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Vintage	Producer	Product Name	Notes	Source	Score	Sell Sheet	Updated
2016	Domaine Jean Royer	Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee Prestige	Deep vivid red. A complex and expansive bouquet evokes ripe red fruits, exotic spices, candied flowers and garrigue, and a smoky mineral topnote provides definition. Sappy and concentrated yet light on its feet, offering intense, appealingly sweet raspberry, spicecake and lavender flavors and a touch of sassafras, which adds earthy depth. Shows outstanding clarity and red fruit thrust on the extremely long finish, which is framed by supple, slow-building tannins.	Vinous	94-96		2018-08-28
2016	Domaine Jean Royer	Chateauneuf du Pape Sables de la Crau	Limpid ruby. Powerful aromas of fresh raspberry and candied cherry pick up incense, lavender and exotic spice nuances with air. Deeply concentrated red berry preserve and spicecake flavors are complicated by suggestions of smoky minerals and floral pastilles. Supple, even tannins give shape to the strikingly long, mineral-tinged finish, which emphatically echoes the floral note.	Vinous	93-95		2018-08-28
2016	Domaine Jean Royer	Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee Tradition	Brilliant red. Vibrant, mineral-accented cherry and raspberry aromas are complemented by suggestions of candied lavender and allspice. Juicy, focused and appealingly sweet, offering intense red and dark berry and spicecake flavors that deepen slowly on the back half. In a fairly rich style for this bottling, but there's no lack of energy here. Fine-grained tannins lend shape to the finish, which hangs on with strong, red-fruit-driven tenacity.	Vinous	91-93		2018-08-28
2014	pursued by bear	Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon	The aromas offer notes of vanilla, cherry, coconut, cinnamon and baking spice. Fruit and barrel flavors intertwine on the palate, which displays a lovely sense of texture. Vanilla, coconut and cherry notes linger on the long finish. The barrel influence is quite prominent, but it shows a lovely sense of nuance.	Wine Enthusiast	91		2018-08-22
2014	pursued by bear	Baby Bear Syrah	Barrel aromas are at the fore, with notes of vanilla, coconut shavings and baking spice in front of cherry. The flavors bring a sense of richness, with barrel notes speckled throughout. Coconut flavors linger on the finish. It’s a very stylistic interpretation of the variety.	Wine Enthusiast	90		2018-08-22
2016	Foris Vineyards	Pinot Noir Rogue Valley	There’s a strong thread of roasted coriander in both scent and flavor, snaking around tart raspberry fruit and buoyant acidity. This is all estate-grown fruit from a winery that almost always over-delivers at this price point. Editors’ Choice	Wine Enthusiast	90		2018-08-22
2013	El Principal	Memorias	Molasses, herbal black-fruit scents and earthy aromas are big and welcoming, but not 100% complete. A round, ripe, lush palate deals jammy blackberry and cassis flavors in front of a solid finish with mocha, blackberry and baking-spice notes. Drink this Cabernet Sauvignon-led blend through 2022.	Wine Enthusiast	92		2018-08-22
2014	El Principal	Calicanto	This opaque blend is mostly Cabernet Sauvignon and Carmenère, with smaller amounts of Cab Franc, Syrah and Malbec. On the nose, the wine is ripe and smooth, with marzipan, latex, black olive and cassis aromas. A full, creamy palate is cut by tartaric acidity, while this tastes of savory plum and clove. More rich than racy, this is a deep and intense blend to drink through 2022.	Wine Enthusiast	91		2018-08-22
2017	Quinta de Curvos	Vinho Verde Loureiro	From one of the top two varieties grown in Vinho Verde (the other is Alvarinho), this wine is fruity, packed with citrus, and with a zesty tight texture. The fruit is ripe while remaining cool and crisp. Drink this wine from late 2018. Best Buy.	Wine Enthusiast	90		2018-08-22
2013	Marziano Abbona	Pressenda Barolo DOCG	Aromas of violet, woodland berry and black tea take shape in the glass. The savory palate offers dried black cherry, tobacco and white pepper alongside fine-grained tannins. Drink 2021–2030.	Wine Enthusiast	90		2018-08-22