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• Ken Wright Cellars, 'Guadalupe', Pinot Noir, 2007
  You can read other reviews that we've written on Ken Wright and know that we generally love the product of his work. We did have a very disappointing '05 Carter at a restaurant awhile back. But that was likely an anomaly, and/or poor storage on the ...
• Grochau Cellars, Toute de Suite, Pinot Nor, 2007
  I pick up a lot of random bottles at the store, and once and awhile, it'll be a gem. And this is one of those. Yes, this is Oregon Pinot. And yet, it was only $16.99 at Fred Meyers (Zupan's has a more expensive, and presumably higher end, version for ...
• Chateau Jouclary, Cabardes, 2005
  Wow, what a find! If you see this and happen to like earthy French wine even just a little bit -- buy this. It cost me $10. And now I have to remember where I got this and search for more. Denise liked to call this the "old McDonald" wine. ...
• Chateau des Granges d'Or, Bordeaux (Cru Bourgeois Medoc), 2005
  We're slowly moving out of our southern Rhone rut. Here we move a little to the west and into Bordeaux. In a word, this was a smelly wine. It has a musky meaty smell, kind of like an arm pit (but in a good way). Denise, as irreverent as always, said ...

• Re: Albaliza, Tempranillo-Garnacha, 2005
  Seafood.../facepalm You should have your mouth and nose examined by a doctor. The Albaliza 2005 is an absolutely amazing wine with Black cherry, black raspberry, coffee and earth. The mouthfeel is medium bodied, very dry, with youthful moderate tannins, ...
• Re: Domaine Beau Mistral, Cuvee Tamara Gail, Cotes du Rhone, 2005
  Mushroom and manure? Yup, sound awful unless you know exactly what you mean, then it sounds great.
• Re: Left Coast Cellars, 'Cali's Cuvee', Pinot Noir, 2004
  ma ho mai bevuto questo vino? noo? peccato.

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