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Plantagenet 2004 Hazard Hill Shiraz Western Australia
WA 89pts. - Winemaker Notes - On the nose, a medley of dark berries, ripe plums and spice. The palate is soft and supple with fleshy fruit characters of blueberries, raspberries,...
Price: $9.95

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Wine Storage - While on Vacation or during the hot summer months, don't miss out on obtaining those hot new wine releases that typically sell out quickly. Buy now and have us hold ...
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Estancia 2007 Pinot Grigio California
Tasting Notes - On the nose, fresh notes of pear, apricot and honeydew melon are accented by hints of citrus and lemongrass. On the palate, crisp apple and pear with notes of ho...
Price: $9.95

Mollydooker 2006 Shiraz South Australia Blue Eyed Boy
WS 92pts. - Winemaker Notes - This joyous wine was named after the Mollydooker Blue Eyed Boy, Sarah and Sparky's son, Luke. Just wait till you taste this wine! Sarah and Spark...
Price: $48.95

Newton 2006 Chardonnay Napa/Sonoma Red Label
Tasting Notes - Delicate aromas of white flowers, crisp apple, fresh pear, and toasted bread translate to rich fruit flavors on the palate. A burst of freshness unfolds with flavo...
Price: $16.95

Altocedro 2006 Malbec Mendoza La Consulta Reserva
Tasting Notes - Polished and pure, with a lovely beam of raspberry and boysenberry fruit, layered with sweet toast, mocha, licorice and mineral notes that glide through the lengthy...
Price: $21.95

Two Hands 2006 Shiraz Clare Valley Samantha's Garden
WS 92 Pts - Tasting Notes - Supple, focused and distinctive for a minerally cast to its blackberry and cherry flavors, finishing with a range of meaty flavors that play against t...
Price: $59.95

Two Hands 2006 Shiraz Barossa Valley Bella's Garden
WS 93 Pts - Tasting Notes - Firm in texture, this is balanced with a vibrant core of red cherry, raspberry and spice flavors that persist on the chewy finish, expanding to show h...
Price: $59.95

Two Hands 2007 Shiraz McLaren Vale Angels Share
Tasting Notes - The bouquet shows concentrated aromas of plums, scorched earth, licorice, mint, and chocolate whilst exhibiting trademark McLaren Vale characters of coffee and moch...
Price: $25.95

Two Hands 2006 Shiraz McLaren Vale Lily's Garden
WS 93Pts - Tasting Notes - Shows some subtlety, sliding its juicy blackberry and plum fruit through a veil of fine-grained tannins, with pepper and mineral overtones. Has a deft ...
Price: $64.95

Marilyn 2006 Merlot Napa Valley
Tasting Notes - The 2006 vintage Marilyn Merlot is a blend of 85% Merlot and 15% Cabernet Sauvignon. The additional flavors and structure that Cabernet gives to the predominately M...
Price: $21.95

Martin Codax 2006 Albarino Rias Baixas Spain
Tasting Notes - Martin Codax produces fruit-forward and food-friendly wines like this white from Rías Baixas in Spain. With an aroma of fresh herbs, peach and apple and flavors of ...
Price: $10.95

Barnard Griffin 2006 Syrah Columbia Valley
WS 90Pts - Tasting Notes - Velvety in texture, this is generous with its cherry, pomegranate and sweet spice flavors, deftly balanced to slide some oak notes into the background. T...
Price: $14.95

Torbreck 2007 Barossa Valley Red Wine Cuvee Juveniles
Tasting Notes - Fresh and lively red fruit flavours; Torbreck is on the ball releasing the wine in an early-drinking style....
Price: $17.95

Caposaldo 2007 Pinot Grigio Veneto
Tasting Notes - A classic expression of the variety, with delicate white fruit and apple aromas and flavors offset by notes of hay, acacia flowers and almonds. The texture is cris...
Price: $7.95

Girard 2005 Napa Valley Red Wine Artistry
Tasting Notes - The 2005 vintage is a dark garnet wine with aromas of baked cherries, dark plum, lavender, cinnamon, allspice and freshly-cut herbs. There are also hints of tobacco...
Price: $38.95

Newton 2005 Chardonnay Napa Valley Unfiltered
WA 96pts. - Winemaker Notes - The winery is recognized as an American pioneer of unfiltered wines, a philosophy that adds complexity to the winemaking process and demands metic...
Price: $49.95

