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This Right Bank Bordeaux estate benefits from limestone soils and over 50-year-old vines giving this Merlot-dominant, Cabernet Franc blend from the great 2018 vintage complexity and power. With its lovely bouquet of violet and cassis, it unfolds with red and black fruits flavors with hints of black truffles and stony minerality.

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A St. Émilion Grand Cru that punches way above its $60 price. Velvety and rich but balanced with great acidity. Also absolutely delicious with roast meat for your holiday dinners!

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Château Lassègue 2018

White grapefruit, pears, flint, slate and toasted almonds on the nose. So flavorful and vibrant, with sharp acidity and a creamy, compact palate. Medium to full body. Long, flinty and intense. Drink now or hold.

Attractive aromas of cherries and strawberries with dried herbs, rose petals and dried blood orange. Medium-bodied with polished texture and ultra fine tannins. It’s so lively and electrified with a pure and ripe fruit character that offers an array of cocoa-dusted strawberries and savory undertones. It’s spicy and long. Delicious. Drink or hold.

This shows a spicy and chocolaty character with an array of ripe red and dark berries, dried herbs and orange jam. Medium-bodied and silky with dusty tannins and vibrant, juicy fruit flavors that lead to a supple, savory finish. Drink now.

Aromas of dark fruit with spices, dried herbs and eucalyptus. Medium-bodied with a round texture. Pure and juicy with vivid acidity and a flavorful finish. A blend of malbec, cabernet sauvignon and petit verdot. Drink now.

This sports a pronounced, lively chaparral and savory edge that surrounds a core of pomegranate and blood orange fruit flavors. Light, racy finish. Drink now through 2025.

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Coming from the cooler climates, from the distant vineries in Kangarilla, the Shiraz is made from fruit fermented in open-top tanks along with wild yeasts. Playing not only with your taste buds, it teases your nose as well thanks to dominating dark fruits, giving you a feeling of winter spiciness.
The journey doesn’t end there. With every sip, the ripe fruit finishing up with the spice invites you to have another sip. Due to its spiciness, the Yangarra Shiraz is enjoyed best with steak or barbecue.

The 2021 Matanzas Creek Sonoma Sauvignon Blanc opens with an inviting aroma of melon, tropical fruit and a little bit of a herbal/grassy note.
Taking a sip reveals a rich, delicious and balanced wine with a smooth mouthfeel and good acidity. It features similar flavors to the nose with the tropical fruit dominating in the mouth.
It ends crisp, dry and very long on the lip-smacking finish. This is really good Sauvignon Blanc.

Finding the right wine gift takes some time and thought
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Never an easy pick, it should look spendy — hint: excellent packaging — but be reasonable in price. We have two choices, one red and one white from the same producer and both from Yarra Valley, Victoria, Australia. The Giant Steps 2020 Chardonnay, is rich in a Burgundian Grand Cru way but not overpowering. The Giant Steps 2020 Pinot Noir, is a wow wine that is simply delicious. You could pair them up if you really need a promotion.

Finding the right wine gift takes some time and thought
THE BOSS
Never an easy pick, it should look spendy — hint: excellent packaging — but be reasonable in price. We have two choices, one red and one white from the same producer and both from Yarra Valley, Victoria, Australia. The Giant Steps 2020 Chardonnay, is rich in a Burgundian Grand Cru way but not overpowering. The Giant Steps 2020 Pinot Noir, is a wow wine that is simply delicious. You could pair them up if you really need a promotion.

Mostly a muted nose, but a bit of fruit that is mostly dark cherry. Nice wave of fruit on the palate, a bit light in tartness (but I nitpick), with a lingering finish. Excellent.

Green apple, lemon zest and herb, lavender and sea spray. It’s tangy and crunchy in texture, good grip and lively acidity, saline with sour green apple and real lemonade flavour and a dry and flinty texture closing out a finish of good length and energy. Excellent.

Best Wines To Enjoy This Holiday Season
Named after the Babylonian goddess of wine, this winemaker has spent the last twenty eight years focused on one driving goal, to create the finest Pinot Noirs ever. They have come pretty dame close with this exquisite bottle assembled from grapes primarily from the Santa Rita Hills region. Barrel blended using whole cluster and destemmed grapes it’s a wine filled with ripe raspberry and plum flavors with a smooth finish.

Beautiful translucent ruby, wonderful fruit on the nose, close to a black cherry Kool-Aid, along with earth and mineral notes. Quite dry and fruity, great depth, really fantastic. Outstanding.

One of the better noses in the tasting of 55 Pinots, with lovely red berry fruit. The palate is quite fruity, ripe, and creamy. Really fantastic. Outstanding.

Quite tart and sour on the nose. Some fruit, but a bit hidden. Weighty on the palate, on the verge of heavy. Thick rich fruit, pretty good balance, certainly on the big end of Pinot Noir. Not my style, but I really like it. Excellent.

A bit on the dark side when it comes to Pinot Noir but still translucent. Dark earth on the nose with dark berry fruit. Dark on the palate as well with bright acid and earth. Nice. Excellent.

Plenty of earth on the nose but rather faint fruit, dark in color for a Pinot Noir. Really nice fruit, however, on the palate with nice balance and a bit on the sour side. Nice. Excellent.

Meaty, smoky, savory nose. Fruity on the palate but that meaty thing is still prevalent here, too, quite savory. Very Good.

Fruity, Cherry Jolly Rancher on the nose. Rather non-descript on the palate, with very light fruit, and a light dose of acidity. Very Good.

Ex 1946 Blewitt Springs bush vines planted in a deep sandy dune that Yangarra call The Beach; dry-grown, bunch-sorted, wild yeast, open fermented and basket pressed. Bright clear though deep crimson hue; scented/perfumed, and I'm gone for all money without even tasting it. And I haven't fooled myself. Except why on earth is is only $45? Its red fruit sundae glistens with dew drops on a spider's web, yet also has a savoury echo towards the finish.

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Pleasing in all dimensions but outstanding on the palate with impressive strength, body, fruit and personality, as well as excellent complexity and refinement. Moreover, its long-lingering length provides a memorable finish.