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Red Wine by Andrew Will from Columbia Valley, Washington. Blend: 44% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Cabernet Franc, 22% Merlot, 9% Petit Verdot At this point, it is a wine of bearing with pure fruit flavors and good structure, as well as a sense of self-possession and charm. This wine will undoubtedly need some time to show its promise.

Red Wine by Andrew Will from Yakima Valley, Washington. Blend: 48% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Franc, 15% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7% Petit Verdot The nose is a lovely blend of earth and fruit and is quite forward for such a young wine. The wine is medium bodied offset by depth and a sense of promise. This is a stalwart wine with well defined delicate shading. The fruit profile is red fruit with floral aromas mixed with a kind of earthy spiciness.

Red Wine by Archipel from Sonoma County, California. Archipel is the French word for Archipelago, an string of islands rising above the sea, and that meaning is carried over to the sourcing of fruit for the new Archipel wine, a Bordeaux blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc. For this limited production wine, world acclaimed winemaker Pierre Seillan selected only those mountain peak vineyards in Napa and Sonoma that, on a foggy morning, sit above the clouds like a archipelago island sits upon the misty sea. This wine is the essence of California Mountain fruit expressed with French undertones, epitomizing modern sophistication, both in it's mountain structure supporting a vibrant fruit profile, as well as it's contemporary image which appeals to those intrigued by unique wines and progressive thinking. Vibrant black fruit with floral and spice notes. Rich, round, and full bodied.

Red Wine by B.R. Cohn from Sonoma County, California. The 2002 Doobie Red Collector Series is a limited production set of wines, bering three album covers and is sure to be a great hit! This wine is a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc from Sonoma County. It offers exceptional fruit flavors of black cherry and plum. The Doobie Brothers are one of the very few American Rock'N Roll bands that have been able to achieve and sustain a phenomenal level of success. There will be three album covers released every year for the next four years, of all Doobie Brother releases, making it a complete set. Bruce Cohn makes award winning wines and has been managing the Doobie Brothers for over 35 years. This wine celebrates the rich history of this band and Bruce's love of wine. A portion of proceeds of this wine is donated to the National Veterans Foundation. Blend: 51% Cabernet Sauvignon, 26% Merlot and 23% Cabernet Franc

Red Wine by B.R. Cohn from Sonoma County, California. The 2002 Doobie Red Collector Series is a limited production set of wines, bering three album covers and is sure to be a great hit! This wine is a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc from Sonoma County. It offers exceptional fruit flavors of black cherry and plum. The Doobie Brothers are one of the very few American Rock'N Roll bands that have been able to achieve and sustain a phenomenal level of success. There will be three album covers released every year for the next four years, of all Doobie Brother releases, making it a complete set. Bruce Cohn makes award winning wines and has been managing the Doobie Brothers for over 35 years. This wine celebrates the rich history of this band and Bruce's love of wine. A portion of proceeds of this wine is donated to the National Veterans Foundation. Blend: 51% Cabernet Sauvignon, 26% Merlot and 23% Cabernet Franc

Red Wine by B.R. Cohn from Sonoma County, California. The 2002 Doobie Red Collector Series is a limited production set of wines, bering three album covers and is sure to be a great hit! This wine is a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc from Sonoma County. It offers exceptional fruit flavors of black cherry and plum. The Doobie Brothers are one of the very few American Rock'N Roll bands that have been able to achieve and sustain a phenomenal level of success. There will be three album covers released every year for the next four years, of all Doobie Brother releases, making it a complete set. Bruce Cohn makes award winning wines and has been managing the Doobie Brothers for over 35 years. This wine celebrates the rich history of this band and Bruce's love of wine. A portion of proceeds of this wine is donated to the National Veterans Foundation. Blend: 51% Cabernet Sauvignon, 26% Merlot and 23% Cabernet Franc

Red Wine by Beaulieu - BV from Napa Valley, California. The 2004 Beaulieu Vineyard Reserve Tapestry weaves five classic varietals - Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot and Malbec - into an elegant, beautifully balanced wine. The deep, expressive aromas and flavors are filled with black cherry, briary blackberry, cassis, dark cocoa and cedar character. Pre-fermentation maceration, gentle punch downs in open-top fermenters and in-barrel malolactic fermentation all contributed to the wine's richly textured flavors. Beaulieu barrel-aged the wine for 20 months, with 70 percent new barrels, to add warm vanilla nuances. For even more complexity, they used a tapestry of different oak barrels; over half were French, with the balance being American, Hungarian and Russian. This wine makes a delicious complement to seared duck breast, mesquite grilled steak, filet mignon with shiitake mushrooms or roast lamb.

