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Donnafugata Sedara, Sicily Italy
91 Points

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Vintage: 2014
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BC CSPC: BC CSPC Code -560300
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WineScores' Review

Fragrant, velvety, fresh.
From a Sicilian icon, this Nero d'Avola is blended with small amounts of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Syrah. It offers velvety aromas of black cherry and red plums, spicecake and an intense mineral/earthy core. That minerality is pronounced on the palate as well; cocoa, black fruits, tobacco and fine spice flavours are encased in powdery yet textural grape tannins.
Overall, good balance and structure and an excellent food wine.
Pair: Eggplant caponata, braised meats, roasted mushrooms and heartier pasta dishes.


Pairs great with Gone Crackers Olive Oil & Cracked Pepper
 
 
Recommended Pairings
Rich Meats , GONE CRACKERS, Cheese - Hard/Aged, Eat your Root Veggies, Italian Food


©copyright 2012 Daenna Van Mulligen
Wine Scores reviewed - 2017-02-08 22:48:37.0

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Moon Curser Syrah, Okanagan Valley BC
94 Points

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Region: Okanagan Valley Oliver / Osoyoos
Vintage: 2022
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BC CSPC: BC CSPC Code -323621

Ranking: 63.001062
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Moon Curser Syrah, Okanagan Valley BC
91 Points

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Vintage: 2021
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BC CSPC: BC CSPC Code -91843

Ranking: 63.000818
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Moon Curser 'Contraband' Syrah, Okanagan Valley BC
90 Points

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Vintage: 2024
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BC CSPC: BC CSPC Code -231209

Ranking: 63.00081
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Moon Curser 'Contraband' Syrah, Okanagan Valley BC
92 Points

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Vintage: 2020
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BC CSPC: BC CSPC Code -231209

Ranking: 63.000627
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Moon Curser Syrah, Okanagan Valley BC
92 Points

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Vintage: 2019
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BC CSPC: BC CSPC Code -91843

Ranking: 63.000569
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Antinori 'Peppoli' Chianti Classico, Tuscany Italy
90 Points

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Vintage: 2020
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BC CSPC: BC CSPC Code -606541

Ranking: 63.000442
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Moon Curser 'Contraband' Syrah, Okanagan Valley BC
91 Points

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Vintage: 2021
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BC CSPC: BC CSPC Code -231209

Ranking: 63.000439
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Moon Curser 'Contraband' Syrah, Okanagan Valley BC
91 Points

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Vintage: 2021
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BC CSPC: BC CSPC Code -231209

Ranking: 63.000406
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Moon Curser Syrah, Okanagan Valley BC
91 Points

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Vintage: 2020
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BC CSPC: BC CSPC Code -91843

Ranking: 14.000006
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Trapiche Broquel Malbec, Mendoza Argentina
89 Points

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Vintage: 2020
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BC CSPC: BC CSPC Code -396218

Ranking: 16.000801
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Fort Berens Estate Winery Meritage, British Columbia
92 Points

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Region: British Columbia Fraser Canyon - Lillooet
Vintage: 2020
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BC CSPC: BC CSPC Code -78113

Ranking: 16.000658
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Moon Curser Malbec, Okanagan Valley BC
92 Points

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BC CSPC: BC CSPC Code -70300

Ranking: 16.000594
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Fort Berens Estate Winery Meritage, British Columbia
92 Points

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Vintage: 2022
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BC CSPC: BC CSPC Code -78113

Ranking: 16.000323
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Painted Rock Merlot, Skaha Bench, Okanagan Valley BC
92 Points

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BC CSPC: BC CSPC Code -512319

Ranking: 12.00018
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Fort Berens Estate Winery Meritage, British Columbia
90 Points

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Vintage: 2021
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BC CSPC: BC CSPC Code -78113

Ranking: 16.000179
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Fort Berens Estate Winery Reserve Cabernet Franc, Lillooet, BC
91 Points

