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Torres "Celeste' Pago Del Cielo Crianza, Ribera del Duero, Spain
Readers rated this wine:
Rustic, earthy, fragrant.
This Tempranillo was grown at 895MASL and spent 12 months in French and American oak.
Expect fragrant roasted cherry and sweet brown spices, licorice and vanilla, roasted coffee and wild brush aromas. The palate is less gregarious than the nose; dark fruits and leather, toasted spice and espresso flavours with distinct savoury undertones. Good balance and structure with a restrained and earthy character.
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Wine Scores Reviewed - March 25th, 2025
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91 Points
 

384040
UPC Code -8410113003508
Agency: Pacific Wine & Spirits

#ONO Cabernet Franc, Loire Valley, France
Readers rated this wine:

Juicy, silky, charming.
A trendy Loire label, this fragrant Cabernet Franc suggests violets and cherries, wild red berries, cola spices, vanilla and cedar aromas. The palate is an echo of the nose, it's sliky and juicy and charming, A pretty wine, fruity but with subtle savoury undertones, making it far more stylish. I recommend a slight chill before serving.
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Wine Scores Reviewed - March 26th, 2024
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91 Points
 

363251

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Blue Mountain Vineyard and Cellars Estate Cuvee Gamay Noir, Okanagan Valley BC
Readers rated this wine:

Savoury, silky, classic.
Located above Vaseaux Lake in Okanagan Falls, Blue Mountain Vineyard and Cellars was established five decades ago.
Their wines have a very classic, honest character and they are stay true to their roots.
The 2022 Gamay (it's been four years since I've tasted this wine) was hand harvested and had an 18 day maceration. It was aged in neutral oak barrels for 12 months then bottled and cellared another six months.
Notes of beet greens and tealeaf are layered with small red berries, earth, fine spices and charred licorice. It's a fresh wine, classic, silky and fresh with savoury undertoness. Stylish and medium-bodied, it has a juicy finish.
Pair: cedar planked salmon, pork tenderloin with berry sauces, grilled chicken, chorizo or soft, washed rind cheeses.
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Wine Scores Reviewed - March 26th, 2024
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91 Points
 

389882
UPC Code -626452401112
Agency: Keystone Fine Wines

Township 7 Vineyards and Winery 'Benchmark Series' Pinot Noir, Okanagan Falls, BC
Readers rated this wine:
Youthful, fresh, perfumed.
Made from Burgundian clones 115 and 667 grown in the single Remuda Vineyard in the Okanagan Falls appellation, this fragrant Pinot was aged 12 months in large format oak. According to the winery, 2022 ended up being an excellent vintage for this Pinot, which delivers perfumed raspberry and red cherry, vanilla, licorice, fine spice and tealeaf aromas atop an earthy foundation. The palate is likewise; spicy and earthy with good bones and freshness and texture throughout. Still very youthful overall, worth buying a few and cellaring.
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Wine Scores Reviewed - March 25th, 2024
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93 Points
 


Agency: Vintage West

Finca Bacara 'Promesa' Moscato, Spain
Readers rated this wine:
Fresh, fizzy, charming
This night harvested Moscato from Spain remains sweet thanks to the stop fermentation when the wine reaches the desired alcohol content, in this case 8%.
It's a non-vintage white, fizzy and charming delivering notes of apricot and honeysuckle, candied lemon and white grape-y notes. The palate mimics the nose; it is as expected sweet, light and fresh, the finish is persistent has distinct marzipan flavours. Nice purity.
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Wine Scores Reviewed - March 25th, 2024
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88 Points
 

308731

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Les Vignerons du Castelas 'Les Mesanges' Blanc, Rhone Valley, France
Readers rated this wine:
Zesty, golden, slick.
The cooperative cellar of the winegrowers of Castelas was created in 1952 when a handful of winegrowers combine efforts to develop the wines of the Cotes du Rhone, Cotes du Rhone Villages Signargues, AOP Tavel and IGP du Gard. The cellar's vineyards covers 450 hectares mainly in Cotes du Rhone with a combined 45 families of cooperative winegrowers.
This blend of Viognier (60%) and equal parts Roussanne and Grenache Blanc delivers fresh orange blossoms and yellow apples, wild honey, flint, star fruit, grapefruit and vague peachy notes. It's fresh and zesty with attractive weight and slick texture. Good deptht and creaminess.
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Wine Scores Reviewed - March 22nd, 2024
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89 Points
 

439458

Agency: The Drinks List

Luis Marin 'Essentia Reserva' Garnacha, Carinena, Spain
Readers rated this wine:
Levity, freshness, fragrant.
This 2018 old vine Garnacha (80+ year old vines) was grown at 650m above sea level in Carinena, in Spain's north eastern Aragon. It spent a minimum of16 months aging in oak before bottling.
Showing more umami on the nose, this very old vine Garnacha suggests roasted cherries and vanilla, prune and coffee, tobacco and earth. Fresh cherry flavours lead a smooth palate; it has levity and good bones overall. Licorice, pipe tobacco, cola spices and vanilla flavours play a strong supporting role. Delicious.
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Wine Scores Reviewed - March 20th, 2024
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91 Points
 

277550

Agency: The Drinks List

Luis Marin 'Gabarda Excelcius' Old Vine Garnacha, Carinena, Spain
Readers rated this wine:
Fragrant, intense, friendly.
This very friendly old vine Garnacha is grown at 600m (2000ft) above sea level in Aragon in north-eastern Spain. It spent 3 months aging in oak before bottling.
A rich fragrant nose suggests raspberry, vanilla, espresso and pipe tobacco atop dried roses. The wine has good intensity and oodles of wild berry, chocolate, brown spices and tobacco flavours. Dusty tannins trail on the finish.
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Wine Scores Reviewed - March 20th, 2024
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90 Points
 

277553

Agency: The Drinks List

Luis Marin 'Essentia Viva' Tempranillo, Carinena, Spain
Readers rated this wine:
Modern, supple, liqueur.
This 2022 Tempranilllo from Carinena, in Spain's north eastern Aragon, spent a minimum of 3 months aging in oak before bottling.
The nose is sweet; cherry cola and vanilla, mocha, pipe tobacco and blueberry. It has a supple palate and similar sweet character. It's modern with a liqueur-like intensity and cola characters. The finish trails flavours of espresso.
A wine for burgers, ribs, pizza and wings.
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Wine Scores Reviewed - March 20th, 2024
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88 Points
 

277547

Agency: The Drinks List

#ONO Sauvignon Blanc, Loire Valley, France
Readers rated this wine:

Zesty, pristine, snappy.
A trendy Loire label, this 100% Sauvignon Blanc delivers snappy lemon and grapefruit, dried flowers and star anise aromas with just a hint of grass clippings. It's light-bodied and pristine with green apple, citrus and mineral flavours; the finish is zesty.
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Wine Scores Reviewed - March 20th, 2024
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89 Points
 

363254

Agency: Not Available

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