| Best Reds Under $15.00 |
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NV Cockburn Special Reserve Port
Port Blend; Portugal; | $14.99 | |
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"Fresh nose combines black and red fruits. Intensely flavored and moderately sweet; the color of ruby but shows a tawny port-like smoothness and pliancy in the mouth. Wears its alcohol gracefully. Finishes slightly dry, with hints of almond and hazelnut. Showed a dill note with aeration." -- Steve Tanzer (85 points)
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| Best Whites Under $15.00 |
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NV Chambers Rosewood Winery Muscadelle Rutherglen (half bottle)
other white varietal; Victoria; | $13.99 | |
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" Medium gold. Carnal aromas of mocha, game and earth. Lush and plump in the mouth, with thick, warm flavors of ginger, chocolate and mocha. Very sweet and fat, but a bit blowsy toward the back." -- Steve Tanzer (89 points)
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NV Cristalino Cava Brut
other white varietal; Other Spain; | $8.49 | |
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" Subtle, leesy aromas of apple, spices, flowers and nuts. Dry, racy and perfumed, with intense ginger and apple flavors complicated by nutty and floral nuances. Finishes quite dry and restrained. Unusually subtle, fresh, clean Cava." -- Steve Tanzer (87 points)
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NV Domaine Ste. Michelle Brut Columbia Valley
Champagne Blend; Columbia Valley; | $9.99 | |
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"Crisp and peppery, with a spicy note mingling with lime marmalade and toast flavors, lingering gently. Drink now. 32,640 cases made. " -- Wine Spectator (87 points)
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NV Sokol Blosser Evolution Number 9 Oregon
other white varietal; Willamette Valley; | $14.29 | |
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"Light and supple. An easy-to-drink white, with appealing nectarine, spice and almond flavors dancing through the soft finish. A blend of Pinot Gris, Muller-Thurgau, Semillon and six other white grapes. Drink now. " -- Wine Spectator (86 points)
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NV Gruet Brut New Mexico
Pinot Noir; Other U.S.; | $13.99 | |
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"Appealing for its bold tropical fruit, toasty, buttery aromas and full-bodied pear and spice flavors. Drink now. 50,000 cases made. -TF " -- Wine Spectator (86 points)
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NV Segura Viudas Brut Cava Reserva
other white varietal; Other Spain; | $6.99 | |
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"Pungent aromas of minerals, apple and ginger. Slightly perfumed floral flavor of good intensity; finer and more intense than the Segura Viudas Aria cuvee. Just a hint of heat on the finish. (Freixenet U.S.A., Sonoma, CA)" -- Steve Tanzer (86 points)
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NV Korbel Brut Rose California
Pinot Noir; Central Coast; | $14.99 | |
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"Soft and easygoing, with creamy, spicy pear aromas and pleasant baked apple and fig flavors. Drink now through 2012. 750,000 cases made. " -- Wine Spectator (85 points)
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