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Fondreche, Mas Fondreche, 2008
A.O.C. Côtes du Ventoux, Rhône, France
Optimum Drinking: 2010-2012
Reviewer Rating: 88 - CFW
Fondreche’s hugely concentrated 2008 Mas Fondreche is bottled unfiltered from organically farmed vineyards.
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Château du Caillau, Malbec, 2007
A.O.C. Cahors, Cahors, France
Optimum Drinking: 2010-2012
Reviewer Rating: 88 - CFW
Château du Caillau 2007 is a big, classic Cahors, with an extra juicy twist courtesy of a good dash of Merlot – sophisticated spicy everyday drinking.
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Lagneau, Régnié Vieilles Vignes, 2007
A.O.C. Régnié, Beaujolais, France
Optimum Drinking: 2010
Reviewer Rating: 88 - CFW
Lagneau is the pre-eminent producer of fine quality Régnié – a full-bodied Beaujolais style, with concentrated redcurrant and raspberry fruits.
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Lagneau, Régnié Vieilles Vignes, 2007
A.O.C. Régnié, Beaujolais, France
Optimum Drinking: 2010
Reviewer Rating: 88 - CFW
Lagneau is the pre-eminent producer of fine quality Régnié – a full-bodied Beaujolais style, with concentrated redcurrant and raspberry fruits.
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Tapiz, Malbec, 2009
Mendoza, Argentina
Optimum Drinking: 2010-2012
Reviewer Rating: 89 - eRobertParker.com
Tapiz's 2009 is a juicy Malbec packed with vibrant rich black fruits.
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Tapiz, Malbec Rosé, 2009
Mendoza, Argentina
Optimum Drinking: 2010
Reviewer Rating: 89 - eRobertParker.com
Malbec is Argentina’s signature grape, and is of course famous for the black, inky wines of Cahors. This juicy, crunchy fruity Rosé from Tapiz is therefore a real surprise.
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Tapiz, Torrontés, 2008
Mendoza, Argentina
Optimum Drinking: 2010
Reviewer Rating: 89 - eRobertParker.com
This wonderfully tropical, aromatic white was awarded 5* by Decanter magazine.
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Nicodemi, Cerasuolo Rosé, 2009
D.O.C. Montepulciano d'Abruzzo, Abruzzo, Italy
Optimum Drinking: 2010-2011
Reviewer Rating: 90 - CFW
The Nicodemi Cerasuolo is a welcome new addition to the fold, joining our stunning range of wines from the estate in the rolling hills of the Abruzzo.
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Lagneau, Côte de Brouilly Vieilles Vignes, 2007
A.O.C. Côte de Brouilly, Beaujolais, France
Optimum Drinking: 2010
Reviewer Rating: 89 - CFW
Lagneau’s amazing 90-year-old-vines produce wines of finesse and concentration.
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Lagneau, Côte de Brouilly Vieilles Vignes, 2007
A.O.C. Côte de Brouilly, Beaujolais, France
Optimum Drinking: 2010
Reviewer Rating: 89 - CFW
Lagneau’s amazing 90-year-old-vines produce wines of finesse and concentration.
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Altos de la Hoya, Monastrell Joven, 2007
D.O. Jumilla, Murcia, Spain
Optimum Drinking: 2010
Reviewer Rating: 91 - Stephen Tanzer
Altos de la Hoya's 2007 Monastrell vintage was rated 91 points by Stephen Tanzer who was mesmerized by its price, calling it: "... another crazy value."
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Nicodemi, Montepulciano, 2008
D.O.C. Montepulciano d'Abruzzo, Abruzzo, Italy
Optimum Drinking: 2010-2013
Reviewer Rating: 89 - CFW
Nicodemi's Montepulciano 2008 is a real crowd pleaser with masses of appeal and fresh, spicy black fruits.
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Domaine du Grand Crès, Rosé, 2008
A.O.C. Corbières, Languedoc, France
Optimum Drinking: 2010
Reviewer Rating: 89 - CFW
Grand Crés’ concentrated new southern French Rosé is a serious Rosé style with refined red fruits singing from a mineral base.
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Mas de la Deveze, Sarabande, 2005
A.O.C. Cotes de Roussillon Villages, Rousillon, France
Optimum Drinking: 2010
Reviewer Rating: 88 - CFW
Mas de la Deveze's Sarabande 2005 is the estate's entry level cuvée, loaded with rich black fruits and spicy tannins.
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Domaine Baron, Sauvignon Blanc, 2008
A.O.C. Touraine, Loire Valley, France
Optimum Drinking: 2010
Reviewer Rating: 88 - CFW
Baron’s Loire Sauvignon combines concentrated, mouthwatering fruit with a fine mineral backbone. A classic Loire Valley style.
