2004 Piedra Hill Purple Cabernet Sauvignon

2004 Piedra Hill Purple Cabernet Sauvignon

REGION
Napa Valley, CA

VARIETAL
Cabernet Sauvignon

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"The wine is owned by the Smiths, who started La Jota and known for Howell Mountain Cabernet. Judging from the last few bottlings, it’s off to a promising start. Dry, rich and balanced, fruit is the star here, with explosive blackberries and cherries, while 100% new oak adds lush layers of cedar and smoke. Fully enjoyable now, with decanting, it should enjoy a long life for at least 10 years."

94 points - Wine Enthusiast

Luna Merlot

2006 Luna Merlot

REGION
Napa Valley, California

VARIETAL
Merlot

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"The 2006 Napa Valley Merlot is an intense ruby red. The nose is filled with scents of tangerines, roses, and tobacco. The mid-palate is a tightly integrated mixture of blackberries, plums, and leather. Fine-grained tannins and great acidity hold the wine together as the finish melts into earthy cocoa and cassis. This Merlot will be at its peak from 2013 through 2016."

Winemaker's Notes - Not Yet Rated

2004 Vina Alicia Nebbiolo

2004 Vina Alicia Nebbiolo

REGION
Mendoza, Argentina

VARIETAL
Nebbiolo

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"Vina Alicia’s 2004 Nebbiolo may be the finest I have tasted outside of Italy’s Piedmont. The wine receives only a few months of oak aging to preserve the aromatics that make Nebbiolo what it is. Opaque purple-colored (they do not color them like this in the Piedmont), the wine has an exceptionally expressive bouquet of rose petals, violets, plum, and black cherry. On the palate it is medium-bodied, has tons of flavor, incipient complexity, and plenty of ripe tannin. Give it 5-7 years to resolve its tannin and drink it through 2019."

92 Points - Robert Parker

2005 Stonefly Napa Cabernet Sauvignon

2005 Stonefly Napa Cabernet Sauvignon

REGION
Napa Valley, California

VARIETAL
Cabernet Sauvignon

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"With aromas of dried cherry and spice, this gorgeous Cabernet Sauvignon presents a beautiful balance of lush red currant and spice on the palate. While ready to drink now, this wine will continue to develop over the next 3 to 5 years."

Not Yet Rated

2006 Celler Can Blau Mas de Can Blau

2006 Celler Can Blau Mas de Can Blau

REGION
Montsant, Spain

VARIETAL
Blended Red

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"The 2006 Mas de Can Blau is a blend of Carinena, Syrah, and Garnacha. The wine was aged for 20 months in new French oak before bottling without filtration. Dark crimson-colored, it offers up an alluring nose of balsam wood, pencil lead, rose petals, cherry, and black raspberry. Suave and elegant on the palate, it has superb depth and richness, savory flavors, and a silky finish. It will benefit from another 1-2 years of cellaring and drink well through 2018."

92 Points - Robert Parker

Ca' Rome Barbaresco Maria Brun

2005 Ca'Rome Barbaresco Maria Brun

REGION
Piedmont, Italy

VARIETAL
Nebbiolo

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"Super-ripe cherries, roses, tar, licorice and smoke emerge from the 2005 Barbaresco Maria di Brun. This full-bodied, expansive Barbaresco reveals gorgeous inner perfume and lovely balance, with plenty of stuffing to accompany the tannins from start to finish. This may very well be the finest wine I have tasted from Ca- Rome. Anticipated maturity: 2010-2023."

91 Points - Robert Parker

Le Presi Brunello di Montalcino

2003 Le Presi Brunello di Montalcino

REGION
Tuscany, Italy

VARIETAL
Brunello

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"Suggestive aromas of sweet licorice, tobacco, red cherries and spices emerge from Le Presi’s 2003 Brunello di Montalcino. This beautiful, cask-aged Brunello captures an attractive mix of ripe, generous fruit wrapped inside a classically built, structured frame. The tannins are well-integrated but firm, so another year or two of cellaring might be beneficial, but I wouldn’t wait too long as the wine’s aromatic and flavor profile suggest it won’t be especially long-lived. Still, this is a pretty wine from the southern part of the zone that is sure to provide much pleasure, particularly at the dinner table. Anticipated maturity: 2009-2017."

