Jon Speed
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Donnafugata Anthìlia Bianco 2009, Igt Sicilia
Sicily, Italy$12.85
Medium straw with slight green tinge. Intense nose of citrus, banana, honey, confection, apple, apricot, some floral and minerality. Dry, quite crisp with a medium body but a slightly short finish. Crisp and aromatic, drink now. March 2011.
3.0 Stars
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Cattier Premier Cru Brut Champagne 2002, Ac, Chigny Les Roses
Champagne, France$49.95
Straw-gold, med+ intensity with aromas of dates, apple juice, earth, yeast, hay. Dry, impression of medium alcohol, high acid with a medium mouthfeel and powerful flavours. Has some complexity. I found some bitterness on finish but quite long. Feb 2011.
3.0 Stars
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La Valentina Spelt Montepulciano D'abruzzo 2005, Doc
Abruzzo, Italy$28.95
Dark ruby moving to garnet. An intense nose of dark fruits, blackberry, earth and spice. Dry with plentiful smooth tannins. A medium weight mid-palate adds more fruit, sour cherry, oak and more earth. Medium plus acid. Decent finish. Nice. March 2011.
3.0 Stars
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Abbona Papà Celso 2008, Docg Dolcetto Di Dogliani
Piedmont, Italy$19.75
Dark purple. Dark fruit, tar, licorice, pepper, earth, smoke. Comes across a bit young with plentiful fairly rough tannins and med acidity. Decent length. Some interestng things here. March 2011.
3.0 Stars
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Chateau Bel Air 2008
Bordeaux, France$12.95
Medium-dark ruby. Black fruit, cassis, stewed fruit, smoked meat. Dry with fairly smooth tannins and some wood and balanced acidity. Medium weight with an average finish. All in all not too bad but nothing really stands out. Feb 2011.
3.0 Stars
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Cigliano Chianti Classico 2007, Docg
Tuscany, Italy$18.95
Medium Ruby. Red fruit, cedar, vegetal note, earthy. Dry with medium mouthfell and velvet tannins and noticeable acidity. Medium length. March 2011.
3.0 Stars
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Bodegas Patrocinio Señorio De Uñuela Crianza 2006, Doca Rioja
Spain$14.95
Medium ruby with a hint of garnet. Cherry, plum, blackcurrant, smoke, earth, cedar. Dry, a fair amount of tannin but seems well integrated, medium acidity and a fairly long finish that maintains some nice fruit. March 2011.
3.0 Stars
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Domaine Fleurot Nuits St Georges 2007, Ac
Burgundy, France$44.95
Among the cherry and red fruit aromas there was a hint of garlic/onion along with a vegetal aroma. A dry wine that adds more berry fruit on the palate with fairly light tannins, good acidity and a hint of wood. Much better on the palate than the nose. It is a bit different and I suspect some may like it and others not so much. Feb 2011.
3.0 Stars
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Corte Majoli Ripasso Valpolicella 2007, Doc, Superiore
Veneto, Italy$16.95
Medium garnet. Vegetal, port-like, stewed fruit, raisins, tobacco. Dry with medium tannin and some oak. Medium length. March 2011.
3.0 Stars
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Domaine Voarick Vignes Blanches Mercurey 2007, Ac
Burgundy, France$23.95
Medium Ruby. Clean nose with bright fruit, cherry, a touch of camphor, earthy, smoke, pepper. A dry wine with plentiful tannin that has seen wood. Medium to medium plus acid with a slight medicine note on the mid-palate. A good length finish. Feb 2011.
3.0 Stars
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