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Vintage
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Variety
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Publication
Reviewer
Score
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White
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2008 Eradus Sauvignon Blanc
Awatere Valley
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, Gary Vaynerchuk
Relationship Day: Wine for Relationships, Episode #682 (5/26/2009)
W_Sauvignon Blanc - NZ. #2; COLOR-light golden; NOSE-a lot of green grass; a little Kiwi; some peach; lots of green peppers; very green; PALATE-razor blade acidity that I like; some heat on the back-end; I like the green melon and cantaloupe meets golden apple; subtle green apple jolly rancher; it's quite long with great acidity; a spectacular wine with seafood; very impressed with the Loire Valley-like structure; nice mid-palate; very complete w/ nice minerality on the back-end; WE-91; GV-90 90 points |
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Red
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2005 Havens Wine Cellars Bourriquot
Napa Valley
Red Bordeaux Blend more
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, Gary Vaynerchuk
Relationship Day: Wine for Relationships, Episode #682 (5/26/2009)
Bordeaux Blend - Napa. #1; COLOR-dark; NOSE-just gorgeous red fruit components (cranberry & rhubarb); and then some creamy vanilla & cedar; PALATE-a big wine with lots of flavor; this wine is so delicious and drinks like a $75-$100 wine; like a Right Bank Bordeaux (67% Cab Franc, 33% Merlot); a very young wine; getting tannins on the mid-palate; subtle rose petal meets grenache chocolate soufflé on the attack that is then overwhelmed by the bitterness on the back-end because this is a big young wine; a beast of a wine; big structure and big tannins, but the tannins are bitter and tight, but still quite sweet; this should really develop over the next 3-7 years and will easily last 12-15 years; I like the chocolate and sour red strawberries on the back-end; very nuanced for me; I love this wine and think it's spectacular; RP-92; ST-90/93; GV-92/93 (92-93) points |
