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| Wine Spectator's Top Ten Wines of 2010 Sponsored by D. Sokolin Co. |
| Superfresh with blanched almond, green plumb, yellow apple and verbena notes carried by almost brisk minerality. The finish is really bright and mouthwatering. There's a rather stony precision and this is still a touch tight. Begs for cellaring. Drink 2011 - 2020 |
| An elegant and powerful red, with intense flavors and aromas of red berry, smoke, raspberry and spice that are supported by well-integrated tannins, with plenty of structure. Very Burgundian in style, with a focused finished of crushed fruits and fig. Just a baby. Drink 2012 - 2017 |
| #9 Carm 2007 Douro Reserva Portugal |
| #10 Clos Des Papes 2009 Chateauneuf-du-Pape White |
| 94 Points - $27.00 8,500 cases made |
| 95 Points - $100.00 1,000 cases made |
| A generous Sangiovese, with loads of blackberry, dark cherry and berry on the nose and palate. Full and long. Chewy. The new wood could stand to a little less barley flavor, but the fruit is fabulous. Takes off on the finish. This is the third Top 10 appearance this decade for Fontodi's Flaccianello. Best After 2012 |
| This big smooth wine is polished, ripe and complex, offering roasted meat and walnut accents to its black cherry, blackberry, tobacco and licorice aromas and flavors. Lingers appealingly on the expansive finish. Drink Now - 2020 |
| #7 Schild 2008 Barossa Shiraz Australia |
| #8 Fontodi 2007 Colli della Toscana Centrale Flaccianello |
| 94 Points - $20.00 1,000 cases made |
| 95 Points - $110.00 5,000 cases made |
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| This classy 2008 exhibits wonderful aromatics of wild raspberry, anise, blackberry and spice, with touches of mineral and sage. Full-bodied and complex, this is vibrant, focused, intense and persistent . Drink Now - 2016 |
| A profound effort, offering wonderful purity of flavor, with tiers of anise and black licorice, generous yet structured and elegant. This shows both power and finesse, ending with a wonderful burst of dark berry fruit. Best From 2012 - 2024 |
| #5 Altamura 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley |
| #6 Paul Hobbs 2008 Pinot Noir Russian River Valley |
| 96 Points - $85.00 3,000 cases made |
| 94 Points - $45.00 3,644 cases made |
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| An amazing wine, dense, rich and layered, offering a mix of power and finesse, with concentrated dark berry fruit, mineral, sage, herb and cedar notes that are pure, intense, focused and persistent. Drink Now - 2018 |
| #1 Saxum 2007 James Berry Vineyard Paso Robles Grenache-Mourvedre-Syrah |
| 98 Points - $67.00 950 cases made |
| #2 Two Hands 2008 Shiraz - Barossa Bella's Garden |
| #4 Revana 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon St. Helena - California |
| Aromas of roasted herb, red pepper and sgae are complex, elegant and spicy, joined by ripe currant, plum and black cherry fruit, but this is at its best on the full-bodied palate, where the texture is supple, graceful and polished. Drink Now - 2014 |
| 97 Points - $125.00 2,000 cases made |
| This is a tremendous Chardonnay, intense, pure, ripe and complex, with concentrated pear, apple, fig and melon flavors that are elegant and refined. Well-defined and long on the finish. Drink Now - 2016 |
| Dark and dense, but emerges with vivid color and bright flavors of raspberry, dark cherry and a hint of peach, beautifully tinged with cocoa, licorice and mineral notes as the finish sails on impressively. Drink Now - 2018 |
| 94 Points - $55.00 2,400 cases made |
| 97 Points - $85.00 2,100 cases made |
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| #3 Peter Michael 2008 Chardonnay Ma Belle-Fille |
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