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13.9 | Red | US | This is the most structurally tannic of Halleck's current trio of Pinots, although it's easy enough to drink tonight. Those tannins frame ripe flavors of cherry jam, cola, rhubarb pie, mocha, new oak and Asian spice, and the texture is pure silk and satin. Deliciously gentle, it's a wine that changes in the glass as it airs and warms. | Hallberg Vineyard | 55 | 93 | California | Sonoma | Russian River Valley | Halleck 2005 Hallberg Vineyard Pinot Noir (Russian River Valley) | https://www.winemag.com/buying-guide/halleck-2005-hallberg-vineyard-pinot-noir-sonoma-russian-river-valley/ | Pinot Noir | 2,005 | Halleck |
null | Red | France | 92-94 Barrel Sample Very juicy, full of ripe black currant fruits and with smoky flavors from new wood. Fresh and intense, excellent potential. | Barrel Sample | null | 93 | Bordeaux | Margaux | null | Château Rauzan-Ségla 2006 Barrel Sample (Margaux) | https://www.winemag.com/buying-guide/chateau-rauzan-segla-2006-barrel-sample-red-margaux/ | Bordeaux-style Red Blend | 2,006 | Château Rauzan-Ségla |
null | Red | France | 92-94 Barrel Sample Impressive; the tannins maybe too overwhelming. Look instead for the black plums, the spice and the structure. Needs to come into balance. | Barrel Sample | null | 93 | Bordeaux | Pomerol | null | Château Certan de May de Certan 2006 Barrel Sample (Pomerol) | https://www.winemag.com/buying-guide/chateau-certan-may-certan-2006-barrel-sample-red-pomerol/ | Bordeaux-style Red Blend | 2,006 | Château Certan de May de Certan |
null | Red | France | a superb wine this is going to be. It is rich, elegant, poised, with its super-ripe, but still fresh, berry fruit flavors exhibiting much of the richness of Merlot when it has been ripened slowly and surely. While this has less intensity than its neighbor of Château Pétrus, the Cabernet Franc in the blend gives it intriguing perfumes. | null | null | 93 | Bordeaux | Pomerol | null | Château la Fleur-Pétrus 2004 Pomerol | https://www.winemag.com/buying-guide/chateau-fleur-petrus-2004-red-pomerol/ | Bordeaux-style Red Blend | 2,004 | Château la Fleur-Pétrus |
null | Red | France | Christian Moueix gave the celebratory name Hosanna to Château Certan Guiraud after he purchased it in 1999. He has now made his mark on the property, combining elegance and power. The style of the property seems to hone in on structure and tannins, but the fruit, dense and black, is also there. | null | null | 93 | Bordeaux | Pomerol | null | Château Hosanna 2004 Pomerol | https://www.winemag.com/buying-guide/chateau-hosanna-2004-red-pomerol/ | Bordeaux-style Red Blend | 2,004 | Château Hosanna |
null | Red | France | A beautifully balanced, harmonious wine—as so often in recent years from Haut-Bailly—this is the epitome of deliciously drinkable Bordeaux. The wild strawberry flavors and the elegant, velvet texture are balanced by firm, structured tannins. Like other vintages from Haut-Bailly, expect this to develop over many years. | null | null | 93 | Bordeaux | Pessac-Léognan | null | Château Haut-Bailly 2004 Pessac-Léognan | https://www.winemag.com/buying-guide/chateau-haut-bailly-2004-red-pessac-leognan/ | Bordeaux-style Red Blend | 2,004 | Château Haut-Bailly |
15 | Red | Australia | An impressively endowed effort, this features a slightly lifted, floral component to its bouquet that adds to its complexity, blending seamlessly with scents of dark plum, vanilla, smoke, coffee and spice. The mouthfilling flavors frame bold fruit in firm spice, giving this wine ample structure and length. Drink now–2015. Imported by Sovereign Wine Imports. | Single Vineyard | 20 | 93 | South Australia | McLaren Vale | null | Yangarra Estate Vineyard 2005 Single Vineyard Shiraz (McLaren Vale) | https://www.winemag.com/buying-guide/yangarra-estate-vineyard-2005-single-shiraz-syrah-shiraz-mclaren-vale/ | Shiraz | 2,005 | Yangarra Estate Vineyard |
null | Red | France | A powerfully ripe wine, with pure black currant flavors over soft, polished tannins. The wood balance is exemplary, offering just the right lift. Touches of cinnamon and vanilla give an extra dimension. | null | 130 | 93 | Bordeaux | Margaux | null | Château Rauzan-Ségla 2004 Margaux | https://www.winemag.com/buying-guide/chateau-rauzan-segla-2004-red-margaux/ | Bordeaux-style Red Blend | 2,004 | Château Rauzan-Ségla |
null | Red | France | foursquare, powerful wine that shows great ripeness, solid, firm red berry fruits, a touch of mint, and black, almost impenetrable tannins. Expect this impressive wine to age for 10–15 years. | null | null | 93 | Bordeaux | Pauillac | null | Château Pontet-Canet 2004 Pauillac | https://www.winemag.com/buying-guide/chateau-pontet-canet-2004-red-pauillac/ | Bordeaux-style Red Blend | 2,004 | Château Pontet-Canet |
20.5 | Dessert | US | Made from true Port varieties, this is a totally delicious wine, meant to be opened now. It's tremendous in very sweet blackberry jam, cassis, cherry liqueur, chocolate, vanilla cream and cola flavors, with a fabulous Asian spiciness. Brisk acidity makes all this flavor shine through a long finish. This is a good price for a bottle that will stand for a week without deteriorating. | Vintage Port | 36 | 93 | California | Central Coast | Paso Robles | Robert Hall 2004 Vintage Port Port (Paso Robles) | https://www.winemag.com/buying-guide/robert-hall-2004-vintage-port-port-blend-port-central-coast-paso-robles/ | Port | 2,004 | Robert Hall |
null | Red | France | The flagship single-vineyard wine from the range of wines made by Jonathan Maltus in Saint-Emilion, this is 70% Cabernet Franc, a great testimony to the quality of the grape in one of its home territories. This 2004 has much of the usual power of this wine, with its great spice and dried fruit flavors, underlined with wood. But, being 2004, it also has a great lift and vitality that stops its power being overwhelming. | null | null | 93 | Bordeaux | Saint-Émilion | null | Le Dôme 2004 Saint-Émilion | https://www.winemag.com/buying-guide/le-dome-2004-red-saint-emilion/ | Bordeaux-style Red Blend | 2,004 | Le Dôme |
14.3 | Red | US | Sebastiani scores bigtime with this lush, opulent Cabernet-based blend. It's a joy to drink, offering intensely ripe cherry pie, blackberry, blueberry, orange marmalade, cola, mocha and spice flavors. It feels so smooth in the mouth, with a gorgeous balance of natural and oak-inspired tannins. This is really a special wine, but it is for early consumption. | Secolo Red Wine | 30 | 93 | California | Sonoma | Sonoma County | Sebastiani 2004 Secolo Red Wine Red (Sonoma County) | https://www.winemag.com/buying-guide/sebastiani-2004-secolo-red-wine-sonoma-county/ | Bordeaux-style Red Blend | 2,004 | Sebastiani |
