate. Boca sabroso, potente, complejo largo, taninos maduros.
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Robert Parker
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92 pts.
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ABADAL 3.9 2006
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Cataluña, España
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Is a blend of 85% Cabernet Sauvignon and 15% Syrah sourced from a single vineyard aged for 12 months in French and American oak. A glass-coating opaque purple color, it exhibits an expressive bouquet of smoke, graphite, spice box, violets, black currant, and blackberry.
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Robert Parker
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94 pts.
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ALION 2007
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Ribera del Duero, España
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It is 100% Tempranillo with malolactic fermentation in barrel followed by aging in new French oak. It offers up an exceptionally fragrant and complex bouquet of wood smoke, pencil lead, exotic spices, incense, lavender, and blackberry. On the palate it displays impressive volume.
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Guía Peñín
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93 pts.
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ALION 2007
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Ribera del Duero, España
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Color cereza oscuro. Aroma cacao fino, complejo, elegante, expresión frutal. Boca buena acidez, complejo, fresco, potente, sabroso, taninos finos.
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Guía Peñín
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94 pts.
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ALONSO DEL YERRO 2008
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Ribera del Duero, España
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Color cereza intenso. Aroma fruta madura, expresión frutal, muy tostado (torrefacto), cacao fino. Boca potente, sabroso, frutoso, estructurado, balsámico, retronasal ahumado.
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Robert Parker
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93 pts.
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ALONSO DEL YERRO 2008
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Ribera del Duero, España
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The 2008 Alonso del Yerro, also tasted from a barrel sample, is first-class. It is not quite as seamless as the 2009 but is loaded with succulent fruit.
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Wine Spectator
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91 pts.
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AMARONE COSTASERA 2006
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Veneto, Italia
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Deep, dark ruby red with thin violet tinges on the edges. Strong bouquet of baked fruit, plums and cherries, which provide the fruit flavors on the palate and are accompanied with attractive hints of coffee and cocoa. Excellent balance between supporting acidity and soft tannins that melt into an intriguing softness.
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Robert Parker
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90 pts.
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ARBOLEDA CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2008
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Valle de Aconcagua, Chile
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Dense, layered, thick fruit; very concentrated, intense, and lengthy. Well balanced. The tannis that contain it feeling tense and fine. A cabernet for the winter, with a beef stew. Cellar for 2-3 years.
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Robert Parker
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91 pts.
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BALTOS 2008 DOMINIO DE TARES
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Bierzo, España
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The 2008 Baltos is dark ruby-colored with a nose of earth, mineral, pencil lead, and red and black cherry. Ripe, balanced, spicy, and smooth-textured, this elegant Bierzo has the potential to evolve for 1-2 years and will provide pleasure through 2017.
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Robert Parker
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92 pts.
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BEAUNE CLOS DES MOUCHES 2007
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Borgoña, Francia
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There is still a refreshing core of citrus present and a genuine sense of lift to the finish here at the same time that its grapefruit rind, toasted praline, and chalk dust seem to adhere indelibly. This should be fascinating wine to follow for the better part of then next decade, if not beyond.
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Guía Peñín
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90 pts.
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BILLO 2007
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Priorato, España
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Color cereza intenso. Aroma con carácter, complejo, mineral, piedra seca, café aromático, tostado. Boca potente, sabroso, graso.
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Guía Peñín
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91 pts.
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CARMELO RODERO CRIANZA 2007
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Ribera del Duero, España
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Vino de color cereza intenso . En la parte olfativa muestra mucho carácter, maderas finas como el cedro, roble nuevo, fruta madura . Opulento y con ciertas notas a tostados; tanino pulido y largo final.
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Guía Peñín
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91 pts.
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CARMELO RODERO RESERVA 2005
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Ribera del Duero, España
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Color cereza intenso. Aromas a trufa confitada, espirituoso, especiado, sobre todo especias dulces, chocolate, tabaco. Consistente en boca, elegante, potente y carnoso de taninos maduros.
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Guía Peñín
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90 pts.
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CARMELO RODERO ROBLE 2009
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Ribera del Duero, España
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Vino de color cereza opaco. Con algunas notas a mentol , especiado, de fácil paso por boca, elegante, fresco y de gran equilibrio.
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Robert Parker
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93 pts.
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CARMELO RODERO TSM 2005
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Ribera del Duero, España
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Opaque purple-colored, the wine has a superb bouquet of pain grille, pencil lead, scorched earth, violets, black currants, and blackberry liqueur. This is followed by a full-bodied, nearly opulent wine with excellent concentration, fine depth, and 6-8 years of cellaring potential. Well-balanced and long in the finish, it should drink well through 2030.
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Guía Peñín
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94 pts.
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CARMELO RODERO TSM 2005
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Ribera del Duero, España
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Color cereza, borde granate. Aroma potente, expresivo, fruta madura, lías finas, especias dulces, roble cremoso. Boca fruta madura, cremoso, taninos maduros.
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Wine Spectator
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92 pts.
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CASALFERRO 2006 BARONE RICASOLI
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Toscana, Italia
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Complex aromas of blackberry, violet and red licorice. Full-bodied,with silky tannins and a long, caressing finish. All in finesse. Sangiovese and Merlot. Best from 2011 through 2016.
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Robert Parker
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90 pts.
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CASAS DEL BOSQUE SYRAH G. RVA 2007
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Casablanca, Chile
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Un vino elegante caracterizado por un maravilloso color rojo violeta, aromas a pimienta negra, mermelada de frutos rojos y arándanos. En boca presenta una acidez balanceada y en el paladar medio se hace jugoso y bien estructurado, voluminoso con buen cuerpo. Un vino elegante de principio a fin.
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Wine Spectator
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96 pts.
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CASTELLO DI BROLIO 2006 CHIANTI CLASSICO
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Toscana, italia
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Shows amazing aromas of blackberry, with hints of vanilla and flowers, along with black licorice and crushed berries. Full-bodied, with wonderfully caressing, ultrafine tannins. Very balanced and long. Best after 2011. 6,170 cases made.
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Robert Parker
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90 pts.
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CASTELLO DI BROLIO 2007 CHIANTI CLASSICO
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Toscana, italia
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The 2007 Chianti Classico Castello di Brolio offers up rich, textured dark fruit in a succulent style that is very appealing. French oak gives the Castello di Brolio notable volume and body, in addition to an attractive smokiness that works quite nicely in this vintage. The Castello di Brolio can be enjoyed today for its forward fruit or cellared for another decade or so. Anticipated maturity: 2010-2020.
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Wine Spectator
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91 pts.
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CASTELLO DI BROLIO 2007 CHIANTI CLASSICO
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Toscana, Italia
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A powerful and rich red, with blackberry, milk chocolate and cherry character. Full and soft. Best from 2011 through 2016.
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Guía Peñín
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91 pts.