Red Wine by Beringer from Sonoma County, California. A lush, intense-cherry, blackberry core is given by the 76% Merlot, while the 15% Cabernet Sauvignon gives structure and adds depth to the dark fruit aromas and flavors. Small amounts of Malbec, Petite Verdot and Cabernet Franc contribute spice, orange zest, roasted coffee, and fruit nuances to the palate, giving an overall impression of plushness and depth. Beringer has owned and farmed its Knights Valley vineyards since the mid-1960's, when the Beringer family recognized that the cobbley, rocky alluvial soils were a great place to grow high quality wine grapes. In the late 1980's, when phylloxera necessitated replanting, Beringer's vineyard manager Bob Steinhauer took advantage of the opportunity and replanted almost exclusively Bordeaux varietals that matched Knights Valley's soil and climate conditions.

Red Wine by CARO from Argentina, South America. CARO was born of the alliance between two wine cultures, French and Argentine; two noble grape varieties, Cabernet Sauvignon and Malbec; and two renowned wine families, Domaines Barons de Rothschild (Lafite) and Nicolas Catena. Vignerons since the 19th century, these two powerful organizations have combined their deep knowledge of Mendoza's high altitude terroir and the art of winemaking to create a unique wine: CARO. Two cultures, two families, two varietals, one wine. Blend: 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 50% Malbec Beautiful, slightly purple color. Intense on the nose with ripe red and black fruit, a touch of mint with tobacco and vanilla aromas, and well-integrated oak. Rich and full-bodied, powerful and velvety with good aromatic complexity on the palate and good length. A rich, complex & balanced wine with ripe, juicy tannins.

Red Wine by Casa Lapostolle from Chile, South America. Grape Varieties: 84% Carmenere-Merlot, 16% Cabernet Color: Deep ruby with purple shadows. Nose: Very fresh and intense pure fruit. Aromas of ripe blueberries and concentrated black fruit dominate on an inviting, full and complex nose. Mouth: Plum on the palate, with toasty oak supporting firm acidity and integrated tannins. An elegant, well balanced, wine with deep, rich fruit, fine polish and a long finish.

Red Wine by Ch. Duhart-Milon from Pauillac, France - Bordeaux. Fruity and expressive nose. Good, frank and complex attack with good balance. Nice length without overpowering tannins. Blend: Merlot 75%, Cabernet Sauvignon 25%

Red Wine by Ch. Reignac from Bordeaux, France - Bordeaux. The 2002 Reignac exhibits a saturated purple color as well as copious quantities of sweet black currant fruit intertwined with espresso, cocoa, and toasty oak characteristics. Medium-bodied and deep, with loads of concentration along with background spice and structure, it should drink well for 10-12 years. One cannot praise proprietor Yves Vatelot enough for the extraordinary quality he achieves from this Bordeaux Superieur vineyard. -Wine Advocate 88-91 Barrel Sample

Red Wine by Ch?teau Cheval Blanc from St-Emilion, France - Bordeaux. A blend of 55% Cabernet Franc and 45% Merlot. Subtle herb, menthol, cranberry, black currant, and licorice aromas emerge from this dark ruby/plum-colored wine. It is medium-bodied and elegant with plenty of sweet fruit, but not a lot of weight or intensity. The complexity and nobility of Cheval Blanc's gravelly terroir is apparent in this delicate, subtle St.-Emilion. Give it a few years to develop additional aromatics, and drink it over the following 12-15. Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate 90 Points Intense aromas of tar, blackberry and wet earth, with just a hint of tobacco and flowers. Full-bodied, chewy and long. Extracted, yet turns caressing and velvety in texture. Broad-shouldered and muscular for this estate. This is better than the 2000. Best after 2012. Wine Spectator 94 Points

Red Wine by Ch. Cos d'Estournel from St. Estephe, France - Bordeaux. The prodigious, fantastic 2003 Cos d’Estournel is a candidate for “wine of the vintage.” A blend of 68% Cabernet Sauvignon (unusually high for this chateau), 30% Merlot, and 2% Cabernet Franc, 17,500 cases were produced from low yields. An inky/blue/purple color is accompanied by a compelling perfume of black fruits, subtle smoke, pain grille, incense, and flowers. With extraordinary richness, full body, and remarkable freshness, elegance, and persistence, this is one of the finest wines ever made by this estate. The good news is that it will be drinkable at a young age yet evolve for three decades or more. Kudos to winemaker Jean-Guillaume Prats and owner Michel Reybier. -Robert ParkerIn the old Gascon language, the word ‘Cos’ means ‘The Hill of Pebbles’. Appropriately named, Château Cos d’Estournel is situated on the banks of the Gironde River between Pauillac and St. Estèphe, where the property is clearly defined by the hill of Cos, reaching to a height of almost 65 feet. It is today owned by Michel Reybier, and continues to be managed by a member of the Prats family under the direction of Jean-Guillaume Prats. 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 27% Merlot, 2% Petit Verdot and 1% Cabernet Franc

