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Vintages Release November 27, 2008

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Please note that our reviews are based on a variety of sources: samples sent to our team, those we purchase in store, tasting events, those tasted in restaurants and while traveling domestically and internationally.

Dessert Wine

Ca' Dei Mandorli Brachetto D'acqui Le Donne Dei Boschi 2009, D.O.C.G., Piedmont, Italy Food pairings: grilled calamari, beef carpaccio. 30536 5.5% MS 750 mL $17.95 November 2008. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Malivoire Wine Company Riesling Icewine 2008, V.Q.A., Beamsville Bench, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario, Canada Riesling Icewine food pairings: crème brûlée. 591321 13% S 200 mL $34.95 November 2008. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Montes Late Harvest Gewurztraminer 2008, Curicó Valley, Chile 199828 12.5% S 375 mL $16.95 November 2008. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Reichsgraf Von Kesselstatt Riesling Spätlese 2003, Q.M.P., Scharzhofberger, Mosel-Saar-Ruwer, Germany 712471 11.5% MS 750 mL $21.95 November 2008. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Tokaj Kereskedoház Aszú 4 Puttonyos Tokaji 2003, Tokaj-Hegyalja, Hungary Tokaji food pairings: blue cheese, foie gras, dessert pastries. 73239 12% MS 500 mL $23.95 November 2008. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Other Wines/Drinks

Booker's James B. Beam Distilling Co. Bourbon, Kentucky, United States 325993 40% 750 mL $69.95 November 2008. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Château Du Busca Ténarèze Hors D'age 15 Years Armagnac, France 200923 40% 700 mL $99.95 November 2008. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Di Sassicaia Tenuta San Guido & Jacopo Poli Grappa 2007, Italy, Italy 175794 40% 500 mL $119.95 November 2008. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Tenzan Junmai Genshu Jizake Saké, Japan 741637 13% MD 720 mL $30.95 November 2008. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Red Wine

Del Jalón Altos Las Pizarras Grenache 2009, D.O., Catalunya, Spain 194746 13.6% XD 750 mL $18.95 November 2008. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Dobbes Family Vineyards Grande Assemblage Cuvée Pinot Noir 2014, Willamette Valley, Oregon, United States 70565 13.5% D 750 mL $45.00 November 2008. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Chateau Montelena Cabernet Sauvignon 2006, Napa Valley, California, United States 709881 14.5% D 750 mL $135.95 November 2008. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Château Haut-Bages-Libéral Cabernet Blend 2003, A.C., Pauillac, Bordeaux, France 190355 13% XD 750 mL $54.95 November 2008. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe Vignobles Brunier La Crau Syrah Blend 2007, Châteauneuf-Du-Pape, Rhône A.C., France 951475 14.5% XD 750 mL $105.00 November 2008. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Sassicaia Tenuta San Guido Sassicaia 2007, D.O.C., Bolgheri-Sassicaia, Tuscany, Italy 27611 13.5% XD 750 mL $184.95 November 2008. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Thirty Bench Wine Makers Blend - Meritage 2008, V.Q.A., Beamsville Bench, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario, Canada 53389 13.2% XD 750 mL $24.20 November 2008. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Southbrook Vineyards Triomphe Cabernet Sauvignon 2008, V.Q.A., Niagara-On-The-Lake, Ontario, Canada 193573 12.8% D 750 mL $23.95 November 2008. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Burrowing Owl Estate Winery Merlot 2007, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada 351675 14% XD 750 mL $39.95 November 2008. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Le Vieux Pin Merlot 2006, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada 206318 14.7% D 750 mL $37.95 November 2008. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Fog Dog Freestone Vineyard Pinot Noir 2007, Sonoma Coast, California, United States 128256 13.5% D 750 mL $49.95 November 2008. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Kendall-Jackson Grand Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2007, California, United States 678615 14.5% XD 750 mL $35.95 November 2008. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

J. Lohr Fog Reach Pinot Noir 2007, Monterey County, California, United States Pinot Noir food pairings: wild mushroom risotto, lamb shanks. 186148 14.8% D 750 mL $49.95 November 2008. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

El Dorado Syrah 2007, California, United States Syrah food pairings: zesty ribs. 201194 14.9% D 750 mL $19.95 November 2008. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Winesmith Planet Pluto Meritage 2006, California, United States Meritage food pairings: beef brisket, savoury root-veggie stews. 205195 13.5% XD 750 mL $18.95 November 2008. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Gamba Vineyards Estate Zinfandel 2007, Russian River Valley, California, United States 707728 15.8% XD 750 mL $70.00 November 2008. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Clos Du Val Zinfandel 2008, Napa Valley, California, United States Zinfandel food pairings: lamb. 590216 14% D 750 mL $34.95 November 2008. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Far Niente Nickel & Nickel, Prop. Cabernet Sauvignon 2006, Oakville, Napa Valley, California, United States 539098 14.5% XD 750 mL $285.00 November 2008. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Dobbes Family Vineyards Grande Assemblage Cuvée Pinot Noir 2007, Willamette Valley, Oregon, United States 70565 13.5% D 750 mL $45.00 November 2008. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

