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Volume 33, Issue 12: October 2009
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 PINOT NOIR
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With great Pinot Noir selling for half of, or less than, comparably high-quality Cabernet Sauvignon and pennies on the dollar in comparison to comparable Burgundies, this new set of great wines could not be coming at more opportune time to grab the market.
|  CHARDONNAY
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In this Issue, we look at Chardonnays from all over California, except for Sonoma where we will turn our focus next month.
| Best Buys
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Looking for a list of Good Values in Riesling, Merlot and Zinfandel? Look no further. We have them in this month's installment of BEST BUYS.
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CONNOISSEURS' FORUMS with edtiors Charles Olken and Stephen Eliot.
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2007 Freeman Vineyard Pinot Noir Russian River Valley
Fairly fruity at first sniff and even with a hint of brush coming up later on, this wine stays nicely on point because its distinctly red cherry fruitiness never gives in to the brush or its slight whiff of roasted coffee. Full but not heavy, picking up some youthful zest and energy in the latter palate and holding on to its fruit to the end, it will work with grilled steaks today and should age into a smoother working with brief cellaring . $44.00
Score: 90
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