Vintages Wine Picks November 24, 2011

White Wine

Castel Sole Dei Castelli Di Jesi Classico Verdicchio 2011, D.O.C., Marche, Italy   287847  13%  XD  750 mL  $15.95. November 24, 2011 Full Review


Torre Rosazza Friulano 2010, D.O.C., Colli Orientali Del Friuli, Italy   289520  13%  D  750 mL  $19.95. November 24, 2011 Full Review


Clos Les Montys Vieilles Vignes Sèvre & Maine Sur Lie Muscadet 2011, A.C., Loire, France   297911  12%  XD  750 mL  $14.95. November 24, 2011 Full Review


Philippe Colin Chassagne-Montrachet Les Chaumées 1Er Cru 2008, A.C., Burgundy, France   299933  13.50%  XD  750 mL  $69.95. November 24, 2011 Full Review


Ewald Gruber Hundspoint Grüner Veltliner 2011, Weinviertel, Neiderösterreich, Austria   298299  13%  XD  750 mL  $17.95. November 24, 2011 Full Review


Dr. Fischer Ockfen Bockstein Riesling Spätlese 2010, Prädikatswein, Mosel, Germany   301341  9%  M  750 mL  $24.95. November 24, 2011 Full Review


Domaine De Chalet Pouilly B.A Léger Plumet, Prop.-Vit. Pouilly-Fuissé 2009, A.C., Burgundy, France   295717  13%  XD  750 mL  $28.95. November 24, 2011 Full Review


Domaine Franck Millet Sancerre 2011, A.C., Loire, France   297879  12.50%  XD  750 mL  $23.95. November 24, 2011 Full Review


C.H. Berres Kabinett Ürziger Würzgarten Riesling 2009, Prädikatswein, Mosel, Germany   207274  9%  M  750 mL  $19.95. November 24, 2011 Full Review


Pierre Sparr Réserve Grand Cru Gewurztraminer 2011, A.C., Alsace, France   747600  13.50%  D  750 mL  $17.95. November 24, 2011 Full Review


Nugan King Valley Frasca's Lane Chardonnay 2009, King Valley, Victoria, Australia   288191  13.50%  D  750 mL  $18.95. November 24, 2011 Full Review


Red Wine

Dunn Vineyards Howell Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon 2008, Napa Valley, California, United States   193763  14.50%  XD  750 mL  $99.95. November 24, 2011 Full Review


Dutschke Willow Bend Shiraz Cabernet Merlot 2009, Barossa Valley, South Australia, Australia   285445  14.30%  D  750 mL  $21.95. November 24, 2011 Full Review


Villa Symposia L'equilibre Les Gravels Gaillac 2008, A.C., Languedoc, Southwest, France   298620  14%  XD  750 mL  $20.95. November 24, 2011 Full Review


Villa Ponciago La Réserve Fleurie 2011, A.C., Beaujolais, France   299917  13%  XD  750 mL  $21.95. November 24, 2011 Full Review


Lomond Syrah 2008, W.O., Cape Agulhas, South Africa   146464  14%  XD  750 mL  $18.95. November 24, 2011 Full Review


Cascina Cucco Cucco Barolo 2007, D.O.C.G., Piedmont, Italy   106294  14.50%  XD  750 mL  $39.95. November 24, 2011 Full Review


Rivera Cappellaccio Riserva Aglianico 2006, D.O.C., Castel Del Monte, Puglia, Italy   305276  13.50%  XD  750 mL  $17.95. November 24, 2011 Full Review


Cicchitti Edición Limitada Malbec 2008, Mendoza, Argentina   260893  14%  XD  750 mL  $24.95. November 24, 2011 Full Review


Masi Mazzano Amarone Della Valpolicella Classico 2004, D.O.C., Veneto, Italy   215764  16%  XD  750 mL  $99.95. November 24, 2011 Full Review


Cennatoio Emiliano Alessi Chianti Classico 2010, D.O.C.G., Tuscany, Italy: Nice price for this dry red with savoury, mouth-watering aromas and flavours of dark red fruit and earth. Pair with pasta and tomato sauce.  232561  13%  XD  750 mL  $15.95. November 24, 2011 Full Review


Kilikanoon Green's Vineyard Shiraz 2009, Barossa Valley, South Australia, Australia   6007  14.50%  XD  750 mL  $74.95. November 24, 2011 Full Review


