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"Green-gold. Pungent aromas of pear skin, tangerine, bee pollen and jasmine, with a gingery overtone. Deeply pitched but light on its feet, offering broad citrus pith and orchard fruit flavors and a sexy floral quality. Closes with very good clarity and nervy, spicy persistence. This reminded me..

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"Light, bright gold. Perfumed, mineral-accented scents of fresh pear, citrus fruits, iodine and smoky minerals. Dry and taut on entry, then fleshier in the mid-palate, offering powerful orchard fruit flavors with suggestions of honeysuckle and chamomile. Closes with very good energy and cut,..

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"Light, bright gold. Spicy orange, melon and poached pear aromas show very good energy and clarity. Fleshy and silky on entry, then tighter in the middle, offering vivid honeydew and citrus fruit flavors deepened by a subtle smoky quality. Finishes with refreshing mineral lift and thrust,..

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Another triumph for Invictus, whose wine we introduced to our customers for the first time in 1998. Made from fruit grown at a prestigious, first-growth quality vineyard, Invictus is just the kind of wine we seek but do not find very frequently: one that tastes 50-75% better than its price..

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"Even better, and a killer value, is the 2010 Syrah Colson Canyon. Aged nine months in neutral oak, this 100% Syrah (1,000+ cases made) exhibits attractive notes of roasted herbs, licorice, camphor, blackberries, cassis, roasted meat and bouquet garni. Full body, gorgeous purity and a wonderful..

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"Foxen's UU Block from the famed Bien Nacido Vineyard fights it out every year with the estate Tinaquaic Chardonnay for top honors. In this cool vintage, the former wins out by a hair. Dry, steely and crisp in acidity, it shows vast tropical fruit, orange, vanilla, honey and buttered toast flavors..

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"Absolutely stunning, a testament to the vintage, the terroir and to the winemaker’s impeccable hand. It’s delicious beyond description, offering wave after wave of cherry pie, blackberry confit, red currant, persimmon and cola flavors, finished with exciting spices. Already throwing sediment, it’s..

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"Pale gold. Pungent, exotic aromas of passion fruit, peach skin, smoky minerals and wild herbs. Dense, broad and penetrating, offering sappy, soil-driven flavors of orchard and pit fruits, crushed rock and honey, with a repeating smokiness. Deep and chewy on the finish, with the honey and smoke..

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Producer's notes: "This wine comes from the organically certified Le Bon Climat vineyard, planted in 1998. It is entirely from a central, elevated mesa, planted to the Dijon clone 667. This Pinot was 2 years in barrel, 100% new, heavily toasted Francois Freres, and bottled unfiltered. The wine is..