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Vintage	Producer	Product Name	Notes	Source	Score	Sell Sheet	Updated
2015	Pietro Caciorgna	Pietro Caciorgna Ciauria Etna Rosso	A ripe red showing rose petals, crushed blueberries and hints of vanilla. Medium to full body with silky and soft tannins. A balanced and pure finish. Delicious now. Why wait?	James Suckling	93		2018-07-16
2015	Pietro Caciorgna	Guardoilvento Etna Rosso	Wonderful aromas of blueberries, raspberries and plums. Hints of light caramel, too. Medium to full body, firm tannins and a precise, vertical finish. I like the texture and the tension here. Needs time to soften. Drink or hold.	James Suckling	94		2018-07-16
2016	Bodegas Jorge Ordonez	Nisia Las Suertes	This bold white is full-bodied and exuberant, with exotic flavors of pineapple, mango and coconut that stretch out on a rich frame, but remain firmly supported by juicy tangerine acidity. Atypical but has depth and balance. Drink now through 2022. 1,000 cases made.	Wine Spectator	92		2018-07-06
2015	Bodegas Jorge Ordonez-Montsant	Zerran	From a 22-acre vineyard owned by the Bodegas Ordoñez, the 2015 Zerran is a blend of old-vine Carignan, Syrah and Grenache and aged ten months sur lie in Burgundy and Bordeaux barrels and bottled unfiltered. It has an earthy, mineral nose of wet slate/pebbles intermixed with black cherry and blacker fruits, as well as hints of truffle and loamy soil notes. It is followed by an outstanding wine with terrific richness, a medium to full-bodied mouthfeel and noticeable, but well-integrated tannins. Drink it over the next 3-4 years.	Wine Advocate	90		2018-07-06
2010	Ramirez de la Piscina	Gran Reserva	Heavily roasted aromas of gamy berry fruits, herbs and coconutty oak settle on charred. This wine is bulky and a touch stewed and soupy in feel. Oaky flavors of chocolate, baked berry and cassis end with chocolaty oak on a finish that's heavy and lacking in verve. Drink through 2024.	Wine Enthusiast	90		2018-07-06
2017	Col Vetoraz	Cartizze di Valdobbiadene DOCG	This wine is a bright star in a large sea of commercial Prosecco that floods foreign markets. You should look out for Col Vetoraz. Their 2017 Valdobbiadene Superiore di Cartizze Dry is spectacular. The bouquet offers fragrant tones of white peach, crushed oyster shell and garden rose. The effect is lovely. This Cartizze sparkler tickles the palate with soft and foamy effervescence. There is soothing sweetness on the delicate and elegant finish. Some 39,000 bottles were made. This is a great value offering.	Wine Advocate	92		2018-07-06
2016	Two Hands	Bella's Garden Shiraz	Complex, opening with a distinctive floral note of dried lavender that adds an aromatic lift to the polished blackberry, cherry and black pepper flavors. Dark, dense and concentrated at the core. Details of spice, vanilla and clove mingle on the finish. Drink now through 2028. 5,500 cases made.	Wine Spectator	93		2018-07-05
2016	Two Hands	Samantha's Garden Shiraz	Fresh, with clay and herbal overtones to the black cherry, raspberry and currant flavors, showing precision, along with floral and black tea accents. Drink now through 2028. 700 cases made.	Wine Spectator	93		2018-07-05
2017	Quintay	Clava Syrah Casablanca Valley	Masses of cranberry and cassis fruit and great freshness. Some real structure on the powerful but sleek and elegant palate. Very good to drink now, but probably more complex and satisfying in 2019.	James Suckling	91		2018-07-05
2015	Chateau Viranel	Saint Chinian Tradition Rouge	Twenty percent of Viranel's 2015 Saint Chinian Tradition spent a year in oak (the rest stayed in tank for its élevage), so there's no obvious oak flavor in this blend of 40% Grenache, 40% Syrah, 10% Carignan and 10% Mourvèdre. Instead, it delivers raspberry and cherry fruit, the merest hints of thyme and rosemary and a touch of star anise. Drink this medium to full-bodied, supple wine on the fruit over the next few years.	Wine Advocate	90		2018-07-05