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Chateau D'aigueville Côte Du Rhône Villages 2019, Ac
Rhône, France$18.95
Certainly mature, but by no means over the hill. Good ripe fruit, balanced, with hints of herbs and pepper. Relatively simply but spot on and pleasurable, Drink in the near term. Tasted Nov 2024.
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Château Calet 2019, Ac Blaye Côtes De Bordeaux
Bordeaux, France$13.00
Solid, honest right bank red. A bit lean and tart but some nice red berry fruit, and a bit of an herbal finish. Really liked this wine for not much cash especially. Tasted May 2025.
3.0 Stars
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M. Chapoutier La Ciboise Luberon 2022, Ap
Rhône, France$14.95
As one has come to expect from M. Chapoutier, this red has plenty of character. Loaded with ripe fruits, with notable flavours herbs and cured meat. Sure, its a bit rough around the edges and the finish is merely good, but at $15, this is superb value. Chill a bit and enjoy in the short term. Tasted Sep 2025.
3.0 Stars
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Emu Australian Apera Medium Dry
Australia$10.55
Simple, but pleasant sherry-style wine from Australia. Wines like this from outside of Spain are no longer labelled "sherry" as that name is reserved for sherries made in the Jerez region - this one is called Apera, Pleasant notes of dried fruit with hints of citrus (orange/lemon), with crisp acidity and not too sweet. Nothing special, but fine enough for $9. Tasted Dec 2017.
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Château Mourgues Du Grès Les Galets Rouges 2007, Ac Costières De Nîmes
Rhône, France$14.95
Quite deep and desne for $15, this possesses ripe dark berry druit, spice and some funk that I sometimes fine in the reds of the south of France. Lots of interest for the money and a great food wine. For drinking over the next couple of years.
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13th Street Gamay Noir 2007, VQA Niagara Peninsula
Ontario, Canada$22.75
Clearly, one of the more serious gamays in Niagara. A wine with plenty of red fruit, good structure and fine acidity. A fair whack of vanilla from the oak ageing accompanies all that fruit and therein lies my only complaint of this wine....a bit too much oak. I find this a common issue (for me) with many Niagara reds. I would hesitate to say over-oaked in this case, just that it takes away from the character of the gamay grape.
3.0 Stars
Château Croze De Pys Cuvée Prestige Cahors 2006, Ac
Southwest, France$16.95
The 2005 vintage. Tasted a nearly 9 years of age, this Cahors has aged wonderfully. The youthful tannin has softened yet the flavours remain complex and deep. Black fruit with hints of smoke and wood. The finish is good, but a little more length would have pushed the score over 90. Still, A $17 wine that tastes this good after nearly 9 years is a real joy. Drink now or in the next couple of years. Tasted May 2014.
3.0 Stars
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Mezzomondo Negroamaro Salento 2008, Apulia
Italy$8.95
Softly textured, with ripe notes of cherry and other red fruits. Enough tannin to keep it from feeling too flabby (remember, this is grown in Puglia, quite a warm climate). Nice regional character. Can't be beat at the price ($8).
3.0 Stars
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Château Dona Baissas Vieilles Vignes Côtes Du Roussillon Villages 2007
Languedoc, France$14.90
Very dry, with intense notes of plums and slightly tart blackberries, and notes of herbs and pepper. Very typical of the Roussillon region and very well made....a food wine for sure. I get the impression that the wine still had more to give, so a year or two in bottle will bring out even more. Very nicely priced at about $15.
3.0 Stars
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Domaine De La Croisette Côtes Du Rhône 2007, Ac
Rhône, France$13.95
Ripe dark berry fruit, dry, but very approachable. In the background, notes of black pepper and herbs. Delicious Cotes du Rhone for summer drinking, with good complexity and length of finish at this price level.
3.0 Stars
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