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Vintage	Producer	Product Name	Notes	Source	Score	Sell Sheet	Updated
2013	Merlot Napa Valley	Keenan Winery	Keenan's 2013 Merlot is powerful, intense and structured, especially for an entry-level offering. Leather, smoke, tobacco and anise are all pushed forward in a savory, complex Merlot that offers plenty of nuance as well as personality. Hints of menthol and sage add further notes of complexity. A serious Merlot, the 2013 has enough depth to drink well for a good handful of years.	Vinous	90		2017-10-16
2013	Keenan Winery	Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve Spring Mountain District	The 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve from their Spring Mountain estate has a more saturated purple color, beautiful texture, loads of blueberry and blackcurrant fruit and a touch of spring flowers. This is clearly mountain, cool-climate Cabernet with full body, sweet tannin and impressive purity. This beautiful wine from Robert Keenan can be drunk now or cellared for 20 or more years.	Wine Advocate	95		2017-10-16
2013	Keenan Winery	Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley	The 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon is deep and powerful from the get go, with beams of supporting tannin and acidity that give the wine its sense of proportion. There is plenty of nuance in the dark fruit, along with terrific aromatic complexity, but today the tannins are imposing, to say the least. Readers should be prepared to cellar the 2013 for at least a few years, but even that may not be enough. This is another terrific example of the vintage.	Vinous	93+		2017-10-16
2015	Domaine Latour-Giraud	Meursault 1 er Cru "Charmes"	Bright medium yellow. Slightly subdued scents of ripe stone fruits, oatmeal, hazelnut and menthol. Sweet and pliant in the mouth, showing lovely floral lift and surprising acidity to its fruit-driven flavors of pineapple and ripe peach. Lively more than large-scaled, this suave, fully ripe wine is a bit muffled today but is not at all exaggerated. Finishes with lovely purity, cut and length. -- Stephen Tanzer	Vinous	92		2017-10-16
2016	Michael Pozzan Winery	Lake County Sauvignon Blanc	Crisp green apple aromas and tangy, vibrant flavors give this nicely dry wine a high refreshment quotient, so it will be ideal to stock for everyday occasions. It has great acidity, a tangy mouthfeel and a lingering, fruity finish.	Wine Enthusiast	Best Buy		2017-10-16
2011	Sabate I Coca	Castellroig Gran Reserva Brut Nature	On the nose, this smells a touch yeasty and bready, similar to Saltine crackers. The mouthfeel on this sparkling wine is crisp and right on. Slightly bitter white-fruit flavors come with a dusting of white pepper and a lingering lime note on the dry finish.	Wine Enthusiast	90		2017-10-16
2014	Michael Pozzan Winery	Annabella Chardonnay Napa Valley	Top 100 Best Buys of the Year 2017 - Wine & Spirits	Wine & Spirits	BB		2017-10-11
2014	Michael Pozzan Winery	Annabella Chardonnay Napa Valley	Michael Pozzan named this for his grandmother, remembering her cooking for the family. So it makes sense that this chardonnay is savory, gentle and generous—built for dinner. Rather than a blast of flavor, it offers bright notes of lemon and chamomile; round and very drinkable.	Wine & Spirits	90		2017-10-11
2015	Chateau de Lancyre	Roussanne Val de Montferrand	Best Languedoc White - W&S 100 Best Wines of the Year	Wine & Spirits	BW		2017-10-11
2015	Chateau de Lancyre	Roussanne Val de Montferrand	Lancyre’s Roussanne is a treasure hidden among a portfolio focused on reds. Made mostly from roussanne, with about 10 percent each viognier and marsanne, it’s grown in the north of Pic St-Loup, on a mix of clay and limestone. In 2015, the wine channels the warmth of the appellation in its deep yellow hue and tropical fruit scents, then does a stunning 180, focusing the flavors on stones and savory herbs. The richness remains in the nut-oil texture, but it’s clean and light, allowing the mineral flavors to shine. This wine lasts for days open in the fridge, realizing more detail with every meal. Accessible now, if you put it away for another five years it will continue to develop a deeper, nuttier complexity.	Wine & Spirits	94		2017-10-11