B Crux Bodegas Y Viñedos O. Fournier Named Varietal Blends-Red 2006, Uco Valley, Argentina Named Varietal Blends-Red food pairings: beef dishes, grilled lamb chops. 163709 14.5% D 750 mL $24.95 November 2008. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Trivento Golden Reserve Syrah 2007, Mendoza, Argentina 178129 14.9% D 750 mL $19.95 November 2008. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Pascual Toso Reserve Syrah 2007, Mendoza, Argentina 191601 13% D 750 mL $29.95 November 2008. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Viña Casablanca El Bosque Carmenère 2008, Rapel Valley, Chile Carmenère food pairings: pork tenderloin. 199836 14.5% D 750 mL $15.95 November 2008. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Tabalí Reserva Especial Pinot Noir 2009, Limarí Valley, Chile Pinot Noir food pairings: filet mignon. 47514 13.5% D 750 mL $19.95 November 2008. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Shottesbrooke Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon 2007, Mclaren Vale, South Australia, Australia 198275 14.5% XD 750 mL $21.95 November 2008. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Wakefield Pinot Noir 2009, Clare Valley, Adelaide Hills, South Australia, Australia Pinot Noir food pairings: roast turkey. 197392 14% XD 750 mL $19.95 November 2008. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

The Garden Path Shiraz Cabernet 2008, Langhorne Creek, South Australia, Australia 199539 14.5% XD 750 mL $17.95 November 2008. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Château Reignac Merlot Cabernet Sauvignon 2008, A.C., Bordeaux, France 192682 13.5% XD 750 mL $24.95 November 2008. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Jean-Claude Fromont Bourgogne Pinot Noir 2009, A.C., Burgundy, France Pinot Noir food pairings: chicken with mushrooms and a tarragon-infused cream sauce. 199521 12.5% XD 750 mL $17.95 November 2008. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Domaine Machard De Gramont Clos Blanc Pommard 1Er Cru Pinot Noir 2006, A.C., Burgundy, France 189779 13.1% XD 750 mL $39.95 November 2008. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Cave de Saumur Cuvée Signee Chinon Cabernet Franc 2008, A.C., Loire, France Cabernet Franc food pairings: ribs, gourmet sausages. 189167 12.5% XD 750 mL $14.95 November 2008. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Oddero Barolo 2005, D.O.C.G., Piedmont, Italy 193458 14% XD 750 mL $79.95 November 2008. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Cantine Due Palme Primitivo Primitivo 2006, I.G.T., Salento, Puglia, Italy Primitivo food pairings: spare ribs, lamb stew, pasta with pancetta and grated Parmigianino. 658351 13.5% D 750 mL $15.95 November 2008. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Caparzo Brunello Di Montalcino 2004, D.O.C.G., Tuscany, Italy 579094 13.5% XD 750 mL $43.95 November 2008. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Casanova Di Neri Sant'antimo Rosso 2008, D.O.C., Tuscany, Italy 204578 14.5% D 750 mL $23.95 November 2008. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Fuligni Brunello Di Montalcino 2005, D.O.C.G., Tuscany, Italy 988808 13% XD 750 mL $53.95 November 2008. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Rocca Di Castagnoli Tenuta Di Capraia Riserva Chianti Classico 2006, D.O.C.G., Tuscany, Italy 23374 14.5% XD 750 mL $28.95 November 2008. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Tenuta Sette Ponti Sangiovese Merlot Cabernet Sauvignon 2007, I.G.T., Tuscany, Italy 727636 14% XD 750 mL $31.95 November 2008. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Quinta Do Côa Carm Tinto 2007, D.O.C., Douro, Portugal 182295 13.5% XD 750 mL $19.95 November 2008. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Taja Gran Reserva Mähler-Besse 2003, D.O., Jumilla, Spain Food pairings: lamb, well-marbled steak. 539148 13.5% XD 750 mL $18.95 November 2008. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Castillo De Sajazarra Solar De Líbano Reserva 2004, D.O.C.A., Rioja, Spain 190587 13.5% D 750 mL $22.95 November 2008. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Del Jalón Altos Las Pizarras Grenache 2005, D.O., Catalunya, Spain 194746 13.6% XD 750 mL $18.95 November 2008. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Château Haut-Bages-Libéral Cabernet Blend 2010, A.C., Pauillac, Bordeaux, France 190355 13% XD 750 mL $54.95 November 2008. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Sparkling Wine