William Cole 2004 Cabernet Sauvignon Cuvee Clair
Winemaker Notes - The 2004 William Cole Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Cuvee Claire reveals gorgeous aromatics of lavender and sweet vanilla interspersed with fresh cherries. The c...
Price: $124.95

Keenan 2004 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley Spring Mountain District Reserve
WA 94Pts - Tasting Notes - A beautiful wine, the 2004 Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve boasts classic creme de cassis, cedar, tobacco leaf, spice box, and pain grille aromas and flavor...
Price: $88.95

Sandeman 1999 Porto Vau Vintage
Tasting Notes - The house style begins to become apparent now. This has a similar package of sweet fruit with a molasses edge. The palate is warm, rich and very approachable, altho...
Price: $30.95

Silverado 2006 Sauvignon Blanc Napa Valley Miller Ranch
Tasting Notes - The lovely-scented 2006 Sauvignon Blanc Miller Ranch exhibits loads of fig, melon, and honeyed grapefruit, followed by a dry, crisp finish. ...
Price: $14.95

Alexander Valley 2006 Cabernet Sauvignon Sonoma County Alexander Valley
Tasting Notes - This is a wine destined for greatness. The 2006 is a rich, juicy Cab with an expressive nose of cassis and spice and flavors of black cherry and cocoa along with an...
Price: $14.95



Wakefield 2005 Riesling South Australia Promise Land
Tasting Notes - Lifted lemon, lime and orange blossom nose. Delicate perfume characters underlie the obvious citrus characters. Luscious ripe fresh citrus flavors dominate the pa...
Price: $10.95

Leese-Fitch 2006 Chardonnay California (Sebastiani)
Tasting Notes - his golden-colored Chardonnay is lush with aromas of butterscotch, candied orange peel, and mango, with flavors of guava, lemongrass, lemon lime soda, and hints of ...
Price: $9.95

Casa Lapostolle 2005 Colchagua Valley Apalta Vineyard Clos Apalta
WS 96Pts - Tasting Notes - Gorgeous aromas of warm ganache and mocha lead to a rich, velvety palate loaded with currant, fig paste, black licorice, cassis bush and bramble notes....
Price: $65.95

Kendall-Jackson 2006 Chardonnay Grand Reserve
WA 90Pts - Tasting Notes - One of the finest values in Chardonnay in the market is the 2006 Grand Reserve Chardonnay, which is aged 8 months in a combination of French and Americ...
Price: $15.95

Murphy-Goode 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon Alexander Valley
Tasting Notes - Deep, ripe, rich and concentrated, with layers of complex currant, berry, cherry and plum framed by pretty toasty, smoky, vanilla-scented oak. All comes together on...
Price: $14.95

Forman 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley
WA 93Pts - Tasting Notes - The 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon (about 75% Cabernet Sauvignon, with a pretty hefty percentage of Cabernet Franc and the rest Petit Verdot) is deep ruby/pur...
Price: $77.95

Alban 2007 Viognier Central Coast
Tasting Notes - This straw colored viognier features crisp stone fruit and can be enjoyed all year long. ...
Price: $23.95

Argiolas 2007 Vermentino Di Sardegna Costamolino
Winemaker Notes - Colour: yellow with a slight greenish tinge. Bouquet: subtle, intense and delicate with good primary and secondary aromas. Palate: fresh, dry, well-defined with p...
Price: $11.95

B*tch 2007 Grenache Barossa Valley (R Winery)
Winemaker Notes - The nose and palate are delicate mix of fruit characters; perfumed raspberries, peach, and poached quince. The palate extends to a juicy, fleshy texture with conf...
Price: $8.95

R Wines 2006 Ebenezer Shiraz (Chris Ringland)
WA 93pts. - Tasting Notes - The 2006 is dark purple, and delivers a brooding nose of cedar, tar, smoke, licorice, blueberry, and blackberry. Full-bodied and massive, particularly...
Price: $18.95

Trapiche 2005 Malbec Vina Francisco Olive Agrelo Mendoza
WS 92pts. - Wine Spectator Notes - Rich and concentrated, but very pure, this relies more on a raspberry and red currant fruit profile backed by red licorice, floral and mineral ...
Price: $49.95

Trapiche 2005 Malbec Vina Fausto Orellana La Consulta Mendoza
WS 92pts. - Wine Spectator Notes - This has ample toast, but it's polished and sleek, with lots of fig, currant and plum fruit layered with mocha, black licorice and loam notes. ...
Price: $49.95

 


Posted Jun 16 2008, 08:00 AM by Tom De Grezia

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