Brazil

This self-described soft Cabernet is light and low in alcohol. Aromas of herbal berry fruits precede a round plump palate with jammy plum and currant flavors. While quaffable and a touch sweet, this bears little resemblance to what most people expect from Cab Sauvignon.

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This opens with aromas of underbrush, toasted nut and grilled herb. The extremely simple, abrupt palate offers suggestions of sour cherry and orange zest alongside brisk acidity.

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This is a light wine fruity and with a soft texture. It has citrus and creamed pear flavors that are balanced with acidity. It's a wine to be drunk now while its fruitiness is still at its peak.

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This is a crisp and fruity wine that has fine acidity and a tangy orange-zest texture. The wine is full of green plums and with a salty, bright aftertaste. Drink now.

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Bright aromas of melon, pear and herb lead to tart dry fruit flavors. The concentration comes off as quite light.

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Soupy raisiny aromas are hefty but lack precision. The palate mostly follows the nose, meaning this tastes of prune and raisin, with a hint of mocha. A thick chunky raisiny finish offers no surprises.

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The producer is following the Provence fashion and packaging its range of Pure Loire in square bottles. This ros is dry with red fruit and spice from the Cabernet Franc in the blend. Tangy and crisp, it is ready to drink,

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This is a soft style of Aligot with creamed apple and pear flavors and a gentle texture. The wine has crisp acidity and a lively bright aftertaste. Drink now.

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This bgn ros is made from Pinot Noir and Syrah and has enticing aromas of strawberry, dried rose petal and Mediterranean herbs. There are flavors of strawberries and cream, red raspberry and vanilla before the smooth and creamy finish.

Georgia

Pale straw to the eye, this blend of native grapes from Georgia has a nose of lemon-lime sorbet and apricot. It has a slightly effervescent feeling on the tongue, with flavors of lemon curd and lime backed by a soft fruit sweetness that continues into the zesty finish.

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Basic aromas are low on fruit. This has a cutting, citric feel that's centered around juicy acidity. Sour grapefruit and tangerine flavors end with lasting citric acidity.

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Inspired by Sancerre, but with grapes from other parts of the Loire, this soft, herbal and green-fruit flavored wine is refreshing and lightly textured. Drink now.

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While the majority of the grapes for this wine are from Napa, small additions come from Lake, Sonoma and Solano counties. It holds a healthy dose of Merlot too. Simple in richness and ripeness, its flavors highlight bacon and charred oak, the tannins dusty and firm.

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Murky apricot and citrus aromas are lightly pickled. This feels plump despite being cut by malic acidity. Flavors of honey and sweet melon are followed by latent bitterness in front of a finish that tastes mostly of residual sugar.

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Heavy, generic cherry aromas are a touch volatile. This feels full and bouncy, with juicy acidity. Flavors of black fruits are ripe but lack complexity, while this is hot and raspy on the finish.

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From vines on the slopes of the Cher River this softly herbal wine has attractive gooseberry and lime flavors. Its young fruitiness is light, bright and ready to drink.

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This wine's nose is a tad hollow, offering poppy seed, roast beef and black-fruit aromas. The palate conveys blueberry, blackberry and chocolate flavors, with a rising acidity on the finish.

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This offers subdued whiffs of blue flower, red berry and a hint of moist soil. On the rustic, rather diluted palate, bracing acidity and raspy, fleeting tannins accompany suggestions of tart sour cherry and orange peel. It finishes on an astringent note.

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Subdued aromas of melon and apple lead to medium-bodied fruit flavors. It comes off as a bit generic, with the variety seeming to get lost.

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Oxidative in character, this ripe wine has melon, spice and almond flavors. It is ready to drink.