14 | Red | Spain | Smooth as silk and deep as night, this is a wonderful new-age wine with voluminous tree bark, maple and cassis aromas as well as a sweet undertext of perfume. The palate presents the truest mix of weight and finesse, and the finish is coffee, fine-knit tannins and length. Drinkable now with food, or hold for up to five years. | null | 58 | 93 | Northern Spain | Ribera del Duero | null | Neo 2004 Ribera del Duero | https://www.winemag.com/buying-guide/neo-2004-tempranillo-ribera-duero/ | Tempranillo | 2,004 | Neo |
14.5 | Red | US | Lots of structure in this refined, polished Merlot. The tannins are strong but sweetly ripe, and with the crisp acids, they provide a rich framework to the cherry, cassis, cola and mocha flavors. Dry and elegant, this wine drinks well now and should hold for five years before the fruit fades. | Taylor Peak Estate | 40 | 93 | California | Sonoma | Bennett Valley | Kendall-Jackson 2004 Taylor Peak Estate Merlot (Bennett Valley) | https://www.winemag.com/buying-guide/kendall-jackson-2004-taylor-peak-estate-merlot-sonoma-bennett-valley/ | Merlot | 2,004 | Kendall-Jackson |
null | Red | France | 92-94 Barrel Sample A big, spicy wood-flavored wine, very modern and smooth with its vanilla character. But there's also some dominant tannin that brings strength and power. | Barrel Sample | null | 93 | Bordeaux | Saint-Julien | null | Château Léoville Poyferré 2006 Barrel Sample (Saint-Julien) | https://www.winemag.com/buying-guide/chateau-leoville-poyferre-2006-barrel-sample-red-saint-julien/ | Bordeaux-style Red Blend | 2,006 | Château Léoville Poyferré |
15.1 | Red | US | Rich and unctuous, this wine is made from the oldest Syrah vineyard in the Sierra Foothills, and you can taste the concentration in the intense blackberry, cherry, blueberry and chocolate flavors. Fortunately the wine is not only fruity, but balanced in crisp acidity and firm tannins, while new French oak adds an overlay of vanilla and toast. Delicious now, it will develop bottle complexity over the next eight years. | Sentinel Oak Vineyard Pyramid Block | 35 | 93 | California | Sierra Foothills | Shenandoah Valley (CA) | Domaine de la Terre Rouge 2004 Sentinel Oak Vineyard Pyramid Block Syrah (Shenandoah Valley (CA)) | https://www.winemag.com/buying-guide/domaine-terre-rouge-2004-sentinel-oak-vineyard-pyramid-block-shiraz-syrah-syrah-sierra-foothills-shenandoah-valley-ca/ | Syrah | 2,004 | Domaine de la Terre Rouge |
null | Red | France | 92-94 Barrel Sample A single vineyard parcel, producing a rich wine, powered by blackberry fruits. | Barrel Sample | null | 93 | Bordeaux | Saint-Émilion | null | Château la Gomerie 2006 Barrel Sample (Saint-Émilion) | https://www.winemag.com/buying-guide/chateau-gomerie-2006-barrel-sample-red-saint-emilion/ | Bordeaux-style Red Blend | 2,006 | Château la Gomerie |
null | Red | France | Freshness is the hallmark of this wine. The fruit is dominant, ripe and balanced with blackberry acidity. There is a possible hint of overextraction, but that is only a small failing in such a delicious wine. | null | null | 93 | Bordeaux | Margaux | null | Château Kirwan 2004 Margaux | https://www.winemag.com/buying-guide/chateau-kirwan-2004-red-margaux/ | Bordeaux-style Red Blend | 2,004 | Château Kirwan |
null | Red | France | 92-94 Barrel Sample Well balanced wine; its rich dark fruits well in harmony with its freshness and dry tannins. Very juicy aftertaste. | Barrel Sample | null | 93 | Bordeaux | Pomerol | null | Château Hosanna 2006 Barrel Sample (Pomerol) | https://www.winemag.com/buying-guide/chateau-hosanna-2006-barrel-sample-red-pomerol/ | Bordeaux-style Red Blend | 2,006 | Château Hosanna |
null | Red | France | 92-94 Barrel Sample A dark, meaty wine, very New World in its richness and opulence. It is concentrated, packed with black fruit. | Barrel Sample | null | 93 | Bordeaux | Saint-Émilion | null | Château Faugères 2006 Barrel Sample (Saint-Émilion) | https://www.winemag.com/buying-guide/chateau-faugeres-2006-barrel-sample-red-saint-emilion/ | Bordeaux-style Red Blend | 2,006 | Château Faugères |
8 | White | Germany | This has surprisingly restrained fruit for a Loosen wine, but is none the worse for it, as the honeyed apple and citrus flavors allow slaty, minerally notes to play a leading role. Despite its considerable weight, and sweetness, the wine is balanced by zippy acids and a powerful green apple component on the finish. Terrific. | Graacher Himmelreich Spätlese | 30 | 93 | Mosel-Saar-Ruwer | null | null | Dr. Loosen 2005 Graacher Himmelreich Spätlese Riesling (Mosel-Saar-Ruwer) | https://www.winemag.com/buying-guide/dr-loosen-2005-graacher-himmelreich-spatlese-riesling-mosel-saar-ruwer/ | Riesling | 2,005 | Dr. Loosen |
null | Red | Australia | Wonderfully fruity, complex and elegant, with red berries and stone fruits underscored by peppery, herbal notes. Firmly structured, this should age up to 10 years. | null | 61 | 93 | New South Wales | Canberra District | null | Clonakilla 2005 Shiraz-Viognier (Canberra District) | https://www.winemag.com/buying-guide/clonakilla-2005-shiraz-viognier-canberra-district-72021/ | Shiraz-Viognier | 2,005 | Clonakilla |
15 | Red | Australia | Consumers who like French-inspired Australian Shiraz should buy as much of this wine as they can find. The grapes are from 80–110-year-old vineyards, the winemaking is by Dan Standish (formerly at Torbreck) and the results are heavenly. Aromas are floral—verging on herbal in the way of the northern Rhône—backed by blueberries. It's creamy and lush, mouthcoating, while the complex flavors range from blueberry to raspberry and black olive to spice. Finishes long and peppery, with a dusting of fine tannins and uplifted fruit. Delicious now, but it should evolve through 2015. | Antiquity | 49 | 94 | South Australia | Barossa Valley | null | Mt. Billy 2003 Antiquity Shiraz (Barossa Valley) | https://www.winemag.com/buying-guide/mt-billy-2003-antiquity-shiraz-syrah-shiraz-barossa-valley/ | Shiraz | 2,003 | Mt. Billy |
null | White | France | 93-95 Barrel Sample Domaine de Chevalier's white has a reputation for long aging, and that's the case with 2006. It is the structure that does it, very firm, almost tannic. But the fruit is also a star, ripe, dense, with green plum flavors and touches of spice. Give this at least 10 years. | Barrel Sample | null | 94 | Bordeaux | Pessac-Léognan | null | Domaine de Chevalier 2006 Barrel Sample (Pessac-Léognan) | https://www.winemag.com/buying-guide/domaine-chevalier-2006-barrel-sample-white-pessac-leognan/ | Bordeaux-style White Blend | 2,006 | Domaine de Chevalier |