Ornellaia 2009, D.O.C., Bolgheri Superiore, Tuscany, Italy   722470  14.50%  XD  750 mL  $189.95. November 24, 2011 Full Review


Massena The Eleventh Hour Shiraz 2006, Barossa Valley, South Australia, Australia   39073  14.50%  D  750 mL  $48.95. November 24, 2011 Full Review


Descendientes De J. Palacios Pétalos 2010, D.O., Bierzo, Spain   675207  15%  XD  750 mL  $23.95. November 24, 2011 Full Review


Fog Crest Laguna West Pinot Noir 2010, Russian River Valley, Sonoma County, California, United States   294835  14.50%  D  750 mL  $46.95. November 24, 2011 Full Review


13th Street Essence Pinot Noir 2009, V.Q.A., Niagara Peninsula, Vqa Niagara Peninsula, Canada   237222  14%  D  750 mL  $44.95. November 24, 2011 Full Review


Maison Roche De Bellene Vieilles Vignes Volnay 2010, A.C., Burgundy, France   299875  13%  XD  750 mL  $39.95. November 24, 2011 Full Review


Kenwood Cabernet Sauvignon 2009, Sonoma County, California, United States   990440  14.50%  XD  750 mL  $22.95. November 24, 2011 Full Review


Ascheri Pisapola Barolo 2007, D.O.C.G., Piedmont, Italy   739920  14.50%  XD  750 mL  $42.95. November 24, 2011 Full Review


Citille Di Sopra Brunello Di Montalcino 2007, D.O.C.G., Tuscany, Italy   303503  15%  XD  750 mL  $39.95. November 24, 2011 Full Review


The Formula Small Gully, Robert's Shiraz 2007, South Australia, Australia   142935  15.90%  XD  750 mL  $18.95. November 24, 2011 Full Review


Kenneth Volk Santa Maria Cuvée Pinot Noir 2008, Santa Maria Valley, Santa Barbara County, California, United States   291039  14.20%  XD  750 mL  $36.95. November 24, 2011 Full Review


Volpaia Chianti Classico 2009, D.O.C.G., Tuscany, Italy   953828  13.50%  XD  750 mL  $23.95. November 24, 2011 Full Review


Far Niente Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2009, Oakville, Napa Valley, California, United States   539098  14.50%  D  750 mL  $139.95. November 24, 2011 Full Review


Tommasi Amarone Della Valpolicella Classico 2008, D.O.C., Veneto, Italy   297994  15%  D  1500 mL  $99.95. November 24, 2011 Full Review


Maison Roche De Bellene Cuvée Réserve Bourgogne Nicolas Potel 2010, A.C., Burgundy, France   299859  13%  XD  750 mL  $16.95. November 24, 2011 Full Review


Domaine Rotier 2009, A.C., Southwest, France   299537  14%  XD  750 mL  $15.95. November 24, 2011 Full Review


Socré Barbaresco 2008, D.O.C.G., Piedmont, Italy   305284  14%  XD  750 mL  $34.95. November 24, 2011 Full Review


Catena Zapata Nicolás Catena Zapata 2008, Mendoza, Argentina   662072  14%  XD  750 mL  $109.95. November 24, 2011 Full Review


Penfolds Bin 128 Shiraz 2010, Coonawarra, South Australia, Australia   509919  14%  D  750 mL  $36.95. November 24, 2011 Full Review


Domaine Du Bouscat Supérieur 2009, A.C., Bordeaux, France   191411    750 mL  $16.85. November 24, 2011 Full Review


Mas Estela Quindals 2007, D.O., Empordà, Spain   133033  15%  XD  750 mL  $17.95. November 24, 2011 Full Review


Domaine Michelas St-Jemms Sainte Epine Saint-Joseph 2009, A.C., Rhône, France   296772  13.50%  XD  750 mL  $31.95. November 24, 2011 Full Review


Château Tour Saint-Vincent 2009, A.C., Médoc, Bordeaux, France   295816  13.50%  XD  750 mL  $19.95. November 24, 2011 Full Review


Ktima Voyatzi 2007, P.G.I., Velvendo, Macedonia, Greece   297168  14%  XD  750 mL  $18.95. November 24, 2011 Full Review


Hrb Heritage Reserve Bin Paul Lapsley, Hardys Shiraz 2007, Mclaren Vale & Clare Valley, South Australia, Australia   289934  14%  D  750 mL  $35.95. November 24, 2011 Full Review