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CELSUS 2008
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Toro, España
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Color cereza, borde granate. Aroma fruta madura, potente, tostado, chocolate. Boca sabroso, potente, carnoso, especiado, taninos marcados de roble, equilibrado y de extraordinario final.
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Robert Parker
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91 pts.
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CEPAS VIEJAS 2007 DOMINIO DE TARES
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Bierzo, España
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Exaltos Cepas Viejas is made from 100% Mencia. It offers up a complex perfume of cinnamon, mineral, iodine, saline, leather, and plum. It sounds like an odd concoction but it works. This is followed by a smooth-textured, savory, ripe wine with excellent depth, balance, and length.
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Robert Parker
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90 pts.
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CHATEAU BEYCHEVELLE GRAND VIN 2006
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Saint-Julien, Francia
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A deep ruby/purple hue is acomppanied by a sweet perfume of roasted herbs black cherry and even blacker fruits.Pure and long with a tannic clout that is neither intrusive excessive elegant. Powerful effort should be at it finest between 2017-2030.
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Robert Parker
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92 pts.
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CHATEAU LYNCH BAGES 2006
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Bordeaux, France
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1988 or 1995-ish in style, rather than 1996, which seems to be the vintage several 2006s recall, this dense purple-colored wine displays sweet notes of creme de cassis, tobacco leaf, licorice, and some cedar and graphite. The wine has plenty of structure a la 1995 and a backward, muscular personality, but beautiful fruit on the attack and alluring purity and a nicely textured mouthfeel. The finish suggests cellaring for 3-5 years and drinking over the following two decades.
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Robert Parker
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94 pts.
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CHATEAU RIEUSSEC 2002
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Sauternes, Francia
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2002 is a very fine year for this region, possibly superior to any of the vintages between 2000 and 1991. The wines possess plenty of botrytis, but neither the impressive definition nor supreme elegance of the 2001s. This is a sweet, full-bodied, fat, concentrated, intense effort that was showing well in September, 2003.
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Robert Parker
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93 pts.
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CLOS MARTINET 2005
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Priorato, España
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The 2005 Clos Martinet contains a significant percentage of old-vine Carinena. Inky purple, it exhibits a brooding bouquet of mineral, scorched earth, black cherry, and black raspberry. Like the Martinet Bru, it has significant tannin but with enough fruit for balance. Dense, structured, and backward, this strapping Priorat is in need of 8-10 years of further cellaring.
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Guía Peñín
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91 pts.
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CONDE DE LA SALCEDA RESERVA 2005
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Rioja, España
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Color cereza, borde granate. Aroma potente, fruta madura, cacao fino, especias dulces, roble cremoso. Boca sabroso, carnoso, especiado, taninos maduros.
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Robert Parker
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94 pts.
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COPPERMINE ROAD 2003
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Mc Laren Vale. Australia
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The spicy 2003 The Coppermine Road Cabernet Sauvignon (aged in equal parts new French and new American oak) reveals copious quantities of black currants, cedar, vanilla, and white chocolate aromas, followed by spicy, tannic, full-bodied, powerful, dense, well-structured flavors. It should drink well for 10-15+ years.
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Robert Parker
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91 pts.
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CRIOS TORRONTÉS 2010
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Mendoza, Argentina
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Perfumed aromas of peach nectar and flowers, juicy pure and intense with lovely floral perfume and bright framing acidity. Some Mendoza torrontes in the blend; fragrant dry, mouth filling the prototype Torrontes.
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Robert Parker
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97 pts.
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CRISTAL 2004 LOUIS ROEDERER
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Champagne Francia
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Notes of apple blossom, fresh strawberries, clotted cream, cashews and lightly toasted hazelnuts plus a barely detectable hint of oak. Great concentration of apple crumble flavours with very fine bubbles and a crisp backbone of acid. Long creamy finish.
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Robert Parker
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92 pts.
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CULMEN 2005
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Rioja, España
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Intense and bright cherry colour. Ripe fruit nose, with hints of plums, cherries and wildberries. Spicy, roasted and balsamic aromas as well as mineral notes. Complex. Culmen is only produced from harvests of outstanding quality.
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Robert Parker
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91 pts.
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CUMAL 2005 DOMINIO DOSTARES
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Castilla León, España
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It is an impressive effort with a saturated purple color, an outstanding perfume of spice box, vanilla, black currant, blueberry, and blackberry jam. The wine comes across the palate as thick, rustic, and layered with outstanding focus and a 45+ second finish. Time in bottle should tame this beast and it should drink well for a decade.
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Guía Peñín
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94 pts.
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CUMAL 2005 DOMINIO DOSTARES
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Castilla León, España
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Color cereza oscuro. Aroma potente, varietal, fruta fresca, roble cremoso, cacao fino, mineral. Boca carnoso, frutoso, lleno, cremoso, amargoso.
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Robert Parker
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90 pts.
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DAMANA CRIANZA 2006
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Ribera del Duero, España
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Dark ruby red in color, it sports an enthralling nose of mineral, Asian spices, wood smoke, incense, and black cherry. Medium- to full-bodied on the palate, it offers up plenty of spicy black fruits, moderate structure, and excellent length. Its drinking window will extend from 2012 to 2021.
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Robert Parker
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97 pts.
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DESCENDANT 2005 TORBRECK BAROSSA VALLEY
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Barrosa, Australia
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Opaque purple, with glass-coating glycerin, it offers up a complex array of lavender, violets, blueberry, blackberry, and fresh road tar. Full-bodied, on the palate the wine has great concentration with a noticeable uplift from the Viognier, gobs of spicy black fruits, opulence, and well-concealed tannins which will carry this wine for 10-15 years of further evolution.
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Wine Spectator
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90 pts.
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DOCTOR LOOSEN 2009
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Mosela, Alemania
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luscious pear, peach and apple aromas retain the crisp sweet-tart quality of ripening fruit just before harvest. On the palate, the medium-bodied wine is refreshing and juicy, with zippy acidity balancing bright flavors of pear, apricot, mango and lime. The lush attack is followed by a long finish that is simultaneously sweet and tart, dry and mouth-watering.
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Robert Parker
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98 pts.
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DOIX Costers de Vinyes Velles 2005
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Priorato, España
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The 2005 Costers de Vinas Viejas is aged for 16 months in new French oak. The wine is a blend of 50% Carinena, 48% Garnacha, and 2% Merlot. Purple-colored, it has an other-worldly perfume of pain grille, grilled meat, spice cabinet, espresso, mineral, wild blueberry, and black cherry. This is followed by a powerful, masculine, intense Priorat with gobs of flavor, 8-10 years of cellaring potential, and a very long finish. It will be at its peak from 2018 to 2040.
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Wine Spectator
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95 pts.
