Fine Wine > Still > $20-50

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Frank Bailly runs this consistent, solid-performer 20-ha Bue estate. The vineyards are located on the slopes of Sancerre, Bue and Chavignol. The blend of these three different terroirs (caillottes, terres blanches and silex) contribute greatly to the balance and consistency found in the wines..

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Gorgeous Textbook Cabernet wine, a real Napa gem. We get to taste a lot of wine; a lot of good wine, a lot of fair wine and a lot of why would I drink that? wine. When we taste a wine that makes our eyes light up, we are on to something and that’s what this Textbook Cab did. All our eyes lit up! We..

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"...gorgeous. Citrus, lime and crushed rocks come together beautifully in this Chablisinspired

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The 2011 Riesling blend Pale is yellow in color and presents with an intense fruity nose with the blending aromas of lemon, white flowers, pineapple and yellow peach. The palate is remarkably fruity and severe.

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"Bright blackberry and sweet currant aromas follow through to a full body, silky and refined, with an excellent density and a long, long finish. Soild and polished. Best ever from here?" — J.S.

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"... Reverdy’s 2011 Sancerre Cuvee Les Coutes delivers an almost sweet impression of lime and Persian melon garlanded with freesia and lily. Black currant, sage, and nettle add pungency to this very ripe melange... This generous, luscious 2011 finishes with outstanding, multifaceted length..."

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"Tasting the components that would become the Dagueneau 2011 Pouilly-Fume Les Pentes (and which includes fruit from some rows of Le Romain, the estate’s sole flint-inflected site, on the remarkably preserved, flint-paved Roman road at the northern edge of Pouilly), it’s clear that this cuvee will..

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"The 2010 Malagousia may be my favorite yet from the winery - not to criticize earlier examples, which show well. Now, part of the aging is done in second and third pass oak. It handles the oak remarkably well - you hardly notice that there is any. The wine seems to have more solidity, but it is..

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“A sensational offering from Navarra, the 2007 Baron de Magana is an intriguing blend of 35% Merlot, 35% Cabernet Sauvignon, ..

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The blending consists of 75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 23% Merlot and 2% Petit Verdot.
An attractive, bright, intense carmine purplish red colour. The nose is finely perfumed with notes of spices, lovely ripe fruits and a hint of well- measured oak. In the palate this wine is quite round and juicy..