Sassicaia Tenuta San Guido 2009, D.O.C., Bolgheri Sassicaia, Tuscany, Italy   480533  13.50%  XD  750 mL  $179.95. November 24, 2011 Full Review


Te Awa Cabernet Merlot 2009, Hawkes Bay, North Island, New Zealand   95984  13.50%  XD  750 mL  $28.95. November 24, 2011 Full Review


Joseph Phelps Insignia 2008, Napa Valley, California, United States   710400  14%  D  750 mL  $224.95. November 24, 2011 Full Review


Kaiken Ultra Malbec 2010, Mendoza, Argentina   50849  14.50%  XD  750 mL  $19.95. November 24, 2011 Full Review


Jean-Claude Boisset Les Charbonnières Nuits St. Georges 2010, A.C., Burgundy, France   299891  13%  XD  750 mL  $59.95. November 24, 2011 Full Review


Stratus Red 2009, V.Q.A., Niagara-On-The-Lake, Ontario, Canada   131037  13.50%  D  750 mL  $44.20. November 24, 2011 Full Review


Damalisco Crianza 2008, D.O., Toro, Spain   306589  14%  XD  750 mL  $16.95. November 24, 2011 Full Review


Château Haut-Bertinerie Elegance Merlot Cabernet 2009, A.C., Blaye, Côtes De Bordeaux, France   295857  13%  XD  750 mL  $18.95. November 24, 2011 Full Review


Domaine La Roquète Frédéric & Daniel Brunier 2009, A.C., Châteauneuf-Du-Pape, Rhône, France   70862  14.50%  XD  750 mL  $46.95. November 24, 2011 Full Review


Mount Langi Ghiran Cliff Edge Shiraz 2006, Victoria, Australia   287235  14.50%  XD  750 mL  $28.95. November 24, 2011 Full Review


Santa Helena Vemus Cabernet Sauvignon 2008, Colchagua Valley, Central Valley, Chile   295519  14.40%  XD  750 mL  $24.95. November 24, 2011 Full Review


Brigaldara Amarone Della Valpolicella Classico 2008, D.O.C.G., Veneto, Italy   300012  16.50%  D  750 mL  $49.95. November 24, 2011 Full Review


Sparkling Wine

Krug Grande Cuvée Brut Champagne, A.C., Champagne, France   38562  12%  XD  750 mL  $271.95. November 24, 2011 Full Review


Charles de Cazanove 1Er Cru Brut Champagne, A.C., Champagne, France   299750  12%  XD  750 mL  $43.95. November 24, 2011 Full Review


Balbi Soprani Brachetto D'acqui, Docg, Piedmont, Italy   298570    750 mL  $16.95. November 24, 2011 Full Review


Charles Mignon Premier Cru Grande Réserve Brut Champagne, A.C., Champagne, France   173484  12%  XD  750 mL  $47.95. November 24, 2011 Full Review


Dom Pérignon Rosé Brut Champagne 2000, A.C., Champagne, France   91777  12.50%  XD  750 mL  $299.95. November 24, 2011 Full Review


Dessert Wine

Henry Of Pelham Cabernet Icewine 2011, V.Q.A., Niagara Peninsula, Ontario, Canada   672402  10%  S  200 mL  $39.95. November 24, 2011 Full Review


Dow's Quinta Do Bomfim Btld. 2001 Port 1999, D.O.C., Douro, Portugal   487850  20%  S  750 mL  $54.95. November 24, 2011 Full Review


Other Wines/Drinks

Grand Marnier 1827-1977 Cuvée Du Cent Cinquantenaire Marnier-Lapostolle, France   94649  40%    750 mL  $239.95. November 24, 2011 Full Review


Torres 20 Hors D'âge Brandy, Spain   286740  40%    750 mL  $81.95. November 24, 2011 Full Review


Poli Di Sassicaia Tenuta San Guido & Jacopo Poli Grappa, Italy   175794  40%    500 mL  $119.95. November 24, 2011 Full Review


Hakutsuru Slim Plum Wine, Kyogo Prefecture, Japan   240119  10.50%  MS  500 mL  $10.00. November 24, 2011 Full Review


Glendronach 18 Years Old Single Malt Scotch, Scotland, United Kingdom   288233  46%    750 mL  $139.95. November 24, 2011 Full Review


Bowen Xo Cognac Chabasse Cognac, A.C., France   298414  40%    700 mL  $184.95. November 24, 2011 Full Review