14.2 | Red | US | The grapes actually are from an estate vineyard in the warmer eastern Santa Rita Hills, with 12% from Santa Ynez Valley, which makes it more or less a blend of warm and cool climates. This pretty Syrah shows a varietal purity and structural integrity that make it great. Smooth and long in the finish, it's a tour de force of black currants, licorice, cola, cedar, carob and smoky leather. Best now through 2010. | Limited Selection | 38 | 94 | California | Central Coast | Santa Ynez Valley | Gainey 2004 Limited Selection Syrah (Santa Ynez Valley) | https://www.winemag.com/buying-guide/gainey-2004-limited-selection-shiraz-syrah-syrah-central-coast-santa-ynez-valley/ | Syrah | 2,004 | Gainey |
null | Red | France | 93-95 Barrel Sample The relatively high proportion of Merlot in this blend has given a wine that is ripe, generous in structure, while the Cabernet Sauvignon at 64% offers sweet and juicy fruit and tannins. Very pure, fresh fruit flavors. | Barrel Sample | null | 94 | Bordeaux | Pauillac | null | Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande 2006 Barrel Sample (Pauillac) | https://www.winemag.com/buying-guide/chateau-pichon-longueville-comtesse-lalande-2006-barrel-sample-red-pauillac/ | Bordeaux-style Red Blend | 2,006 | Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande |
null | Red | France | 93-95 Barrel Sample A big, powered wine, packed with both dense fruit and equally dense tannins. Huge structure, but the ripe fruit and the blackberry richness offer great potential. | Barrel Sample | null | 94 | Bordeaux | Pauillac | null | Château Lynch-Bages 2006 Barrel Sample (Pauillac) | https://www.winemag.com/buying-guide/chateau-lynch-bages-2006-barrel-sample-red-pauillac/ | Bordeaux-style Red Blend | 2,006 | Château Lynch-Bages |
null | Red | France | As always, Lynch-Bages comes in with an impressive performance. It is rich, dense and ripe with black fruit flavors. The texture is solid, the intense fruits complemented by ripe tannins. And, to finish, there is the freshness of currant fruit acidity. A really fine wine. | null | null | 94 | Bordeaux | Pauillac | null | Château Lynch-Bages 2004 Pauillac | https://www.winemag.com/buying-guide/chateau-lynch-bages-2004-red-pauillac/ | Bordeaux-style Red Blend | 2,004 | Château Lynch-Bages |
null | White | France | 93-95 Barrel Sample Beautiful, full of white fruits and citrus, concentrated and structured, fleshed out with spice from the wood. | Barrel Sample | null | 94 | Bordeaux | Pessac-Léognan | null | Château Laville Haut-Brion 2006 Barrel Sample (Pessac-Léognan) | https://www.winemag.com/buying-guide/chateau-laville-haut-brion-2006-barrel-sample-white-pessac-leognan/ | Bordeaux-style White Blend | 2,006 | Château Laville Haut-Brion |
null | Red | France | 93-95 Barrel Sample Very dark in color, almost black, this wine has sweetly ripe fruit, very opulent, chocolaty and with seriously concentrated fruit. It is hugely powerful, very dark. | Barrel Sample | null | 94 | Bordeaux | Saint-Émilion | null | Château Angélus 2006 Barrel Sample (Saint-Émilion) | https://www.winemag.com/buying-guide/chateau-angelus-2006-barrel-sample-red-saint-emilion/ | Bordeaux-style Red Blend | 2,006 | Château Angélus |
7.5 | White | Germany | In contrast to Prüm's Wehlener Sonnenuhr auslese, this wine is less flamboyant, more taciturn in character. The bouquet is rather sulfury and leesy but clearly suggests great potential. It's dense and powerful on the palate, with apple, citrus and vanilla flavors that finish long and crisp. It may seem redundant to go on gushing about each of Prüm's 2005 bottlings, but each is majestic in its own way—a tremendous success. Like the other offerings, this one should last 30 or more years. | Bernkasteler Badstube Auslese | null | 94 | Mosel-Saar-Ruwer | null | null | Joh. Jos. Prüm 2005 Bernkasteler Badstube Auslese Riesling (Mosel-Saar-Ruwer) | https://www.winemag.com/buying-guide/joh-jos-prum-2005-bernkasteler-badstube-auslese-riesling-mosel-saar-ruwer/ | Riesling | 2,005 | Joh. Jos. Prüm |
14.3 | Red | US | This classic Pisoni has the translucent color and silky texture of a fine Pinot, but there's nothing delicate about the mouthfeel, which is explosive. Cherries, cola, pomegranates, rhubarb pie, coffee, herb tea, licorice, smoky oak—it all combines to provide an endlessly changing experience. This is a wine that should change in fascinating ways over the next 10 years. | Pisoni Vineyard | 65 | 94 | California | Central Coast | Santa Lucia Highlands | Testarossa 2005 Pisoni Vineyard Pinot Noir (Santa Lucia Highlands) | https://www.winemag.com/buying-guide/testarossa-2005-pisoni-vineyard-pinot-noir-central-coast-santa-lucia-highlands/ | Pinot Noir | 2,005 | Testarossa |
9 | White | Germany | Shows the winery's characteristic leesy notes on the nose, but unfurls on the palate to reveal wonderfully delineated flavors of melon, white peach, honey and green apples, all held together by slaty underpinnings. It's rich and mouthcoating without being heavy, ending on a spicy, minerally note that helps counter the wine's sweetness. Imported by HB Wine Merchants. | Ockfener Bockstein Auslese | 40 | 94 | Mosel-Saar-Ruwer | null | null | St. Urbans-Hof 2005 Ockfener Bockstein Auslese Riesling (Mosel-Saar-Ruwer) | https://www.winemag.com/buying-guide/st-urbans-hof-2005-ockfener-bockstein-auslese-riesling-mosel-saar-ruwer/ | Riesling | 2,005 | St. Urbans-Hof |
12.8 | Sparkling | US | This 100% Chardonnay is easily the best Schramsberg blanc de blancs to date. It's so rich and luxurious in subtle lime, peach and brioche flavors, and so refined in its beautiful silky mouthfeel, and so long in the finish, you can't help but love it. Gorgeous now, and should hold and even improve for the next six to eight years. | Blanc de Blancs | 35 | 94 | California | North Coast | North Coast | Schramsberg 2003 Blanc de Blancs Sparkling (North Coast) | https://www.winemag.com/buying-guide/schramsberg-2003-blanc-blancs-sparkling-north-coast/ | Sparkling Blend | 2,003 | Schramsberg |
null | Red | France | An intensely powerful, smooth wine, in a style that has an instant, sexy appeal. But it's not just surface glamour, there is a solid texture, layering the dusty tannins with rich black plums, red berries and vanilla. | null | null | 94 | Bordeaux | Pauillac | null | Château Pichon Longueville 2004 Pauillac | https://www.winemag.com/buying-guide/chateau-pichon-longueville-2004-red-pauillac/ | Bordeaux-style Red Blend | 2,004 | Château Pichon Longueville |