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Vintage: 2020
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Moon Curser Malbec, Okanagan Valley BC
89 Points

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BC CSPC: BC CSPC Code -70300

Ranking: 16.000092
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Hester Creek Character Red, Okanagan Valley BC
88 Points

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Vintage: 2022
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BC CSPC: BC CSPC Code -158311

Ranking: 18.000998
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Moon Curser 'Dead of Night', Okanagan Valley BC
89 Points

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Vintage: 2021
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BC CSPC: BC CSPC Code -806117

Ranking: 18.000865
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Moon Curser 'Dead of Night', Okanagan Valley BC
92 Points

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Vintage: 2020
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BC CSPC: BC CSPC Code -806117

Ranking: 18.00086
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Moon Curser 'Dead of Night', Okanagan Valley BC
94 Points

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Vintage: 2022
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BC CSPC: BC CSPC Code -806117

Ranking: 18.000764
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Hester Creek Character Red, Okanagan Valley BC
88 Points

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Vintage: 2023
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BC CSPC: BC CSPC Code -158311

Ranking: 18.000737
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Fort Berens Estate Winery Reserve Meritage, Lillooet, BC
91 Points

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Vintage: 2020
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BC CSPC: BC CSPC Code -78113

Ranking: 22.000829
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Road 13 'GSM' Okanagan Valley, BC
91 Points

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Region: British Columbia Oliver
Vintage: 2019
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BC CSPC: BC CSPC Code -579938

Ranking: 12.001153
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Chateau Valentin, Cotes de Bordeaux, France
89 Points

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Vintage: 2017
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BC CSPC: BC CSPC Code -142685

Ranking: 12.001108
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Giovanni Rosso Langhe Nebbiolo, Piedmont, Italy
90 Points

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Vintage: 2019
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Selbach~Oster Zeltinger Himmelreich, Riesling Auslese, Mosel, Germany
93 Points

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Vintage: 2018
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BC CSPC: BC CSPC Code -63189

Ranking: 12.001068
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Araldica Ca'Di Ponti, Nero d'Avola, Sicily, Italy
88 Points

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Vintage: 2019
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BC CSPC: BC CSPC Code -214183

Ranking: 12.001058
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Da Silva Vineyards and Winery Pinot Noir, Okanaga Valley, BC
93 Points

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Region: British Columbia Naramata Bench
Vintage: 2021
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BC CSPC:
Ranking: 12.000913
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Covert Farms Family Estate 'Amicitia', Okanagan Valley, BC
90 Points

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Region: British Columbia Okanagan Valley
Vintage: 2019
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Ranking: 12.000853
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Carpineto Chianti Classico, Tuscany, Italy
91 Points

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Vintage: 2017
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Ranking: 12.00078
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Fontanafredda Barolo Serralunga d'Alba, Piedmont Italy
89 Points

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Vintage: 2019
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BC CSPC: BC CSPC Code -20214

Ranking: 12.000694
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Frescobaldi 'Perano', Chianti Classico, Tuscany Italy
93 Points

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BC CSPC: BC CSPC Code -24211

Ranking: 12.000673
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Pere Anselme 'La Fiole Reserve' Cotes du Rhone Villages, France
89 Points

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Vintage: 2018
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BC CSPC: BC CSPC Code -110414

Ranking: 12.000668
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Gil Family Estates 'Zagalin' Monastrell, Jumilla, Spain
89 Points

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Vintage: 2020
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Ranking: 12.000654
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Negretti Nebbiolo 'Minot', Langhe, Italy
90 Points

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Ranking: 12.00062
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Stag's Hollow Syrah, Okanagan Valley BC
91 Points

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Region: British Columbia Okanagan Valley
Vintage: 2020
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BC CSPC: BC CSPC Code -32961

Ranking: 12.000538
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Chateau Pascaud Reserve Bordeaux Superier, Bordeaux, France
92 Points