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DOIX Costers de Vinyes Velles 2005
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Priorato, España
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This beautiful red is expressive, harmonious and intense. Black raspberry and pomegranate flavors are juicy and focused, backed by vanilla, nutmeg, anise and mountain herbs. Elegant on the palate, this drives through the finish with power and length. Drink now through 2020.
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Robert Parker
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91 pts.
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DOMAINE PONTIFICAL 2006 CHATEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE
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Rodano, Francia
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The top wine here is the deep ruby-hued 2006 Chateauneuf du Pape Pontificale. It offers excellent ripeness along with sweet black cherry, raspberry, garrigue, and peppery notes, and a medium to full-bodied finish.
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Wine Spectator
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94 pts.
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DOMUS AUREA 2005 CABERNET SAUVIGNON
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Santiago de Chile
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Dark and concentrated, with alluring mint, cocoa powder and loam notes covering a muscular core of dark curant confiture and warm fig. The-long weell structureted finish drips with terroir and character. The best vintage yet. Young winemaker Jean Pascal has settled nicely here.
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Wine Spectator
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95 pts.
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DON PÉRIGNON 2002
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Champagne, France
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A rich and smoky Champagne in a graceful package, with a beautiful, fine-grained texture to it and layers of flavor-biscuit, candied lemon peel, coffee liqueur, chamomile, pine, crystallized honey and wood smoke. This is the haute couture of the Champagne world-all about elegance, texture and attention to detail. Drink now through 2027.
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Robert Parker
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96 pts.
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DON PÉRIGNON 2002
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Champagne, France
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The 2002 Dom Perignon is at first intensely floral, with perfumed jasmine that dominates the bouquet. With time in the glass the wine gains richness as the flavors turn decidedly riper and almost tropical. Ripe apricots, passion fruit and peaches emerge from this flashy, opulent Dom Perignon. The wine's volume makes it approachable today, but readers in search of more complexity will want to cellar this for at least a few years to allow for some of the baby fat to drop off.
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Wine Spectator
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90 pts.
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DOW´S 10 OLD TAWNY
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Porto, Portugal
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Medium-bodied, with a fresh allure to the baked apricot, dried mango and cherry tart flavors. Long and delicate on the spice filled finish. Drink now.
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Robert Parker
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96 pts.
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DOW´S VINTAGE 2007
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Porto, Portugal
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This young wine has a very deep purple-black colour with aromas of kirsch, blackberry compote, prunes, licorice, dark chocolate, spice box and a whiff of coffee grounds. An earthy character comes through on the rich, unctuous palate, well structured with firm, finely grained tannins and medium to high acidity. Long finish.
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Wine Spectator
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100 pts.
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DOW´S VINTAGE 2007
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Porto, Portugal
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Amazing aromas of lilac, violet, crushed blueberry and mineral that turn to black pepper and spices follow through to a full-bodied, medium-sweet palate, with a long, chewy finish. Evolves to tar and asphalt. Really held back, yet powerful grip slaps you. This is mind-blowing in texture. The greatest Dow ever made. Best after 2022.
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Wine Spectator
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91 pts.
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DUCKHORN CABERNET 2006
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Napa Valley, USA
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Both the 2006 Cabernet Sauvignon Estate and 2006 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa are also narrowly constructed. The latter wine, which I assume is made from purchased fruit, exhibits more ripe fruit, but again, lots of oak.
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Robert Parker
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90 pts.
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DUCKHORN MERLOT 2006
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NAPA VALLEY, USA
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Deep garnet-purple colour. Warm plum and blackberry aromas on the nose with a touch of dark chocolate, cloves and vanilla. Full body, medium to high acid and lots of blackberry and spice flavour. Soft to medium level of velvety tannins. Long finish going a bit earthy.
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Robert Parker
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90 pts.
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EDULIS CRIANZA 2007
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Rioja, España
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The 2007 Crianza spent 15 months in French and American oak. Cedar, spice box, tobacco, violets, and blackberry aromas inform the nose of a spicy, savory wine in a classic Crianza style. It will evolve for 1-2 years and drink well through 2019.
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Robert Parker
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90 pts.
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EDULIS GRAN RESERVA 2001
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Rioja, España
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Gran Rva spent 24 months in French and American oak. 100% Tempranillo from 50+-year-old vines. Spicy, sweetly-fruited, silky, and elegant on the palate, it has excellent depth, plenty of complexity, and a lengthy finish. It does a fine job of melding the traditional and modern styles of Rioja.
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Robert Parker
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90 pts.
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EDULIS RESERVA 2004
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Rioja, España
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The 2004 Reserva went through ML and aging in French oak for 14 months. Dark ruby-colored, it emits an aromatic array of wood smoke, leather, violets, mineral, and blackberry compote. Dense, succulent and full-flavored, this velvety-textured offering will provide optimal drinking from 2012 to 2024.
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Robert Parker
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94 pts.
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EL PUNTIDO 2005
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Rioja, España
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It has splendid aromas and layered, sweet, intense fruit and flavors with greater depth and breadth on the palate. It is a firmer effort which will surely evolve with several additional years of bottle age and drink well through 2025.
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Robert Parker
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93 pts.
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EL PUNTIDO 2007
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Rioja, España
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It has splendid aromas and layered, sweet, intense fruit and flavors with greater depth and breadth on the palate. It is a firmer effort which will surely evolve with several additional years of bottle age and drink well through 2025.
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Robert Parker
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94 pts.
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EMERITUS 2004
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Dominio de Valdepusa, España
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The winery produces a luxury bottling called Emeritus. This 2004 is dark ruby in color, with plenty of toasty oak in evidence. Elegantly styled, with generous quantities of currant and cherry fruit, and a medium long, pure finish, it promises to drink well now and over the next 12 years.
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Robert Parker
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90 pts.
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FARNESE EDIZIONE CINQUE AUTOCTONI
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Puglia y Abruzzo
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The NV Edizione is an intense, fruit-driven wine made in a sweet, generous style with notable purity as well as depth of material. This bottling is a blend of five indigenous varieties; Montepulciano, Sangiovese, Primitivo, Negroamaro and Malvasia Nera. It is made outside of any formal designation, and therefore labeled NV, but the lot number indicates the vintage.
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Robert Parker
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90 pts.
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FELIPE RUTINI APARTADO 2004
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Mendoza, Argentina
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Opaque purple in appearance, it has a superior bouquet of pain grille, mineral, blueberry, and black cherry. Firm on the palate, this structured effort has layers of ripe fruit, good balance, and 3-5 years of aging potential It will offer prime drinking from 2012 to 2025.
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Robert Parker
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94 pts.
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FINCA EL BOSQUE 2007
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Rioja, España
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The 2007 Finca El Bosque is purple/black in color with a perfume of wood smoke, graphite, truffle, espresso, black cherry, and blackberry. Full-bodied, voluptuous, and already complex, it possesses 8-10 years of aging potential. Its drinking window will reach from 2018 to 2037.
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Guía Peñín
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90 pts.