null | Red | France | 93-95 Barrel Sample There is a considerable amount of wood here, giving a firm, solid structure, like all good wines from St-Estèphe. But the weight and concentration of the fruit balances well with the tannins. | Barrel Sample | null | 94 | Bordeaux | Saint-Estèphe | null | Château Cos d'Estournel 2006 Barrel Sample (Saint-Estèphe) | https://www.winemag.com/buying-guide/chateau-cos-destournel-2006-barrel-sample-red-saint-estephe/ | Bordeaux-style Red Blend | 2,006 | Château Cos d'Estournel |
null | Red | France | As so often, Léoville-Barton stands out for its style and elegance. With fresh fruit and acidity allied to generous tannins, it sums up the character of the 2004 vintage. Very classic in Bordeaux terms: not hugely powerful, but delicious. | null | null | 94 | Bordeaux | Saint-Julien | null | Château Léoville Barton 2004 Saint-Julien | https://www.winemag.com/buying-guide/chateau-leoville-barton-2004-red-saint-julien/ | Bordeaux-style Red Blend | 2,004 | Château Léoville Barton |
14.5 | Red | US | Held back an extra year and co-released with the '02, this is the best California Nebbiolo I've ever had. There haven't been many serious competitors, but here is a producer that takes the variety seriously. It's made in the style of a Napa Cab, soft and ripe, with intricately layered cherry, plum, minty chocolate and new oak flavors that finish dry and spicy. You can open it now, but it has the tannic depth for 10–15 years in the cellar. | Giovanna-Jeanette Bien Nacido Vineyards | 80 | 94 | California | Central Coast | Santa Maria Valley | Nonno Zito 2001 Giovanna-Jeanette Bien Nacido Vineyards Nebbiolo (Santa Maria Valley) | https://www.winemag.com/buying-guide/nonno-zito-2001-giovanna-jeanette-bien-nacido-nebbiolo-central-coast-santa-maria-valley/ | Nebbiolo | 2,001 | Nonno Zito |
null | Red | US | Tremendous Cab, grown on the high slopes of this appellation where great Bordeaux reds come from. It hits the palate with hugely concentrated Cab flavors, flooding the mouth with black currants, plums, coffee, spices and gorgeously toasty French oak. Feels lavish, powerful, complex and ageworthy. | Trace Ridge Estate | 55 | 94 | California | Sonoma | Knights Valley | Kendall-Jackson 2004 Trace Ridge Estate Cabernet Sauvignon (Knights Valley) | https://www.winemag.com/buying-guide/kendall-jackson-2004-trace-ridge-estate-cabernet-sauvignon-sonoma-knights-valley/ | Cabernet Sauvignon | 2,004 | Kendall-Jackson |
15.3 | Red | US | The vineyard fairly routinely is source to powerful, high-alcohol Syrahs, and this is a great exemplar. Pours an opaque ruby black, staining the glass with glycerine streaks, and leading to a massive wine, with cherry, black pepper, cassis, plum liqueur, milk chocolate and spice flavors, coated with decadent, vanilla-infused oak. Offering endless tiers of flavor and mouthfeel, the wine changes with each sip. Impressive now and for the next eight years. | Lafond Vineyard | 32 | 94 | California | Central Coast | Sta. Rita Hills | Kenneth-Crawford 2004 Lafond Vineyard Syrah (Sta. Rita Hills) | https://www.winemag.com/buying-guide/kenneth-crawford-2004-lafond-vineyard-syrah-sta-rita-hills-67641/ | Syrah | 2,004 | Kenneth-Crawford |
null | Red | France | 93-95 Barrel Sample A powerfully tannic wine. The blackberry fruit is a great counterbalance to this power, leaving a very complete, but solidly constructed wine. | Barrel Sample | null | 94 | Bordeaux | Saint-Julien | null | Château les Roches Blanches 2006 Barrel Sample (Saint-Julien) | https://www.winemag.com/buying-guide/chateau-roches-blanches-2006-barrel-sample-red-saint-julien/ | Bordeaux-style Red Blend | 2,006 | Château les Roches Blanches |
null | Red | France | 93-95 Barrel Sample A hugely rich wine, full of sweet chocolate and immensely ripe blackberry flavors. Sweet fruits, balanced by sweet and sour acidity. | Barrel Sample | null | 94 | Bordeaux | Saint-Émilion | null | Château Canon 2006 Barrel Sample (Saint-Émilion) | https://www.winemag.com/buying-guide/chateau-canon-2006-barrel-sample-red-saint-emilion/ | Bordeaux-style Red Blend | 2,006 | Château Canon |
null | Red | France | As so often, La Mission is rich, voluptuous, opulent and always a wine that seduces when it is young. But watch for those firm tannins, pure black plum and chocolate flavors, and wait for the dense texture to open up over the next 10 years—and more. | null | null | 94 | Bordeaux | Pessac-Léognan | null | Château La Mission Haut-Brion 2004 Pessac-Léognan | https://www.winemag.com/buying-guide/chateau-mission-haut-brion-2004-red-pessac-leognan/ | Bordeaux-style Red Blend | 2,004 | Château La Mission Haut-Brion |
null | Red | France | Owned by Jean-Pierre Moueix (and run by Christian Moueix), this 19-acre property is on the highest part of the Pomerol plateau. This is a powerful wine, dense with black fruits, dusty dry tannins, tempered with fresh acidity. A serious, ageworthy wine. | null | null | 94 | Bordeaux | Pomerol | null | Château Trotanoy 2004 Pomerol | https://www.winemag.com/buying-guide/chateau-trotanoy-2004-red-pomerol/ | Bordeaux-style Red Blend | 2,004 | Château Trotanoy |
null | Red | France | There is only one question about what is otherwise a magnificent wine—whether the current dominant wood flavors will soften and blend enough. If they do, then the powerful fruit, spice and freshness will all come together in a stellar wine. | null | null | 94 | Bordeaux | Pauillac | null | Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande 2004 Pauillac | https://www.winemag.com/buying-guide/chateau-pichon-longueville-comtesse-lalande-2004-red-pauillac/ | Bordeaux-style Red Blend | 2,004 | Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande |
null | Red | France | 94-96 Barrel Sample A year in which Château Margaux had a much higher percentage (90%) than usual of Cabernet Sauvignon. The result is a wine that is pure fruit, very juicy, packed with black currants. It is surprisingly soft even for the usually elegant Margaux, a vintage that will develop relatively fast over 10 years. | Barrel Sample | null | 95 | Bordeaux | Margaux | null | Château Margaux 2006 Barrel Sample (Margaux) | https://www.winemag.com/buying-guide/chateau-margaux-2006-barrel-sample-red-margaux/ | Bordeaux-style Red Blend | 2,006 | Château Margaux |
null | Red | France | 94-96 Barrel Sample Perfumed wood aromas, with spicy, dark toast flavors. To taste, it is like peering into a dark tunnel, very heavy, firm and unyielding. The fruit's somewhere there in the darkness. | Barrel Sample | null | 95 | Bordeaux | Saint-Émilion | null | Château Troplong Mondot 2006 Barrel Sample (Saint-Émilion) | https://www.winemag.com/buying-guide/chateau-troplong-mondot-2006-barrel-sample-red-saint-emilion/ | Bordeaux-style Red Blend | 2,006 | Château Troplong Mondot |
