Fine Wine > Still > $50-100

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Shows dried raspberry and cinnamon on the nose. Full-bodied, with an impressive density of fruit and round tannins. Long and flavorful. Just starting to open up. Powerful and rich.

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"Raspberry, cherry, mineral and spice flavors highlight this elegant, vibrant red. The pure fruit is offset by a refined structure and equally fine, athletic tannins. A sense of energy drives the long, mineral-tinged finish. A wine of finesse and power."

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The soft, sexy 2009 exhibits a dense plum/purple color along with a big, sweet bouquet of raspberries, black cherries, black currants, smoke and forest floor. Opulent and round with an attractive viscosity as well as outstanding purity, depth and length, it should drink well for two decades. While..

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"Intense aromas of blackberry and smoke. Full-bodied, with velvety tannins and long finish. Solid and tight. As it should be."

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Beautiful structure. Vanilla, tobacco, dark fruit, some earthy flavors.

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"The 2007 Pintia was sourced from 50% ungrafted Tinta de Toro (Tempranillo) vines and aged in 100% new French and American oak. A glass-coating opaque purple color, it shows off a compelling bouquet of wood smoke, scorched earth, mineral, incense, blackberry, and licorice. Already complex on the..

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"... there is good ripeness to the vibrant and well-detailed medium-bodied flavors that exude a fine minerality on the precise, pure and lingering finish. This is a quality villages that is a bit more forward than the old vines cuvée."

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"(40% each of syrah and grenache, with 20% mourvedre; 15.9% alcohol) Opaque ruby. Very sexy aromas of black raspberry, blueberry, apricot pit, licorice and violet. Wonderfully precise and vibrant, with terrific cut to its creamy flavors of dark berry compote and candied violet. Round and sweet on..

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"A softly oaky nose frames a pretty and fresh nose of white peach, spiced pear and discreet citrus notes that precede the rich and notably generous medium-bodied flavors that possess a round mouth feel where the energy picks up considerably on the linear and ever-so-mildly austere finish. A..

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"The 2008 Pinot Noir Private Stash is a bit more deeply colored, displays greater depth and concentration, and has enough structure to blossom for another 3-4 years. Mouth-filling and succulent..."