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Terredora Di Paolo Loggia Della Serra Greco Di Tufo 2014, Docg
Campania, Italy$19.95
Zesty, lemony and fresh. This would taste so much better if I were drinking it by the Mediterranean Sea. Drinking this in cold Canadian weather just doesn't do it justice.
4.0 Stars
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Closson Chase Vineyard Chardonnay 2014, VQA Prince Edward County
Ontario, Canada$29.95
This wine is all about lemon butter. It's lean not fat and fresh and light instead of heavy. Shows woodsy vanilla on the nose with pure lemon juice and lemon butter on the palate. Did I mention lemon...yes very lemony.
4.0 Stars
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Oban 14 Yo Highland Scotch Single Malt
Scotland, World$170.20
I really love this Scotch b/c it has a little bit of everything - sweet malt, oak, honey but with smoke and sea salt. All the flavors some how stick out individually making this whisky super complex and delicious. The finish could be a bit smother, but hey I'm just looking for reasons to not rate this perfect.
4.0 Stars
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Muga Reserva 2012
Rioja, Spain$26.95
Here's a full bodied Rioja that offers a harmonious mix of ripe fruit and wood and just a tad of earthiness on the backend. This seems just a bit harsh at the moment, another two or three years in the cellar would really make this bottle sing.
4.0 Stars
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Theulot Juillot Mercurey Premier Cru La Cailloute 2014
Burgundy, France$53.00
I suspect people purchasing this wine will already know what to expect, for those that don't, it's a delicate and charming wine. Wax, cherry, tomato plant, smoke and hot stone on the nose. It almost smells volcanic. The palate is really thin, but in a good way as the tannins are silky smooth. This is a very elegant wine with modest complexities.
4.0 Stars
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Bonacchi Brunello Di Montalcino 2010
Tuscany, Italy$36.95
Sandalwood and cherries. Beautiful fine tannins. Burns like a shot of whiskey. I wouldn't say this is a classic example as it lacks earthiness.
4.0 Stars
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Colomé Estate Malbec 2013, Calchaquí Valley, Salta
Argentina$24.95
This pours incredibly dark and needs a good hour to decant, but then it opens up with admiral smoky hickory, roasted nuts, vanilla and blackberry notes. The palate is dry and structured showing more scorched earth. Long finish. Wow, what a wine!
4.0 Stars
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Montecillo Rioja Gran Reserva 2001, Doca
Spain$31.95
Personally, I don't find a huge difference from the Reserva (on a good vintage year). I love the classic Rioja qualities of Montecillo...Spiced cherries, barn yard, herbs, cedar and smoke.
3.5 Stars
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Château De Fontenelles Cuvée Renaissance 2006, Ac Corbières
Languedoc, France$18.95
It reminds me if you were walking down a dirt road (somewhere near a wild blueberry/ raspberry bush) & it' raining slightly, it's a bit windy so you smell the berries, but also the wet dirt, and then some how a little bit of old school wood in there...like the smell of an old church or a musty wooden floor or old books???...amazing to smell..tasted it 3 hours later - taste buds picked up berries and cold meat, after 3 hours it was smooth & easy to drink.
3.5 Stars
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Brancaia Tre 2007, Igt Toscana
Tuscany, Italy$23.95
Not much going on at all. Thin and sharp, weak in quality. Just nothing to get excited about. Opened with friends to impress them...what a let down. Was JS smoking cigars when he selected this for WS top 10? disappointed with this wine.
3.5 Stars
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