null | Red | France | This “super second” lives up to its billing. It is rich and concentrated with dark tannins that lie over the ripe, jammy fruit and black, rich chocolate flavors. Acidity and wood are there, but only just hints after the richness of the fruit. A real, magnificent aging wine. | null | null | 95 | Bordeaux | Saint-Julien | null | Château Léoville Las Cases 2004 Saint-Julien | https://www.winemag.com/buying-guide/chateau-leoville-las-cases-2004-red-saint-julien/ | Bordeaux-style Red Blend | 2,004 | Château Léoville Las Cases |
null | White | France | 94-96 Barrel Sample The white wine from Haut-Brion is always one of the stars of the Pessac-Léognan whites, and this great white year is no exception. It's the fruit that leads, and behind this the structure follows. The wood is an essential adjunct to the fruit, a spice and toast touch to the recipe. | Barrel Sample | null | 95 | Bordeaux | Pessac-Léognan | null | Château Haut-Brion 2006 Barrel Sample (Pessac-Léognan) | https://www.winemag.com/buying-guide/chateau-haut-brion-2006-barrel-sample-white-pessac-leognan/ | Bordeaux-style White Blend | 2,006 | Château Haut-Brion |
null | Red | France | 94-96 Barrel Sample A smooth rich wine, with delicious, opulent soft fruit. Spice and tobacco along with acidity and great freshness. It is dense and concentrated, but like velvet. | Barrel Sample | null | 95 | Bordeaux | Pessac-Léognan | null | Château La Mission Haut-Brion 2006 Barrel Sample (Pessac-Léognan) | https://www.winemag.com/buying-guide/chateau-mission-haut-brion-2006-barrel-sample-red-pessac-leognan/ | Bordeaux-style Red Blend | 2,006 | Château La Mission Haut-Brion |
8 | White | Germany | Leesy and sulfury, this wine is fully possessed of the “Prüm stink”, yet equally obvious is its incredible intensity and depth. Waves of tropical fruit—think guava and pineapple—cascade over the palate, yet the sweetness is beautifully balanced by acidity. Tremendously concentrated and long on the finish, this should easily live 20 years or more. | Wehlener Sonnenuhr Spätlese | null | 95 | Mosel-Saar-Ruwer | null | null | Joh. Jos. Prüm 2005 Wehlener Sonnenuhr Spätlese Riesling (Mosel-Saar-Ruwer) | https://www.winemag.com/buying-guide/joh-jos-prum-2005-wehlener-sonnenuhr-spatlese-riesling-mosel-saar-ruwer/ | Riesling | 2,005 | Joh. Jos. Prüm |
7 | White | Germany | Tasted blind in the same flight as Prüm's Bernkasteler Badstube auslese, this wine is flashier, more of an attention-grabber, with amazing purity and intensity of fruit backed by great length. The fruit flavors of green apple, pineapple and lime are underscored by slate-driven minerality, and the wine, although plump and amply endowed, is well balanced, with superb posture provided by sinewy acids. Surprisingly approachable now, but could last as long as 50 years. | Wehlener Sonnenuhr Auslese | null | 95 | Mosel-Saar-Ruwer | null | null | Joh. Jos. Prüm 2005 Wehlener Sonnenuhr Auslese Riesling (Mosel-Saar-Ruwer) | https://www.winemag.com/buying-guide/joh-jos-prum-2005-wehlener-sonnenuhr-auslese-riesling-mosel-saar-ruwer/ | Riesling | 2,005 | Joh. Jos. Prüm |
14.5 | Red | US | This is a tremendous Cabernet-based wine. A mixture of Atlas Peak, Howell Mountain, Mount Veeder and St. Helena bench grapes, it's a masterpiece of blending. Seductive now for its lush, soft and brilliant cherry, cassis and mocha flavors that are finished with the smoky vanilla and toast of 96% new French oak, the wine is decadently good. | Stature Red Wine | 95 | 95 | California | Napa | Napa Valley | Kendall-Jackson 2002 Stature Red Wine Red (Napa Valley) | https://www.winemag.com/buying-guide/kendall-jackson-2002-stature-red-wine-napa-valley/ | Bordeaux-style Red Blend | 2,002 | Kendall-Jackson |
8 | White | Germany | Pungent at first, with diesel notes to go with smoky, leesy scents. But give this wine time, because on the palate the quality is immediately obvious. There's great intensity and depth married to elegance and persistence, complexity combined with purity. Flavors of apple, slate and citrus linger seemingly forever. A masterpiece that should easily last until at least 2030. | Graacher Himmelreich Spätlese | null | 95 | Mosel-Saar-Ruwer | null | null | Joh. Jos. Prüm 2005 Graacher Himmelreich Spätlese Riesling (Mosel-Saar-Ruwer) | https://www.winemag.com/buying-guide/joh-jos-prum-2005-graacher-himmelreich-spatlese-riesling-mosel-saar-ruwer/ | Riesling | 2,005 | Joh. Jos. Prüm |
null | Red | France | 94-96 Barrel Sample Exceptionally rich wine, packed with solid Cabernet fruits. Dusty tannins, very sweet blackberries and plum flavors. A dry wine with great elegance. | Barrel Sample | null | 95 | Bordeaux | Saint-Julien | null | Château Léoville Las Cases 2006 Barrel Sample (Saint-Julien) | https://www.winemag.com/buying-guide/chateau-leoville-las-cases-2006-barrel-sample-red-saint-julien/ | Bordeaux-style Red Blend | 2,006 | Château Léoville Las Cases |
null | Red | France | 95-97 Barrel Sample A hugely dense wine, all power and dark tannins. Very concentrated, this is dark, a firm, solid structure covering the huge black plum fruit flavors. It's all about power. | Barrel Sample | null | 96 | Bordeaux | Saint-Émilion | null | Château Ausone 2006 Barrel Sample (Saint-Émilion) | https://www.winemag.com/buying-guide/chateau-ausone-2006-barrel-sample-red-saint-emilion/ | Bordeaux-style Red Blend | 2,006 | Château Ausone |
null | Red | France | If one of 2004's enduring characteristics is its freshness, then Margaux epitomizes this. It is so deliciously fresh and floating, with great black currant and blueberry fruits, pointed up by spice, mint and a sense of elegance and poise. There's no doubt about its aging potential either: just feel that heart of firm tannins. | null | null | 96 | Bordeaux | Margaux | null | Château Margaux 2004 Margaux | https://www.winemag.com/buying-guide/chateau-margaux-2004-red-margaux/ | Bordeaux-style Red Blend | 2,004 | Château Margaux |
null | Red | France | 95-97 Barrel Sample The freshness of 2006 is here in abundance. But because it is Pétrus, those deliciously lively black fruits are backed up with a formidable battery of tannins and concentration. But never extracted, always properly restrained | Barrel Sample | null | 96 | Bordeaux | Pomerol | null | Château Pétrus 2006 Barrel Sample (Pomerol) | https://www.winemag.com/buying-guide/chateau-petrus-2006-barrel-sample-red-pomerol/ | Bordeaux-style Red Blend | 2,006 | Château Pétrus |