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Nicodemi, Trebbiano, 2008
D.O.C. Trebbiano d'Abruzzo, Abruzzo, Italy
Optimum Drinking: 2010
Reviewer Rating: 88 - CFW
Nicodemi's 2008 Trebbiano vintage is zesty and minerally with hints of jasmine and quince – a revelation from an underrated Italian region.
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Nicodemi, Trebbiano, 2009
D.O.C. Trebbiano d'Abruzzo, Abruzzo, Italy
Optimum Drinking: 2010-2011
Reviewer Rating: 88 - CFW
Nicodemi's 2009 Trebbiano vintage is zesty and minerally with hints of jasmine and quince – a revelation from an underrated Italian region.
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Clos Lagassa, 2006
A.O.C. Premières Côtes de Blaye, Bordeaux, France
Optimum Drinking: 2010-2011
Reviewer Rating: 89 - CFW
Clos Lagassa 2006 comes from a tiny production of low-yielding unoaked Merlot from the impressive Bel Air La Royere stable.
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Domaine Madone, Beaujolais-Villages Le Perreon, 2008
A.O.C. Beaujolais-Villages, Beaujolais, France
Optimum Drinking: 2010-2011
Reviewer Rating: 88 - CFW
Madone's Beaujolais-Villages is packed with luscious, juicy red fruits and is drinking at its peak right now.
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Château Les Ricards, 2007
A.O.C. Premières Côtes de Blaye, Bordeaux, France
Optimum Drinking: 2010-2015
Reviewer Rating: 90 - CFW
Chateau Les Ricards' 2007 is one of Bordeaux's truly great values. A good, honest Claret, and one of our picks from the vintage.
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Grand Crès, Cuvée Classique, 2005
A.O.C. Corbières Rouge, Languedoc, France
Optimum Drinking: 2010-2012
Reviewer Rating: 89 - CFW
Grand Crès' Cuvée Classique is made from old vine Grenache and Cinsault with some younger Syrah vines to spice things up.
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Fondreche, Fayard, 2008
A.O.C. Côtes du Ventoux, Rhône, France
Optimum Drinking: 2010-2012
Reviewer Rating: 88 - eRobertParker.com
Fondreche's 2008 Fayard is a rich, heady southern Rhone blend - that has all the class of southern Rhone greats - without the price tag.
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Nicodemi, Montepulciano, 2006
D.O.C. Montepulciano d'Abruzzo, Abruzzo, Italy
Optimum Drinking: 2010-2011
Reviewer Rating: 89 - eRobertParker.com
Nicodemi's Montepulciano 2006 is a real crowd pleaser with masses of appeal.
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Le Fonti, Sangiovese, 2008
I.g.T. Rosso di Toscana, Tuscany, Italy
Optimum Drinking: 2010-2011
Reviewer Rating: 88 - CFW
Le Fonti's Sangiovese is an excellent introduction to this impressive Tuscan stable.
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Bouldevines, Sauvignon Blanc, 2008
Marlborough, South Island, New Zealand
Optimum Drinking: 2010
Reviewer Rating: 89 - CFW
Bouldevines' 2008 vintage is Marlborough Sauvignon at its very best – complex and concentrated with a fine minerally edge.
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Sirch, Friulano Mis Mas, 2008
D.O.C. Colli Orientali del Friuli, Friuli, Italy
Optimum Drinking: 2010-2011
Reviewer Rating: 89 - CFW
Sirch's Friulano Mis Mas 2008 is soft, round and wonderfully harmonious.
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La Baronne, Le Cabanon de Pascal, 2004
V.d.P. de Hauterive, Languedoc, France
Optimum Drinking: 2010-2012
Reviewer Rating: 91 - CFW
La Baronne’s Cabanon de Pascal is a limited production, single-vineyard red – a silky, smoky, spicy southern mouthful.
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Nicodemi, Montepulciano, 2007
D.O.C. Montepulciano d'Abruzzo, Abruzzo, Italy
Optimum Drinking: 2010-2012
Reviewer Rating: 89 - eRobertParker.com
Nicodemi's Montepulciano 2007 is a real crowd pleaser with masses of appeal and fresh, spicy black fruits.
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Sirch, Pinot Grigio, 2007
D.O.C. Colli Orientali del Friuli, Friuli, Italy
Optimum Drinking: 2010
Reviewer Rating: 88 - CFW
Sirch's Pinot Grigio is the real deal, soft ripe and rounded
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Sirch, Pinot Grigio, 2008
D.O.C. Colli Orientali del Friuli, Friuli, Italy
Optimum Drinking: 2010-2011
Reviewer Rating: 90 - CFW
Sirch’s Pinot Grigio is a million miles away from the mass of factory-produced generic Grigios that have flooded the market.
