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Another great red table wine from Portugal this wine is a blend of Alfrocheiro, Tinta Roriz, and Touriga National. Unlike most Portuguese wines this is not a field blend and all three varietals were vinified separately. This technique might account for the broad depth of aromas and flavors this wine offers up in a complex [...]

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A classic Brunello showcasing all the nuances the alluring Sangiovese grape can offer. This wine undergoes 42 months of aging prior to release, 36 months in oak and six months bottle aging. Even with all that time in oak and on the shelf this wine still need a few more years cellaring before all the [...]

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A blend of 34% Cabernet Sauvignon, 33% Merlot and 33% Syrah, this wine will work in a lot of situations. I would probably take a look at this if I was a restaurant wine program director as a candidate for wine by the glass. In a retail environment, it comes from a great vintage and [...]

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This wine from one of Italy’s finest producers is a good entry level Barolo. I think if you want to know if you like Nebbiolo, here is the place to start. Vintage after vintage the Zonchera consistently brings the aromas and flavors one should experience when consuming a Barolo. Aromas start with Dutch cocoa, cherry, [...]

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Another good table wine from Portugal. This wine was made from a blend of grapes that you might not recognize—Touriga Nacional, Aragonêz, Cabernet Sauvignon and Trincadeira. By blending they obtain similar results to that of the great Rhone blends and to a lesser degree but still the blending of separate elements to obtain a specific [...]

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The 2006 William Knuttel “Le Petit Malin” Sonoma County Red Blend is made up of 65% Malbec (Alexander Valley), and 35% Petit Verdot (Dry Creek Valley). It’s probably one of the top five red wines I tasted in 2011—it’s really that amazing. The varietals used to make it are unusual for a Sonoma wine. Not [...]

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