March 25, 2011
California
Ramey Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley, California $41.99 Tanzer 92 “Includes 5% merlot, 4% malbec and 2% each of cabernet franc and petit verdot. Inky ruby. Intensely perfumed bouquet of red- and blackcurrant, dark chocolate and anise, with mounting spiciness. More open-knit and accessible than last year’s tasting suggested it would be, offering sweet dark fruit [...]
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March 19, 2011
California
MacRostie Wildcat Mountain Vineyard Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir 2007 $39.99 WE 95 “MacRostie’s Pinots from this vineyard on the edge of the Sonoma side of Carneros always are big, ripe, powerful and ageable. This ’07 shows the fat, ripe character of the vintage, offering luscious raspberry, cherry, cola, red currant liqueur, bacon, anise, spice and [...]
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