Tastings
SMART BUYS
Friday March 2 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm
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We will be listing the wines for this tasting as we choose them:
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$16.59 $14.99
"This medium to full-bodied wine possesses a deep ruby/purple color in addition to copious black currant and black cherry fruit interwoven with graphite, crushed rocks, and spice, excellent fruit intensity, a full-bodied mouthfeel, good acidity, and light tannins."
Robert Parker 91 pts
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$17.00 $13.99
"Rich notes of fruitcake and spiced plum mix with hints of tea leaf, creamy black licorice and subtle mineral in this aromatic, well-structured red. Fresh, expressive finish. Drink now through 2015. 15,000 cases made. "
Wine Spectator 90 pts
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$27.00 $24.99
"This fresh red is inviting and invigorating for its juicy black currant, plum and white pepper flavors, playing with zest against polished tannins and lively acidity. Drink now through 2019. 14,000 cases made."
Wine Spectator 91 pts
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$13.99 $11.99
"Sourced from 80-year-old vines planted on pure slate, it offers up an alluring nose of earthy minerality, lead pencil shavings, incense, and black raspberry. Ripe, lengthy, and supple-textured, it is a great value for drinking over the next 5 years.
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Robert Parker 90 pts
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$14.99 $13.99
"Sweet blackberry, plum and pomegranate fruit is fresh and vibrant as this red unfolds across the palate. Hints of flowers and spices intermingle, but this is more about the juicy fruit. Drink now through 2018. 19,000 cases imported."
Wine Spectator 90 pts
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$13.00 $8.99
"A lovely Sauvignon Blanc, dry, crisply acidic and clean, with complex citrus, flower and mineral flavors. A great value for the money."
Wine Enthusiast 90 pts
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$17.00 $15.99
"In 2010 the Cold Creek Riesling is actually a touch sweeter than Eroica, with unusually low alcohol as well. Compact and at the same time full-bodied, this mesh of primary citrus and stone fruits is marvelous, but clearly the best is yet to come. It will reward cellaring!"
Wine Enthusiast 93 pts
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$38.00 $34.99
"As chewy and umami, salty delicious as a mouthful of crunchy bacon. Throw in dried blackberries and blueberries, with a touch of smoky new oak, and that describes this fantastically pure, addictevely good Zinfandel. Truly a great Zin, and relatively easy to find, with 9,000 cases produced."
Wine Enthusiast 94 pts
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$32.00 $29.99
"Ripe and polished, a plush-textured package of sweet plum, blueberry and cherry fruit playing against fine tannins, persisting impressively on the generous, open-textured finish. Drink now through 2016. 440 cases made."
Wine Spectator 91 pts
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