null | Red | France | 95-97 Barrel Sample A ripe wine, showing some concentration but less than in some years at Latour. The acidity. however, is evident, giving a structured , fresh but powerful wine. There is spice from the new wood, but this certainly does not dominate. | Barrel Sample | null | 96 | Bordeaux | Pauillac | null | Château Latour 2006 Barrel Sample (Pauillac) | https://www.winemag.com/buying-guide/chateau-latour-2006-barrel-sample-red-pauillac/ | Bordeaux-style Red Blend | 2,006 | Château Latour |
null | Red | France | 95-97 Barrel Sample The fruit here is so rich, so juicy that it seems almost ready to drink now—until the tannins kick in. They power down on those delicious fruits, giving them a burst of structure, new wood and spice. | Barrel Sample | null | 96 | Bordeaux | Pauillac | null | Château Lafite Rothschild 2006 Barrel Sample (Pauillac) | https://www.winemag.com/buying-guide/chateau-lafite-rothschild-2006-barrel-sample-red-pauillac/ | Bordeaux-style Red Blend | 2,006 | Château Lafite Rothschild |
null | Red | France | 95-97 Barrel Sample A structured, powerful wine that shows the firm, tough side of Haut-Brion. The fruit is certainly ripe, but it is the big boned character of the wine that is the most impressive. There is a mineral layer to the flavor of the wine, a fascinating additional complexity. | Barrel Sample | null | 96 | Bordeaux | Pessac-Léognan | null | Château Haut-Brion 2006 Barrel Sample (Pessac-Léognan) | https://www.winemag.com/buying-guide/chateau-haut-brion-2006-barrel-sample-red-pessac-leognan/ | Bordeaux-style Red Blend | 2,006 | Château Haut-Brion |
null | Red | France | 95-97 Barrel Sample A ripe, perfumed wine with spice and sweet, delicious fruit, sustained by dense, opulent tannins and red fruits. A greater dominance of Merlot in the wine in 2006 has resulted in a richer, fatter wine than usual. | Barrel Sample | null | 96 | Bordeaux | Pomerol | null | Vieux Château Certan 2006 Barrel Sample (Pomerol) | https://www.winemag.com/buying-guide/vieux-chateau-certan-2006-barrel-sample-red-pomerol/ | Bordeaux-style Red Blend | 2,006 | Vieux Château Certan |
null | Red | France | Of the pair of châteaux, La Mission Haut-Brion and Haut-Brion (both owned by the Dillon banking family) that face each other across the crowded streets of Pessac, Haut-Brion is the one with the structure, the darkness, the brooding character. This is so true of 2004, with its hugely firm structure underlying the initial supple fruit. At the end, the acidity is an enticing surprise, lifting the aftertaste. | null | null | 96 | Bordeaux | Pessac-Léognan | null | Château Haut-Brion 2004 Pessac-Léognan | https://www.winemag.com/buying-guide/chateau-haut-brion-2004-red-pessac-leognan/ | Bordeaux-style Red Blend | 2,004 | Château Haut-Brion |
null | Red | France | There are tannins, structure and power, but also supreme elegance. The 2004 acidity comes through in the sweet cassis flavors, supported at the back by dry tannins. Currently, the wine is closed up, losing some of its fresh fruit, but this is a moment in its slow evolution towards a classic Latour. | null | null | 97 | Bordeaux | Pauillac | null | Château Latour 2004 Pauillac | https://www.winemag.com/buying-guide/chateau-latour-2004-red-pauillac/ | Bordeaux-style Red Blend | 2,004 | Château Latour |
14.6 | Dessert | US | The warm vintage rewarded this dessert wine, yielding incredibly ripe fruit. Barrel-fermented, this blend of Sémillon and Sauvignon Blanc was picked at 35% of sugar, and has a residual sweetness of 12.1 grams. The wine is tremendous in apricot jam, pineapple tart, vanilla custard and crème brûlée flavors, with gorgeously balancing, clean acids and a rich, honeyed finish. | Nightingale | 40 | 97 | California | Napa | Napa Valley | Beringer 2003 Nightingale Semillon-Sauvignon Blanc (Napa Valley) | https://www.winemag.com/buying-guide/beringer-2003-nightingale-white-blend-semillon-sauvignon-blanc-napa-valley/ | Semillon-Sauvignon Blanc | 2,003 | Beringer |
7.5 | White | Germany | Prüm has hit a grand slam in 2005, with every bottling we've tasted coming in at 90-plus points. This offering has the house's trademark yeasty, leesy scents, but also layer after layer of dense, slaty fruit balanced by crisp acidity. It's a bit sweet for most dishes, but pairing it with foie gras or mild cheeses will allow it to shine. Should evolve gracefully for decades. | Graacher Himmelreich Riesling Auslese Gold Cap | null | 97 | Mosel-Saar-Ruwer | null | null | Joh. Jos. Prüm 2005 Graacher Himmelreich Riesling Auslese Gold Cap Riesling (Mosel-Saar-Ruwer) | https://www.winemag.com/buying-guide/joh-jos-prum-2005-graacher-himmelreich-riesling-auslese-gold-cap-mosel-saar-ruwer/ | Riesling | 2,005 | Joh. Jos. Prüm |
null | Red | France | 96-98 Barrel Sample Dark chocolate and mocha flavors, very dark and intense, this is a big, concentrated wine, flavored with bitter cherries and structured. Certainly a great Cheval Blanc. | Barrel Sample | null | 97 | Bordeaux | Saint-Émilion | null | Château Cheval Blanc 2006 Barrel Sample (Saint-Émilion) | https://www.winemag.com/buying-guide/chateau-cheval-blanc-2006-barrel-sample-red-saint-emilion/ | Bordeaux-style Red Blend | 2,006 | Château Cheval Blanc |
null | Red | France | is a classic. Vintage 2004 has given beautifully ripe Merlot, perfectly poised, but also showing the dryness and power. It is hugely intense, structured, bringing in blackberry flavors, fresh acidity and complex wood, perfumed and rich, concentrated. The aging potential? At least 20 years. | null | null | 97 | Bordeaux | Pomerol | null | Château Pétrus 2004 Pomerol | https://www.winemag.com/buying-guide/chateau-petrus-2004-red-pomerol/ | Bordeaux-style Red Blend | 2,004 | Château Pétrus |
null | Red | France | 96-98 Barrel Sample The best Mouton for several years. It has great power, great structured Cabernet fruit, and dense, almost dusty tannins. The flavors are concentrated, dense, dark. Power and style. | Barrel Sample | null | 97 | Bordeaux | Pauillac | null | Château Mouton Rothschild 2006 Barrel Sample (Pauillac) | https://www.winemag.com/buying-guide/chateau-mouton-rothschild-2006-barrel-sample-red-pauillac/ | Bordeaux-style Red Blend | 2,006 | Château Mouton Rothschild |
null | Rose | France | This misses the freshness of good Provence rosé. With its petrol aroma and bitter flavors, it doesn't live up to its billing as the lighter of the two rosés from Château de Saint-Martin. | Saint-Lambert | null | 80 | Provence | Côtes de Provence | null | Château de Saint-Martin 2006 Saint-Lambert Rosé (Côtes de Provence) | https://www.winemag.com/buying-guide/chateau-de-saint-martin-2006-lambert-rose-cotes/ | Rosé | 2,006 | Château de Saint-Martin |
