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Vintages Release September 29, 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

Valle Las Acequias Valle Las Acequias Oak Cabernet Sauvignon 2007, Mendoza, Argentina Cabernet Sauvignon food pairings: barbecued steaks, sausages, hamburgers and back ribs. 287516 14% D 750 mL $18.95 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Australia

Shaw & Smith Shiraz 2009, Adelaide Hills, South Australia, Australia 686659 14.5% XD 750 mL $44.95 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Blackjack Major's Line Shiraz 2008, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia 280941 14% D 750 mL $24.95 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Blue Pyrenees Shiraz 2009, Pyrenees, Victoria, Australia 935890 14.5% XD 750 mL $19.95 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Stella Bella Skuttlebutt Shiraz Cabernet 2008, Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia 58131 14% D 750 mL $19.95 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Churchview Sauvignon Blanc Semillon 2011, Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia Sauvignon Blanc Semillon food pairings: mussels, clams, shrimp, prawns. 288241 13% D 750 mL $16.95 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Austria

Rudolf Rabl Löss Grüner Veltliner 2011, D.A.C., Kamptal, Austria Grüner Veltliner food pairings: herbed chicken. 295709 12.5% XD 750 mL $18.95 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Canada

Tawse Winery Inc. Cabernet Franc Icewine 2010, V.Q.A., Niagara Peninsula, Ontario, Canada Cabernet Franc Icewine food pairings: cranberry pecan tart. 306035 10% S 200 mL $34.95 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Chile

Polkura Syrah 2009, Marchigue, Colchagua Valley, Chile 283978 14.5% D 750 mL $23.95 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

France

Domaine Manoir Du Carra Cru Classé Julienas Gamay (Beaujolais) 2010, A.C., Beaujolais, France 780767 13% D 750 mL $19.95 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Château Maison Blanche 2009, A.C., Médoc, Bordeaux, France 295824 14% XD 750 mL $19.95 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Domaine Chanson Beaune-Bastion 1Er Cru Pinot Noir 2009, A.C., Burgundy, France Pinot Noir food pairings: grilled veal tenderloin. 279067 13.5% XD 750 mL $39.95 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

La Giraudière Clos Des Meuniers Saumur-Champigny Cabernet Franc 2010, A.C., Loire, France Cabernet Franc food pairings: lamb burgers, grilled eggplant. 290122 13% XD 750 mL $16.95 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Xavier Vignon Cotes-du-Rhone 2010, Côtes Du Rhône A.C., France Drink: 2012 - 2016 297317 14.5% XD 750 mL $19.95 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Domaine Les Grands Bois Cuvée Maximilien Unfiltered Cairanne 2010, A.C., Côtes Du Rhône-Villages, France 286336 14.5% XD 750 mL $21.95 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Domaine Les Grands Bois Unfiltered Cuvée Maximilien Côtes Rhône Village 2011, Côtes Du Rhône-Villages A.C., France Drink: 2013 - 2018 286336 14.5% XD 750 mL $24.00 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Trimbach Réserve Riesling 2009, A.C., Alsace, France 995316 13.5% XD 750 mL $24.95 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Domaine De Fussiacus Macon-Fuissé Jean-Paul Paquet, Vitic. Chardonnay 2009, Burgundy, France Chardonnay food pairings: herbed roast chicken. 279000 13% XD 750 mL $16.95 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Gilles Blanchet Pouilly-Fumé 2011, A.C., Loire, France Pouilly-Fumé food pairings: ratatouille, grilled marinated squid. 141747 12.7% XD 750 mL $19.95 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Germany

Hoffmann-Simon Piesporter Goldtröpfchen Riesling Spätlese 2011, Prädikatswein, Mosel, Germany 216499 8% XD 750 mL $21.95 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Max Ferd. Richter Kabinett Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling 2009, Q.M.P., Mosel, Germany 998120 8.5% M 750 mL $21.95 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Markus Molitor Riesling 2011, Q.B.A., Mosel, Germany Riesling food pairings: grilled seafood platter. 295956 11.5% M 750 mL $18.95 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Greece

Lantides Estates Agiorgitiko 2008, P.D.O., Nemea, Greece Agiorgitiko food pairings: beef teriyaki, homemade meatballs, classic lamb souvlaki. 286708 13% D 750 mL $21.90 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Italy

