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Château Saint Cyrgues 2022, Ap Costières De Nîmes
Languedoc, France$14.95
Whoa, this wine has loads of character. Plenty of garrigue, blackberry fruit, hints of black olives. Smooth silky tannin and a very good finish. Simply a stellar value at $15. Tasted Apr 2025.
3.0 Stars
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Château Lafond Canon Fronsac 2016, Ac, Second Wine Of Ch. Mazeris
Bordeaux, France$22.95
Fully mature right banker here, with good fruit, now fading into the dried fruit spectrum, fairly high acidity and soft silky tannin. Good balance, wood is but a minor feature. Solid, well made and enjoyable. For near(er) term enjoyment. Tasted Oct 2024.
3.0 Stars
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Château La Roque De By 2019, Ac Médoc, Cru Bourgeois, Sustainable
Bordeaux, France$21.95
A slightly lean (though not unripe) authentic red Bordeaux. Savoury, with herbal notes along with crisp red fruit and fine tannin. Good food wine, Drink now or hold a few years. Solid value. Tasted Dec 2024.
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Arnaldo Caprai Anima Umbra Rosso 2019, Igt Umbria
Umbria, Italy$18.95
Lean, high acid red from Umbria with notable tannic astringency. All in the tart red fruit spectrum. Fairly simple wine, to be consumed with food. I note that I had the 2012 9 years ago with similar notes. The more things change....time flies,,,like that. Tasted July 2025
3.0 Stars
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Casale Del Giglio Cesanese 2021, Igt Lazio Rosso
Lazio, Italy$19.95
Like prior vintages I have had of this wine, a most interesting diversion from the same old,same old. Rich, ripe, yet showing an interesting herbal component like cool climate Cab franc. Maybe the length is just ok, but a delicious wine anyway. Tasted July 2025.
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Jeff Carrel Les Darons 2022, Ap Languedoc
Languedoc, France$17.95
Easy going, easy to like southern French red. Not quite as good as the '21 but ok value. Tasted Feb 2025.
3.0 Stars
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Evel Tinto 2021, Doc Douro
Douro, Portugal$14.95
An underlying herbal note along some spice accents this juicy red from the Douro. Some cleansing acids and just enough tannin on the finish. Quite delicious. Hard to believe that this is still only $15. Simply a great value. For drinking over the next year tor 2. Tasted March 2025.
3.0 Stars
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Gaba Do Xil Mencía 2020, Do Valdeorras
Spain$19.95
Strong herbal streak along side bright fruit. Mild tannin and a bit of bitterness on the finish. The wine grew on me with each sip. Tasted Mar 2025.
3.0 Stars
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Tawse Unoaked Chardonnay 2017, Lincoln Lakeshore
Ontario, Canada$19.95
Crisp, citrus-driven Chardonnay here from Tawse. No great complexity, this is designed to be a simple sipper and succeeds. Ideal for the warm days in the months ahead. This wine worked superbly well with Chinese take-out. Tasted June 2020.
3.0 Stars
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Passion Of Portugal 2016, Lisboa
Portugal$9.05
A simple, easy drinking red from Portugal. No great complexity or length but is still quite tasty. Red fruit, with woodsy notes that David notes, and a bit of residual sugar (but not off-putting). I'd have no problem drinking this any day of the week. And at $8 less a nickel, easy on the pocketbook. Tasted Oct2019.
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