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Vintages Release September 15, 2011

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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.

Argentina

Callejón Del Crimen Mistery Gran Reserva Finca La Luz Cabernet Sauvignon 2010, Valle De Uco, Mendoza, Argentina Cabernet Sauvignon food pairings: back ribs in a rich sauce. 292292 13.8% XD 750 mL $24.95 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Juana Del Sol Reserva Fincas De La Juanita Single Vineyard Malbec 2010, Mendoza, Argentina 288381 13% XD 750 mL $15.95 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Maipe Reserve Chakana Wines Malbec 2010, Mendoza, Argentina 247320 14% XD 750 mL $17.95 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Montéviejo 2007, Uco Valley, Mendoza, Argentina 275149 15% XD 750 mL $33.95 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Australia

Brothers In Arms Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz 2007, Langhorne Creek, South Australia, Australia 287508 15% D 750 mL $19.95 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Charles Cimicky The Autograph Shiraz 2008, Barossa Valley, South Australia, Australia 27326 14.5% D 750 mL $34.95 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Rolf Binder Hales Shiraz 2009, Barossa Valley, South Australia, Australia 54239 14% XD 750 mL $52.25 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Two Hands Wines Lily's Garden Shiraz 2010, Mclaren Vale, South Australia, Australia 162213 15.5% D 750 mL $62.95 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

The Black Chook Galvanized Wine Group Shiraz Viognier 2010, Mclaren Vale, South Australia, Australia 66738 14.5% XD 750 mL $17.95 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Canada

Burning Kiln Winery Harvest Party Cabernet Franc 2011, Ontario V.Q.A., Canada Cabernet Franc food pairings: dry-roasted ribs, grilled burgers, pasta with tomato sauce and spicy sausage. 301515 13.6% XD 750 mL $17.96 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Stratus Wildass Red 2009, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario V.Q.A., Canada Wildass Red food pairings: leg of lamb roasted rare. Drink: 2011 - 2013 86363 12.5% XD 750 mL $19.95 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Lakeview Cellars Reserve Roller Vineyards Riesling 2011, V.Q.A., Lincoln Lakeshore, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario, Canada Riesling food pairings: green salads, steamed clams, pork roast. 294074 12% D 750 mL $16.95 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Château des Charmes Estate Bottled Icewine Vidal 2007, Niagara-On-The-Lake, Ontario V.Q.A., Canada Vidal food pairings: peach cobbler, peaches and cream or blue cheese, drizzled over mango sorbet. 565861 9.5% S 200 mL $25.95 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Vineland Estates Winery Elevation St. Urban Vineyard Riesling 2004, Niagara Escarpment, Ontario V.Q.A., Canada Riesling food pairings: pork tenderloin, baked ham with pineapple, shrimp pad Thai. 38117 8.4% M 750 mL $19.95 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Jackson-Triggs Delaine Vineyard Chardonnay 2011, V.Q.A., Niagara Peninsula, Ontario, Canada Chardonnay food pairings: butter-brushed prawns or lobster, grilled pork. 623454 13.5% D 750 mL $24.95 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Domaine de Grand Pré Marechal Foch 2011, Grand Pre, Nova Scotia, Canada Marechal Foch food pairings: pasta with red sauces, grilled meats and strong cheeses. 250000001907 12% D 750 mL $16.00 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Domaine de Grand Pré Marechal Foch 2010, Grand Pre, Nova Scotia, Canada Marechal Foch food pairings: pasta with red sauces, grilled meats and strong cheeses. 12% D 750 mL $16.00 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Domaine de Grand Pré Vintner's Reserve Castel 2011, Grand Pre, Nova Scotia, Canada Castel food pairings: grilled beef, game meats, caramelized onions or roasted root vegetables. 1005894 13% D 750 mL $19.50 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Domaine de Grand Pré 42 Fortified Muscat 2008, Grand Pre, Nova Scotia, Canada 250000010961 19% S 750 mL $40.00 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Domaine de Grand Pré Dolce Vita 2009, Grand Pre, Nova Scotia, Canada 834630000334 14.5% S 375 mL $29.50 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Domaine de Grand Pré Dolce Vita 2010, Grand Pre, Nova Scotia, Canada 834630000334 14.5% S 375 mL $29.50 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

