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TRAPICHE FAUSTO ORELLANA DE ESCOBAR SINGLE VINEYARD MALBEC 2007 – $39.95<\/a><\/p>\n On the edge of being GPCi worthy (a bit too expensive for the years it can be cellared). Trapiche is an outstanding and a consistent producer. Their single vineyard is especially good. If you want to treat yourself and see the difference between a $15 and a $40 Malbec, this is a good opportunity. You don\u2019t need to be an expert to taste the difference.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n D’ARENBERG THE DEAD ARM SHIRAZ 2007 – $54.95<\/strong><\/p>\n I really like D\u2019Arenberg Dead Arm Shiraz, but the reviews were not as good as in previous vintages. 2007, as well as 2008 and 2009, were \u2018ok\u2019 vintages relatively to the 6 previous ones that were outstanding in that Australia region. It\u2019s a \u2018Skip\u2019 for me this time. With $55 I\u2019d buy some other wine from this release. Keep reading\u2026 J<\/p>\n 1998 CH\u00c2TEAU LE CAILLOU, POMEROL – $49.95<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n According to my notes, this wine was available back in Feb 2nd 2008 release (cost $2 less). It\u2019s a blend of Merlot and Cabernet Franc (about 75% and 25% respectively), expect medium-full-bodied. Notes of raspberry, licorice, and hints of mocha. Finding a 13\/14 year good Pomerol for $50 is rare especially when it\u2019s a good wine.<\/p>\n 2009 LE VIEUX DONJON CH\u00c2TEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE – $57.95<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n I\u2019ve been collecting this CdP since 2001. I remember standing in line for the 2003 vintage (was worth it!). Consistently a great CdP performer. Their 2009 version seems to be as good as the 2008, but not as good as their 2007. Still expect nothing short then outstanding. With no doubt I\u2019d buy this wine and not the Dead Arm (although different in style, similar in price)<\/p>\n 2007 E. GUIGAL GIGONDAS – $29.95<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n One of the best Gigondas producers. This is definitely a GPCi worthy (less than 2.5 GPCi is a great bargain). From the sought-after 2007 vntage, don\u2019t even think twice if you like the style (which I do\u2026). Buy 2-12 bottles. If you decide to open a bottle today, decant in for 30-60 minutes. The other bottles can be probably cellared for 10-15 years. Great buy!<\/p>\n 2000 Duque De Medina Gran Reserva, Do Cari\u00f1ena – $18.95<\/strong><\/p>\n And now for the savings and real treats (if you like Spanish wines like I do). An 11 years old Gran Reserva from the beautiful region of Cari\u00f1ena (near Saragossa, north east to Madrid) for less than $20. Do I need to say more? If you like old-world Tempranillo with black fruits, leather and black olive notes, this one is for you. Don\u2019t look for power here\u2026 it\u2019s all about the lay-back feeling and the integrated array of flavors.<\/p>\n 2004 Bodegas Fernandez Escudo de Plata Gran Reserva Jumilla – $19.95<\/strong><\/p>\n Here we go again (in a good way\u2026). 100% Monastrell (aka Mourv\u00e8dre), 48 months in large American barrels and ALL of this packaged in $20 bottle. I have three things to say \u2013 Buy, buy, Love\u2026 Will be perfectly matched with lamb marinated with extra virgin olive oil and salted rosemary.<\/p>\n The name WineGPCi (pronounced Wine Gypsy) was given by his friends. GPCi stands for Gaby\u2019s Potential Cellaring Index. While searching for \u201ctreasures for the cellar\u201d without going to the bank, the GPCi was initially used to calculate the ratio between the price of the wine and the number of years it can potentially be cellared for; trying to find the wines that had the smallest index\/ratio possible.<\/p>\n Any good wine that had a GPCi of 3.5 and under, was worth buying (mainly if you were planning to develop a cellar). Many years and \u201c750 bottles in the cellar\u201d after, his knowledge, experience and passion continued to grow. He continues to focus on helping the consumer finding \u201clogical\u201d ways of buying wines and planning the budget for it.<\/p>\n His great passion for wine revolves around old-world wines such as Spain, France and Italy while experimenting the new world exciting regions of Chile, Argentina, Australia, Canada, the US and others.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0Posted with permission of the LCBO.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" TRAPICHE FAUSTO ORELLANA DE ESCOBAR SINGLE VINEYARD MALBEC 2007 – $39.95 On the edge of being GPCi worthy (a bit too expensive for the years it can be cellared). Trapiche is an outstanding and a consistent producer. Their single vineyard is especially good. If you want to treat yourself and see the difference between a $15 and a $40 Malbec, this is a good opportunity. You don\u2019t need to be an expert to taste the difference. D’ARENBERG THE DEAD ARM SHIRAZ 2007 – $54.95 I really like D\u2019Arenberg Dead Arm Shiraz, but the reviews were not as […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[46,26],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4441","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-gaby-israel","category-wine-picks"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4441","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4441"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4441\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":57648,"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4441\/revisions\/57648"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4441"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4441"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4441"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Gaby-Isreal1.png\" "\\"Gaby")
<\/a>Gaby<\/a><\/strong> has been providing wine tasting notes and buying recommendations for several years now.<\/p>\n