Vintages Wine Picks December 8, 2011

White Wine

Vincent Girardin Les Vieilles Vignes 2009, A.C., Puligny-Montrachet, Burgundy, France   300293  13%  XD  750 mL  $52.95. December 8, 2011 Full Review


La Crema Chardonnay 2009, Los Carneros, California, United States   184929  14.50%  D  750 mL  $39.95. December 8, 2011 Full Review


Flat Rock Cellars Reserve Riesling 2009, V.Q.A., Twenty Mile Bench, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario, Canada   231266  11.20%  D  750 mL  $30.00. December 8, 2011 Full Review


Paul Ross Norman Hardie Riesling 2007, V.Q.A., Niagara Peninsula, Ontario, Canada   206813  11%  D  750 mL  $36.00. December 8, 2011 Full Review


Kim Crawford Pinot Gris 2011, Marlborough, South Island, New Zealand   680983  13.50%  D  750 mL  $19.95. December 8, 2011 Full Review


Cave Cidis Tradition Cuvée Primée La Boiserie Vinzel 2010, A.O.C., La Côte, Vaudoise, Switzerland   296087  12.20%  XD  750 mL  $17.95. December 8, 2011 Full Review


Natura Unoaked Emiliana Chardonnay 2011, Casablanca Valley, Chile   61895  13.50%  XD  750 mL  $14.95. December 8, 2011 Full Review


Marc Brédif Classic Vouvray 2010, A.C., Loire, France   685362  13%  D  750 mL  $19.95. December 8, 2011 Full Review


Il Poggiarello Perticato Beatrice Quadri Malvasia 2010, I.G.T., Emiliana-Romagna, Italy   293746  13%  D  750 mL  $15.95. December 8, 2011 Full Review


Inniskillin Legacy Pinot Gris 2009, V.Q.A., Niagara Peninsula, Ontario, Canada   229591  13%  XD  750 mL  $35.00. December 8, 2011 Full Review


Goldwater Sauvignon Blanc 2011, Wairau Valley, Marlborough, South Island, New Zealand   295261  13%  XD  750 mL  $19.95. December 8, 2011 Full Review


Terraprima White, The Can Ràfols Dels Caus Estate 2011, D.O., Penedès, Spain   303552  13%  D  750 mL  $17.95. December 8, 2011 Full Review


Lailey Unoaked Chardonnay 2011, V.Q.A., Ontario, Canada   299776  12%  D  750 mL  $15.95. December 8, 2011 Full Review


Grgich Hills Chardonnay 2009, Napa Valley, California, United States   346304  14.40%  XD  750 mL  $52.95. December 8, 2011 Full Review


Antinori Castello Della Sala Cervaro Della Sala 2010, I.G.T., Umbria, Italy   512376  13%  XD  750 mL  $55.95. December 8, 2011 Full Review


Red Wine

Allegrini Palazzo Della Torre 2008, I.G.T., Veronese, Veneto, Italy   672931  14%  XD  750 mL  $25.00. December 8, 2011 Full Review


Poggio Il Castellare Brunello Di Montacino 2006, D.O.C.G., Tuscany, Italy   293555  14%  XD  750 mL  $47.95. December 8, 2011 Full Review


Rosehall Run Pinot Noir 2007, Ontario, Canada   149062  12%  D  750 mL  $37.95. December 8, 2011 Full Review


Château Ricaudet S. Couthures, Prop. 2009, A.C., Médoc, Bordeaux, France   297671  14%  XD  750 mL  $19.95. December 8, 2011 Full Review


Ravine Vineyard Reserve Red 2007, V.Q.A., St. David's Bench, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario, Canada   204966  12.30%  XD  750 mL  $55.00. December 8, 2011 Full Review


Casetta Vigna Case Nere Barolo 2007, D.O.C.G., Piedmont, Italy   305292  14%  XD  750 mL  $49.95. December 8, 2011 Full Review


Castello Di Querceto Chianti Classico 2010, D.O.C.G., Tuscany, Italy   680496  13%  XD  750 mL  $21.95. December 8, 2011 Full Review


Fontodi Chianti Classico 2009, D.O.C.G., Tuscany, Italy   933317  13.50%  XD  750 mL  $29.95. December 8, 2011 Full Review


Santa Carolina Reserva De Familia Carmenère 2009, Rapel Valley, Chile   34942  15%  XD  750 mL  $17.95. December 8, 2011 Full Review


Teusner The Independent Shiraz Mataro 2011, Barossa Valley, South Australia, Australia   289876  14.50%  XD  750 mL  $28.95. December 8, 2011 Full Review


Leone De Castris Maiana Salice Salentino 2009, D.O.C., Puglia, Italy   717959  13%  XD  750 mL  $13.95. December 8, 2011 Full Review


