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| Dom Ruinart Brut 1996 |
| Price: $209.95 |
| A 1996 that seems to have tamed its acidity, this well-integrated version offers graphite, lemon, hazelnut and brioche aromas and flavors. Well-balanced and lacy, yet showing the energy of the vintage, with a lovely, pastrylike finish. Drink now thromore... |
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| Domaine Parent Beaune 1er Cru 2005 |
| Price: $54.95 |
| Garnet red color. A beautiful nose with cherry, berry and lightly-toasted spice aromas. Well-balanced strength and elegance with supple, jammy strawberry and cherry flavors. Great finish. Can keep for 3 to 5 more years. Serve with cold cuts, pork,...more... |
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| Domaine Parent Corton Les Renards 2005 |
| Price: $99.95 |
| Domaine Parent has been making wines in Pommard since 1803. Today, the domaine is managed by the daughters of Jacques Parent, continuing the storied family tradition of winegrowing, which dates back to the 1640s and includes Thomas Jefferson as one omore... |
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| Krug Grand Cuvee NV |
| Price: $170.00 |
| Oddly, the most consistent Krug wine I have been tasting lately is their non-vintage Brut Grand Cuvee, a big, boldly styled Champagne with smoky, earthy, pear, apple, and spicy aromas as well as flavors, loads of effervescence, and fine body and deptmore... |
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| L'Aventure Optimus 2005 |
| Price: $49.95 |
| The least expensive red wine is the Optimus cuvee. The 2005 Optimus (51% Syrah, 44% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 5% Petit Verdot) barely qualifies as a Rhone Ranger, but it offers classic chocolate, cassis, espresso, and subtle wood notes along with a denmore... |
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| Paraiso Chardonnay Eagles Perch - California Chardonnay |
| Price: $33.95 |
| The best Paraiso Chardonnay I’ve ever had, this inaugural wine, a low production block release, is tight and firm. Acidity, minerals and lees star. But there’s also a tremendous core of ripe tropical fruits, roasted hazelnut, marzipan, coconut macaromore... |
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| Paraiso Pinot Noir 2008 |
| Price: $22.95 |
| This special wine from a special vintage demonstrates the power and finesse of Pinot Noir from the Santa Lucia Highlands: rich cherry/plum fruit accented by nuances of nutmeg, pepper, smokemore... |
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| Rudd Oakville Cabernet 2004 |
| Price: $124.95 |
| The tight, round, lighter-styled 2004 Cabernet Sauvignon Estate Grown is slightly superficial without the density or concentration of its 2003 sibling. Perhaps I caught it on a bad day, but it did not appear to have either the stuffing or potential cmore... |
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| Rudd Oakville Red 2004 |
| Price: $124.95 |
| The 2004 Oakville Estate Proprietary Red (a 2,500-case blend of 83% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8% Petit Verdot, 8% Merlot, and 1% Cabernet Franc) was aged 20 months in French wood. It exhibits a deep ruby/purple color followed by scents of licorice, black..more... |
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| Ruinart Blanc de Blanc Brut NV |
| Price: $76.95 |
| Rich and ripe, this bubbly has a superfine mousse, buoying its candied citrus, ginger and herb notes. Balanced and bright, with a mouthwatering finish. Drink now through 2009. - Wine Spectator 90pts.more... |
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| Sanctuary Cabernet Sauvignon 2005 |
| Price: $26.95 |
| Aromas of cherry fruit with gingerbread and liquorice spice followed by toasty oak. On the palate it is concentrated and rich with well integrated tannins, elegant oak and dominant flavours of black cherry, vanilla and clove spicemore... |
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