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Vintage	Producer	Product Name	Notes	Source	Score	Sell Sheet	Updated
2006	La Fiorita	Brunello di Montalcino Riserva	This red boasts sweet, ripe cherry, raspberry and plum flavors, with tar, spice and licorice in supporting roles. Vibrant, harmonious and expressive through the lingering aftertaste. Best from 2015 through 2035. 1,000 cases made.	Wine Spectator	95		2021-06-09
2020	Commanderie de la Bargemone	Coteaux d'Aix en Provence Rose	Vivid orange-pink. Strawberry, orange zest and pungent flowers on the perfumed nose. Juicy red berry, citrus fruit and honeysuckle flavors show good depth and a bracing undercurrent of juicy acidity. Opens up slowly on the back half and finishes long and silky, with repeating florality and a refreshingly bitter touch of orange zest.	Vinous	90		2021-06-06
2017	Pursued by Bear	Syrah 'Baby Bear' Columbia Valley	Broad-shouldered and refined with blackberry, peppered beef and grilled anise flavors that build tension toward medium-grained tannins. Drink now through 2030. Value Pick of the Week (6.2.21): Washington	Wine Spectator	93		2021-06-02
2020	Carol Shelton	Rendezvous Rose' Mendocino	Big and bursting with fresh strawberry, raspberry and spice flavors that linger on a jammy finish. Carignane and Zinfandel. Drink now. 480 cases made. From California. 12 Food-Friendly West Coast Rosés: #2	Wine Spectator	90		2021-05-25
2017	Marziano Abbona	Barolo	Fresh, lightly spiced and nicely structured Barolo here, offering clean red-berry and orange-peel character. Medium-to full-bodied with a cool, fresh feel to the palate. Like it. Drink from 2023.	James Suckling	92		2021-05-25
2020	Quintay	Sauvignon Blanc 'Clava' Casablanca Valley	A medium-bodied white with sliced-apple, apricot, melon and lime-curd aromas. Fresh and fruity with bright acidity and a clean, refreshing finish. Drink now. Screw cap.	James Suckling	90		2021-05-25
NV	RE:FIND Distillery	Vodka Finished in Barrel	The base is distilled from red wine grapes, and the vodka is then barrel-aged. The end result is an experimental bottling that looks, smells and tastes like a young Bourbon. It's oak-forward at first sip, but finishes round and luscious, with plenty of caramel and cinnamon-clove sparks. Slip it into a blind tasting alongside traditional whiskey and watch Bourbon-lovers lose their minds. Newly released June 2016.	Wine Enthusiast	91		2021-05-12
2015	Nicodemi	Montepulciano d'Abruzzo Colline Teramane Riserva 'Neromoro'	Fully saturated inky ruby. Aroma and flavors of concentrated red and black fruits, spicy oak, Oriental spices and graphite. This strikes me as being rather well-balanced for such a big wine. Finishes long with noteworthy grace and elegance.	Vinous	91		2021-05-12
2019	Decibel	Chardonnay Hawke's Bay 'Testify'	This is the second vintage of the Testify Chardonnay. Having gone big on high solids and new oak in 2019, which led to a very reductive, stylistic interpretation of Chardonnay, Daniel Brennan has pulled back. This is a more subtle expression, focusing more on texture and restraint, and it's all the better for it. There's savory nougat-like character from French oak fermentation, a creamy lick from malo, and restrained nectarine fruit. A site within spitting distance of the waters of the Pacific delivers a flush of acidity that courses through the center of the wine, leaving the palate refreshed.	Vinous	91		2021-05-11
2018	Decibel	Pinot Noir Martinborough 'Testify'	While there's plenty of silken texture here, verging on opulence, this retains a sense of elegance and effortlessness. Expect flavors reminiscent of damson skin, violets, orange peel, cinnamon and clove, giving a rather festive impression. The finish is satisfying, with juicy acidity cleansing the palate. Super-fine tannins provide a very fine veil for the palate. Only seven barrels of this wine were made.	Vinous	93		2021-05-11