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FINCA VALPIEDRA RESERVA 2005
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Rioja, España
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Color cereza intenso, borde granate. Aroma cacao fino, chocolate, fruta madura, especias dulces, mineral. Boca estructurado, potente, sabroso.
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Robert Parker
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94 pts.
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FINCA VILLACRECES 2006
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Ribera del Duero, España
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Is 86% Tempranillo, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 4% Merlot which went through malolactic fermentation in barrel and remained in French oak for another 16 months. Purple-colored, the aromatics reveal notes of mocha, coffee, smoke, violets, spice box, wild cherry, and blackberry.
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Robert Parker
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90 pts.
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FOOTBOLT SHIRAZ 2008
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Mc laren Valley, Australia
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The Footbolt Shiraz which spent 20 months in French and American oak offers fragrant aromas of wood smoke, game, and blueberry. Layered and balanced, it will evolve for several years and drink well through 2019.
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Robert Parker
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90 pts.
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GIGONDAS LA GILLE 2006 PERRIN & FILS
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Rodano, Francia
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Medium garnet. Slightly reduced, tarry / rubbery nose to begin with underlying aromas of warm strawberry and raspberry, mushrooms and smoky bacon. Medium+ acid and a medium-firm level of velvety tannins. Full body with good concentration and balance. Long finish.
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Guía Peñín
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94 pts.
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GLORIA DE OSTATU 2005
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Rioja, España
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De color cereza intenso, de capa alta, con notas a fruta madura, complejo, expresivo potente, muy tostado, notas a roble cremoso, potente en boca, de taninos firmes y un extraordinario retrogusto tostado.
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Wine Spectator
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90 pts.
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GLORIA FERRER SONOMA BRUT
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Sonoma, California
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Is based on Pinot Noir, This blending skill has resulted in a consiostent house style from year to year. The final blend is a mix of 20 different base wines, a strategydesigned to build complexity in aroma, exture and flavor.
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Wine Spectator
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90 pts.
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GRAHAM´S 10 AÑOS
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Porto, Portugal
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Powered with acidity and its firm structure, this is an intensely dry, concentrated, powerful wine. It certainly has wines in the blend that are older than 10 years, yet it is definitely a 10-Year Oldin style, as the fresh fruit to finish confirms.
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Wine Spectator
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90 pts.
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GRAHAM´S 20 AÑOS
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Porto, Portugal
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This 20 Year has an intense, nutty bouquet, the classic Graham's richness and a concentrated, lingering finish. Many consider the 20 Year to be the perfect blend of complexity and vibrant fruit when it comes to Aged Tawny.
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Guía Peñín
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94 pts.
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GRAN RESERVA 904 1997
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Rioja, España
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Color rubí, borde teja. Aroma elegante, fina reducción, cuero mojado, ebanistería, espirituoso, con carácter, fruta al licor, especias dulces. Boca especiado, taninos finos, elegante, largo.
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Robert Parker
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90 pts.
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GRATAVINUM 2007
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Priorato, España
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Gravatvinum’s 2007 2 (the perimeter of a circle) is made up of 60% Garnacha, 25% Samso (Carinena), with the balance Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah aged for 12 months in new and second use French and Hungarian oak. Deep crimson-colored, it offers a fragrant bouquet of wet rock, underbrush, black cherry, plum, and licorice.
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Guía Peñín
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91 pts.
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HONORIS DE VALDUBÓN 2005
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Ribera del Duero, España
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Color cereza intenso. De buena adherencia en copa, Notas de fruta madura, ligeramente mineral, especiado y con elegantes notas de tostados. Elegante y amplio en boca.
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Robert Parker
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90 pts.
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INVETRO 2008 RENIERI
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Toscana, Italia
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The 2008 Invetro is a ridiculously delicious wine for the money. A blend of 50% Sangiovese, 25% Cabernet Sauvignon and 25% Merlot from vineyards in Montalcino. The Invetro flows from the glass with layers of dark red fruit, herbs, minerals and spices, all of which come together on a medium-bodied, focused frame of impeccable elegance. This is a very serious wine; in fact it needs at least another year in bottle. Needless to say, it is a screaming value. Anticipated maturity: 2011–2016.
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Guía Peñín
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91 pts.
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IZADI EL REGALO RESERVA 2004
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Rioja, España
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Color cereza intenso. Aroma complejo, potente, fina reducción, especiado, café aromático, fruta escarchada. Boca potente, sabroso, estructurado, retronasal torrefactado, fruta madura, especiado.
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Robert Parker
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90 pts.
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IZADI RESERVA 2004
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Rioja, España
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It was aged in French and American oak, some of it new. Purple-colored, the wine has an excellent perfume of toasty oak, pencil lead, mineral, and blackberry. This is followed by a medium to full-bodied, firm wine with enough structure to permit 3-4 years of further evolution.
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Wine Spectator
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91 pts.
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IZADI SELECCIÓN 2000
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Rioja, España
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This plush red is packed with ripe black cherry, vanilla, spice and licorice flavors, yet remains balanced, even delicate, on the palate. Ripe tannins are well-integrated, lively acidity keeps it refreshing and sweet fruit lingers on the finish. Drink now through 2011.
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Guía Peñín
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90 pts.
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IZADI VIURA 2008
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Rioja, España
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De color amarillo paja muy brillante, con notas muy marcadas a fruta fresca.y algo de hierbas y flores blancas. En boca es fresco y de paso amable, denso y de gran consistencia.
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Guía Peñín
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90 pts.
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LADERAS DEL PORTILLO 2007
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Rioja, España
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Una selección de uvas de viñedos viejos de tempranillo, con una minúscula proporción de viura, son la base de este vino en el que predomina Con este vino, la familia ha querido llevar el terroir a la botella.
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Robert Parker
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90 pts.
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LAN CRIANZA 2006
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Rioja, España
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100% Tempranillo Brilliant red cherry with violet hues. Elegant ageing aromas with fruity notes. It shows good balance on the palate coming from the sweet and elegant tannins. The wine is delicious paired with cold starters, pasta, cheeses.
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Wine Spectator
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93 pts.
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LAN EDICION LIMITADA 2006
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Rioja, España
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Bright cherry-red color with purple hues. Complex and elegant nose with hints of ripe cherries and wildberries; spicy and memories of mineral notes integrated with oak hints. Tasty in the mouth, it is wide and complex. You feel the oak tannins that become integrated and rounded along the time in the bottle. It leaves a long and lingering finish, with mineral notes that show its origin.
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Robert Parker
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90 pts.
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LAN RESERVA 2005
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Rioja, España
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The 2005 Reserva is 90% Tempranillo and 10% Mazuelo that spent 12 months in French and American oak followed by 24 months in bottle prior to release. More deeply colored than the Crianza, it displays an enticing perfume of wood smoke, spice box, violets, espresso, and blackberry. Voluminous and concentrated on the palate, it reflects the high quality of the vintage. This impeccably balanced wine has plenty of ripe tannin, superior length, and a drinking window extending from 2012 to 2025.