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Vintage: 2020
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BC CSPC: BC CSPC Code -81486

Ranking: 12.000486
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Fontanafredda Barolo Serralunga d'Alba, Piedmont Italy
92 Points

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BC CSPC: BC CSPC Code -99424

Ranking: 12.000413
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Araldica Ca'Di Ponti, Nero d'Avola, Sicily, Italy
88 Points

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Vintage: 2018
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BC CSPC: BC CSPC Code -214183

Ranking: 12.0004
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Castello di Gabbiano 'Cavaliere d'Oro' Chianti Classico Riserva, Tuscany Italy
91 Points

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Vintage: 2018
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BC CSPC: BC CSPC Code -25163

Ranking: 12.000387
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Gerard Bertrand 'Cigales', Sud de France
93 Points

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Vintage: 2020
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Ranking: 12.000384
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Domaine De L'Olivette Rouge, Pays d'Oc, Southern France
90 Points

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BC CSPC: BC CSPC Code -626242

Ranking: 12.000334
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Ferrari Brut Metodo Classico, Trentino, Italy
91 Points

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BC CSPC: BC CSPC Code -366427

Ranking: 12.000296
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Mazzei 'Ser Lapo' Chianti Classico Riserva, Tuscany, Italy
92 Points

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BC CSPC: BC CSPC Code -176842

Ranking: 12.000252
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Rocca della Macie 'Tenuta Sant' Alfonso' Chinati Classico. Tuscany, Italy
91 Points

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BC CSPC: BC CSPC Code -394379

Ranking: 12.00023
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Covert Farms Family Estate Pinot Blanc, Okanagan Valley, BC
89 Points

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Vintage: 2022
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Ranking: 12.000229
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Carpineto Chianti Classico Gran Selezione, Tuscany, Italy
93 Points

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Vintage: 2015
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BC CSPC: BC CSPC Code -105729

Ranking: 12.000169
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Novaia Valpolicella Classico, Marano, Veneto, Italy
91 Points

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Ranking: 12.000144
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Giovanni Rosso Langhe Nebbiolo, Piedmont, Italy
91 Points

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Ranking: 12.000104
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Covert Farms Family Estate Grand Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon, Okanagan Valley, BC
89 Points

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Vintage: 2019
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BC CSPC: BC CSPC Code -459719

Ranking: 12.00005
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Soito Wines 'Taleiga' Dao Tinto, Dao Portugal
91 Points

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Vintage: 2016
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Ranking: 12.000023
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Bodegas Franco-Espanolas 'Conde Bel' Crianza, Rioja, Spain
89 Points

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Region: Spain Rioja
Vintage: 2018
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BC CSPC: BC CSPC Code -259713

Ranking: 12.000019
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Culmina Family Winery 'Hypothesis', Golden Mile Bench, Okanagan Valley BC
91 Points

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Vintage: 2017
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BC CSPC:
Ranking: 14.001163
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Culmina Family Winery Viognier, Golden Mile Bench, Okanagan Valley BC
91 Points

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BC CSPC: BC CSPC Code -279144

Ranking: 14.001152
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Liquidity Wines Estate Reserve Brut, Okanagan Valley, BC
92 Points

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Vintage: NV
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Ranking: 14.001136
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Gerard Bertrand 'An 1877', Saint-Chinian, Sud de France
90 Points

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Vintage: 2019
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BC CSPC: BC CSPC Code -251470

Ranking: 14.001114
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Okangan Crush Pad 'Free Form' Rose, Okanagan Valley, BC
88 Points

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Vintage: 2019
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BC CSPC: BC CSPC Code -228180

Ranking: 14.001106
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Fonseca 'Terra Prima' Organic Reserve Port, Douro Portugal
91 Points

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BC CSPC: BC CSPC Code -697177

Ranking: 14.001101
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Carpineto Chianti Classico Riserva, Tuscany, Italy
92 Points

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