(N0726-01) 08 CHAPPELLET MOUNTAIN CUVEE NAPA VALLEY RED $28.99 U.S. Newly Available 07/26
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(N0726-02) 07 MOUNT VEEDER NAPA VALLEY CABERNET SAUVIGNON $26.99 U.S. Newly Available 07/26
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(N0726-03) 07 NAPA CELLARS NAPA VALLEY CABERNET SAUVIGNON $22.99 U.S. Newly Available 07/26 Dry and powerful. Well managed oak. Cedar cigar box aura. Not as obviously oaky as some past vintages. Or has the great 07 fruit soaked it up? A big, solid, concentrated, well extracted Napa cab. Fabulous./ Sweet and full, with wonderful 07 fruit to match the oak. Best of the series yet. Well liked by the group. 93+/100.
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(N0726-04) 06 ROBERT MONDAVI RESERVE NAPA VALLEY CABERNET SAUVIGNON $134.95 U.S. Newly Available 07/26 Wine Spectator 96: ‘Pure, rich and concentrated, this bold, graceful wine offers a deep core of earthy currant, blackberry and plum, with hints of herb, mocha and black licorice, giving it uncommon complexity and depth. Ends with firm tannins and a long, persistent finish. 2010-2017.'
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(N0726-05) 06 RUBICON ESTATE RUTHERFORD RED $129.95 U.S. Newly Available 07/26 Wine Enthusiast 94 - CELLAR SELECTION: ‘Almost all Cabernet Sauvignon, it's certainly a classic Rutherford wine, and has a good future. Bone dry, it shows herb-infused flavors of blackberries, cocoa, spices and smoky sandalwood, and yes, the tannins are dusty. Drinkable now, with a good decant, and should develop in the bottle over the next 6-8 years. $145.'
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(N0726-06) 07 BARNETT SPRING MOUNTAIN CABERNET SAUVIGNON $69.95 U.S. Newly Available 07/26 Wine Enthusiast 92: ‘A big, bold and beautiful Cabernet. Brims with blackberries, black cherries, currants, licorice and sweet toasted oak, wrapped into firm, mountain tannins. Now-2014.'
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(N0726-07) 06 NORTHSTAR COLUMBIA VALLEY MERLOT $42.99 U.S. Newly Available 07/26 Wine Enthusiast 92: ‘Nicely captures the silky finesse of the vintage. Velvety, deep and rich, it's loaded with toast, licorice and chocolate, along with plenty of ripe red and black fruits. It's three quarters Merlot, 19% Cabernet Sauvignon, with a splash of Cab Franc and Petit Verdot.'
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(N0726-08) 06 TREFETHEN ESTATE NAPA VALLEY MERLOT $34.99 U.S. Newly Available 07/26
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(N0726-09) 07 ADELSHEIM WILLAMETTE VALLEY PINOT NOIR $25.99 U.S. Newly Available 07/26 Toasted cherry. Like Poptart filling. Only less frivolous. Actually, it's dark and spicy. Unique too./ Cherry and tea, hint of strawberry. Good oak charriness. Spicy but not harsh peels extracts. Dry. No herbs. I'm impressed. 91+/100.
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(N0726-10) 07 STEELE CARNEROS PINOT NOIR $22.99 U.S. Newly Available 07/26
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(N0726-11) 08 CAMBRIA JULIA'S VINEYARD SANTA MARIA VALLEY PINOT NOIR $21.99 U.S. Newly Available 07/26 Quarterly Review of Wines 5 Stars - EXTRAORDINARY - BEST VALUE: ‘Deep, vibrant, well-concentrated, black fruit and nutty oak flavors. $24.'
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(N0726-12) 09 J. LOHR WILDFLOWER MONTEREY VALDIGUIE $10.99 U.S. Newly Available 07/26
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(N0726-13) 07 CHRONIC CELLARS PURPLE PARADISE PASO ROBLES RED $14.99 U.S. Newly Available 07/26 95% zinfandel. Compact black fruits with new wood veneer. With aeration, becomes rich, deep, and expressive. American oak vanilla and dill./ Ripe fruit, with dill and some leather. Lots of wood spices. The fruit more than holds its own, sweet and abundant. 89+/100.
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(N0726-14) 08 RIDGE PASO ROBLES ZINFANDEL $29.99 U.S. Newly Available 07/26
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(N0726-15) 09 BLACK STAR FARMS ARCTUROS SUR LIE OLD MISSION PENINSULA CHARDONNAY $14.99 U.S. Newly Available 07/26 Pungent, cool, penetrating. Crisp and lovely. Citrus, apple, pear, melon, and sur lie ‘woodiness', or nuttiness./ Plenty of lees autolysis flavors and feels. Ripe and racy, satiny. Sleek acid frame. Good depth and length. True to varietal. Well liked by the group. 91+/100.