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Le Sorgenti, Respiro Chianti, 2006
D.O.C.G. Chianti Colli Fiorentini, Tuscany, Italy
Optimum Drinking: 2010-2012
Reviewer Rating: 90 - CFW
Le Sorgenti's Respiro Chianti 2006 is moreish, sappy and satisfying.
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Sirch, Sauvignon Blanc, 2008
D.O.C. Colli Orientali del Friuli, Friuli, Italy
Optimum Drinking: 2010-2011
Reviewer Rating: 89 - CFW
Sirch's delightful citrus-led Sauvignon has masses of character and immediate appeal.
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Tamellini, Soave, 2008
D.O.C. Soave, Veneto, Italy
Optimum Drinking: 2010-2012
Reviewer Rating: 89 - eRobertParker.com
Tamellini's Soave 2008 is their best yet - a gorgeous, richly textured Italian Soave with exquisite balance.
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Domaine Fourrey, Chablis, 2008
A.O.C. Chablis, Burgundy, France
Optimum Drinking: 2010-2014
Reviewer Rating: 89 - CFW
Chablis is the northernmost Burgundian district, with the region taking its name from the town that the vineyards surround.
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Domaine Madone, Beaujolais Fût de Chêne, 2006
A.O.C. Beaujolais, Beaujolais, France
Optimum Drinking: 2010
Reviewer Rating: 88 - CFW
Madone's Beaujolais Fût de Chêne is a heady, well-structured, oak-aged Beaujolais.
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Grand Crés, Le Blanc du Grand Crès, 2007
A.O.C. Corbières Blanc, Languedoc, France
Optimum Drinking: 2010
Reviewer Rating: 90 - eRobertParker.com
Grand Crès' Le Blanc du Grand Cres 2007 is one of the best white wines to come out of Southern France. It’s also an absolute bargain!
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Jose Pariente, Verdejo, 2008
D.O. Rueda, Castilla y Leon, Spain
Optimum Drinking: 2010
Reviewer Rating: 92 - CFW
Jose Pariente's 2008 Verdejo is a stunning value - one of the highest ratings we have given to a white wine in this price bracket!
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Masseria Frattasi, Aglianico di Caudium, 2006
I.g.T. Aglianico Beneventano, Campania, Italy
Optimum Drinking: 2010-2012
Reviewer Rating: 90 - CFW
Supple, very well balanced with soft crunchy berry fruit and spicy flavours. A revelation and truly outstanding.
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Masseria Frattasi, Fiano, 2007
I.g.T. Fiano Beneventano, Campania, Italy
Optimum Drinking: 2010-2012
Reviewer Rating: 90 - CFW
Masseria Frattasi's Fiano has a defined mineral smokiness and attractive aromas to the fore.
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Fox Creek, Fox and Hounds Shiraz Cabernet, 2003
McLaren Vale, South Australia, Australia
Optimum Drinking: 2010-2012
Reviewer Rating: 93 - CFW
Fox Creek is a small wine company based in the McLaren Vale which has a reputation for the production of a range of agreeable, high quality wines.
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Tenuta Lenzini, Merlot, 2008
D.O.C. Colle Lucchesi, Tuscany, Italy
Tenuta Lenzini comprises 24 hectares of beautiful Tuscan country in a natural amphitheatre in the hills to the east of Lucca.
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Château Veyry, 2002
A.O.C. Côtes de Castillon, Bordeaux, France
Optimum Drinking: 2010
Reviewer Rating: 90 - CFW
"One of the top estates in this up and coming appellation [Côtes de Castillon]." eRobertParker.com
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Château Saransot-Dupré, Blanc Sec, 2006
A.O.C. Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
Optimum Drinking: 2010-2011
Reviewer Rating: 89 - CFW
Château Saransot-Dupré Blanc Sec 2006 is an excellent dry white wine made from old vines and aged in oak barrels.
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Cary Potet, Montagny, ‘Les Bassets’, 2008
A.O.C. Montagny, Burgundy, France
Optimum Drinking: 2010-2014
Reviewer Rating: 90 - CFW
Cary Potet’s Montagny ‘Les Bassets’ is one of our top selling white wines – a stylish Chardonnay from the Côte Chalonnaise appellation of Montagny.
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Bourée, Bourgogne Rouge, 2006
A.O.C. Bourgogne Rouge, Burgundy, France
Optimum Drinking: 2010-2011
Reviewer Rating: 88 - CFW
Bourée's Bourgogne Rouge 2006 is an open, accessible Burgundian Pinot Noir that delivers a lot of pleasure for a small price tag.