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Robert Parker
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94 pts.
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LE SERRE NOUVE 2006
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Toscana, Italia
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Deeply colored, it presents warm red berry fruit, cocoa, and spice aromas. On the palate it's ample and round, with perfectly ripe, well polished tannins and rich fruit supported by perfectly balanced acidity. The union of Merlot's richness, Petit Verdot's freshness, and the Cabernets' structure forge an unmistakable path for the 2006.
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Robert Parker
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93 pts.
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LEALTANZA GAUDÍ RESERVA 2005
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Rioja, España
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The 2005 Lealtanza Reserva Spanish Artist Collection (Gaudi in this vintage) is 100% Tempranillo sourced from 75+-year-old vines and aged for 18 months in new French oak. Purple/black in color, it proffers a complex perfume of lavender, incense, Asian spices, leather, black cherry, and blackberry. Full-bodied, dense, and mouth-filling, it is loaded with ripe fruit, notes of terroir and spice, and enough tannin to blossom for another 3-4 years. This lengthy effort will offer a drinking window extending from 2013 to 2025.
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Robert Parker
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93 pts.
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LEALTANZA RESERVA DALI, 2004
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Rioja, España
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The Tempranillo grapes were sourced from 75+-year-old estate vineyards and aged for 18 months in French oak. Opaque purple-colored, the wine features a splendid perfume of wood smoke, vanilla, fresh road tar, mineral, spice box, black cherry, and blackberry liqueur. On the palate the wine is obviously youthful yet elegant.
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Wine Spectator
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91 pts.
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LOUIS ROEDERER BRUT PREMIER
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Champagne, France
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Brut is densely packed with ripe pears and apples as well as toast. This is an exceptionally vinous Champagne that could easily replace a white Burgundy in food pairings. Louis Roederer does not display a disgorgement date or consumer friendly lot number on its non-vintage Brut.
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Robert Parker
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92 pts.
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LUIGI BOSCA 2006 GALA 1
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Mendoza, Argentina
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The 2006 Gala I is composed of 85% Malbec, 10% Petit Verdot, and 5% Tannat,each varietal from a different region of Mendoza. The wine was barrel‐fermented and aged for 14 months in French oak. Opaque purple‐colored, it offers a brooding nose of pain grille, tar, black cherry, blackberry, and licorice. Robust, concentrated, and layered on the palate, it nicely conceals its significant structure under a blanket of savory fruit. This lengthy effort has 4‐6 years of aging potential and will be at its best from 2013 to 2025. Luigi Bosca is one of Argentina’s quality leaders.
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Robert Parker
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94 pts.
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MALPUESTO 2008
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Rioja, España
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Malpuestto spent 12 months in French oak. Purple-colored, it displays lightly roasted black fruits, spice box, and violets. A bit more structured and layered on the palate than the Orben cuvee, it will benefit from 2-3 years of additional cellaring, and offer a drinking window extending from 2013 to 2027.
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Robert Parker
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96 pts.
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MARÍA ALONSO DEL YERRO 2008
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Ribera del Duero, España
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The 2008 Maria, tasted from a barrel sample, has an enticing nose of smoke, game, mineral, espresso, truffle, and blackberry. Concentrated, voluminous, and savory on the palate, this lengthy offering should evolve for 3-4 years and drink well through 2028.
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Robert Parker
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90 pts.
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MARGAUX 2006 CHATEAU LASCOMBES GRAND CRU CLASSÉ
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Margaux, Francia
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A big and fruit-rich character on the nose here a roasted character helped along by the overtly coffe tinged character of oak. Well defined with certain edge in the mouth. Drink well mit is good in this vintage at least. From a 2006 bordeaux tasting at four years of age.
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Wine Spectator
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91 pts.
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MATALLANA 2004
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Ribera del Duero, España
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Cereza muy intenso, buena intensidad en nariz, notas balsámicas presente con madera recién cortada. En boca es muy agradable, aquí la fruta se hace más protagonista, tiene cierta cremosidad y una acidez muy neutra. Esta en su momento óptimo de consumo.
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Robert Parker
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90 pts.
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MONTES ALPHA C. SAUVIGNON 2008
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Valle de Colchagua, Chile
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The 2008 Alpha Cabernet Sauvignon is a glass-coating opaque purple color with aromas of wood smoke, pencil lead, scorched earth, violets, blackcurrant, and blackberry. Structured on the palate, but slightly clipped in the finish, another 2-3 years of bottle age could round it out but that is a gamble.
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Robert Parker
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91 pts.
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MONTES ALPHA CARMENERE 2007
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Santa Cruz, Chile
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The 2007 Alpha Carmenere is a superb rendition of this fascinating grape variety. A saturated purple in color, it has a superb aromatic array of spice, lavender, incense, smoke, and blueberry. Layered, plush, and concentrated, it has excellent depth and grip, enough well-hidden structure to evolve for several years, and a long, fruit filled finish.
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Robert Parker
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90 pts.
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MONTES ALPHA MERLOT 2008
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Valle de Colchagua, Chile
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The 2008 Alpha Merlot is dark ruby red with an intriguing nose of cocoa/chocolate malt, a hint of herbs, cassis, and black cherry. Sweetly-fruited on the palate with a sense of elegance, this is a savory effort with good volume and a silky finish. It will offer enjoyment over the next 6-8 years.
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Robert Parker
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90 pts.
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MONTES ALPHA SYRAH 2007
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Santa Cruz, Chile
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The 2007 Alpha Syrah offers an attractive nose of pepper, sage, blueberry, and incense. Concentrated, nicely balanced, and with a 45-second finish, this classy Syrah will profit from 2–3 years of cellaring and offer prime drinking 2011 to 2019.
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Wine Spectator
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90 pts.
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MONTES ALPHA SYRAH 2007
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Santa Cruz, Chile
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Alluring, with roasted coffee and vanilla bean notes giving way to a supple, rich palate of dark cherry, mulled currant and blackberry fruit, all pushed by a nicely integrated, loam- and grilled herb-tinged finish. Drink now through 2010.
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Robert Parker
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96 pts.
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NEBRO 2008
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Ribera del Duero, España
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The Nebro cuvee is produced only in top vintages from the estate’s oldest Tempranillo vines aged for a minimum of 18 months in French oak. The 2008 Nebro offers up a complex aromatic array of pain grille, crushed stone, spice box, black raspberry, and black cherry that leaps from the glass.
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Wine Spectator
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90 pts.
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NORTON MALBEC RESERVA 2008
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Mendoza, Argentina
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Is a more saturated color and more expressive aromatically. Ripe and rich on the palate, it has ample tannin to evolve for 2-3 years, impeccable balance, and a lengthy, pure finish. It over-delivers for its modest price.