Red Wine by Ch?au d'Aiguilhe from Cotes de Castillon, France - Bordeaux. This large (120+ acres) vineyard planted on limestone and clay soils is composed of 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Franc. Bottled unfined and unfiltered, the 2003 was produced from yields of 28 hectoliters per hectare. It exhibits a dense purple color as well as a big, sweet nose of scorched earth, blackberries, underbrush, cherries, and smoke. Layered, opulent, powerful, and rich, with its tannin character well-hidden by abundant fruit, it should drink well for 10-12 years. It is another example of this backwater appellation producing a wine that transcends its pedigree. -Robert Parker

Red Wine by Ch. de Clotte from Cotes de Castillon, France - Bordeaux. Blend: 30% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Franc, 30% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Malbec. This is a delicious Bordeaux at a VERY affordable price. A great entry Bordeaux that will keep you coming back for more and hopefully further your exploration into the world of Bordeaux. The average vine age is 40 years and produces this rich style Bordeaux with dense fruit. It displays a dark red-black color in the glass. An intense nose of mature red fruits. A well-structured palate with good concentration and notes of prune and vanilla.

Red Wine by Ch?teau de Launay from Bordeaux, France - Bordeaux. A dense purple-colored effort offering notes of chocolate, espresso, scorched earth, and berry flavors. Supple textured, medium-bodied, chunky, and fleshy. Blend: 90% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon

Red Wine by Chateau de Pez from St. Estephe, France - Bordeaux. Blend: 45% Cabernet Sauvignon, 44% Merlot, 8% Cabernet Franc, 3% Petit Verdot The 2004 vintage is a lovely, solid color with dark red, almost purplish-blue highlights. The nose is packed with rich, complex, slightly jammy fruit, plus aromas of roasting and mocha from maturation in wood. It is very fresh, with floral, spicy notes. On the palate, the wine is a crisp, fleshy attack, followed by mouth-filling but not overly hard tannins. The wine grows richer and fatter by the moment but with no loss of elegance. This handsome wine will mature to perfection. There is an aging potential here that will more than reward a few years' cellaring. Dark, dry tannins are what good Saint-Estephe is all about when young, and de Pez doesn't disappoint. But it does more, with refined black plum skin flavors, a rich mix of spices and mint, and a refreshing streak of acidity. In 4-5 years, this will be an outstanding wine. -Wine Enthusiast

Red Wine by Ch?teau de Reignac from Bordeaux, France - Bordeaux. Reignac's gentle slopes and gravely soils facilitate natural drainage. The gravel reflects and stores the sun's heat which promotes early ripening of the estate's grapes. Great terroir is the key to the wines of Reignac. It is this splendid terroir, recommended by Michel Rolland that gives Reignac its edge. Possibly the finest Reignac I have ever tasted from proprietor Yves Vatelot, this superlative blend of 75% Merlot and 25% Cabernet Sauvignon is treated like a spoiled child, ages on its lees, and bottled unfiltered. There are over 16,000 cases of this cuvee, which should be uncommonly long-lived for a wine of this pedigree. Its dense ruby/purple color is followed by a sweet nose of blackberries, cherries, smoke and pain grille. Deep, full-bodied, moderately tannic, fresh, and well-delineated, with 14% natural alcohol, it should drink well for 10-12 years -Robert Parker, Wine Advocate 91-93

Red Wine by Ch?teau Ducru Beaucaillou from St-Julien, France - Bordeaux. One can't say enough about the efforts Bruno Borie is pouring into this wonderful estate that I have often called the Lafite Rothschild of St.-Julien. An undeniable success, the 2004 Ducru boasts sweet aromas of creme de cassis, spring flowers, pain grille, licorice, and road tar. This pure, medium-bodied wine possesses moderately high tannin, superb concentration, good sweetness, and low acidity. Give it 2-3 years of cellaring and drink it over the following 25 years. Robert Parker, The Wine Advocate 93 points

Red Wine by Ch?teau Duhart-Milon from Pauillac, France - Bordeaux. Grape Varieties: 70% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Sauvignon Deep ruby color, with slight oakiness on the nose and notes of preserved fruit. Somewhat closed on the palate and pleasantly fruity.