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Made from a blend of native grapes Insolia and Grecanico, this is a light-bodied but refreshing wine that recalls lemon zest, peach and green apple. Fresh acidity gives it a clean, bright finish. Pair this with vegetarian appetizers.

fr

This wine is rather too jammy and ripe for its own good. It does have acidity, but it is also soft without the essential structure. It's not a wine for aging.

es

This quaffable white blend opens with minerally vitamin-like aromas along with touches of peach pit and apple. The palate is good in a generic way, while apple, pear, melon and mild spice flavors finish exactly the same.

fr

The acidity is most obvious at this stage of the wine's development. It does have structure, but it feels cool and tight. A green edge at the back adds to the cool character.

US

Savory tones of pressed apples and pears build in spice and concentration on the palate of this Chardonnay, layered in decadent swathes of caramel and cream. It's rich and round in mouthfeel with bold alcohol and body, but balanced with lemony acidity on the finish.

US

Done entirely in stainless steel, it offers grape skin flavors and green apple fruit. It was.

US

Scents of freshly-pressed apple waft from this crisp, easy-drinking Riesling. Refreshingly light on its feet, with sprightly lemon and lime acidity, it finishes moderately long with delicate apple and pear flavors.

fr

This wine is dull, soft with some redeeming acidity. It has weight and hints of a fresher character that might emerge by 2015.

US

This dense Cab is chewy on the palate with highlights of green olive, sour cherry and minty tobacco. It's fairly priced and approachable.

US

Fleshy and ripe with flavors of sweet yellow peach touched with honey, this is an easy going medium-sweet Riesling. There's a touch of savory smoke and spice that persists from nose to finish, but overall, it's bright and sunny with lingering lemon acidity.

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Scents of waxy honeycomb and crushed minerals waft from this off-dry Pinot Gris. On the palate, lush, ripe peach and melon flavors penetrate. It's unabashedly fruity and forward with a bold, heavy mouthfeel.

US

This is a soft, somewhat dilute and simple white wine. Delicate suggestions of white peach and pear carry the bulk of the flavor.

US

Smoke, plum jelly and a touch of violet form the aromas for this offering. The tannins are nicely thick, with prominent flavor profile of unsweetened blackberry jam. This meaty wine will improve with a bit more time in the bottle, so hold off until 2016.

US

The nose on this Pinot Noir is fresh and bright with scents of fresh raspberries touched with granite minerality. Medium bodied in style, the palate is marked by flavors of cherry cola and currant, wrapping up with a bitter almond finish.

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The nose on this Cabernet Franc seduces with scents of rich, ripe berries and cherries accented with granite, vanilla and spice. The palate, however, is more reserved with a dusty, earthen tone that seeps into ruddy red-fruit flavors. Brisk and medium-bodied, it finishes moderately long.

US

The wine's label sports a black and white image of a city skyline, and the wine inside the bottle might make for a decent glass pour at an urban bistro. There's a lot of vanilla flavor and some pleasant black cherry fruit.

US

Savory tones of pressed apple and pear contrast with pretty orange-blossom aromas on this unusually light-footed Chardonnay. A blend of equal parts oak and stainless-steel ferment, it's concentrated with pear and lemon flavors. Finishes a bit short.

US

A sandalwood, light leather and raspberry nose are the most compelling elements of this wine by this E & J Gallo brand. On the palate, roasted fig and tart berry are followed by a bit of spice but no lasting finish.

gr

Cigarbox, mint, balsamic and leather lead this traditionally minded Agiorgitiko from Boutari. On the palate, plum, spice and tobacco prevail.

US

Much like the other 2011 red wine releases from Cave B, this offers thin, tart red fruit, and strong herb and stem flavors in the finishing tannins.