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Wine Spectator
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91 pts.
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NORTON PRIVADA 2007
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Mendoza, Argentina
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Privada is medium purple in color with aromas of damp earth, spice box, a hint of balsamic, violets, and black cherry. Medium-bodied, savory, ripe, and concentrated, on the palate it reveals good volume and balance leading to a medium-length finish. This tasty effort can be approached now and will drink well through 2018.
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Robert Parker
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91 pts.
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NOSTALGIA RARE TAWNY
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Mclaren Valley, Australia
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A blend of Grenache and Shiraz, the NV The Nostalgia Port gives a pale amber color and nose of spice cake, dates, preserved raisins and fig paste. Concentrated, viscous, sweet and rich, it has plenty of crisp acid lingering into the long nutty finish. Drink it now.
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Robert Parker
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94 pts.
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NUMANTHIA 2007
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Toro, España
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This rich red brims with ripe, fresh flavors of blackberry and cassis, backed by toasty chocolate and dried spice notes that caress the palate and linger on the finish. Plush yet structured, in the modern style. Drink now through 2014.
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Wine Spectator
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92 pts.
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NUMANTHIA 2007
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Toro, España
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Opaque purple. Higher-pitched than the Termes, displaying scents of spicy red berries, cherry and rose, plus a hint of smokiness. Juicy, strikingly fresh red fruit flavors are lifted by tangy minerality and are framed by silky tannins. Distinctly graceful for a wine with such serious palate impact, showing building spiciness on the long, sappy, focused finish. I suspect that this wine will be drinkable on the young side but it's balanced to age.
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Robert Parker
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91 pts.
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ONIX FUSIÓ 2009
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Priorato, España
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The 2009 Onix Fusio is made up of 50% Garnacha, 40% Syrah, and 10% Carinena aged 4 months in new French oak. It displays greater complexity from its time in barrel and a bit more weight to its texture. It can be approached now but will deliver enjoyment through 2019.
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Robert Parker
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93 pts.
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ORBEN 2006
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Rioja, España
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It is 100% Tempranillo sourced from vines ranging in age from 55 to 63 years from more than 75 micro-parcels. It offers up a superb kinky, sexy perfume of toasty oak, pencil lead, leather, black cherry, and blackberry. Rich and elegant on the palate, it has layers of succulent fruit, well-concealed tannins, impeccable balance and a 45-second finish.
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Wine Spectator
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97 pts.
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ORNELLAIA 2007
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Toscana, Italia
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Is one of the major expressions of Ornellaia and represents an excellent example of a classic vintage in Bolgheri. The ideal conditions during the growing season lead to a perfect combination of ripeness, flavor complexity and finesse. The velvety opulence of the Merlot is balanced out by the racy and elegant tannic structure of the Cabernets, which are further amplified by the small addition of Petit Verdot.
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Robert Parker
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90 pts.
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PAGO DE CARRAOVEJAS 2008
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Ribera del Duero, España
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The 2008 Crianza is made up of 85% Tempranillo, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 5% Merlot aged in a mix of new and used French and American oak. Cedar, Asian spices, violets, tapenade, and blackberry aromas inform the nose of this elegant, savory, nicely proportioned Crianza from a very good vintage.
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Guía Peñín
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91 pts.
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PAGO DE LOS CAPELLANES 2007
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Ribera del Duero, España
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Color cereza, borde granate. Aroma fruta madura, especiado, roble cremoso, tostado, complejo. Boca potente, sabroso, tostado, taninos maduros.
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Guía Peñín
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90 pts.
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PAGO DE LOS CAPELLANES 2009 ROBLE
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Ribera del Duero, España
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Color cereza brillante. Aroma especias dulces, roble cremoso, expresivo, expresión frutal, fruta roja. Boca sabroso, frutoso, tostado, taninos maduros.
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Robert Parker
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93 pts.
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PAZO SEÑORANS 2010
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Rias Baixas, España
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Sourced from the oldest vines in Rias Baixas and aged on the lies with batonnage, the wine is light gold-colored with aromas of lemon meringue and white peach. On the palate the wine has superb depth, layers of fruit, intense flavors, and a lengthy, pure finish.
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Guía Peñín
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92 pts.
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PERINET + PLUS 2004
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Priorato, España
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Cereza intenso. Aroma tostado de roble y fruta madura (racimos hollejos soleados). Boca potente, carnoso, tánico, fruta negra muy madura, retronasal tostado cremoso del roble, persistente.
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Guía Peñín
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90 pts.
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PESQUERA CRIANZA 2008
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Ribera del Duero, España
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Muy sabroso e intenso, este vino nos llena la boca de fruta madura y finas maderas. Sedoso, glicérico, elegante, redondo, con buena acidez. Final medianamente largo pero muy equilibrado.
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Robert Parker
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91 pts.
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PETRUS 2002 GRAND VIN POMEROL
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Pomerol, Francia
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Opaque ruby/purple colored, with sweet black cherry, mulberry, and smoky, truffle infused fruit. Full bodied. It is less dense than is neighbor, Lafleur, but beautifully knit with great purity and superb concentration and overall symmetry. Anticipated maturity 2005-2025.
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Guía Peñín
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97 pts.
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PINGUS 2006
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Ribera del Duero, España
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Color cereza intenso, cereza muy intenso. Aroma intensidad media, fruta fresca, expresión frutal, cacao fino. Boca potente, sabroso, espirituoso, complejo, tostado, mineral.
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Robert Parker
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93 pts.
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PINTIA COSECHA 2007
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Toro, Castilla Leon, España
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A glass-coating opaque purple color, it shows off a compelling bouquet of wood smoke, scorched earth, mineral, incense, blackberry, and licorice. Already complex on the palate, this full-bodied offering is dense, succulent, and structured. Give this lengthy Toro another 5-7 years of cellaring and drink it from 2016 to 2032, if not longer.
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Guía Peñín
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96 pts.
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PINTIA COSECHA 2007
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Toro, Castilla Leon, España
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Color cereza intenso. Aroma fruta madura, expresión frutal, espirituoso, varietal, complejo, con carácter, expresivo, fresco. Boca carnoso, complejo, potente, sabroso, espirituoso.
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Guía Peñín
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92 pts.
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PITTACUM 2006
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Bierzo, España
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Muy sabroso e intenso, este vino nos llena la boca de fruta madura y finas maderas. Sedoso, glicérico, elegante, redondo, con buena acidez. Final medianamente largo pero muy equilibrado.
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Guía Penín
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91 pts.
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PRADO REY CRIANZA 2006
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Ribera del Duero, España
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Color cereza borde granate. Aroma especiado, roble cremoso, tostado, fruta madura, varietal. Boca potente, sobroso, tostado, taninos maduros.
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Guía Peñín
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92 pts.