Katnook Founder's Block Sparkling Shiraz 2008, Coonawarra, South Australia, Australia Shiraz food pairings: duck, turkey, pork dishes. 53330 12.5% MD 750 mL $24.95 November 2008. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Domaine J. Laurens Les Graimenous Crémant De Limoux 2007, A.C., Midi, France 183608 11.8% XD 750 mL $18.95 November 2008. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Langa Hermanos Reyes De Aragon, Brut Reserva Cava 2007, D.O., Calatayud, Spain Cava food pairings: soft cheeses, grilled fish. 194803 11.5% XD 750 mL $14.95 November 2008. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

White Wine

Peninsula Ridge Estates Winery Fumé Blanc 2008, V.Q.A., Niagara Peninsula, Ontario, Canada Fumé Blanc food pairings: planked salmon, smoked fish. 8102 13% XD 750 mL $24.95 November 2008. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

The Organized Crime Riesling 2008, Beamsville Bench, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario V.Q.A., Canada 213173 10.5% D 750 mL $21.20 November 2008. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Sterling Vineyards Sauvignon Blanc 2009, Napa County, California, United States Sauvignon Blanc food pairings: spicy appetizers, grilled chicken brochettes. 56325 13.5% D 750 mL $21.95 November 2008. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Kendall-Jackson Vintner's Reserve Chardonnay 2008, California, United States 369686 13.5% D 750 mL $24.95 November 2008. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Simi Winery Chardonnay 2008, Sonoma County, California, United States Chardonnay food pairings: grilled tuna. 673806 13.5% XD 750 mL $19.95 November 2008. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Mer Soleil Barrel Fermented Chardonnay 2008, Santa Lucia Highlands, California, United States Chardonnay food pairings: pork roast and garlic potatoes. 958975 14.5% D 750 mL $39.95 November 2008. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Matchbook Old Head Crew Wine Company Chardonnay 2008, Dunnigan Hills, California, United States 205492 13.9% D 750 mL $17.95 November 2008. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Folie à Deux Chardonnay 2008, Napa Valley, California, United States Chardonnay food pairings: seafood, mild cheeses. 146951 13.5% XD 750 mL $29.95 November 2008. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Heitz Wine Cellars Chardonnay 2008, Napa Valley, California, United States Chardonnay food pairings: grilled salmon. 205500 14% D 750 mL $70.00 November 2008. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Santa Rita Medalla Real Chardonnay 2008, Limarí Valley, Gran Reserva, Chile Chardonnay food pairings: grilled prawns. 303628 14.5% D 750 mL $17.95 November 2008. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Coldstream Hills Chardonnay 2008, Yarra Valley, Victoria, Australia 472605 13.5% XD 750 mL $29.95 November 2008. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Torbreck Roussanne Marsanne Viognier 2008, Barossa Valley, Australia 186478 14% XD 750 mL $19.95 November 2008. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Delheim Sur Lie Chardonnay 2009, W.O., Simonsberg-Stellenbosch, South Africa 956219 13.5% XD 750 mL $18.95 November 2008. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Domaine Hervé Azo Chablis Chardonnay 2008, A.C., Burgundy, France Chardonnay food pairings: roast chicken. 185736 12.2% D 750 mL $27.95 November 2008. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Domaine Jean Collet & Fils Chablis Vaillons 1Er Cru Chardonnay 2007, A.C., Burgundy, France 650804 13% XD 750 mL $55.95 November 2008. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Chartron & Trebuchet Bourgogne Hautes-Côtes De Beaune Chardonnay 2009, A.C., Les Grandes Vignes, Burgundy, France Chardonnay food pairings: chicken breast in a cream sauce. 183673 13.1% XD 750 mL $24.95 November 2008. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Hoffmann-Simon Kabinett Riesling 2008, Q.M.P., Piesporter Goldtropfchen, Mosel-Saar-Ruwer, Germany 192575 8% MD 750 mL $16.95 November 2008. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Zenato Lugana Zenato San Benedetto Lugana 2009, D.O.C., San Benedetto, Lombardia, Italy 707158 13% XD 750 mL $13.95 November 2008. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Feudi Della Medusa Albithia Vermentino Di Sardegna 2006, D.O.C., Sardinia, Italy 199224 13.5% D 750 mL $17.95 November 2008. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Cantina Soligo Del Piave Pinot Grigio 2009, D.O.C., Veneto, Italy Pinot Grigio food pairings: veal piccata, butter chicken. 181560 12.5% D 750 mL $13.95 November 2008. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

The Organized Crime Riesling 2015, V.Q.A., Beamsville Bench, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario, Canada 213173 10.5% D 750 mL $21.20 November 2008. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

The Organized Crime Riesling 2019, Beamsville Bench, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario V.Q.A., Canada 213173 10.5% D 750 mL $21.20 November 2008. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart


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