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Item RD1288

Merlot: Perched to seize the day as Oak Knoll's foremost Merlot is Blackbird Vineyards, located in the heart of the Oak Knoll District. Since 1999, this former walnut orchard, first planted with 5717 vines two years earlier, has quietly provided fruit to many of Napa's finest winemakers, for whom it has yielded astonishing reviews and stellar scorings. Purchased by entrepreneur Michael Polenske in 2003, who recognized its potential, Blackbird Vineyards is now an ultra premium label in its own right. (Fittingly, 'merlot' is French patois for 'little blackbird.')

California ,  USA
Blackbird Vineyards
Merlot

Item WH552

Chasselas, Riesling, Pinot Gris: a true field blend from Boxler, made only in vintages when he does not bottle a Chasselas.

Alsace ,  France
Boxler
Chasselas

Item WH567

Pigato: Displays flavors of apricot, peach, and aromatic herbs. Well-defined, structured and balanced.

Liguria ,  Italy
Bruna, Francesca
Pigato

Item RD1344

Grenache, Syrah: A lush, fruity, and earthy Beaumes-de-venise capable of developing in age for the next few years.

Rhône ,  France
Beaumes-de-Venise
Chateau Redortier
Grenache

Item WH397

Chardonnay: Allen Meadows, Burghound 89 "The first wine to display noticeable reduction and this should definitely be decanted. The flavors however were rich, full and with ample mid-palate fat that gives the finish an attractive texture and buffers the punchy and moderately firm acid spine."

Burgundy ,  France
Chassagne-Montrachet
Colin, Marc
Chardonnay

Item RD1198

Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc: The estate's third wine produced from younger vines destined for Estate & Maya.

California ,  USA
Napa Valley
Dalla Valle
Cabernet Sauvignon

Item RD1332

Burgundy ,  France
Pommard
Gaunoux, J.M.
Pinot Noir

Item RD1339

Veneto ,  Italy
Valpolicella
Quintarelli
Corvina

Item WH461

Chardonnay: BH 92 pts "(from a full 1 ha parcel of 40+ year old vines aged in approximately 1/3 new oak with a slightly longer élevage than the prior wines). A very ripe and distinguished nose of spiced yellow fruit compote introduces textured, pure and classy medium full flavors that coat the palate with extract that completely buffers the firm acid spine that does an impeccable job of retaining focus despite all the richness on the long, pure and refined finish."

Burgundy ,  France
Puligny-Montrachet
Sauzet
Chardonnay

Item RD1315

Nerello: Grown on the slopes of Mt. Etna. Some of the highest vineyards in Europe with extremely old vines. A extremely elegant, vibrant Sicilian red.

Sicily ,  Italy
Etna Rosso
Terre Nere
Nerello

Item RD901

95% Grenache, 5% Syrah: Robert Parker, Wine Advocate 94 points "his wine always comes from the three best parcels of the estate – Les Serres, La Crau, and Guignasse. This hugely concentrated, muscular wine is very powerful, excruciatingly tannic at present, but super-rich. Yields were a low 22 hectoliters per hectare because of the drought, and this blockbuster, muscular, virile style of wine needs at least 5-6 years of bottle age and should keep for two-plus decades. It is certainly a terrific Mon Aieul, but for those who are very patient."

Rhône ,  France
Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Usseglio
Grenache

Item Book1

A nicely structured, lightly acidic addition to the handy Snob’s Dictionary series, decoding the baffling world of winespeak from A to Z.

Wine Snob. The very phrase seems redundant, doesn't it? When faced with this snobbiest of snobberies, the civilian wine enthusiast needs the help of savvy translators like David Kamp and David Lynch. Their Wine Snob’s Dictionary delivers witty explication of both old-school oeno-obsessions (What's claret? Who's Michael Broadbent?) and such new-wave terms as "malolactic fermentation" and "fruit bomb."

NyWineCo

Item WH573

Weinviertal ,  Austria
Zull
Grüner Veltliner