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PROTOS RESERVA 2005
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Ribera del Duero, España
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Color cereza intenso. Aromas de fruta madura, muy tostado, café, tabaco, especias dulces. En boca es potente, carnoso, muy frutal, de buena estructura y de un final largo y consistente.
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Robert Parker
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91 pts.
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PRUNO 2008
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Ribera del Duero, España
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It is a blend of Tempranillo, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Merlot aged for 12 months in seasoned French oak. A glass-coating opaque purple color, it offers up a sexy bouquet of Asian spices, incense, cedar, mineral, and assorted black fruits.
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Robert Parker
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91 pts.
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PULENTA ESTATE GRAN CORTE 2007
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Mendoza, Argentina
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Dark ruby-colored, it offers an complex bouquet of spice box, mineral, balsam wood, black cherry, and black currant. the palate with a velvety texture, this is a forward, layered, sweetly fruited wine with excellent concentration, impeccable balance, and a lengthy finish. Although it can be enjoyed now, it will benefit from 2-3 years of cellaring and will provide pleasure through 2022.
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Robert Parker
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91 pts.
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PULENTA ESTATE CABERNET 2007
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Mendoza, Argentina
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The 2007 Estate Cabernet Sauvignon is purple/black in color with an enticing nose of balsam wood, cinnamon, cherry blossom, violets, black currant, and blackberry. Plush and layered on the palate with already complex flavors, this intense, impeccably balanced Cabernet will evolve for 1-2 years but can be approached now.
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Robert Parker
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91 pts.
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PULENTA ESTATE GRAN MALBEC 2008
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Mendoza, Argentina
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Es un vino de color rojo intenso con destellos violáceos. ofrece aromas a frutos rojos, violetas y jalea de ciruela, combinados con delicados aromas a coco y tostado aportados por su paso por madera. En boca se presenta elegante y con personalidad, con buena estructura y final prolongado.
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Robert Parker
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90 pts.
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PULENTA ESTATE MALBEC 2008
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Mendoza, Argentina
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Estate Malbec is purple-colored with an aromatic array of mineral, earth notes, spice box, and black cherry. Silky smooth on the palate, this friendly effort has layered black fruit, savory flavors, soft tannin, and a lengthy finish. Give it 1-2 years of further cellaring and drink it from 2011 to 2019.
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Robert Parker
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99 pts.
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RUNRIG 2004 TORBRECK
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Barrosa, Australia
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The flagship 2004 Runrig is 96.5% Shiraz and 3.5% Viognier with the Shiraz component aged for 30 months in a mixture of new and used French oak. Yields were a minuscule 14 hl/ha (about 1 ton per acre). Saturated opaque purple/black, it has a remarkably kinky, exotic perfume of fresh asphalt, pencil lead, smoke, pepper, game, blueberry and black raspberry. Full-bodied and voluptuous in the mouth, the wine is dense and packed, with amazing purity, sweet tannins, and a complex collection of sensory stimuli. The wine demands 10 years of cellaring and will provide hedonistic delights through 2035+.
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Robert Parker
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91 pts.
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SALIA 2007 FINCA SANDOVAL
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Manchuela, España
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A great value under $30. This delicius blend of syrah and grenache displays musky cherry and dark berry aromas along with cola craked pepper and tobaco. A fantastic chewy texture with velvety tannins and a long finish revails a bit of spice and lasting finish. Enjoy now and over the next five years.
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Guía Peñín
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94 pts.
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SAN VICENTE 2006
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Rioja, España
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Un gran vino, elegante, que nos da a conocer la tempranillo peludo, una variedad autóctona de la Sonsierra riojana. Muy frutal, goloso, con sabor de fruta negra, toques de café, cueros y minerales. De largo final.
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Robert Parker
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95 pts.
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SEÑA 2006 CHADWICK-MONDAVI
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Valle de Aconcagua, Chile
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It delivers a superb aromatic array of wood smoke, pencil lead, espresso, incense, blackcurrant, and blackberry. This is followed by a Pauillac-like, concentrated yet elegant wine with layers of spicy fruit, well-concealed structure, superb grip, and a fruit-filled, lengthy finish.
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Wine Spectator
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90 pts.
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SEGHESIO ZINFANDEL 2009
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Sonoma County, USA
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Scents of raspberries and blueberries intertwined with briar patch spices. Ripe raspberry and blueberry flavors persist. A hint of creamy oak and a silky and refined texture with a juicy character. Juicy acidity and integrated tannins smooth the finish.
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Robert Parker
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90 pts.
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Solanes 2005
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Priorato, España
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45% Carinena, 35% Garnacha, with the balance Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Surprisingly light in color, the wine emits an excellent bouquet of damp earth, liquid mineral, smoke, black cherry, and blueberry. Layered on the palate with plenty of up-front fruit, this tasty, full-bodied wine can be enjoyed now but should drink well for a decade.
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Robert Parker
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91 pts.
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STICKS & STONES 2003 D’ARENBERG
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McLaren Vale, South Australia
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The dense blue/purple-hued 2003 Sticks and Stones offers notions of blue fruits, graphite, smoke, incense, and liquid minerals. Full-bodied, rich, concentrated, pure, noble, and moderately tannic, it should drink well for 7-8 years.
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Robert Parker
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92 pts.
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TABULA 2004
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Ribera del Duero, España
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The 2004 Tabula is barrel-fermented and aged for 16 months in new French oak. The nose reveals enticing aromas of pain grille, pencil lead, espresso, incense, blackberry, and black currant. Layered, concentrated, and still a bit tightly wound, it will benefit from another 4-5 years of cellaring and drink well through 2024.
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Robert Parker
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92 pts.
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TABULA 2003
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Ribera del Duero, España
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Deep cherry red colour. Harmoniously, balanced fresh fruit on the nose with spicy hints coming from its ageing in barrel. Sweet fresh and fruity on the palate. Soft fresh tannins full and lingering.
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Robert Parker
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92 pts.
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TARES P–3 2004 DOMINIO DE TARES
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Bierzo, España
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This 100% Mencia delivers a bouquet of cigar box, mineral, violets, incense, black cherry, and black raspberry. On the palate it has tons of flavor with all components well integrated. It will continue to unfold over the next 4-6 years and have a drinking window extending from 2014 to 2024.
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Robert Parker
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95 pts.
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THE DEAD ARM 2006 SHIRAZ D’ARENBERG
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McLaren Vale, South Australia
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The wine possesses an opaque purple color, great intensity, and a fabulously sweet nose of blackberries, cassis, asphalt, earth, and oak. Powerful, super-concentrated, and obviously fashioned from low yields and old vines, this is a classic McLaren Vale old vine Shiraz that should age nicely for 15+ years.
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Robert Parker
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96 pts.