France

Louis Bouillot Perle Rare Brut Crémant De Bourgogne 2008, A.C., Burgundy, France Crémant De Bourgogne food pairings: sushi, California Rolls, Salmon. 178137 12% XD 750 mL $23.95 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

M. Chapoutier Banyuls 2009, A.C., France 709436 16.5% S 500 mL $19.95 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Rolly Gassmann Stegreben De Rorschwihr Gewurztraminer 2009, A.C., Alsace, France 289439 13% M 750 mL $27.95 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Domaine Séguinot-Bordet Chablis 2010, A.C., Burgundy, France 289371 12.5% XD 750 mL $32.00 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Roland Tissier & Fils Sancerre 2011, A.C., Loire, France Sancerre food pairings: bouillabaisse, summer salad. 22578 13% XD 750 mL $20.95 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Domaine Des Dorices Vieilles Vignes Sèvre Et Maine Cuvée Hermine D'or Muscadet 2011, A.C., Loire, France Muscadet food pairings: .. 692707 12% XD 750 mL $14.95 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Château Philippe-Le-Hardi Mercurey Les Puillets 1Er Cru Pinot Noir 2009, A.C., Burgundy, France 295071 13% XD 750 mL $61.00 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Château D'anglés Grand Vin Château D'anglès La Clape Grand Vin 2007, A.C., Languedoc La Clape, Midi, France 286492 14.5% XD 750 mL $28.95 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Perrin & Fils Peyre Blanche Cairanne 2010, A.C., Côtes Du Rhône-Villages, France 650960 14% XD 750 mL $17.95 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Ferraton Père & Fils Plan De Dieu 2009, A.C., Côtes Du Rhône, France 74229 14.5% D 750 mL $19.95 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Domaine De La Côte De L'ange 2010, A.C.,Châteauneuf-Du-Pape, Rhône, France 74856 14.5% D 750 mL $37.95 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Hungary

Royal Tokaji 5 Puttonyos Tokaji Aszú 2007, Hungary, Hungary 972836 10% S 250 mL $19.95 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Italy

Sibona Liquore Alla Camomilla In Grappa Finissima, Italy 285775 32% MS 700 mL $35.95 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Nonino Il Merlot Monovitigno Grappa, Friuli, Italy 657734 41% XD 700 mL $55.95 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Tommasi Amarone Della Valpolicella Classico 2000, D.O.C., Veneto, Italy 356220 15% D 750 mL $49.95 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Collosorbo Brunello Di Montalcino 2003, D.O.C.G., Tuscany, Italy 285742 14.5% XD 750 mL $55.00 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Barba I Vasari Old Vines Montepulciano D'abruzzo 2008, D.O.C., Abruzzo, Italy 289991 13.5% XD 750 mL $19.95 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

D'angelo Aglianico Del Vulture Aglianico 2009, D.O.C., Basilicata, Italy 971689 13% D 750 mL $18.95 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

G. D. Vajra Albe Barolo Nebbiolo (Barolo, Barbaresio) 2007, D.O.C.G., Piedmont, Italy 179879 14.5% D 750 mL $39.95 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Li Veli Montecoco Famiglia Falvo Primitivo 2009, I.G.T., Salento, Puglia, Italy 281436 14.5% D 750 mL $18.95 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Argiolas Perdera Perdera Argiolas Monica Di Sardegna 2009, D.O.C., Monica Di Sardegna, Sardinia, Italy 297556 13% XD 750 mL $21.95 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Morgante Nero D'avola 2010, I.G.T., Sicily, Italy 40816 14% XD 750 mL $22.20 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Marchesi de Frescobaldi Tenuta Di Castiglioni Tenuta Frescobaldi di Castiglioni Toscana i.g.t. 2009, I.G.T., Tuscany, Italy 145920 14% XD 750 mL $21.95 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

San Michele A Torri Chianti Colli Fiorentini Sangiovese (Chianti) 2010, D.O.C.G., Tuscany, Italy: This organic wine has just 11 mg/l of free sulphur. Sangiovese (Chianti) food pairings: grass fed beef. 900258 13.5% XD 750 mL $16.95 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

