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"A textbook example in how to make a Chardonnay that’s ripely fruity and oaky, yet maintains impeccable balance. The orange, apricot, green apple and lime flavors hit the jackpot, while brisk acidity and minerality provide equilibrium. Possesses that rare quality of elegance."

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"Vivid red. Spicy black raspberry and blood orange aromas, with cinnamon, anise and rose qualities gaining strength in the glass. At once silky and focused on the palate, with juicy dark berry flavors showing impressive energy and lift. Finishes with suave floral pastille and spicecake notes and..

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"Wow. Black Kite’s River Turn, one of of its three annual block designates, is invigoratingly inviting, a heady mix of floral cherry pie, bright, full and ripe with a balanced backbone of acidity and a gentle hint of gingerbread. This wine is ready to enjoy this second, but if you can help..

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"A massive, pedal-to-the-metal Petite Sirah that looks like pen ink, the wine displays notes of creosote, pepper, spice box, blackberry, and blueberry, with hints of incense and floral undertones. It is dense and almost looks like syrup being poured into a glass. It is obviously not for everybody,..

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Your Favorite Chardonnay
Anyone who knows American Chardonnay, knows Kistler. The Les Noisetiers gets its name from the toasted hazelnut characteristic the wine displays. With good fruit, it is driven by its minerally quality and is a natural complement to food.

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" Sexy, expressive aromas of redcurrant, red plum, chocolate and nutty oak. Sweet and pliant in the mouth…Finishes with a fine dusting of

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The Shrader Cellars 2010 Double Diamond is purple in color with intense and earthy aromas of blackberry, licorice anise, and red berries. On the palate dried currant, blackberry, raspberry and some cherry. Delicious and great value for the price.

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"This isn’t a long-term ager, but do give it about a year in the bottle to let all of its parts meld together. Right now, it’s tight and oaky. It features intense, bright pineapple, green apple and orange flavors, with sweet barrel influences and a tenuous streak of acidity."

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"This lovely wine shows the soft tannins and herbaceousness you often find in Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignons. That dried herb taste accompanies blackberry and black currant fruit. It's classic Silver Oak, dry and elegant."