Rouges (Reds)

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796 Cepa Gavilàn 2002, Bodegas Hnos. Pérez Pascuas
Ribera del Duero (Spain) - $37.00
Sweet vanilla oak enrobes ripe black cherry and plum flavors. Generous, fresh and forward,

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267 Mencia 2000, Bodegas Estefania
Bierzo (Spain) - $49.00
Bold aromas and elegant structure give this wine character and allure.
Blueberry, vanilla, cola and spice notes mingle, balanced and fresh.
It's focus and harmony bring you back for an other sip.

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282 Cabernet Sauvignon 2001, Sterling
Napa Valley (U.S.A.) - $56.00
Simple with modest cherry and berry flavor that fades on the finish, ending with dry tannins.

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476 Rioja Gran Reserva 1994, Bodegas Rioja Santiago
Rioja (Spain) - $62.00
A medium bodied wine, smooth with dried berry, tea and leather flavors.
It's easy to drink, with its spice and vanilla notes. It has just enough acidity to offset the sweet oak.

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224 Saumur Champigny 2001 ‘cuvée Marginale’ Thierry Germain
Loire Valley (France) - $65.00
This dark and brooding red bears the scent of new oak, accenting a core of blackberry, cherry and smoke flavors.

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333 Côte Rôtie ‘Les Jumelles’ 1999 Paul Jaboulet Ainé
Rhone Valley (France) - $71.00
Built almost like a white, it's medium-bodied, with a citrusy edge.
Lacks a bit of opulence, but it has crispness on the dry, tannic finish.

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211 Margaux 2001, Clos Margalaine
Bordeaux (France) - $74.00
Bright raspberry and cherry character with hints of minerals.
Medium body, with fine tannins and a fresh finish. Balanced and pleasing already.

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793 Syrah Seven Hill Vineyard 2003, L’Ecole 41
Walla Walla Valley (U.S.A.) - $78.00
Firm and finely tuned to show more green olive, smoke and exotic spice flavor,
but it has nice depth of chewy blackberry and cherry flavors.

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229 Pinot Noir Guadeloupe Vineyard 2004 Ken Wright
Oregon (U.S.A.) - $94.00
Bright and jazzy, a terrific mouthful of raspberry, strawberry and red plum flavors that wash over the palate beautifully, while sneaking in superfine tannins that let the flavors sail on and on.

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231 Pessac Léognan 1988, Chateau Carbonieux
Bordeaux (France) - $141.00
Vividly aromatic and flavorful, lean and sharply focused,
offering plenty of currant, blackberry, cedar and spice flavors to linger on the finish.

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