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Domaine Vincent Delaporte Sancerre 2022-White Wine-World Wine
Domaine Vincent Delaporte Sancerre 2022
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ww92

World Wine

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Wine Spectator – Steely, with lemon pith, gooseberry and fleur de sel notes streaking over a flinty spine. An echo of lemon curd in the background adds nice contrast.

$69.74
Trimbach Pinot Gris 'Reserve' 2017 (6 Bottle Case)-White Wine-World Wine
Trimbach Pinot Gris 'Reserve' 2017 (6 Bottle Case)
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ww95

World Wine – Outer quote mark Vivid deep straw. White flowers, apple butter and honey plus a touch of vanilla on the nose and in the mouth. Fresh, clean and much richer and denser than Trimbach’s entry-level Pinot Gris, but I think it needs time to smooth out and come together. Closes a tad short, with a hint of residual sweetness on the medium-long finish (Pierre Trimbach said he feels that this wine needs that extra touch of residual sugar to have the best balance).

we93

Wine Enthusiast – Outer quote mark A touch of ripe Mirabelle plum joins the pear fruit on the nose. The resolutely dry palate holds them tight on a very concentrated, fresh but also earthy body. Taut and clean, this needs a little more time in bottle. The finish is whistle-clean.

$309.52
Jean-Louis Chave Selection Cote du Rhone 'Mon Coeur' 2020-Red Wine-World Wine
Jean-Louis Chave Selection Cote du Rhone 'Mon Coeur' 2020
$46.99
Rene Mure Pinot Gris Signature 2018-White Wine-World Wine
Rene Mure Pinot Gris Signature 2018
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ws90

Wine Spectator – Light-bodied and elegant, this fresh Pinot Gris enlivens the flavors of kumquat, stone, melon and sliced almond with a zesty streak of acidity. Offers a lightly spiced, tangy finish. Drink now through 2020.

we92

Wine Enthusiast – Ripe, yellow pear, stone and earth are united by a zesty grapefruit perfume. The streak of purity at the center of this is invigorating, with an enlivening backbone of tinkling acidity. This bottling does justice to a difficult vintage-and is all the more alluring for it. Something racy and pure at the core makes you want to delve deeply into this wine.

$39.99
E. Guigal Côte-Rôtie 'Brune et Blonde' 2017-Red Wine-World Wine
E. Guigal Côte-Rôtie 'Brune et Blonde' 2017
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ws92

Wine Spectator – Lively, with a mix of damson plum and bitter cherry notes lined with sanguine and iron hints. An understated style, but this has range and is sneaky long, with dried savory and bay leaf details on the finish. Best from 2021 through 2032.

$153.99
Clarendelle Blanc 2018 (12 bottle case)-White Wine-World Wine
Clarendelle Blanc 2018 (12 bottle case)
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ws87

Wine Spectator – A light straw note frames modest tangerine and grapefruit peel flavors, with a flicker of quinine adding zip to the finish.

$421.69
Chateau De Chamirey Mercurey Blanc 2020-White Wine-World Wine
Chateau De Chamirey Mercurey Blanc 2020
$69.99
Chateau La Nerthe Cuvée des Cadettes Rouge Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2017-Red Wine-World Wine
Chateau La Nerthe Cuvée des Cadettes Rouge Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2017
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ws94

Wine Spectator – A ripe, lush style, with warm and inviting plum, fig and boysenberry confiture notes gliding through. Offers a beautiful polished feel, with suave anise and black tea flavors filling in on the finish while the fruit just sails through. Relies primarily on fruit, and you can't blame it for that. Drink now through 2030.

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Robert Parker/Wine Advocate – La Nerthe's 2015 Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee des Cadettes is a blend of approximately one-third each Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre. Eighty percent of the wine spent a year in new oak barrels, but much of that has been absorbed into the wine, and I see that my notes don't make reference to overt oak descriptors. Scents of raspberry and spice lead the way, followed by a firm, full-bodied palate. The tannins are present from front to back, but they're ripe and silky, lingering elegantly on the finish.

$300.23
Roger Sabon Châteauneuf-du-Pape Le Secret Des Sabon 2012-Red Wine-World Wine
Roger Sabon Châteauneuf-du-Pape Le Secret Des Sabon 2012
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ws95

Wine Spectator – Features linzer torte, boysenberry and blueberry coulis flavors allied to ample, silky and seamless structure and backed by a gorgeous perfumy finish of black tea and incense. Offers a beguiling, Pinot Noir-like profile, with lovely length and mouthfeel. Best from 2015 through 2030.

rp95

Robert Parker/Wine Advocate – Starting with the 2011 Châteauneuf du Pape Le Secret du Sabon, it shows the sunny character of the vintage with its perfumed kirsch and red fruits, herbes de Provence, licorice and ground spices. A big wine, it possesses full-bodied richness, fine tannin and a seamless, elegant style that will allow it to evolve gracefully for 15 years or more.

$399.99
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Trimbach Pinot Gris 'Reserve' 2017 (6 Bottle Case)-White Wine-World Wine
Trimbach Pinot Gris 'Reserve' 2017 -clearance-
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ww95

World Wine – Outer quote mark Vivid deep straw. White flowers, apple butter and honey plus a touch of vanilla on the nose and in the mouth. Fresh, clean and much richer and denser than Trimbach’s entry-level Pinot Gris, but I think it needs time to smooth out and come together. Closes a tad short, with a hint of residual sweetness on the medium-long finish (Pierre Trimbach said he feels that this wine needs that extra touch of residual sugar to have the best balance).

we93

Wine Enthusiast – Outer quote mark A touch of ripe Mirabelle plum joins the pear fruit on the nose. The resolutely dry palate holds them tight on a very concentrated, fresh but also earthy body. Taut and clean, this needs a little more time in bottle. The finish is whistle-clean.

$41.26 $51.58
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