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(N0726-16) 08 KENDALL-JACKSON GRAND RESERVE MONTEREY-SANTA BARBARA CHARDONNAY $19.99 U.S. Newly Available 07/26 Wine Enthusiast 90: ‘Rich and creamy, with complex tropical fruit, buttered toast, lemondrop candy and honeysuckle flavors.'
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(N0726-17) 08 PAVILION NORTH COAST CHARDONNAY $13.99 U.S. Newly Available 07/26
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(N0726-18) 06 ROBERT YOUNG ESTATE ALEXANDER VALLEY CHARDONNAY $34.99 U.S. Newly Available 07/26 Wine Enthusiast 92: ‘Always powerful in new oak notes and extravagantly rich in fruit and winemakers' bells and whistles, this 2006 is very typical of the property. It's a food group in itself, offering tiers of pineapple creme brulee, lemondrop, cinnamon-dusted meringue, vanilla custard and buttered toast. $40.'
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(N0726-19) 08 CHALK HILL WINERY CHALK HILL DISTRICT CHARDONNAY $31.99 U.S. Newly Available 07/26
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(N0726-20) 08 CLOS PEGASE MITSUKO'S VINEYARD CARNEROS CHARDONNAY $21.99 U.S. Newly Available 07/26 Abundant, forthcoming oak toast and spice. Lots of oak vanillin too. And lots of stone fruit. Sugar and spice and everything nice. Elegant too./ Yes, rich vanilla coating. Oak toast. Malo creaminess. Burnished oak tannins. Good Carneros acidity puts all in prospective. Very attractive. Will be popular. 90/100.
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(N0726-21) 08 C & T EDNA VALLEY CHARDONNAY $17.99 U.S. Newly Available 07/26 A nice, sweet, lemony Edna quality. Soft and attractive oak seasoning. A wine of place. A success. 90/100.
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(N0726-22) 09 ACROBAT OREGON PINOT GRIS $12.99 U.S. Newly Available 07/26 By King Estate. Brassy color./ Fresh, young, relatively undeveloped. Good etching of the nostril lining. Apple, melon, and nut aromas come with aeration./ Good mouthfeel. Vigorous fruit acidity. Medium body and intensity. Plump, waxy pinot gris sheen. Better in a couple of months. 89+/100.
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(N0726-23) 08 ADELSHEIM WILLAMETTE VALLEY PINOT GRIS $14.99 U.S. Newly Available 07/26 Wine Enthusiast 91: ‘Adelsheim lays claim to being the third winery in the country to make Pinot Gris; this is their 25th vintage. It's a fine effort, beautifully rendered with crisp, spicy pear and melon fruit, focused and long. $19.'
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(N0726-24) 09 R. STUART BIG FIRE OREGON PINOT GRIS $15.99 U.S. Newly Available 07/26 Pungent, waxy, creamy, Alsace like. Fine, big. Lots of apple./ Viscous, smooth, large, Wow! One big Oregon pinot gris. Good, nerve, acidity. Quite powerful, really.. Best Big Fire I've tasted. 91/100.
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(N0726-25) 08 MELANTO TERRACE CALIFORNIA VERDELHO $8.99 U.S. Newly Available 07/26 The varietal shows. Flowers, peach, apple, exotica. Genuine and attractive./ Lush and creamy, with some mealy-doughy qualities of development. Peach an yellow berries. Plenty of acidity and finesse. Good value. 90/100.
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(N0726-26) 06 INNISKILLIN NIAGARA PENINSULA VIDAL ICE WINE HALF BOTTLE $59.95 CANADA Newly Available 07/26 What a nose! Oh, boy! Peach and honey concentrate. Plus pear, apricot, mango, and papaya./ Ooh! Aah! Enormous fruit expanse. Palate adds lemon and caramel. Full of tropics. Bright, racy, vigorous ice wine style. Lingers on and on. Out of this world. 97/100.
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(N0726-27) 07 ALTOS LAS HORMIGAS RESERVA MENDOZA MALBEC $27.99 ARGENTINA Newly Available 07/26 Wine Spectator 91: ‘A dark, lush style, with a dense core of plum sauce and crushed blackberry fruit laid over velvety tannins. The long, toast- and black licorice-filled finish carries some heft, but stays nicely balanced.'
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(N0726-28) 09 CASA DE CAMPO MENDOZA MALBEC $8.99 ARGENTINA Newly Available 07/26 Very deep, fruity, and engaging. All fresh and delightful fruit. None of the dark and surly facets potential to young malbec./ Yes, fresh and fruity. Red cherry. High altitude sense of elegance. Beautifully clear and delightful young wine. 90/100.