16 | Red | US | Sharp and overripe, with annoyingly tart, medicinal cherry flavors. | null | 25 | 80 | California | Central Coast | Monterey | De Tierra 2004 Syrah (Monterey) | https://www.winemag.com/buying-guide/de-tierra-2004-shiraz-syrah-syrah-central-coast-monterey/ | Syrah | 2,004 | De Tierra |
14 | Rose | Chile | There's very little to latch onto with this tart, pickly pink wine from Chile. It has kick but no cushion, and it deals only acidic apple and grapefruit flavors. | A Rosé | 9 | 80 | Curicó Valley | null | null | Aresti 2006 A Rosé Cabernet Sauvignon (Curicó Valley) | https://www.winemag.com/buying-guide/aresti-2006-a-rose-cabernet-sauvignon-curico-valley/ | Cabernet Sauvignon | 2,006 | Aresti |
14 | Red | Australia | Potentially interesting blackberry fruit from the blend of 61% Cab Sauvignon, 28% Merlot and 11% Cab Franc is hidden under a pile of lumber. Cedar, vanilla and heaps of sawdust are the dominant flavors. | Cabernet-Merlot | 16 | 80 | South Australia | Langhorne Creek | null | Temple Bruer 2002 Cabernet-Merlot Cabernet Sauvignon-Merlot (Langhorne Creek) | https://www.winemag.com/buying-guide/temple-bruer-2002-cabernet-merlot-bordeaux-style-red-blend-cabernet-sauvignon-merlot-langhorne-creek/ | Cabernet Sauvignon-Merlot | 2,002 | Temple Bruer |
12.5 | Rose | Germany | This pale salmon-colored rosé is thickly textured and sweet, with flavors of overripe pears and a slightly cloying finish. | Rosé de Pinot Noir | 12 | 80 | Pfalz | null | null | Villa Wolf 2005 Rosé de Pinot Noir Pinot Noir (Pfalz) | https://www.winemag.com/buying-guide/villa-wolf-2005-rose-pinot-noir-pfalz/ | Pinot Noir | 2,005 | Villa Wolf |
13 | Rose | Spain | Nothing about this empty, heavy wine will instill confidence in Ribera del Duero's ability to produce good rosado. The wine is pulpy and offers watery, saline notes as opposed to bright, viviacious fruit. What's the point, really? | Rosado | 9 | 80 | Northern Spain | Ribera del Duero | null | Viña Vilano 2006 Rosado Tempranillo (Ribera del Duero) | https://www.winemag.com/buying-guide/vina-vilano-2006-rosado-tempranillo-ribera-duero/ | Tempranillo | 2,006 | Viña Vilano |
13.5 | Rose | Chile | Everyone appreciates a pioneer, although not necessarily when that winery is pioneering rosé from Carmenère. This is a classic "what were they thinking?" wine; it is flat, murky and heavy as cream. It barely passes for acceptable. | Hacienda Araucano Carmenere Rosado | 11 | 80 | Central Valley | null | null | J. & F. Lurton 2006 Hacienda Araucano Carmenere Rosado Carmenère (Central Valley) | https://www.winemag.com/buying-guide/j-f-lurton-2006-hacienda-araucano-carmenere-rosado-central-valley/ | Carmenère | 2,006 | J. & F. Lurton |
12.8 | Rose | Australia | Smells enticing, offering up hints of plums and dusty red fruit, but the flavors are candied and simple, like maraschino cherries. | Rosé | 20 | 80 | South Australia | Barossa | null | Loose End 2006 Rosé Grenache (Barossa) | https://www.winemag.com/buying-guide/loose-end-2006-rose-grenache-barossa/ | Grenache | 2,006 | Loose End |
12.5 | Rose | Argentina | Very few of Argentina's rosés make the grade, and this stange Cabernet-based brew from Norton smells like orange marmalade and tastes much the same. Having never seen a Norton rosé before, it makes us wonder why now? | Rosado | 10 | 80 | Mendoza Province | Mendoza | null | Bodega Norton 2006 Rosado Cabernet Sauvignon (Mendoza) | https://www.winemag.com/buying-guide/bodega-norton-2006-rosado-cabernet-sauvignon-mendoza/ | Cabernet Sauvignon | 2,006 | Bodega Norton |
10.5 | Rose | France | This is a honeyed, rather sweet rosé. Modest peach and cherry fruit turns honeyed on the finish. | Vallée des Jardins | 9 | 81 | Loire Valley | Rosé d'Anjou | null | Remy-Pannier 2005 Vallée des Jardins (Rosé d'Anjou) | https://www.winemag.com/buying-guide/remy-pannier-2005-vallee-jardins-rose-rose-danjou/ | Rosé | 2,005 | Remy-Pannier |
14 | Red | US | Soft and sweet-sour in oranges and cherries, this blend of Cabernets leaves a lot to be desired. It'll be okay with simple fare, like a ham sandwich with lots of mayo. | Dos Amores | 26 | 81 | California | Central Valley | Lodi | Watts 2003 Dos Amores Red (Lodi) | https://www.winemag.com/buying-guide/watts-2003-amores-red-central-valley-lodi/ | Bordeaux-style Red Blend | 2,003 | Watts |
12.5 | Red | US | There's a meaty, spicy nose here that promises something good, but on the palate, a tart, bitter character overrides the fruit. This wine has promise but needs integration. | Chesapeake | 12 | 81 | Virginia | Virginia | null | Ingleside NV Chesapeake Cabernet Sauvignon-Merlot (Virginia) | https://www.winemag.com/buying-guide/ingleside-nv-chesapeake-bordeaux-style-red-blend-cabernet-sauvignon-merlot-virginia/ | Cabernet Sauvignon-Merlot | null | Ingleside |
13.5 | Rose | Australia | Full-bodied and distressingly soft, this orangey-pink rosé is broad and mouthfilling, while the modest peach and chocolate flavors finish short. | Estate | 15 | 81 | Victoria | Victoria | null | Pretty Sally 2006 Estate Rosé (Victoria) | https://www.winemag.com/buying-guide/pretty-sally-2006-estate-rose-victoria/ | Rosé | 2,006 | Pretty Sally |
12.5 | Rose | US | Soft and simple, with semisweet root beer and vanilla flavors. The absence of balancing acidity gives this wine a medicinal feel. | SkinFlint | 8 | 81 | California | California Other | California | CheapSkate 2005 SkinFlint Rosé (California) | https://www.winemag.com/buying-guide/cheapskate-2005-skinflint-rose-other/ | Rosé | 2,005 | CheapSkate |
13.5 | Rose | Argentina | Strange, rubbery and a little funky as well. At least in the mouth the feel is solid and the acidity up where it should be. Just a weird wine that proves that Argentina is not really rosé country. | Rosé | 9 | 81 | Mendoza Province | Mendoza | null | Tango Sur 2005 Rosé Malbec (Mendoza) | https://www.winemag.com/buying-guide/tango-sur-2005-rose-malbec-mendoza/ | Malbec | 2,005 | Tango Sur |
13.5 | Red | Australia | Light in body but with a slightly syrupy mouthfeel, this wine features modest cherry-berry flavors and a powerful herbal streak. Finishes tart and short. | null | 8 | 81 | Australia Other | South Eastern Australia | null | Black Opal 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon-Merlot (South Eastern Australia) | https://www.winemag.com/buying-guide/black-opal-2005-bordeaux-style-red-blend-cabernet-sauvignon-merlot-south-eastern/ | Cabernet Sauvignon-Merlot | 2,005 | Black Opal |