Nals Margreid Lagrein 2010, Aus Gries, D.O.C., Südtirol Alto Adige, Alto Adige/Trentino, Italy Lagrein food pairings: slow-roasted beef, lamb dishes. 291146 13.5% XD 750 mL $17.95 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Colli Ripani Castellano Rosso Piceno Superiore 2007, D.O.C., Marche, Italy 174086 14% D 750 mL $16.95 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Clemente Cossetti & Figli La Vigna Vecchia Barbera D'asti 2009, D.O.C.G., Piedmont, Italy 106278 13.5% XD 750 mL $16.95 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Gianni Gagliardo Barolo Nebbiolo (Barolo, Barbaresio) 2006, D.O.C.G., Piedmont, Italy 548719 14% XD 750 mL $52.25 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Consorzio Produttori Vini E Mosti Salice Salentino Riserva Negro Amaro 2008, I.G.T., Puglia, Italy Negro Amaro food pairings: grilled lamb steaks, osso buco. 292342 13.5% XD 750 mL $18.95 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Firriato Santagostino Baglio Soria Nero D'avola Syrah 2009, I.G.T., Sicily, Italy Nero D'avola Syrah food pairings: pasta, lasagna. 291369 14.5% XD 750 mL $23.95 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Livio Sassetti Livio Sassetti/Az.-Agr. Pertimali Brunello Di Montalcino 2005, D.O.C.G., Tuscany, Italy 287284 13.5% XD 750 mL $86.00 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Tenuta Sette Ponti Oreno 2009, I.G.T., Tuscany, Italy 735597 14.5% XD 750 mL $71.95 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Luce Luce Luce Della Vite Frescobaldi & Mondavi Toscana I.G.T. 2009, I.G.T., Tuscany, Italy 685263 12.5% XD 750 mL $99.95 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Antinori Pian Delle Vigne Brunello Di Montalcino 2006, D.O.C.G., Tuscany, Italy 651141 14% XD 750 mL $59.95 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Ruffino Modus Modus Ruffino Toscana i.g.t. 2008, I.G.T., Tuscany, Italy 912956 13.5% XD 750 mL $28.95 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Moris Morellino Di Scansano Sangiovese (Chianti) 2010, D.O.C.G., Tuscany, Italy 992560 13.5% XD 750 mL $18.95 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Toscolo Riserva Epson & Co. Chianti Classico 2006, D.O.C.G., Tuscany, Italy 69369 13% XD 750 mL $24.95 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Dei Vino Nobile Di Montepulciano Maria Caterina Dei Sangiovese Chianti 2008, Tuscany D.O.C.G., Italy 285510 13.5% XD 750 mL $36.40 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Silvio Nardi Brunello Di Montalcino 2007, D.O.C.G., Tuscany, Italy 922054 14% XD 750 mL $41.95 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Castellare Di Castellina Riserva Chianti Classico 2008, D.O.C.G., Tuscany, Italy 508507 13.5% XD 750 mL $29.95 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Le Pupille Poggio Valente Riserva Elisabetta Gepetti Morellino Di Scansano 2007, D.O.C.G., Tuscany, Italy 230680 14% XD 750 mL $34.95 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Triacca Spadino 2010, I.G.T., Maremma, Tuscany, Italy 288001 13% XD 750 mL $15.95 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Michele Satta Bolgheri Rosso 2009, D.O.C., Tuscany, Italy 39834 14% XD 750 mL $19.95 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Zeni Marogne Superiore Valpolicella 2009, D.O.C., Veneto, Italy Valpolicella food pairings: grilled veal chops. 220830 14% XD 750 mL $16.95 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Monte Zovo Sa' Solin Ripasso Valpolicella 2010, D.O.C., Veneto, Italy Ripasso Valpolicella food pairings: roast leg of lamb, gourmet pizza with the works. 650713 13.5% D 750 mL $17.95 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Santa Sofia Amarone Della Valpolicella Classico 2006, D.O.C., Veneto, Italy Amarone Della Valpolicella Classico food pairings: slow-cooked beef, lamb dish. 713669 15% D 750 mL $52.95 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Feudi San Pio Ripasso Valpolicella Classico Superiore 2010, D.O.C., Veneto, Italy Valpolicella Classico Superiore food pairings: pasta dishes with tomato sauce and sausage. 181446 14.5% XD 750 mL $17.95 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Vesevo Beneventano Falanghina 2010, I.G.T., Campania, Italy 289538 12.5% D 750 mL $17.95 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Silvio Nardi Brunello Di Montalcino 2003, D.O.C.G., Tuscany, Italy 922054 14% XD 750 mL $62.25 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Michele Satta Bolgheri Rosso 2014, D.O.C., Tuscany, Italy 39834 14% XD 750 mL $19.95 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Gianni Gagliardo Barolo Nebbiolo (Barolo, Barbaresio) 2007, D.O.C.G., Piedmont, Italy 548719 14% XD 750 mL $52.25 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Castellani Sommavite Santovino, Italy 927 13% S 500 mL $10.95 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Ruffino Ducale Oro Chianti Classico Grappa, Tuscany, Italy 968040 43% XD 500 mL $49.95 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Masi Serego Alighieri Grappa Di Amarone, Veneto, Italy 969733 40.1% XD 500 mL $49.95 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

