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Moët & Chandon Grand Vintage Brut Champagne 2004, Ac

Vintage Champagne is always the ultimate expression of a producer. This shows the approachable character of Moët wines, while adding intensity and complexity. It is taut and minerally, with a spiced apple note and nervy acidity. It's now ready to drink, but it also has good aging potential. Special Designation: Cellar Selection. Score - 94. (Roger Voss, Wine Enthusiast, Dec. 2012)

Clos Saint Jean Châteauneuf Du Pape 2006, Ac

game, stews, steak, veal, lamb

Tawse Quarry Road Riesling 2009, Twenty Mile Bench, Niagara Peninsula

Domaine Du Vieux Lazaret Châteauneuf Du Pape Cuvée Exceptionnelle 2007, Ac, Estate Btld. (Vignobles Jérôme Quiot)

Bodegas Y Viñedos Fernandez Rivera Dehesa De La Granja 2004, Viño De La Tierra De Zamora

"lamb
Ripe cherry and singed plum on the nose, with a smoky overtone. This rich and weighty wine offers ripe dark fruit compote flavors and a chewy texture. On the tarry side"

Malivoire Moira Vineyard Chardonnay 2005, VQA Beamsville Bench, Niagara Peninsula

"scallops in a garlic-and-butter sauce, or creamy pasta dishes;
tropical fruit, banana bread, nutmeg, buttery notes and stony minerality. Dry, medium-full bodied with a generous texture and mouth-filling roundness;
aromas of French vanilla, butterscotch, fresh pineapple and baked pear with a hint of smoke and wet-stone minerality;
palate is full bodied and concentrated with flavours of peaches-and-cream and well-integrated oak leading to a long, elegant and fresh, mineral-driven finish"

Dauvergne Ranvier Vin Rare Gigondas 2007, Ac

Not amazed by it.
"lamb, wild boar or venison;
notes of roasted meats, bouquet garni, blueberries, blackberries, and hints of licorice as well as camphor. Full-bodied, powerful, and dense with beautiful purity, length, and texture"

Château La Fleur De Boüard 2008, Ac Lalande De Pomerol

08/04/2009
True to style: purple-black hue, rich, dense fruit, firm tannic frame. Modern, round, warm with finely textured fruit. Drink 2013-2020. (16 points)

Thorn Clarke Shotfire Quartage 2007, Barossa, South Australia

Cabernet Sauvignon - 46%; Petit Verdot - 27%; Merlot - 15%; Malbec - 12%

"rich dishes, especially red meats (steak/beef) or game;
medium bodied;
berry fruit and plumb, accompanied by cherry spice characters;
“tastes unusual”, “black olives, nuts, chocolate, hung game”"

Château Beaucastel Coudoulet De Beaucastel 2009, Ac Côtes Du Rhône