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Coming from the state's premier Riesling vineyard, this wine opens with lightly styled aromas of slate, apricot and peach. It drinks a hair off dry, with honeyed stone-fruit flavors.

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This wine is 70% Grenache with the rest equal parts Mourv dre and Syrah. Aromas of olive, earth, orange peel, black pepper and flower are followed by full-bodied red and black-fruit flavors. It shows intrigue but doesn't quite come together.

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This very underripe expression of Pinot Noir will win hardcore fans of that style. Tart raspberry meets with green peppercorns, underbrush and Kalamata olives on the nose. The palate is also full of olives, from Kalamata to green, with damp sagebrush, forest floor and more green-peppercorn flavors.

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A very appealing pale-peach color, this wine brings aromas of strawberry and cherry. The flavors are tart and decisive, with a lingering finish.

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Dried cherry, crushed herbs and a spin of cocoa is the first whiff of this poised and meaty wine. Fresh cherries, olives and cinnamon on the palate are integrated and unfold into a lingering finish. This wine begs for a juicy steak or lamb stew.

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Wild cherry and sagebrush show on the nose of this fairly restrained bottling that doesn't rely on any new oak. Thyme and pepper spice show on the sip against a well-woven black-cherry frame. The acidity is balanced and the texture is soft, but the complexity is low.

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Apricot aromas and tangy peach-skin flavors make this medium-bodied wine attractive and refreshing, while a slightly richer mouthfeel gives it more substance than expected.

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Fermented in French oak and concrete, aromas of charry toast, pear, herb, lees and spice are followed by medium-bodied fruit flavors. It comes up a bit flat on the finish.

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Aromas of melon, pear and candied apple lead to medium-bodied fleshy-feeling fruit flavors. It brings a pleasing sense of acidity a delightful white.

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Both tannins and ripe berry fruits are in juicy balance in this wine. It gives it density as well as a crisp character that is enhanced by the smoky flavor that comes through. Drink this wine from 2018.

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The wine is smoky with plenty of toastiness. At the same time, the bright red fruits are right up-front to give the wine its crispness and acidity. Drink this wine from 2018.

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Very clear in the glass, this bottling from the Wrath team shows honeydew, passionfruit, pine needle and a hint of wood on the nose. The flavors are straightforward, with green-apple flesh and a hint of more passionfruit.

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The wine is young and with some firm tannins that suggest it needs to age before drinking. Along with the tannins, there are juicy black-currant fruits and a perfumed aftertaste. The wine comes from vineyards in the far east of the Bordeaux region. Drink from 2018.

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Cherry, strawberry and baking spices combine in this medium-bodied wine that offers texture and soft, supple layers of refreshing acidity.

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This is a smooth, dry and well-integrated white, highlighted in apricot, peach and lemongrass, with an herbal undertone. It's ready for the table, with food-friendly acidity and medium body weight.

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Pineapple and lemon rind aromas lead into flavors of full-bodied honey, apple and tropical fruit. Robust and layered with flavor, but the finish is bright. An assertive and fruit-forward wine with ageable potential.

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Plum, cedar and cocoa on the nose rolls into flavors of jammy plum, smoke and red berries in this appealing red from Crete. The wine is rounded and full with a nice spicy finish. This is a good intro to Kotsifali for drinkers new to Greek reds.

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Savory berry aromas are accompanied by spice notes and a hint of latex. This feels wide rather than precisely shaped. Baked, earthy, oaky flavors envelop stewed berry notes, and the wine feels wayward on the finish.

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Upfront scents of woodspice and toasted oak coat the ripe cherry and blueberry fruit on the nose, with additional hints of pepper and cured meat. The plush, slightly velvety mouthfeel offers medium tannins and fruit-skin flavors of cherry and plum. The spice comes around full-circle on the medium-length finish.

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Seriously structured, this wine is almost too rich. It is concentrated, with dense tannins, dark chocolate and cocoa flavors. The juicy, jammy black fruits come with the acidity to give the wine some welcome crispness and fruitiness. Drink from 2020.