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Vintage	Producer	Product Name	Notes	Source	Score	Sell Sheet	Updated
2018	Domaine Vallet	Saint Joseph 'Cuvee Muletiers'	Slightly richer yet still playing in the same style, the 2018 Saint Joseph Muletiers reveals a ruby/plum color as well as classic notes of spiced red and black fruits, leather, ground pepper, and hints of spring flowers. Medium to full-bodied, with ripe tannins and a beautiful texture, this is another terrific wine readers should snatch up. It should be slightly longer lived than the Meribets cuvée.	Jeb Dunnuck	93		2020-11-19
2019	Domaine Vallet	Saint Joseph 'Cuvee Muletiers'	Mulberries, currants, spice, and peppery herb notes emerge from the 2019 Saint Joseph Muletiers, another rich, full-bodied wine from this estate. I like its tannins, it has an expansive texture, and it should have 10-15 years of longevity.	Jeb Dunnuck	91-93		2020-11-19
2018	Domaine Vallet	Condrieu Rouelle-Midi	Looking first at the 2018 Condrieu Rouelle-Midi, it offers a beautiful Viognier nose of ripe tangerines, honeyed peach, and flowers. Rich, medium to full-bodied and textured, it stays lively and balanced, with a clean finish. It's a terrific Condrieu.	Jeb Dunnuck	92		2020-11-19
2015	La Fiorita	Brunello di Montalcino 'Fiore di NO'	This ripe red is balanced, with cherry, plum, berry and floral notes showing nuances of black pepper, iron, earth and tobacco. Firm, dense and fresh, featuring a long aftertaste of fruit, spice and tobacco. Best from 2024 through 2042. 260 cases made, 100 cases imported.	Wine Spectator	94		2020-11-17
2015	La Fiorita	Brunello di Montalcino 'Fiore di NO'	Deep red. Captivating aromas of red cherry, strawberry, sweet pipe tobacco, and flint. Impressively built, multifaceted and layered, this boasts very pure and round flavors similar to the aromas. The finish is long and dense, and features polished tannins and a suave texture. Knockout Brunello, probably the best I have had from La Fiorita in a very long time, and likely ever. Noticeably less floral than the 2015 classico Brunello from this estate but more complex and much deeper. Made with grapes taken from the best part of the Pian Bossolino and Poggio al Sole vineyards. The NO on the label stands for Natalie Oliveros, the estate owner; a real knockout, this wine is only made in the best vintages.	Vinous	95		2020-11-17
2017	Keenan	Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley	With its sweet cherry spice and supple espresso-roast tannins, this is a rich, round cabernet with density and length. Pour it while grilling a sirloin steak. W&S Best US Cabernets & Blends	Wine & Spirits	90		2020-11-16
2017	Keenan	Cabernet Sauvignon 'Reserve' Spring Mountain District	Michael Keenan's collection of vineyard parcels at high elevations on Spring Mountain created a totally delicious 2017 Reserve. Its pure mountain-blueberry essence is hard to find outside of a sunny August day spent eating blueberries straight off the bush. There's also a brighter glimmer of red fruit, seeming to reflect off the mineral tannins as the flavors leap out of the glass. A chef friend remarked on the complexity of this wine and how it would be easy to drink a lot of it: "The tannins are kind of perfect, begging for teriyaki beef." Those fruit tannins have a delicacy and freshness that’s rare in any vintage, and may be a marker for the best of the 2017s. W&S Best US Cabernets & Blends	Wine & Spirits	95		2020-11-16
2018	Michael Pozzan	Cabernet Sauvignon 'Rutherford Road' Napa Valley	Michael Pozzan makes this wine in a plump, rich style. Oak aging has smoothed out the tannins, which have the juiciness of fresh-pressed cherry skins, but that time in wood has not diminished the violet scents or the tobacco notes of the fruit. Pour it with grilled sausages. Best Buy. W&S Best US Cabernets & Blends	Wine & Spirits	91		2020-11-16
2017	Pursued by Bear	Cabernet Sauvignon Columbia Valley	This wine has impressive old-vine pedigree, with fruit from Weinbau, Dubrul, Champoux and Dionysus. Posh from the outset, it’s like a baby Bordeaux in its scent, with notes of cedar, mint, tobacco, tarragon and plum. The flavors are streamlined and elegant, guided by a generous complement of oak - 30 months, 100 percent new, Taransaud barrels - that will need time to integrate. Cellar. W&S Best US Cabernets & Blends	Wine & Spirits	92		2020-11-16
2016	Aldonia	Garnacha '100'	Ivan and Mario Santos come from a family that has been farming vines and making wine for four generations. They established Aldonia in 2006 to focus on garnacha; this wine is 100 percent garnacha from centenarian vines at an altitude of 2,780 feet. At first, the wine's reduction makes it a little blunt and unsettled, the aroma bouncing from cracked black peppercorn to a scent not far from an onion bagel. That reduction blows off as the wine opens to cool, spicy strawberry flavors, notes of black mushroom and a little piquillo-pepper spice. It's racy and refined, needing a few years of age to show its best.	Wine & Spirits	91		2020-11-16