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$21.94
12 bottle $21.54
Rated 93 - One of the finest Chateauneufs made by Guigal, the 2007 Chateauneuf du Pape is a blend of 85% Grenache and the rest Syrah and Mourvedre. Full-bodied with lots of kirsch, blackberry, raspberry,...
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$44.94
12 bottle $39.94
Rated 93 - One of the finest Chateauneufs made by Guigal, the 2007 Chateauneuf du Pape is a blend of 85% Grenache and the rest Syrah and Mourvedre. Full-bodied with lots of kirsch, blackberry, raspberry,...
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$52.54
12 bottle $51.94
Rated 92 - The 2005 Cote Rotie Brune et Blonde is the fullest-bodied, most complete and deepest of this quartet. Its dark garnet color is followed by a big, sweet nose of bacon fat, cassis, jammy cherries,...
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$30.44
12 bottle $29.84
Rated 93 - Guigal produces more Cote Rotie Brune et Blonde than any other producer of the appellation. The Brune et Blonde often spends up to three years in small oak casks and is always a blend of purchases...
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$30.44
12 bottle $29.84
Rated 93 - Guigal produces more Cote Rotie Brune et Blonde than any other producer of the appellation. The Brune et Blonde often spends up to three years in small oak casks and is always a blend of purchases...
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$56.54
12 bottle $55.94
Rated 91-94 - On the other hand, the 2009 Cote Rotie Brune et Blonde is brilliant. It was scheduled to be bottled several days after my visit in late October. A deep plum/ruby/purple color is accompanied...
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$360.54
12 bottle $359.94
Rated 96 - The stunning 2007 Cote Rotie La Mouline boasts notes of sweet lychee nuts, licorice, black raspberries, kirsch and a floral/honeysuckle character that one associates with white wines. Full-bodied...
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$240.54
12 bottle $239.94
Rated 93 - This alluring red delivers steeped currant, dark truffle, roasted apple wood and espresso aromas and flavors all mingling together, backed by a solid spine of charcoal and ganache notes. A sanguine...
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$240.54
12 bottle $239.94
Rated 93 - Shows nice flesh for the vintage, with a firm coating of cocoa powder to the crushed plum, black currant and loganberry fruit, followed by warm ganache and roasted bay leaf notes. Has the angles...
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$26.64
12 bottle $21.64
Rated 88 - The 2006 Cotes du Rhone exhibits a dark ruby hue that is slightly less saturated than the 2007. It possesses more pepper, garrigue, earth, and tar characteristics in addition to plenty of red...
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$12.34
Rated 89 - There are 3.5 million bottles of the 2009 Cotes du Rhone red, which represents an amazing value. A blend of 50% Syrah, 40% Grenache and 10% Mourvedre, it comes primarily from the Plan de Dieu...
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$6.44
12 bottle $5.74
Rated 89 - The 2009 Cotes du Rhone Blanc, which is usually 50% Viognier and the rest a blend of Roussanne, Marsanne, Clairette and Bourboulenc aged in tank, is just lovely. Fresh honeyed notes with some...
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$11.94
12 bottle $11.34
Rated 92 - The exceptional 2009 Crozes-Hermitage is one of the top wines of the vintage. A complex bouquet of black olives, licorice, ground beef, spring flowers and red and black currants soars from the...
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$19.94
12 bottle $18.34
Rated 92 - The exceptional 2009 Crozes-Hermitage is one of the top wines of the vintage. A complex bouquet of black olives, licorice, ground beef, spring flowers and red and black currants soars from the...
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$278.54
12 bottle $277.94
Rated 95-98 - Made in a completely different style, the colossal 2005 Hermitage Ex-Voto is pure power, muscle, and concentration. Its inky/purple color is accompanied by an extraordinary, precise nose...
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$280.54
12 bottle $279.94
Rated 95+ - The opaque purple-colored 2006 Hermitage Ex-Voto reveals notes of black fruits, graphite, ink and acacia flowers along with fabulous intensity, a full-bodied mouthfeel, good acidity and high,...
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$340.54
12 bottle $339.94
Rated 98 - Just being released, the spectacular 2007 Hermitage Ex-Voto exhibits a discrete hint of oak (despite its 42 month aging in 100% new French oak) along with plenty of creme de cassis, lead pencil...
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$149.54
12 bottle $148.94
Rated 95 - A touch extreme, as this is very toasty in style, with lots of butter, grilled hazelnut and peach cobbler aromas and flavors. Really powerful, with a broad and muscular palate. Yet there's impressive...
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$168.54
12 bottle $167.94
Rated 95 - Intense, with gorgeously pure salted butter, brioche, paraffin, creamed yellow apple, anise and persimmon notes all woven together and pushed by a broad but well-focused finish. This has the...
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$14.64
12 bottle $14.04
Rated 91-93 - The 2009 Gigondas was scheduled to be bottled soon after my visit. Composed of 60% Grenache, 25% Mourvedre and 15% Syrah aged in foudre, this dense purple-colored 2009 exhibits copious amounts...
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$32.99
Rated 91-93 - The 2009 Gigondas was scheduled to be bottled soon after my visit. Composed of 60% Grenache, 25% Mourvedre and 15% Syrah aged in foudre, this dense purple-colored 2009 exhibits copious amounts...
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$65.54
12 bottle $64.94
Rated 91-93 - Still in barrel, the 2005 Hermitage is superb. It will be interesting to see in a decade or so which wine turns out better, 2005 or 2006. The 2005 has less charm, complexity, and nuance than...
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$65.54
12 bottle $64.94
Rated 91-93 - The 2007 Hermitage is more peppery and meaty, offering notes of burning embers and licorice along with silky tannins, a heady, lush mouthfeel and a suppleness and flamboyance that are less...
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$48.54
12 bottle $47.94
Rated 90-92+ - The 2008 Hermitage Blanc is a remarkable wine since it includes all of the declassified Ex-Voto. Superb honeyed citrus, caramelized white peach, crushed rock, grapefruit and quince characteristics...
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$48.54
12 bottle $47.94
Rated 92 - The 2009 Hermitage blanc (approximately 93% Marsanne and 7% Roussanne) reveals the floral/acacia component of Marsanne intermixed with copious buttery, waxy, honeysuckle notes, a full-bodied,...
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$26.54
12 bottle $26.04
Rated 89-91 - Outrageously good, the 2010 St.-Joseph blanc is composed of 93% Marsanne and 7% Roussanne also aged in tank (50%), new oak (25%) and used barrels (25%). It possesses abundant notes of honeysuckle,...
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