Less than $15
Feb. 18, 2020
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SIMPLE LIFE
Chardonnay California 2018
$13
This offers notes of dried wild herb to the crunchy gooseberry and green apple flavors. Citrus accents show on the finish. Drink now. 13,500 cases made. —Kim Marcus
$15 to $30
Feb. 18, 2020
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LANCIOLA
Chianti Colli Fiorentini 2017
$15
Black cherry, black currant, leather, earth and almond flavors mark this red. Fresh and balanced, lingering nicely on the finish. Sangiovese and Canaiolo. Drink now through 2024. 5,000 cases made, 2,500 cases imported. —Bruce Sanderson
More than $30
Feb. 18, 2020
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PIERRE AMADIEU
Gigondas Le Pas de l'Aigle 2016
$45
Ripe and vivid, with beautiful flow to the mix of dark plum, fig and blackberry preserve flavors, carried by a swath of licorice root and tobacco. Swirls of black tea and mesquite show on the finish, which reveals well-buried chalky minerality. Should cellar nicely. Best from 2022 through 2035. 2,635 cases made, 300 cases imported. —James Molesworth