New Zealand

Babich Black Label Sauvignon Blanc 2011, Marlborough, South Island, New Zealand 9142 13% D 750 mL $17.95 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Carrick Pinot Noir 2009, Central Otago, South Island, New Zealand 919837 14% XD 750 mL $37.95 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Portugal

Castelinho Douro Reserva 2009, D.O.C., Douro, Portugal 704981 13.5% XD 750 mL $15.95 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Quinta Do Portal Trevo Vinho Verde 2011, D.O.C., Vinho Verde, Portugal 292086 10.5% XD 750 mL $13.95 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Spain

Finca Nueva Fermentado En Barrica Blanco Viura 2010, D.O.C.A., Rioja, Spain 280560 13% XD 750 mL $16.95 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Barbadillo Solear Manzanilla, Do Jerez, Spain 290734 15% XD 750 mL $14.95 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Dinastía Vivanco Reserva Selección De Familia Tempranillo 2008, D.O.C.A., Rioja, Spain 26170 13.5% XD 750 mL $24.95 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Casa Castillo Monastrell 2010, D.O., Jumilla, Spain 165621 14.5% XD 750 mL $14.95 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Dinastía Vivanco Reserva Selección De Familia Tempranillo 2005, D.O.C.A., Rioja, Spain 26170 13.5% XD 750 mL $24.95 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

United Kingdom

Isle Of Arran Sleeping Warrior Isle Of Arran Single Malt Btld. 2011 Scotch 2000, Scotland, United Kingdom 285908 54.9% XD 700 mL $99.95 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Weyms Malts Mortlach Sugar & Spice Single Cask Speyside Single Malt Btld 2011 1990, Scotland, United Kingdom 282681 46% XD 700 mL $154.95 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Leinburn 12 Year Old Speyside Single Malt Scotch, Scotland, United Kingdom 291716 43% XD 750 mL $89.95 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

United States

Clos du Bois Calcaire Chardonnay 2012, Russian River Valley, Sonoma County, California, United States Chardonnay food pairings: classic lobster dinner with melted butter. 421941 13.8% D 750 mL $24.95 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Santa Barbara Winery Chardonnay 2010, Santa Barbara County, California, United States Chardonnay food pairings: rich seafood pasta in a cream sauce. 989152 13.8% D 750 mL $24.95 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Macrostie Chardonnay 2009, Sonoma Coast, California, United States 244467 14.1% XD 750 mL $32.95 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Forman Vineyard Chardonnay 2010, Napa Valley, California, United States 236117 13.9% XD 750 mL $52.95 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Clos du Bois Calcaire Chardonnay 2010, Russian River Valley, Sonoma County, California, United States Chardonnay food pairings: classic lobster dinner with melted butter. 421941 13.8% D 750 mL $24.95 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Artezin Hess Family Estates Zinfandel 2010, Mendocino County, California, United States 302943 14.5% XD 750 mL $24.95 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Stags' Leap Winery Merlot 2007, Napa Valley California, United States 285080 14.5% D 750 mL $43.95 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Freemark Abbey Cabernet Sauvignon 2008, Napa Valley California, United States 904532 14.4% D 750 mL $99.00 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Cabernet Sauvignon 2009, Napa Valley California, United States Cabernet Sauvignon food pairings: roast leg of lamb. 24190 14.5% XD 750 mL $74.95 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Sequana Sundawg Ridge Vineyard Pinot Noir 2009, Green Valley, Russian River Valley, Sonoma County, California, United States 291286 13.9% D 750 mL $64.95 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Elk Cove Vineyards Pinot Noir 2009, Willamette Valley, Oregon, United States 234534 14% XD 750 mL $37.95 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Elk Cove Vineyards Pinot Noir 2009, Willamette Valley, Oregon, United States 234484 13.5% XD 375 mL $19.95 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Hogue Cellars Genesis Merlot 2008, Columbia Valley, Washington State, United States 349415 14.2% D 750 mL $18.95 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

Uruguay

Gimenez Mendez Las Brujas Tannat 2010, Canelones, Uruguay 287169 13% XD 750 mL $14.95 September 2011. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart


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