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(N0726-29) 09 FAMILIA ZUCCARDI SERIE A SALTA TORRONTES $13.99 ARGENTINA Newly Available 07/26 Very nice, creamy, flowery Salta torrontes with some airs of viognier. But mainly its own thing. No gewurz-muscat identity crisis. Beautiful achievement. 92/100.
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(N0726-30) 07 MONTES ALPHA COLCHAGUA VALLEY CARMENERE $21.99 CHILE Newly Available 07/26 Wine Enthusiast 91: ‘Fans of this Chilean specialty should be thrilled because ths wine is well made and complete. Mint, plum, blackberry, cola and fine leather grace the nose, while the palate sings with forward but balanced black fruit and tobacco flavors. Elevated Carmenere, great for the faithful as well as newcomers.'
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(N0726-31) 09 GATO NEGRO VALLE CENTRAL CABERNET SAUVIGNON ROSE $4.49 CHILE Newly Available 07/26 Cabernet compact and vinous. Red fruits including raspberry./ More expressive on the palate. More fruit, flavor, body. Satisfying vinosity. Full and serviceable food rose. 89/100.
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(N0726-32) 08 BOULDER BANK MARLBOROUGH PINOT NOIR $21.99 NEW ZEALAND Newly Available 07/26 Waxeye Vineyard, Hawkesbury Road. By Nick Goldschmidt. Sweet tea and tart cherry. Classic 08 NZ pinot noir, and I'm lovin' ‘em./ Juicy cherry and tea. Rich and round, with black fruit galore. Oak gives vanilla, smoke, and spice. Great acidity. Plenty of heft, but well proportioned, with bright immediacy. Real persistence. Yes! Well liked by the group. 91/100.
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(N0726-33) 08 FELTON ROAD CENTRAL OTAGO PINOT NOIR $49.99 NEW ZEALAND Newly Available 07/26 Wine Spectator 92: ‘Harmonious and beautifully focused to show its bright acai berry and blackberry flavors in a spotlight. The finish sails on, letting the fruit linger. Now-2015. $55.'
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(N0726-34) 08 MOHUA CENTRAL OTAGO PINOT NOIR $21.99 NEW ZEALAND Newly Available 07/26 Spicy oak and full fruit complex. Cherry, raspberry, citrus, flowers. Deep, big, broad./ Full framed. Fine oak and fruit complex. Fills the palate. This is rangy, ambitious and powerful (14%). And cohesive. Long finish. Will challenge full-flavored fare. Well liked by the group. 92+/100.
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(N0726-35) 09 MOHUA MARLBOROUGH SAUVIGNON BLANC $14.99 NEW ZEALAND Newly Available 07/26 Grapefruit and gooseberry. Also citrus, pear, and some stone fruit. Fat and rich fruit cut by minerality. Nice./ Oh, yeah! Pungent and full textured. Gooseberry and grass. Full, supple feel, with brisk edge framing round fruits. The palate tells all about NZ sauvignon. 91/100.
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(N0726-36) 09 SPY VALLEY MARLBOROUGH SAUVIGNON BLANC $14.99 NEW ZEALAND Newly Available 07/26 Wine Spectator 91: ‘This is bright, lively and distinctive for its apricot, lime and tangerine flavors, which zip nicely through the long, vibrant finish. $19.'
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(N0726-37) 09 VILLA MARIA PRIVATE BIN MARLBOROUGH SAUVIGNON BLANC $14.99 NEW ZEALAND Newly Available 07/26 Grass, gooseberry, capsicum, lime peel, and pineapple aromas. The usual reliability./ Sweet and sassy. Sweet grapefruit. The usual NZ yin and yang of sweet and tart. Fresh and attractive. 90/100.
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(N0726-38) 09 YEALANDS MARLBOROUGH SAUVIGNON BLANC $13.99 NEW ZEALAND Newly Available 07/26 Bright and on the tender side. Pear, peach, tropical fruit. Generous./ Bright, with flavors of grass, capsicum, and lime. Dry, zesty, and reliable. 90/100.
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(N0726-39) 09 KIM CRAWFORD UNOAKED MARLBOROUGH CHARDONNAY $16.99 NEW ZEALAND Newly Available 07/26 Soft, tender 09 fruit. Quince and pineapple. Love the unwooded, clean fruit delivery./ Good richness and ripeness. Supple and well delineated. Good inner sap. Enough acid to carry it through meals nicely. 91/100.