Herdade Do Arrepiado Velho Red 2010, Vinho Regional Alentejano, Portugal   295337  14.50%  XD  750 mL  $19.95. December 8, 2011 Full Review


Amastuola Primitivo 2010, I.G.P., Puglia, Italy   300004  13%  D  750 mL  $15.95. December 8, 2011 Full Review


Terredora Aglianico 2009, I.G.T., Campania, Italy   602284  13%  XD  750 mL  $15.95. December 8, 2011 Full Review


Pietranera Brunello Di Montalcino 2006, D.O.C.G., Tuscany, Italy   189761  14%  XD  750 mL  $35.95. December 8, 2011 Full Review


Church & State Vanessa Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2009, V.Q.A., Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada   307512  14.50%  D  750 mL  $43.95. December 8, 2011 Full Review


Fassati Pasiteo Vino Nobile Di Montepulciano 2009, D.O.C.G., Tuscany, Italy   642009  13.50%  XD  750 mL  $22.95. December 8, 2011 Full Review


Tim Adams Cabernet Malbec 2006, Clare Valley, South Australia, Australia   295535  14.50%  D  750 mL  $26.95. December 8, 2011 Full Review


Waipara West Ram Paddock Red, Tutton Sienko & Hill 2009, Waipara, South Island, New Zealand   295576  14%  XD  750 mL  $19.95. December 8, 2011 Full Review


Lailey Cabernet Franc 2007, V.Q.A., Niagara Peninsula, Ontario, Canada   591388  13%  D  750 mL  $30.00. December 8, 2011 Full Review


Sparkling Wine

Barnaut Brut Grand Cru Récoltant-Manipulant Blanc De Noirs Champagne, A.C., Champagne, France   301887  12.50%  XD  750 mL  $44.95. December 8, 2011 Full Review


Katnook Founder's Block Sparkling Shiraz 2009, Coonawarra, South Australia, Australia   53330  12.50%  D  750 mL  $24.95. December 8, 2011 Full Review


Tarlant Rosé Brut Champagne, A.C., Champagne, France   664680  12%  D  750 mL  $49.95. December 8, 2011 Full Review


Naveran Dama Extra Brut Cava 2010, D.O., Spain   223602  12%  XD  750 mL  $17.95. December 8, 2011 Full Review


Henry Of Pelham Cuvée Catharine Carte Blanche Méthode Traditionnelle Blanc De Blanc 2007, V.Q.A., Short Hills Bench, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario, Canada   315200  12%  D  750 mL  $44.95. December 8, 2011 Full Review


Dessert Wine

Offley Late Bottled Vintage Port 2007, D.O.C., Douro, Portugal   70086  20.50%  S  750 mL  $19.95. December 8, 2011 Full Review


Massandra South Coast Red Dessert Wine 2008, Black Sea, Crimea, Ukraine   13920  18%  S  750 mL  $13.95. December 8, 2011 Full Review


Pedroncelli Four Grapes Vintage Port 2006, Dry Creek Valley, California, United States   204487  19%  MS  500 mL  $19.95. December 8, 2011 Full Review


Béres Semi-Sweet White Wine Tokaji Hárslevelü 2010, Tokaji, Hungary   180216  12.50%  MS  500 mL  $12.95. December 8, 2011 Full Review


Other Wines/Drinks

The Benriach Matured In Sherry Wood 12 Years Old Speyside Single Malt Non-Chill Filtered, Heart Of Speyside, Scotland, United Kingdom   303123  46%  XD  700 mL  $66.95. December 8, 2011 Full Review


Pò Di Poli Morbida Smooth In Copper Tube, Jacopo Poli Moscato Grappa, Italy   745901  40%  XD  700 mL  $59.95. December 8, 2011 Full Review


Castarède 20 Ans D'âge Xo Bas Armagnac, A.C., France   260190  40%  XD  700 mL  $124.95. December 8, 2011 Full Review


The Balvenie Portwood 21 Years Old Speyside Single Malt, Scotland, United Kingdom   500090  40%  XD  750 mL  $244.95. December 8, 2011 Full Review


1792 Ridgemont Reserve Barrel Select Kentucky Straight Bourbon Barton Distilling, Kentucky, United States   208918  46.85%  XD  750 mL  $49.95. December 8, 2011 Full Review


Mazzetti D'altavilla Collezione Grappa Di Moscato, Italy   299313  43%  XD  500 mL  $34.95. December 8, 2011 Full Review


Gekkeikan Horin Ultra Premium Junmai Daiginjo Sake, Japan   951509  16.60%  XD  720 mL  $39.95. December 8, 2011 Full Review


Antinori Tignanello Grappa, Italy   18820  42%  XD  500 mL  $84.95. December 8, 2011 Full Review