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THE FACTOR 2003 TORBRECK
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Barrosa, Australia
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The 2003 The Factor (100% Shiraz aged 24 months in old French oak) is a riveting effort that displays the exquisite talent of David Powell. Its smoky perfume of blackberry liqueur intermixed with cherries, acacia flowers, and espresso roast is followed by a full-throttle, multi-layered palate as well as a 60-second finish. This stunning Shiraz should drink well for 10-15+ years.
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Robert Parker
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92 pts.
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THE IRONSTONE PRESSINGS 2003 D´ARENBERG
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McLaren Vale, Australia
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The 2003 The Ironstone Pressings GSM is a gorgeous blend of 70% Grenache, 25% Shiraz, and 5% Mourvedre. It explodes from the glass with notes of Provencal herbs, black cherries, cassis, pepper, licorice, and incense. A wine of great intensity, richness, body, and purity with terrific balance as well as a layered mouthfeel, this superb Australian red should be consumed over the next 10-12 years.
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Robert Parker
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92 pts.
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THE LAUGHING MAGPIE 2007 SHIRAZ VIOGNIER
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Mclaren Vale Australia
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Shiraz-Viognier blends have become quite the ticket in recent years (what to do with all that so-so Viognier) but one of the first and still one of the best is the Laughing Magpie. The opaque purple-colored 2007.
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Robert Parker
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91 pts.
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THE STEADING 2006 TORBRECK BAROSSA VALLEY
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Barrosa, Australia
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60% Grenache, 20% Mataro, and 20% Shiraz Purple-colored, it offers a fabulous nose of damp earth, garrigue, clove, kirsch, and black raspberry. Full-bodied, rich, and layered, the wine is powerful, complex and yet surprisingly light on its feet. It can be enjoyed now but will easily last for a decade.
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Robert Parker
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92 pts.
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THE STRUIE 2006 TORBRECK BARROSA
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Barrosa, Australia
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It was aged for 18 months in 20% new oak. Opaque purple-colored, it delivers a striking bouquet of lead pencil, game, mineral, blueberry compote, and blackberry liqueur. This is followed by a focused, elegant Shiraz with a plush texture, outstanding depth and grip, and 5-7 years of aging potential. It should drink well through 2026.
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Wine Spectator
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90 pts.
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THE STUMP JUMP RED 2008
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South Australia, Australia
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The 2008 Stump Jump Red has a nose of ripe and juicy red fruits and fresh plums mixed with dark cherry, rhubarb and cardamon. The palate is soft and generous, with juicy fresh red berries, mulberry and a hint of pomegranate. Underlying is a more subtle layer of plum stone, star anise and cinnamon.
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Wine Spectator
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91 pts.
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TOMMASI 2006 AMARONE DELLA VALPOLICELLA CLASICO
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Italia
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Amarone is a wine wich one can proudly serve on special occasions particularly with red meats, game and ripe cheeses. The wine is warm , ripe on the nose, with aromas wich are intense and of great refinement. On the plate the flavors are complex, smooth, full bodied with lost of cherry notes and plum.
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Robert Parker
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91 pts.
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TORELLO BRUT NATURE GRAN RESERVA CAVA
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España
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The medium straw-colored N / B Brut Reserva displays floral, baking spice, and mineral aromas. In the glass it reveals a steady stream of tiny bubbles, an attractive mousse, and a refreshing finish.
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Robert Parker
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94 pts.
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VEGA SICILIA VALBUENA COSECHA 2006
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Ribera del Duero, España
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It is composed of 80% Tempranillo with the remaining 20% Merlot and Malbec (the latter a rarely seen grape in Spain). Another 8 months in bottle seems to have resulted in a more expansive bouquet with notes of wood smoke, pencil lead, lavender, Asian spices, black cherry and blackberry. Rich, voluptuous, and lengthy on the palate, it is hard to resist now, but will continue to blossom for several more years and drink well through 2026.
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Guía Peñín
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94 pts.
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VEGA SICILIA, VALBUENA COSECHA 2006
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Ribera del Duero, España
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Color cereza intenso. Aroma especiado, especias dulces, fruta madura, complejo, expresivo cera. Boca complejo, potente, sabroso, especiado, taninos maduros.
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Robert Parker
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92 pts.
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VERTICE 2006 VENTISQUERO CARMÈNÉRE / SYRAH
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Valle de Colchagua, Chile
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Rojo profundo con notas a violeta. Destaca sus frutos rojos y negros mezclado con aromas a especias suaves, notas de vainilla y chocolate propias de la barrica de encina francesa. Gran acompañante de la cocina India, Tailandesa, Mexicana, Española.
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Robert Parker
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91 pts.
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VIÑA ARDANZA 2001 RESERVA ESPECIAL
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Rioja, España
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The 2001 Vina Ardanza is a blend of 80% Tempranillo and 20% Garnacha. Medium ruby-colored, it reveals a complex perfume of earth, mineral, truffle, incense, and black cherry. Elegant on the palate, it has splendid balance, savory flavors, outstanding concentration, and a lengthy, pure finish. Its drinking window should extend from 2011 to 2031.
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Guía Peñín
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93 pts.
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VIÑA ARDANZA 2001 RESERVA ESPECIAL
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Rioja, España
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Color cereza brillante, borde anaranjado. Aroma elegante, complejo, fruta al licor, café aromático, habano, fina reducción. Boca sabroso, especiado, fino amargor, taninos maduros.
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Guía Peñín
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90 pts.
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VIÑA SALCEDA RESERVA 2005
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Rioja, España
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Color cereza, borde granate. Aroma fruta madura, tostado, complejo, sotobosque, especias dulces. Boca sabroso, tostado, fresco, complejo, crianza clásica.
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Guía Peñín
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97 pts.
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VICTORINO 2008
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Toro, España
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Color cereza, borde granate. Aroma fruta madura, especiado, roble cremoso, tostado, complejo, fruta roja. Boca potente, sabroso, frutoso, tostado, taninos maduros.
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Wine Spectator
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94 pts.
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VIGNETO GALLINA 2005 VURSU
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Barbaresco, Italia
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Enticing, perfumed aromas of rose petals, strawberry, raspberry and sexy oak spices. Lovely aromatic barbaresco with a light touch for a wine from ths producer. Suave floral and spicy.
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Wine Spectator
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90 pts.
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WARRE´S OTIMA 10 AÑOS
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PORTO, PORTUGAL
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The latest addition to the range of fine ports from Warres, Otima is an aged 10 year old tawny especially suitable for those with a preference for the lighter style of Port. Its delicate palate challenges the traditional perception of Port as a dark and full-bodied after-dinner drink.
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Robert Parker
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92 pts.
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WOODCUTTERS 2006
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Barrosa Valley, Australia
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Purple-colored, it has an attractive array of pepper, spicy blackberry, black cherry, and blueberry muffin aromas. Full-bodied and opulent on the palate, the wine delivers gobs of meaty, full-flavored blue and black fruits to accompany its forward, easy-going personality.
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