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Lan Crianza 2009 Bottle
Lan Crianza 2009
Rioja, Spain
$15.95

Very pleasant, none of the tastes are out of place. Not perfectly smooth, but still a great deal for the price.

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Salentein Reserve Malbec 2011, Mendoza Bottle
Salentein Reserve Malbec 2011, Mendoza
Mendoza, Argentina
$17.95

Rich fruit taste with some complexity emerging after the first glass. If it was perfectly smooth this would be a great wine, but is still very good value for the price.

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Root: 1 Carmenère 2012 Bottle
Root: 1 Carmenère 2012
Colchagua Valley, Chile
$12.95

It took some time to fully appreciate this one. Black current with an edge of spice. Really smooth, and excellent value, maybe worth twice the price. This is a repeat buy.

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Hidden Bench Felseck Vineyard Pinot Noir 2011, VQA Beamsville Bench, Niagara Peninsula Bottle
Hidden Bench Felseck Vineyard Pinot Noir 2011, VQA Beamsville Bench, Niagara Peninsula
Ontario, Canada
$38.00

I give this a 90 because it is smooth with no flaws or unwanted flavours. There is not enough complexity to rate it higher, but this wine is very pleasant to drink.

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Trius Red 2012, VQA Niagara Peninsula Bottle
Trius Red 2012, VQA Niagara Peninsula
Ontario, Canada
$22.95

Pepper, tobacco and cherry. Smoothness increases with each glass. This wine is a superb value, as good as forty dollar wines from the same region.

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Benziger Chardonnay 2012, Sonoma County Bottle
Benziger Chardonnay 2012, Sonoma County
California, Usa
$19.95

All I taste is oak. It gets a little worse with every sip. This is almost pour down the sink quality. Brutal.

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Huff Quarry Road Pinot Noir 2013, VQA Vinemount Ridge Bottle
Huff Quarry Road Pinot Noir 2013, VQA Vinemount Ridge
Ontario, Canada
$30.00

Mild sour cherry at the start with some complexity. There is a small hit of caramel a few seconds after the finish. Maybe I should wait like John suggested.

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Leonardo Chianti Riserva 2011, Docg Bottle
Leonardo Chianti Riserva 2011, Docg
Tuscany, Italy
$19.95

Soft and silky, with a taste of strawberry. Using the carafe made it a lot smoother, but perhaps it lost a little character. To me it is well worth it, but my partner thought otherwise.

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Mondeco Red 2010, Do Dão Bottle
Mondeco Red 2010, Do Dão
Dão, Portugal
$13.95

Really dry wine, with fruit, spice and licorice. The taste is very clean with no harshness. I think this is a superb value.

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Villa Sandi Prosecco, Doc Treviso Bottle
Villa Sandi Prosecco, Doc Treviso
Veneto, Italy
$14.45

Clean, light, pure, no flaws. The reviewers describe it well, but I don't think they quite convey just how wonderful this wine is. I did not know Prosecco could be this good.

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