Category: 2014

Il Fauno di Arcanum Red 2014

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Il Fauno di Arcanum
Varietal: Blend
Vintage: 2014
Country of Origin: Italy
Retail Price: $29.99

Tasting Notes: This is a Bordeaux-style blend: 72% merlot, 20% cabernet franc, 4% cabernet sauvignon and 4% petit verdot. The palate is soft with elegant tannins and textures. The nose explodes with bright raspberries and wild berries, with some floral tones of lavender. The slightly higher-than-usual acids firmly frame a potpourri of blueberry and sour cherry. The fruit slowly subsides, giving way to exotic spice, and finishes with sweet black licorice. 
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Paul Hobbs Crossbarn Cabernet Sauvignon 2014

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Paul Hobbs Crossbarn
Varietal: Cabernet
Vintage: 2014
Country of Origin: California
Appellation: Napa Valley
Retail Price: $60

Tasting Notes: Plump and elegant, full, rich and concentrated with a touch of spice. Long finish. Enjoy now or cellar for a few years.
Paul Hobbs Crossbarn Cabernet Sauvignon 2014

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Malleolus Tempranillo Red 2014

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Malleolus Tempranillo
Varietal: Blend
Vintage: 2014
Country of Origin: Spain
Retail Price: $46

Tasting Notes: Emilio Moro Bodegas has been around a long time. Still family owned, it generates some of the best tinto fino in Spain. Light earth, dark berries and perfectly integrated tannins carry this jewel to a long, lingering finish. Think clams and chorizo.
Malleolus Tempranillo Red 2014

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Keenan Cabernet Sauvignon 2014

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Keenan
Varietal: Cabernet
Vintage: 2014
Country of Origin: California
Appellation: Napa Valley
Retail Price: $55

Tasting Notes: This complex Napa cabernet sauvignon offers extracted rich fruit flavors of currant, cassis, black cherry and blackberry. There is a hefty mouthfeel mid-palate giving way to some rustic flavors, black licorice, kirsch and spice. The finish lingers with a fair amount of tannins. Ready to drink now, but will age well for another seven years.
Keenan Cabernet Sauvignon 2014

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Dowdell Pinot Noir 2014

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Dowdell
Varietal: Pinot Noir
Vintage: 2014
Country of Origin: California
Appellation: Sonoma Coast
Retail Price: $65

Tasting Notes: Rich black-currant aromas lead to big dark fruit flavors with crushed stone and notes of tobacco that finish with soft and subtle tannins. Certainly a value for the price.
Dowdell Pinot Noir 2014

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Sullivan Cabernet Sauvignon 2014

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Sullivan
Varietal: Cabernet
Vintage: 2014
Country of Origin: California
Appellation: Rutherford
Retail Price: $95

Tasting Notes: A balanced and structured cabernet sauvignon, that is elegant and focused with berry and currant notes, as well as chocolate and spice undertones. Full-bodied, with surprising density, yet very polished and pretty. Should open up quite nicely after being in bottle for a few years
Sullivan Cabernet Sauvignon 2014

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Beaulieu Vineyard Georges de Latour Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2014

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Beaulieu Vineyard Georges de Latour Private Reserve
Fanciful Name: Georges de Latour Private Reserve
Varietal: Cabernet
Vintage: 2014
Country of Origin: California
Appellation: Napa Valley
Retail Price: $145

Tasting Notes: From one of Napa Valley's long-time iconic producers, their top wine is an outstanding combination of dark fruit, power and elegance. A spectacular representation of Napa Valley winemaking.
Beaulieu Vineyard Georges de Latour Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2014

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Casas del Bosque Gran Reserva Pinot Noir

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Casas del Bosque
Fanciful Name: Gran Reserva
Varietal: Pinot Noir
Vintage: 2014
Country of Origin: Chile
Appellation: Casablanca Valley
Retail Price: $17.95

Tasting Notes: Sourced from some of the highest elevations in Casablanca, this cool, austere pinot overdelivers. Much like a pommard, it is driven by minerals and dark fruit. Try it with grilled salmon.
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A to Z Pinot Noir

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A to Z
Varietal: Pinot Noir
Vintage: 2014
Country of Origin: Oregon
Appellation: Willamette Valley
Retail Price: $20

Tasting Notes: Complex flavors of cherry, cranberry and currant with ripe, juicy spice and tannins. Nice long finish.
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Bouchard Père & Fils Pinot Noir

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Bouchard Père & Fils
Varietal: Pinot Noir
Vintage: 2014
Country of Origin: France
Appellation: Côte de Beaune Villages
Retail Price: $30

Tasting Notes: Wonderfully Burgundian. Lighter in color in the glass, with bright ruby through and through. Elegance and delicacy are the perfect descriptors for both the nose and palate. A lovely example of why many people feel that Burgundy is the home of pinot noir.
Bouchard Père & Fils Pinot Noir

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Joseph Drouhin Pinot Noir

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Joseph Drouhin
Varietal: Pinot Noir
Vintage: 2014
Country of Origin: France
Appellation: Chorey-Les-Beaune
Retail Price: $29

Tasting Notes: The areas around the town of Beaune are justly famous for their elegance and sense of terroir. This is a prime example of Beaune character. Medium-bright ruby throughout the glass. Plenty of dark-berry fruit are exhibited on the nose and palate. Good acidity keeps everything in balance. Lovely now, with lots of potential for aging.
Joseph Drouhin Pinot Noir

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Martinborough Vineyard Home Block Pinot Noir

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Martinborough Vineyard
Fanciful Name: Home Block
Varietal: Pinot Noir
Vintage: 2014
Country of Origin: New Zealand
Appellation: Martinborough
Retail Price: $65

Tasting Notes: Bright, medium-dark ruby in the glass. The nose and palate exhibit great intensity, with complexity and balance. A wonderful example of New Zealand winemaking.
Martinborough Vineyard Home Block Pinot Noir

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