I Giusti & Zanza Belcore 2009, I.G.T., Tuscany, Italy 652990 14.5% XD 750 mL $23.95 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Collosorbo Brunello Di Montalcino 2006, D.O.C.G., Tuscany, Italy 285742 14.5% XD 750 mL $55.00 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Valpantena Torre Del Falasco Valpolicella 2010, D.O.C., Veneto, Italy Valpolicella food pairings: grilled game bird, hearty beef stew. 642421 13% D 750 mL $16.95 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Tommasi Amarone della Valpolicella Classico 2008, D.O.C., Veneto, Italy 356220 15% D 750 mL $49.95 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Nals Margreid Pinot Grigio 2011, D.O.C., Südtirol, Alto Adige, Italy 17365 13.5% XD 750 mL $17.95 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Pio Cesare Gavi Cortese (Gavi) 2011, D.O.C.G., Piedmont, Italy Cortese (Gavi) food pairings: shellfish. 952523 12.5% D 750 mL $31.00 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Adalia Singat Soave 2011, D.O.C., Veneto, Italy Soave food pairings: pasta with white sauce. 289603 12% XD 750 mL $13.95 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Macedonia

Popov Reserve Oak Aged Vranac 2007, Tikves, Macedonia Vranac food pairings: smoky beef kebabs, blackened chicken. 278911 12.5% XD 750 mL $16.95 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

New Zealand

Waipara Springs Premo Reserve Chardonnay 2010, Waipara, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand 281071 14% D 750 mL $23.95 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Drift Sauvignon Blanc 2011, Awatere Valley, Marlborough, South Island, New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc food pairings: pan fried freshwater fish. 278465 13% D 750 mL $19.95 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Villa Maria Estate Cellar Selection Sauvignon Blanc 2011, Marlborough, South Island, New Zealand 974527 13% D 750 mL $21.95 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Portugal

Azul Portugal Caves Do Solar De São Domingos Vinho Tinto 2007, Doc Bairrada, Portugal 292060 13% XD 750 mL $12.95 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Encostas De Penalva Adega Cooperativa De Penalva Do Castelo 2009, Dão, Portugal 293423 12.5% XD 750 mL $14.95 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Mimo Esmero Sociedade De Vinhos 2008, D.O.C., Douro, Portugal 147918 14% XD 750 mL $14.95 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

South Africa

Robertson Winery Phanto Ridge Limited Release Pinotage 2009, W.O., Robertson, South Africa 278424 14% D 750 mL $18.95 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Spain

Peique Tinto Mencía 2010, D.O., Bierzo, Spain 219204 14% XD 750 mL $15.95 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Finca Nueva Crianza Tempranillo 2007, D.O.C.A., Rioja, Spain 292763 13% XD 750 mL $16.95 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Bodegas Lan Reserva Tempranillo 2007, D.O.C.A., Rioja, Spain Tempranillo food pairings: slow-cooked roast beef. 42929 13.5% XD 750 mL $28.95 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

United States

Grove Street Cabernet Sauvignon 2009, Sonoma County, California, United States Cabernet Sauvignon food pairings: beef skewers, Kobe beef sliders, gourmet sausages. 161190 14.5% D 750 mL $18.95 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Summers Ranch Reserve Merlot 2008, Knights Valley, Sonoma County, California, United States 279372 14.2% D 750 mL $34.95 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Eberle Estate Teinbeck & Wine-Bush Vineyards Zinfandel 2007, Paso Robles, California, United States 279851 15.5% D 750 mL $29.95 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Rutherford Ranch Zinfandel 2008, Napa Valley, California, United States 279828 15.5% D 750 mL $20.00 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Gloria Ferrer Carneros Pinot Noir 2008, Carneros, California, United States 925925 13.5% D 750 mL $27.75 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Benton-Lane Pinot Gris 2010, Willamette Valley, Oregon, United States 64253 13.7% D 750 mL $24.95 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Gloria Ferrer Carneros Pinot Noir 2012, Carneros, California, United States 925925 13.5% D 750 mL $27.75 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Dierberg Estate Vineyard Chardonnay 2008, Santa Maria Valley, Santa Barbara, California, United States Drink: 2010 - 2012 289918 14.1% D 750 mL $34.95 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Napa Cellars Chardonnay 2010, Napa Valley, California, United States Chardonnay food pairings: chicken broccoli and penne smothered in a light cream sauce, parmesan chicken. 225342 14.1% XD 750 mL $29.95 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart


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