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(N0726-40) 08 GLAETZER BISHOP BAROSSA SHIRAZ $31.99 AUSTRALIA Newly Available 07/26 Parker 90+: ‘100% Shiraz from 80- to 120-year-old vines. A glass-coating opaque purple color, it is more expressive aromatically than the Wallace but also tighter and more tannic. It has plenty of savory fruit. Drink it from 2011 to 2020. $35.'
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(N0726-41) 07 TAPESTRY MCLAREN VALE SHIRAZ $21.99 AUSTRALIA Newly Available 07/26
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(N0726-42) 06 D'ARENBERG THE CUSTODIAN MCLAREN VALE GRENACHE $19.99 AUSTRALIA Newly Available 07/26 Tanzer 90: ‘Very fresh aromas of raspberry, cherry and blackberry. Smooth and seamless, with deeply concentrated, nicely focused red fruit flavors, no apparent tannins and slow-mounting sweetness. I suspect that some Old World palates will find this a bit lacking in nuance but I really like its freshness and clarity of fruit.'
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(N0726-43) 08 D'ARENBERG THE NOBLE PRANKSTER ADELAIDE HILLS CHARDONNAY-SEMILLON HALF BOTTLE $21.99 AUSTRALIA Newly Available 07/26 Wine & Spirits 91: ‘A fine young semillon scent of honey and fresh nettles leads to more potent, nutty sweetness, as if chewing a Werther's Original. Give this a few years to evolve and the leesy character should develop more complexity.'
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(N0726-44) 09 KLOOVENBURG SWARTLAND SAUVIGNON BLANC $11.99 SOUTH AFRICA Newly Available 07/26 Well, this is more French like. There's terroir–calcaire to be specific. Doesn't gush fruit like the NZ sauvignons above./ Yes, this shows French discretion, acid, extract. Graves like, really. 91/100.
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(N0726-45) 08 GLEN CARLOU PAARL CHARDONNAY $12.99 SOUTH AFRICA Newly Available 07/26
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(N0726-46) 07 CHATEAU DU PAVILLON, BORDEAUX $12.99 FRANCE BORDEAUX Newly Available 07/26 Owned by the Fertal family. 80% merlot, 20% cabernet sauvignon. Nice claret nose with a light oaky complex. Ripe and full, fleshy fruit around a firm core of dark matter. Some dekk./ Bright, and full of red and black fruits. Lavender highlight. And some saddle leather. Generous and delightful. Relatively high acidity and the presence of some green fruit on the palate do not detract significantly from its mealtime pleasures. 90/100.
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(N0726-47) 09 CHATEAU HAUT PASQUET, BORDEAUX BLANC $12.99 FRANCE BORDEAUX Newly Available 07/26 40% each semillon and sauvignon blanc, 20% muscadelle. Semillon gives good density. Nice, lightly scented sauvignon airs of citrus, pear, grass, cat, and capsicum./ Young, rich, soft, and round semillon contributions. Frisky, pert acid carriage of sauvignon and muscadelle. Melon, pear, lemon, and gooseberry flavors. Shows the quality and abundance of the vintage. 90/100.
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(N0726-48) 05 GEWURZTRAMINER VENDANGE TARDIVE, PAUL ZINCK $36.99 FRANCE ALSACE Newly Available 07/26 Totally luscious. Drenched with apricot and cooler, more bracing orange and other citrus fruits that are brisk, uplifting, cleansing, balancing./ Ah! Rich and luxuriant. Peach, honey, gewurz botanicals, and botrytis tea leaf tones. A well-balanced mouthful. Outstanding wine. Way up in auslese; more likely of BA must weight before fermentation. 95+/100.
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(N0726-49) 09 PETIT CHABLIS, DOMAINE SERVIN $18.99 FRANCE BURGUNDY Newly Available 07/26 Bright, lively, crisp, lemony edge. Lively minerality. Rich terroir basis./ Lots of Portlandian terroir underlayment. Ripe fruit of 09. Lively, zesty acid tang. Needs some bottle age for full expression. 91+/00.
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(N0726-50) 08 MACON LA ROCHE VINEUSE SOUS LE BOIS, CHATEAU DE LA GREFFIERE $18.99 FRANCE BURGUNDY Newly Available 07/26 Pungent fruit (apple, quince, guava) and some oak and time in oak graininess. 08 large frame and extract./ Rich in extract, acid, and wood. Vanilla, toast. Ripe chardonnay sappiness. Well tuned richness. Good fruit expression and nice shades of terroir. Fine depth, power, style. Large scaled in all aspects. And will grow larger. 92+/100.
(N0726-01) 08 CHAPPELLET MOUNTAIN CUVEE NAPA VALLEY RED $28.99