12.5 | Rose | US | Watery and supersubtle flavors fail to impress with this rosé. What's there is good—strawberry, fresh fruit—but it's buried in the mix. | null | 15 | 81 | New York | Long Island | North Fork of Long Island | Waters Crest 2005 Rosé (North Fork of Long Island) | https://www.winemag.com/buying-guide/waters-crest-2005-rose-long-island-north-fork/ | Rosé | 2,005 | Waters Crest |
13.5 | Rose | Chile | Red like a ruby and broad as can be, there's nothing here but clumsy, juicy flavors of red sucking candy and Kool-Aid. With an almost inperceptible touch of spritz the wine brings to the table its own personna...which isn't all that appealing. Definitely not one of the winery's gems. | Santa Digna Selection Rosé | 9 | 81 | Central Valley | null | null | Miguel Torres 2006 Santa Digna Selection Rosé Cabernet Sauvignon (Central Valley) | https://www.winemag.com/buying-guide/miguel-torres-2006-santa-digna-selection-rose-cabernet-sauvignon-central-valley/ | Cabernet Sauvignon | 2,006 | Miguel Torres |
12 | Sparkling | France | Dark pink with a slight coppery tinge to its hue, Sparr's Brut Rosé is a bit of disappointment. It boasts plum- and berry-scented aromas, but it comes across as heavy on the palate and a bit sweet, lacking freshness and verve. | Brut Rosé | 16 | 81 | Alsace | Crémant d'Alsace | null | Pierre Sparr NV Brut Rosé Pinot Noir (Crémant d'Alsace) | https://www.winemag.com/buying-guide/pierre-sparr-nv-brut-rose-pinot-noir-cremant-dalsace-69543/ | Pinot Noir | null | Pierre Sparr |
null | Rose | France | Full, rather lifeless wine, pale in color with some easy raspberry flavors. It is soft, just sweetened to finish. | Grenache Rosé | 11 | 81 | Languedoc-Roussillon | Vin de Pays d'Oc | null | Elephant on a Tightrope 2006 Grenache Rosé Grenache (Vin de Pays d'Oc) | https://www.winemag.com/buying-guide/elephant-a-tightrope-2006-grenache-rose-vin-pays-doc/ | Grenache | 2,006 | Elephant on a Tightrope |
14 | Rose | Argentina | Dry, peppery and lacking in elegance, this Malbec is herbal and dilute on the nose, with sweet and candied raspberry flavors. While this winery's red wines are usually very good, this isn't likely to do much for you. | Rosé | 9 | 81 | Mendoza Province | Luján de Cuyo | null | Fabre Montmayou 2006 Rosé Malbec (Luján de Cuyo) | https://www.winemag.com/buying-guide/fabre-montmayou-2006-rose-malbec-lujan-cuyo/ | Malbec | 2,006 | Fabre Montmayou |
13.9 | Red | US | A pretty simple wine. Dry and rough, it has green, minty flavors and disagreeable acidity. | Bistro Classic | 28 | 81 | California | Central Coast | Central Coast | Cottonwood Canyon NV Bistro Classic Syrah (Central Coast) | https://www.winemag.com/buying-guide/cottonwood-canyon-nv-bistro-classic-shiraz-syrah-syrah-central-coast/ | Syrah | null | Cottonwood Canyon |
13 | Rose | Lebanon | Founded north of Beirut, Lebanon in the Bekaa Valley in 1930, Chateau Musar is a historic, respected producer of red wines in the Bordeaux style. Given the winery's track record, this rose underwhelms. The fresh strawberry and fruit flavors have potential but fade quickly on a watery foundation. | Cuvée Rosé | 20 | 81 | Bekaa Valley | null | null | Château Musar 2004 Cuvée Rosé Cinsault (Bekaa Valley) | https://www.winemag.com/buying-guide/chateau-musar-2004-cuvee-rose-other-red-cinsault-bekaa-valley/ | Cinsault | 2,004 | Château Musar |
15.4 | Red | US | From Lodi, a dull, soft, rustic wine. It's fairly dry, but the fruit is thin and watery. | Swingsville | 10 | 82 | California | California Other | California | R & B Cellars 2005 Swingsville Zinfandel (California) | https://www.winemag.com/buying-guide/r-b-cellars-2005-swingsville-zinfandel-other/ | Zinfandel | 2,005 | R & B Cellars |
14 | Red | US | This is the winery's super-Tuscan blend, with 15% Sangiovese. It's soft, simple and kind of sweet in LifeSaver cherry flavors. | Etrusco | 22 | 82 | California | Central Coast | Paso Robles | Martin & Weyrich 2003 Etrusco Cabernet Sauvignon (Paso Robles) | https://www.winemag.com/buying-guide/martin-weyrich-2003-etrusco-cabernet-sauvignon-central-coast-paso-robles/ | Cabernet Sauvignon | 2,003 | Martin & Weyrich |
12 | Rose | France | With its dull coppery hue and scents of anise and bruised fruit, this is obviously tiring. It does still have some dried cherry or cranberry flavors, but this wine is headed south. Drink up. | Pinot Rosé | 9 | 82 | Languedoc-Roussillon | Vin de Pays d'Oc | null | Patriarche Père et Fils 2004 Pinot Rosé Pinot Noir (Vin de Pays d'Oc) | https://www.winemag.com/buying-guide/patriarche-pere-fils-2004-pinot-rose-pinot-noir-vin-pays-doc/ | Pinot Noir | 2,004 | Patriarche Père et Fils |
14 | Red | US | Yes, the price is right, but it's simple and thin, dry and soft, with modest cherry-berry flavors. | null | 10 | 82 | California | Central Coast | Monterey County | Château Julien 2003 Merlot (Monterey County) | https://www.winemag.com/buying-guide/chateau-julien-2003-merlot-central-coast-monterey-county/ | Merlot | 2,003 | Château Julien |
12 | Rose | Spain | Any winning notes soon evaporate as this wine shows little to zero staying power. The nose is simple but innocuous, while the palate has some raspberry flavors but no definition or character. Adequate but vacuous. | Clavelito Rosado | 10 | 82 | Central Spain | La Mancha | null | Bodegas Entremontes 2006 Clavelito Rosado Tempranillo (La Mancha) | https://www.winemag.com/buying-guide/bodegas-entremontes-2006-clavelito-rosado-tempranillo-mancha/ | Tempranillo | 2,006 | Bodegas Entremontes |
9 | Rose | Germany | Seems to be aiming at the Rosé d'Anjou or white Zinfandel market, as it's slightly sweet, only partly balanced by citrusy acids. | null | 9 | 82 | Deutscher Tafelwein Rhein | null | null | Black Tower 2006 Rosé (Deutscher Tafelwein Rhein) | https://www.winemag.com/buying-guide/black-tower-2006-rose-deutscher-tafelwein-rhein/ | Rosé | 2,006 | Black Tower |
13.7 | White | US | With ripe green apple, pineapple and oak flavors and crisp acidity, this shows good varietal character. The big problem is an apricot sweetness in the finish that tastes like botrytis, and makes the wine distasteful. | null | 25 | 82 | California | Sonoma | Russian River Valley | Beauregard 2005 Chardonnay (Russian River Valley) | https://www.winemag.com/buying-guide/beauregard-2005-chardonnay-sonoma-russian-river-valley/ | Chardonnay | 2,005 | Beauregard |
13 | Rose | Spain | Sweet and creamy goes this ruby tinted Garnacha-based rosado. All the way through it pounds the palate with a grabby fistful of red-fruit flavor and sugar. Colorful and generous, but with no finesse. | Esencia Valdemar | 8 | 82 | Northern Spain | Rioja | null | Bodegas Valdemar 2006 Esencia Valdemar Garnacha (Rioja) | https://www.winemag.com/buying-guide/bodegas-valdemar-2006-esencia-grenache-garnacha-rioja/ | Garnacha | 2,006 | Bodegas Valdemar |