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  • Some plum and blackberry character. Medium body, firm tannins and a medium finish. Slightly hollow. Score range: 84-87

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  • Candied lemon peel, orange marmalade and apricot flavors have a sweetened iced tea nuance and a thankful acidity to keep everything in balance. Drink now. 90 cases made.

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  • Smoky vegetal, herbal aromas offer little in the way of ripe fruit. Drink now through 2011. 3,500 cases made.

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  • Lots of smoky oak, with ripe currant and plum on the nose. Full-bodied, with juicy fruit, cedar and oak and some currant. Medium-to-long finish. A little disjointed now, but will come together very nicely. Best after 2011. 150 cases made.

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1.- Máté Cabernet Sauvignon Sant'Antimo 2006

2.- Cargasacchi Pinot Grigio Santa Barbara County Late Harvest Invincible Sun Cargasacchi-Jalama Vineyard 2006

3.- Château Petit-Faurie-de-Soutard St.-Emilion 2007

4.- Pine Ridge Cabernet Sauvignon Stags Leap District 2005

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