Ampelos Pinot Noir Fiddlestix 2007 95 Points
Ampelos Vineyards 2007 California

Ampelos Pinot Noir Fiddlestix 2007

Beautiful aromatic lead to a rich blend of cherries, lush strawberry pie and a hint of sweet tobacco on the palate. Finishes with a blueberry and wild berry mix with more cherries capping off the nose. Made in a rich Burgundian style with full throttle California fruit which bodes well for supreme enjoyment over the...
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Ampelos Pinot Noir Fiddlestix 2006 93 Points
Ampelos Vineyards 2006 California

Ampelos Pinot Noir Fiddlestix 2006

Fresh and vibrant, this new Ampelos is a guaranteed thriller with a distinct wild berry-boysenberry-strawberry mix of fruit and a hint of cherry pie and captivating toffee and tobacco on the finish. Fiddlestix always delivers when we re looking for a home run Pinot Noir to enhance a wide variety of menus….or simply enjoy with...
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Amapola Creek Zinfandel Monte Rosso 2007 95 Points
Amapola Creek 2006 Sonoma County

Amapola Creek Zinfandel Monte Rosso 2007

The gnarly old vines at Monte Rosso Vineyard produced a wine with depth of fruit and subtle nuances befitting its venerable origins. This remarkable fruit enabled us to make a truly distinctive Zinfandel. The wine was aged for 17 months in a combination of new and seasoned French and American oak barrels. This beautifully balanced...
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Amapola Creek Cabernet Sauvignon 2006 95 Points
Amapola Creek 2006 Sonoma County

Amapola Creek Cabernet Sauvignon 2006

This concentrated Cabernet Sauvignon displays a harmonious medley of intense fruit aromas, including ripe blackberry, black cherry, boysenberry, plum and currant with hints of mocha and spice. Wonderful weight in the mouth and firm structure give way to supple, velvety textures and layers of dark berry flavors that are rich and vibrant, long-lasting and impeccably...
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Amapola Creek Cabernet Sauvignon 2005 97 Points
Amapola Creek 2006 Sonoma County

Amapola Creek Cabernet Sauvignon 2005

This dense, concentrated Cabernet Sauvignon displays a wealth of intense black cherry, blackberry, currant and cassis aromas. Silky and seamless on the palate, the wine reveals complex layers of luscious black fruit flavors that meld with oak nuances and polished, ripe tannins throughout a remarkably persistent finish. Enjoy tonight (after decanting 1 hour) or anytime...
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Amalie Robert Pinot Noir Oregon 2006 94 Points
Amalie Robert 2006 Oregon

Amalie Robert Pinot Noir Oregon 2006

Aromas of crushed wild raspberries, rose petals and nutmeg introduce a palate rich with cherries and strawberries. The core of sweet fruit and underbrush is punctuated with dried lavender and cocoa. Super silky texture and velvety tannins round out an exceptionally juicy pinot.
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94 Points
Alysian 2007 Russian River

Alysian Pinot Noir Hallberg Vyd RRV 2007

Deep, succulent blackberry-blueberry aromas lead to rich and expansive dark-fruit flavors, which are framed by lavish oak and medium- firm tannins. Though this wine never strays from its varietal identity, it displays a bit more extract and substance than is typical. Though incredibly generous in its depth and flavor, it is the structure of this...
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Altocedro Reserva Malbec 2008 95 Points
Altocedro 2008 Argentina

Altocedro Reserva Malbec 2008

Ripe and very well-focused, with a rock-solid core of weighty flavors that include blackberry, fig and raspberry ganache flavors layered with alluring cocoa powder, incense and mesquite notes. The long, racy finish is silky smooth, allowing the rather fleshy structure of the wine to appear seamless. Drink now through 2015. –  Wine Spectator on Malbec...
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Altocedro Malbec Blend Desnudos 2004 97 Points
Altocedro 2004 Argentina

Altocedro Malbec Blend Desnudos 2004

This is a captivating wine that is both rich and concentrated, but focused, with a racy beam of raspberry ganache, blueberry, fig and plum fruit and freshly roasted coffee and vanilla bean notes. The velvety smooth finish just sails on for a full minute. The blend of Malbec and Tempranillo adds a deliciously exotic component...
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