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Serge Dagueneau Et Filles Pouilly Fume 2006
Loire Valley, France
Retail Price: $48.00 Star Wine Offer: $38.40
Somewhat wild nose displaying savoury, meaty notes interspersed with intense aromas of fresh mown grass and chopped herbs. A razor sharp backbone of crisp acidity nicely balances the concentrated green apple and citrus fruit flavours. Long, fruity finish. Drink now.
Review by Lisa Perrotti-Brown, In Asia #0309 (Mar 2009)
In Asia 88 Points (2007 vintage)
Clos Floridene Blanc 2007
Graves, France
Retail Price: $62.00 Star Wine Offer: $52.70
Lemon and light celery character, with a medium body, fresh acidity and a clean finish. Score range: 85 88Review by
Review by James Suckling, Wine Spectator (Web 2008)
Wine Spectator 85-88 Points
Pirramimma Petit Verdot 2005
McLaren Vale, Australia
Retail Price: $46.00 Star Wine Offer: $36.80
Good colour still with red nuances; blackberry, blackcurrant, bitter chocolate, with a sweet fruit core. Review by
Review by James Halliday, James Halliday Australian Wine Companion
James Halliday Australian Wine Companion 92 Points
Pirramimma White Label Shiraz 2005
McLaren Vale, Australia
Retail Price: $46.00 Star Wine Offer: $36.80
Good colour retention; strongly regional in character, with spices and dark chocolate wrapped around the core of blackberry and plum fruit; good length and tannin support.
Review by James Halliday, James Halliday Australian Wine Companion
James Halliday Australian Wine Companion 90 Points
Santa Duc Cotes Du Rhone Les Quatre Terres 2007
Southern Rhone, France
Retail Price: $38.00 Star Wine Offer: $30.40
As one might expect, the 2007 Cotes du Rhone Les Quatres Terres is bursting with fruit. It offers plenty of black cherry, licorice, garrigue, and pepper characteristics along with a Provencal personality, and excellent purity. It is a delicious red to enjoy over the next several years. It is approximately 70% Grenache and the rest Syrah, Mourvedre, and Cinsault.
Review by Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #181 (Feb 2009)
Wine Advocate 88 Points
Santa Duc Selections Vacqueyras les Aubes 2007
Southern Rhone, France
Retail Price: $52.00 Star Wine Offer: $41.60
The 2007 Vacqueyras Les Aubes is a much deeper beefier, richer wine with notes of red and black fruits, herbs, meat juices, and cassis. It should drink nicely for 7-8 years.
Review by Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #185 (Oct2009)
Wine Advocate 89 Points
Montes Alpha Carmenere 2007
Rapel Valley, Chile
Retail Price: $50.00 Star Wine Offer: $40.00
The 2007 Alpha Carmenere is a superb rendition of this fascinating grape variety. A saturated purple in color, it has a superb aromatic array of spice, lavender, incense, smoke, and blueberry. Layered, plush, and concentrated, it has excellent depth and grip, enough well-hidden structure to evolve for several years, and a long, fruit filled finish. Drink it from 2012 to 2020.
Review by Jay Miller, eRobertParker.com #183 (Jun 2009)
Wine Advocate 91 Points
Napa Angel ‘By Montes’ Aurelio’s Selection Cabernet Sauvignon 2006
Napa Valley, California
Retail Price: $122.00 Star Wine Offer: $97.60
Full-bodied wine with firm, soft tannins. Deep and intense garnet red. Rich and harmonious with an integrated, mature and mellow fruit character that makes this wine elegant and silky and opulent at the same time. In the mouth-feel it has a lingering character given by the Oak Knoll and Yountville gravely terroirs. Generous fruit expression with hints of blackberries, plums and layers of black cherries. Velvety in the mid palate, with nuances of perfectly integrated French oak. Nice long finish. A wine to be aged for at least 15 years or to be enjoyed now.
Review by Steve Heimoff, Wine Enthusiast Magazine(Mar 2010)
Wine Enthusiast 97 Points
Napa Angel ‘By Montes’ Cabernet Sauvignon 2006
Napa Valley, California
Retail Price: $87.00 Star Wine Offer: $69.60
From Chilean winemaker Aurelio Montes comes this Cab of considerable depth and power. It shows well-developed blackberry and cassis flavors. The tannins are significant. Give it until 2011 to begin to open, and it should drink well through 2014. Cellar Selection.
Review by Steve Heimoff, Wine Enthusiast Magazine(Mar 2010)
Wine Enthusiast 92 Points
Zema Estate Family Selection Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2005
Coonawarra, Australia
Retail Price: $80.00 Star Wine Offer: $68.00
Has very good concentration of pure cassis fruits, and a little regional mint; full-bodied and focused on the long and fine-grained tannin finish.
Review by James Halliday, James Halliday Australian Wine Companion
James Halliday Australian Wine Companion 94 Points
Morton White Label Marlbourgh Sauvignon Blanc 2009
Marlbourgh, New Zealand
Retail Price: $42.00 Star Wine Offer: $33.60
Winemaker’s Taste Notes
This wine exhibits all the characters of a typical Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc with passion fruit, citrus, nettles, cut grass and hints of capsicum. These aromas light the path to a soft, well rounded palate with a luscious mouth feel and pronounced fruit characters. The finish is limey and assertive. Best consumed young or within 1-2 years of bottling date.
Morton White Label Hawkes Bay Pinot Noir 2007
Hawkes Bay, New Zealand
Retail Price: $47.00 Star Wine Offer: $37.60
Winemaker’s Taste Notes
Lifted aromas of mocha chocolate, boysenberry and raspberry complement an intense black doris plum character while underlying hints of maraschino cherries are evident. The palate is silky and medium bodied with a lengthy fine-grained tannin finish.
Lacoste Borie 2004
Paulliac, France
Retail Price: $63.00 Star Wine Offer: $53.55Subtle aromas of currant, berries and vanilla, with silky tannins. Be
Winemaker’s Taste Notes
Subtle aromas of currant, berries and vanilla, with silky tannins. Best after 2010.Lifted aromas of mocha chocolate, boysenberry and raspberry complement an intense black doris plum character while underlying hints
La Croix De Beaucaillou 2004
St Julien, France
Retail Price: $82.00 Star Wine Offer: $69.70
Lots of fresh berry and blackberry aromas, with vanilla undertones. Full-bodied, with a solid core of fruit and ripe tannins and a long, caressing finish. Tight and structured, building on the palate. Very good for a second wine. From Ducru. Best after 2010.
Review by James Suckling, Wine Spectator (Mar 2007)
Wine Spectator 88 Points