vintage: 2013

Taken Napa Valley Red 2013

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Taken
Varietal: Blend
Vintage: 2013
Country of Origin: California
Appellation: Napa Valley
Retail Price: $35.99

Tasting Notes: This red blend is such an incredible wine for the money. Perfect for your friends or family that like your big cellar wines, yet won’t break your bank. Flavors of blackberry and plum are surrounded by the gentle balance of tannin and acidity.
Taken Napa Valley Red 2013

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Levert Cremant de Bourgogne Brut 2013

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Levert
Fanciful Name: Cremant de Bourgogne
Varietal: Sparkling
Vintage: 2013
Country of Origin: France
Retail Price: $18

Tasting Notes: The aromas of green apple and pear excite the palate. The bright citrus flavors dance on the tongue due to the small bubbles. This beautiful Cremant balances bright flavors citrus and toast.
Levert Cremant de Bourgogne Brut 2013

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Pascual Tuso Alta Malbec 2013

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Pascual Tuso Alta
Varietal: Malbec
Vintage: 2013
Country of Origin: Argentina
Retail Price: $49.99

Tasting Notes: An absolutely stunning old-vine Maipú malbec from one of Argentina's top producers. Amazingly young looking in the glass, the nose and palate possess plenty of rich dark fruit, with hints of spice. Exceptionally mouth-filling, and satisfying to the last sip. Outstanding!
Pascual Tuso Alta Malbec 2013

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Indigo Eyes Cabernet 2013

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Indigo Eyes
Varietal: Cabernet
Vintage: 2013
Country of Origin: California
Retail Price: $11.99

Tasting Notes: Perfect introductory cab for the novice drinker. Light-to-medium bodied, and very approachable. Cherry and plum notes dominate with a subtle earthy mushroom undertone. Only 3,500 cases produced. Perfect pool red for those 100-degree days.
Indigo Eyes Cabernet 2013

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Textbook 2013

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Textbook
Vintage: 2013
Country of Origin: California
Retail Price: $29.95

Tasting Notes: Sourced from three sites in Napa; French Oak gives this wine a superb polished palate. Red and black berries persist through well-integrated tannins on to the finish. Supple and smooth with a hint of spice.
Textbook 2013

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Cruz Alta Cabernet Grand Reserve 2013

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Cruz Alta
Fanciful Name: Grand Reserve
Varietal: Cabernet
Vintage: 2013
Country of Origin: Argentina
Retail Price: $17

Tasting Notes: A dark fruit-forward cabernet with nice notes of black pepper and silky texture. Full bodied with richness from start to finish that is balanced out by subtle oak notes.
Cruz Alta Cabernet Grand Reserve 2013

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Clos Pegase Cabernet Sauvignon 2013

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Clos Pegase
Varietal: Cabernet
Vintage: 2013
Country of Origin: California
Retail Price: $55

Tasting Notes: From one of Napa Valley's most reliably consistent producers. Well balanced, with an elegant and long finish. The dark fruit is evident, from the bouquet through the last sip. A great food-wine.
Clos Pegase Cabernet Sauvignon 2013

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Beaulieu Vineyard Reserve Tapestry 2013

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Beaulieu Vineyard
Fanciful Name: Reserve
Varietal: Tapestry
Vintage: 2013
Country of Origin: California
Retail Price: $65

Tasting Notes: A superb wine from one of Napa Valley's oldest producers. Dark, rich, with lots of black fruit; the tannins are balanced by the superb fruit and balancing acidity. A real winner.
Beaulieu Vineyard Reserve Tapestry 2013

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Hightower Estate Cabernet 2013

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Hightower Estate
Varietal: Cabernet
Vintage: 2013
Country of Origin: Italy
Retail Price: $20

Tasting Notes: A powerful and well-textured wine from Bolgheri that is striking because of its beautiful texture and distinct long-lasting finish. Red fruit dominated by raspberries accompanied by powerful blackberry notes and plush tannins for support.
Hightower Estate Cabernet 2013

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Miner Emily’s Cuvee’ Cabernet Sauvignon 2013

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Miner Emily’s Cuvee’
Varietal: Cabernet
Vintage: 2013
Country of Origin: California
Retail Price: $49.99

Tasting Notes: The bouquet is full of lilac, black currant, lavender and sweet spices. A nice hint of coffee/mocha shows on the second sniff. There are palate-coating flavors of blueberry, currant and blackberry, with subtle hints of sweet/toasty oak. That coffee/mocha sneaks up suddenly. The finish is long with supple tannins, lively acidity and a nice touch of terroir. It’s a lovely wine, well balanced and approachable, but will cellar for several years easily. From a premier Napa winery.
Miner Emily’s Cuvee’ Cabernet Sauvignon 2013

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Chateau Ksara Cabernet 2013

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Chateau Ksara
Varietal: Cabernet
Vintage: 2013
Country of Origin: Lebanon
Retail Price: $24.99

Tasting Notes: The 2013 vintage of Chateau Ksara Cabernet was even riper than it normally is, which lends perfectly to this Bekka Valley wine. You would believe we were in the Napa Valley if we were doing a blind tasting of this borderline-perfect cabernet. When the bottle was revealed to be from Lebanon you would spend all night having to hear the amazing story of Chateau Ksara. The disbelief that this wine was that good, and not from a wine region you would expect, makes the experience all the better.
Chateau Ksara Cabernet 2013

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Schramsberg Blanc De Blancs 2013

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Schramsberg
Varietal: Sparkling
Vintage: 2013
Country of Origin: California
Retail Price: $39.99

Tasting Notes: This true brut style offers the mouthfeel of a 100% Chardonnay sparkling. The balance of textures and fruit, with dry freshness, make this the cream of the crop for Napa sparkling wine.
Schramsberg Blanc De Blancs 2013

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