91 points - Robert Parker

St Clement Oroppas

2006 St. Clement Oroppas Bordeaux

REGION
Napa Valley, California

VARIETAL
Bordeaux Blend

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"The structure and pedigree of this fine wine are immediately apparent. It hits the mouth with a wonderful balance of ripe fruit, fine tannins, firm acidity and perfectly integrated oak. The deep flavors of blackberry jam spread onto buttered toast, and drizzled with anise liqueur and melted chocolate, are irresistable. But the tannins are still hard. Decant now for a few hours, or drink through 2014."

94 Points--Wine Enthusiast

Fess Parker Rio Vista Pinot Noir

2006 Fess Parker Rio Vista Pinot Noir

REGION
Santa Maria Valley, California

VARIETAL
Pinot Noir

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"There's a palate-warming generosity to this single-vineyard Pinot, a result of its softly balanced texture and the smoothness of new oak. Luxurious flavors of smoky cherries and currants, roasted nuts, molasses and honey taste almost like an energy fruit bar from the health food store. This lovely, supple wine should develop through 2012."

90 Points--Wine Enthusiast

2007 Bodega Teso La Monja Victorino Toro

2007 Bodega Teso La Monja Victorino Toro

REGION
Toro, Castilla Leon, Spain

VARIETAL
Tempranillo

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"The 2007 Victorino was sourced from 45-year-old vines and aged in new French oak for 18 months. A glass-coating opaque purple color, it is bigger, more structured, and more concentrated than the Almirez but with slightly rustic tannins. Give it 5-7 years and drink it from 2016 to 2027."

92 Points--Robert Parker

W H Smith Umino Pinot Noir

2007 W.H. Smith Umino Pinot Noir

REGION
Napa Valley, California

VARIETAL
Pinot Noir

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"Tasted by Bill in Chicago on 4/19/2009 & rated 92 points: Dark deep color. A big concentrated style with a good balance of tannins and acid. Fruit is packed - just loaded with flavors. Outstanding but not extraordinary. Could sit in cellar for a long time and I am sure it would be worth the investment."

90--CellarTracker

Ladera Howell Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon

2006 Ladera Howell Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon

REGION
Napa Valley, California

VARIETAL
Cabernet Sauvignon

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"A tour de force Cabernet. Dense, plush, rich and concentrated, wall-to-wall flavors, with layers of black cherry, black currant, black licorice, mineral and graphite. Full-bodied and tightly wound with firm tannins, yet finishes with a mix of juicy berry and mineral flavors. Drink now through 2020. 3,000 cases made."

94 Points--Wine Spectator

2003 Girolate

2003 Girolate

REGION
Bordeaux, France

VARIETAL
Bordeaux Blend

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"The flagship, luxury cuvee of 100% Merlot from the innovative, visionary firm of Despagne, Girolate is a cutting edge, amazing tour de force in winemaking. The smoky, chocolaty, espresso, and mocha aromas are interwoven with gorgeous layers of black cherry and berry fruit. This full-bodied, unctuously-textured, layered wine has as much in common with a big Napa Cabernet as it does with a Bordeaux Merlot. Its soft tannin, low acidity, and serious concentration are amazing when you consider its humble pedigree. Enjoy this hedonistic smorgasbord of wonderful things over the next 6-8 years."

91 Points--The Wine Advocate

2006 Hill Family Cabernet Sauvignon

2006 Hill Family Cabernet Sauvignon

REGION
Napa Valley, CA

VARIETAL
Cabernet Sauvignon

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"Prime fruits, ripe, full bodied and balanced. Big and forward but also very elegant, supported by a backbone of oak tannins. Sexy and sleek with blackberries and black licorice. An extremely well balanced and superb Cabernet from an exceptional family owned producer."

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Pirramimma ACJ

2004 Pirramimma ACJ

REGION
McLaren Vale, Australia

VARIETAL
Cabernet Blend

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"Dense red-purple; a strongly regional, rich, black-fruited Bordeaux blend with very good texture and structure; will be long-lived. Honours founder Alexander Campbell Johnston."

95 Points--James Halliday

Gilles Robin Crozes Hermitage 1920

2005 Gilles Robin Crozes-Hermitage "1920"

REGION
Hermitage, Rhone, France

VARIETAL
Syrah/Shiraz

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"Very racy, with coffee-tinged toast framing the sanguine, black cherry, lavender and mineral notes. The long, focused finish is driven by its minerality, with nice buried grip and alluring black tea and roasted fig notes. Drink now through 2014."

93 Points--Wine Spectator