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Fairview Petite Sirah 2011, Wo Paarl
Paarl, South Africa$23.95
Inky blackness portends to the power inside this wine. I'm not normally a fan of wines this beefy, but the structure and complexity here with tons of roasted mocha and spice and subtle earthiness all supported in finely balanced acidity and a study backbone of tannins make it work remarkably well.
4.0 Stars
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Ken Forrester Reserve Chenin Blanc 2012, Wo
Stellenbosch, South Africa$19.85
Packs a serious punch of flavour and complexity. Racy isn't enough to describe the liveliness if this wine. Citrus and crisp green apple aromas intermingle with stone and orchard fruit and hard core minerality to offer up a super intriguing wine for under $20. The palate is biting and sharp but underpinning a serious core of fruit, minerality and caramel toastiness. Lots to enjoy here.
4.0 Stars
Bel Echo Pinot Noir By Clos Henri 2012
Marlborough, New Zealand$22.95
Cherry, plum and earthy, peppery spice grace this wine with a beautifully subtle and layered complexity, all over a racy backbone of acidity, astringency and soft tannins. Gorgeous mouthfeel, long finish with such great contrast between the flavour and "angular" (to borrow from the apt review above) bitterness. Loved this wine.
4.0 Stars
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Finca Flichman Dedicado 2011, Mendoza
Mendoza, Argentina$29.95
Beautiful wine. Intense fruit (plum, dark berry) with layers of oak inspired flavours on a great backbone of acidity and fine grained tannin. Big, full bodied, but smooth and refined with a long finish.
4.0 Stars
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Domaine Les Yeuses Les Épices Syrah 2012, Igp Pays D'oc
Languedoc, France$15.95
I'm with DL. Huge bang for the buck if you're into a peppery briny meaty Syrah. Depth and balance are decent. Finish is muted.
4.0 Stars
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Yalumba Viognier 2013, Eden Valley, South Australia
South Australia, Australia$24.95
Excellent. Boldly flavoured but incredible subtlety as the layers play out on the palate.
4.0 Stars
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Thirty Bench Red 2007, VQA Beamsville Bench, Niagara Peninsula
Ontario, Canada$24.00
Tasted July 2013. Gorgeous wine. Full of ripe fruit and subtle but complex wood notes. It's at once rich and refined with big flavour carried on great acids and smooth tannins for a silky mouth-feel and long finish. So impressed with this Ontario red.
3.5 Stars
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Concha Y Toro Marques De Casa Concha Carménere 2007, Rapel Valley
Chile$19.95
A weighty wine - dark in colour and deep in flavor. Lots of herbal and peppery notes on the nose and palate with a deep core of berry jam holding it all up. Some vanilla rounds it all out. Pleasing finish. Nice, hefty carmenere at a nice price.
3.5 Stars
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Marqués De Murrieta Finca Ygay Reserva 2005, Doca Rioja
Rioja, Spain$27.95
Tasted April 2015. Nose is full of raised fruit and a lovely leathery and herbatious tone that just screams old world. Fantastic stewed fruit with hints of vanilla and dill on the palate. Silky Tannins, balanced acidity and a long dusty finish. A bit of alcohol heat.
3.5 Stars
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Grant Burge Filsell Old Vine Shiraz 2008, Barossa
South Australia, Australia$29.95
I'd more or less given up on Australian Shiraz because I find them overly medicinal in their fruitiness. But this one has poise and complexity and a character that evolves in the glass and made me believe that it's probably just the mass-appeal, cherry-bomb $20 something shiraz's that I've come to dislike. This is a sensuous but civilized wine.
3.5 Stars
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