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Le Fonti, Chianti Classico, 2008
D.O.C.G. Chianti Classico, Tuscany, Italy
Exceptional Chianti Classico at a knockout price - long, chocolatey, moreish and satisfying.
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Bouldevines, Gewürztraminer, 2008
Marlborough, South Island, New Zealand
Optimum Drinking: 2010-2011
Reviewer Rating: 90 - CFW
Bouldevines’ Gewürztraminer 2008 is a top quality aromatic white with spice, finesse and a thrilling exotic dimension.
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Quinta do Noval, LBV, 2001
D.O. Douro, Douro, Portugal
Optimum Drinking: 2010-2011
Reviewer Rating: 89 - CFW
“The beautiful Quinta do Noval is undoubtedly the most famous port producer…” eRobertParker.com
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Le Sorgenti, Gaiaccia, 2004
I.g.T. Rosso di Toscana, Tuscany, Italy
Optimum Drinking: 2010-2012
Reviewer Rating: 91 - CFW
Le Sorgenti's Gaiaccia 2004 is, in our opinion, their best to date - with delicious plum fruit and a chocolatey dimension.
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Tamellini, Le Bine Soave, 2007
D.O.C. Soave, Veneto, Italy
Optimum Drinking: 2010-2011
Reviewer Rating: 89 - eRobertParker.com
Tamellini's Le Bine Soave 2007 is their top wine and a very special treat for lovers of indigenous Italian white wine; highly sought-after and produced in tiny quantities.
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Tinel-Blondelet, Pouilly-Fumé, 'Arret Buffatte', 2007
A.O.C. Pouilly-Fumé, Loire Valley, France
Optimum Drinking: 2010-2011
Reviewer Rating: 91 - CFW
Tinel-Blondelet's 2007 vintage has all the quality trademarks of classic Pouilly-Fumé.
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Domaine Fourrey, Chablis Mont de Milieu, 2008
A.O.C. Chablis 1er Cru, Burgundy, France
Optimum Drinking: 2011-2016
Reviewer Rating: 92 - CFW
Champions of quality and detail, the Fourrey family have been running their estate in the charming village of Milly for four generations.
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Château Veyry, 2001
A.O.C. Côtes de Castillon, Bordeaux, France
Optimum Drinking: 2010
Reviewer Rating: 91 - CFW
Château Veyry's 2001 exhibits richness and structure with superb ageing potential.
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Château Cassagne Haut-Canon, 'La Truffière', 2006
A.O.C. Canon-Fronsac, Bordeaux, France
Optimum Drinking: 2010-2018
Reviewer Rating: 91 - CFW
Château Cassagne-Haut-Canon’s 'La Truffiere' 2006 is riding the new wave of Fronsac wines – as this right bank appellation re-invents itself.
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López Cristóbal, Crianza, 2004
D.O. Ribera del Duero, Castilla y Leon, Spain
Optimum Drinking: 2010-2011
Reviewer Rating: 91 - CFW
López Cristóbal's award winning Spanish Crianza is a modern Ribera classic.
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Château Saransot-Dupré, Cru Bourgeois Supérieur, 2005
A.O.C. Listrac-Médoc, Bordeaux, France
Optimum Drinking: 2010-2020
Reviewer Rating: 91 - CFW
Château Saransot-Dupré’s Merlot-based 2005 (unusual for a Left Bank wine) is rounded and eminently gluggable.
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Grand Crès, Cuvée Majeure, 2005
A.O.C. Corbières Rouge, Languedoc, France
Optimum Drinking: 2010-2015
Reviewer Rating: 92 - CFW
All the finesse that one usually associates with Syrah from the great vineyards of the northern Rhône.
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Château Miaudoux, Doux (50 cl), 2005
A.O.C. Saussignac, Bergerac, France
Optimum Drinking: 2010-2015
Reviewer Rating: 90 - CFW
Château Miaudoux’s 2005 sweet wine is a great value alternative to Sauternes.
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Cary Potet, Les Jardins, 2008
A.O.C. Montagny, Burgundy, France
Reviewer Rating: 91 - CFW
Cary Potet's Les Jardins 2008 offers unbelievable complexity, elegance and subtlety for a white Burgundy at this price.
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Nicodemi, Notàri, 2007
D.O.C. Montepulciano d'Abruzzo, Abruzzo, Italy
Optimum Drinking: 2010-2016
Reviewer Rating: 91 - CFW
Nicodemi's Notàri 2007 is made from specially selected old vine Montepulciano from the estate’s finest vineyards.
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