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Domaine Faiveley Mercurey 2012, Ac
Burgundy, France$24.95
Gosh I love this wine. Very light but packed with freshness, elegance and poise. Fresh forest berries with a lovely seam of woodsy spice. It's the structure that really makes this such a pleasure to drink. Lively acidity, fine tannins, and a long spiced fruit finished. Yum.
3.5 Stars
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Chehalem 3 Vineyard Pinot Noir 2008, Willamette Valley
Oregon, Usa$23.75
Disappointing. While there was some pleasant spice and structure to this wine, overall I found it extremely thin and uninteresting.
3.5 Stars
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Tawse Sketches Of Niagara Chardonnay 2009, VQA Niagara Peninsula
Ontario, Canada$19.95
The balance and complexity are great at this price. The oak is obvious but not overwhelming and indeed nicely integrated with the minerality and fruit. Was a fantastic accompaniment to my first summer BBQ of the season.
3.5 Stars
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Luigi Bosca Single Vineyard Malbec 2008, Luján De Cuyo, Mendoza
Mendoza, Argentina$21.95
A very nicely structured wine with moderate complexity. The nose is pleasant but not overly revealing. The palate is warm and earthy with a nice core of fruit and a lengthy though somewhat alcohol infused finish. I tasted something resembling pitch, which threw me off at first but this softened to herbal / woody notes with time in the glass. I enjoyed the 2006 vintage immensely after a year or two in the cellar and I expect that this 2008 will impress even more after a little more bottle time.
3.5 Stars
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Luigi Bosca Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon 2008, Maipú, Mendoza
Mendoza, Argentina$15.25
Nice concentration and balance. Good vale.
3.5 Stars
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Argiolas Costera 2009, Doc Cannonau Di Sardegna
Sardinia, Italy$17.95
Tasted March 2014. Lovely rich wine here - loads of ripe fruit with some nice earthy, savoury herbal complexity. The tannins are still very much there but held somewhat in check by juicy acidity. I don't get a lot of the medicinal elements others have noted. Finish is medium. the fruit makes this a very quaffable wine.
3.5 Stars
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Mayschoss 140 Jahre Jubiläumswein Trocken Pinot Noir 2013, Qualitätswein, Ahr
Germany$21.95
Great mix of old and new hear with loads of fruits but balanced with a touch of oaky pepper and smoke with a slight kick on the finish to bring it back into the burgundian realm. Excellent at this price.
3.5 Stars
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Domaine Lafage Cuvée Centenaire 2014, Ac Côtes Du Roussillon
Languedoc, France$16.75
This packs a lot of flavour without compromising balance and subtlety. Perfect acidity carries orchard fruits for great layers and staying power.
3.5 Stars
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Señorío De P. Peciña Reserva 2001, Doca Rioja
Rioja, Spain$29.95
It's gorgeously nuanced - creamy dried fruit interplaying with menthol, tobacco, and vanilla. These layers continue to linger in the mouth for what seems likes hours. Bold yet subtle. It's gorgeous.
3.5 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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