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France

Bouland Morgon 2010 – Parker 92

December 9, 2011 Beaujolais

Daniel Bouland is one of Beaujolais’s major as well as most consistent talents. Daniel Bouland Morgon 2010 Corelette Vieilles Vignes $22.99 Parker 92 “Bouland’s 2010 Morgon Corcelette Vieilles Vignes offers scents of violet, wisteria, fresh cherry, red currant, and smoked meat. Sweetly-ripe yet vivacious fruit informs a silken-textured palate, while smokiness and salinity lend invigoration [...]

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Drouhin Laforet Pinot Noir 2009

December 8, 2011 Burgundy

Joseph Drouhin Laforet 2009 Pinot Noir $14.99 Burghound 86 “A ripe, pretty and attractively complex nose features red berry fruit and cassis aromas that are in keeping with the rich, round and delicious flavors that possess unusually good volume at this level. A fine if not truly exceptional Bourgogne.” This is in house. Order here [...]

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Domaine Andezon Cotes du Rhone 2010

December 2, 2011 Daily Deals

This co-op, located just south of the village of Chateauneuf du Pape in the sector known as the Gard, has been a perennial top-bargain pick in The Wine Advocate. Domaine Andezon Cotes du Rhone 2010 $13.99 Parker 91 “The classic cuvee, which has long been selected by importer Eric Solomon, is their 2010 Domaine d’Andezon, [...]

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Domaine St Damien Gigondas les Soutyrades 2009

November 21, 2011 Daily Deals

Domaine St Damien Gigondas 2009 les Souteyrades $34.99 Parker 93+ “The top cuvee is the 2009 Gigondas Les Souteyrades, which also comes from 60+-year-old vines and is a blend of 80% Grenache and 20% Mourvedre. Again, it is all aged in old wood foudres and bottled unfined and unfiltered. This wine plays it closer to [...]

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St. Damien Cotes du Rhone VV 2010

November 18, 2011 Daily Deals

Very well made wine at a fantastic price. Domaine St. Damien Cotes du Rhone 2010 Vieilles Vignes $19.99 Parker 90 “Made from 100% Grenache, the 2010 Cotes du Rhone Vieilles Vignes, from the Plan de Dieu lieu-dit, is outstanding. Strawberry, black cherry, lavender, pepper and dusty, loamy, sandy soil aromas jump from the glass of [...]

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Le Beaujolais nouveau 2011 est arrive!

November 17, 2011 Beaujolais

Beaujolais nouveau is a red wine made from Gamay grapes produced in the Beaujolais region of France. It is the most popular ‘vin de primeur’ – French wine sold in the same year it is harvested. Beaujolais Nouveau is fermented for just a few weeks before being released for sale on the third Thursday of [...]

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More Mugnier Clos de la Marechale 2009

November 11, 2011 Burgundy

Domaine Jacques-Frederic Mugnier Nuits St George 2009 Clos de la Marechale 1er Cru $79.99 (750 ml) Burghound 92 – Outstanding - “An expressive and attractively fresh nose speaks of ripe and earthy red and blue pinot fruit that is very much in keeping with the tautly muscular and firm middle weight flavors that possess plenty of dry [...]

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Simonnet-Febvre Chablis 2009

October 28, 2011 Burgundy

Tasty Chablis that won’t break the bank. Simonnet-Febvre Chablis 2009 Millesime $14.99 WS 90 “Aromas of oyster shell and wet stone overlay melon and ripe apple in this round Chablis, which is open and supple, with a lingering, juicy finish that shows citrus accents. Drink now through 2014.” This is in house. Order here or [...]

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Girard Savigny Les Lavieres 2009

October 27, 2011 Burgundy

Domaine Jean-Jacques Girard Savigny-les-Beaune 2009 Les Lavieres 1er Cru Red $35.99 Burghound 92* – Sweet Spot Outstanding “While not the most elegant wine in the range, this is the most complex with a superb nose of blue berry liqueur, spiced plum and stone. The very ripe yet fresh flavors are at once energetic and seductive, [...]

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Saint Cosme Cotes du Rhone 2010

October 7, 2011 Daily Deals

We spent a good portion on Thursday tasting through 2010 Rhones. WOW! They are alive, overflowing and layered. Saint Cosme Cotes du Rhone 2010 $14.99 Smart Buys WS 90 “This has lush, silky-textured layers of dark plum, anise and crushed blackberry fruit, woven with black tea and graphite notes through the finish. Impresses with its [...]

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Grands Bois Cotes du Rhone 2010

October 7, 2011 Daily Deals

Here is what Robert Parker writes of the 2010 vintage in the Rhone - ”I tasted three early release 2010 red wines (which appears to be another terrific vintage in the southern Rhone). All three exhibits lots of color, extract and richness as well as fresh acids and sweet tannin. Moreover, they appear to be more [...]

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