| 37665 | 37664 | Portugal | A deep, concentrated, impressive wine that works on many levels. There are the blackberry fruits, almost jammy, that are enhanced by the tobacco and new wood flavors. Then there is the strong, underlying dryness that promises considerable aging. And there is the elegance. A smooth wine whose tannins work around the core of structure and style. | Reserva | 92 | 28 | Dão | | | Roger Voss | @vossroger | Casa de Santar 2004 Reserva Red (Dão) | Portuguese Red | Casa de Santar |
| 37666 | 37665 | New Zealand | Nearly always one of New Zealand's top Sauvignons, this wine makes a big, bold statement. Aromas are herbal and leafy, with undertones of tomato and nettles, but buffered by gooseberries and minerality. It's rich and weighty on the palate, with a creamy texture that brings ripe stone fruit flavors to the fore. Long and mouthcoating on the finish. | Clifford Bay Reserve | 92 | 31 | Marlborough | | | Joe Czerwinski | @JoeCz | Villa Maria 2007 Clifford Bay Reserve Sauvignon Blanc (Marlborough) | Sauvignon Blanc | Villa Maria |
| 37667 | 37666 | US | Twisted Oak has a pretty serious track record with this wine. The '05, a blend of Tempranillo, Graciano and Garnacha (Grenache), is very dry and complex. It's soft but firmly tannic, with juicy flavors of cherries, raspberries, pomengranates, licorice, chocolate, cloves and pepper. Has the body of a fine Pinot Noir, with different flavors. | The Spaniard | 92 | 45 | California | Calaveras County | Sierra Foothills | | | Twisted Oak 2005 The Spaniard Red (Calaveras County) | Red Blend | Twisted Oak |
| 37668 | 37667 | US | A very nice Cabernet, with a rich vein of tannins that gives it a crunchy texture, and forward black currant, cherry, and plum flavors that are as juicy as they come. Nearly 100% varietal Cab, it feels upscale and plush in the mouth, and gets better as it warms in the glass. Fair price for a Cab this good. | Estate Vineyards | 92 | 25 | California | Sonoma County | Sonoma | | | Rodney Strong 2004 Estate Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon (Sonoma County) | Cabernet Sauvignon | Rodney Strong |
| 37669 | 37668 | US | A sweet, supple, seductive Pinot that flirts with your palate. A bold display of ripe, sweet cherry fruit, followed by a flash of mint, a whiff of licorice, a streak of stone and a warm finish that suggests cola and sassafras. It gathers strength as it sits in the mouth, finishing with a flourish. | The Kilmore | 92 | 42 | Oregon | Willamette Valley | | Paul Gregutt | @paulgwine | Owen Roe 2006 The Kilmore Pinot Noir | Pinot Noir | Owen Roe |
| 37670 | 37669 | US | Winemaker Zach Rasmuson did not produce a Narrows Vineyard bottling in 2005. Instead, those grapes went into the regular Goldeneye, to its great benefit. The wine is particularly rich and powerful in cherry pie filling, black raspberry, mocha, Dr. Pepper and smoky oak flavors, with a gorgeous, mouth-filling texture that's dramatic on the finish. | | 92 | 55 | California | Anderson Valley | | | | Goldeneye 2005 Pinot Noir (Anderson Valley) | Pinot Noir | Goldeneye |
| 37671 | 37670 | Italy | This is a first class, slightly oaked Pinot Bianco that achieves wonderful balance between fruity and buttery notes. It's opulent, compelling, creamy and rich with persistent nutty flavors on its long finish. | Bianco degli Ulivi | 92 | 52 | Northeastern Italy | Collio | | | | Aldo Polencic 2006 Bianco degli Ulivi Pinot Bianco (Collio) | Pinot Bianco | Aldo Polencic |
| 37672 | 37671 | US | Bennett Valley is a cooler section of Sonoma County, and maybe the cool vintage was just too much. This wine isn't quite ripe.It's bone dry, acidic and tannic, and the fruit is herbal. | Judge Family Vineyard | 84 | 38 | California | Bennett Valley | Sonoma | | | MacLaren 2009 Judge Family Vineyard Syrah (Bennett Valley) | Syrah | MacLaren |
| 37651 | 37650 | Portugal | The quinta of Vale Meão, Dona Antonia Ferreira's last creation in the 19th century is one of the Douro's great vineyards. This is a wine that needs many years of aging, its tannins dominating what is also intense black, dense fruit. It is certainly powerful, but not out of balance, with an herbal element and precise acidity acting as a check, while the fruits gain in opulence in the mouth. Age for 10 years. | | 94 | 84 | Douro | | | Roger Voss | @vossroger | Quinta do Vale Meão 2005 Red (Douro) | Portuguese Red | Quinta do Vale Meão |
| 37673 | 37672 | US | This California bottling of an Italian varietal is rustic, with flavors suggesting cherry pie filling. This should pair with burgers and similar fare. | | 84 | 28 | California | Santa Barbara County | Central Coast | | | Mosby 2008 Teroldego (Santa Barbara County) | Teroldego | Mosby |
| 37674 | 37673 | France | A very perfumed wine, with a thin texture. It has pure apple-juice flavors that lend a creamy feel, with a soft, rounded finish. | | 84 | | Alsace | Alsace | | Roger Voss | @vossroger | Frey-Sohler 2011 Riesling (Alsace) | Riesling | Frey-Sohler |
| 37675 | 37674 | US | This is a Petite Verdot-based blend, with smaller amounts of Zinfandel (22%) and Cabernet Sauvignon (14%), with opening scents of cherry and teak. It's clean albeit a tad heavy-handed, with soft tannins. | Synthesis | 84 | 26 | California | South Coast | South Coast | Virginie Boone | @vboone | Hawk Watch Winery 2008 Synthesis Red (South Coast) | Red Blend | Hawk Watch Winery |
| 37676 | 37675 | Italy | This simple, refreshing offering opens with a pungent note of crushed white pepper and citrus; the palate bears a tonic, steely effervescence. It's easy going and crisp. | Extra Dry | 84 | 7 | Veneto | Prosecco | | | | Cà del Doge 2011 Extra Dry (Prosecco) | Glera | Cà del Doge |
| 37677 | 37676 | Portugal | This is a caramel-scented wine, with a wild strawberry flavor and light acidity. It is crisp, fruity and fragrant. | | 84 | | Setubal | | | Roger Voss | @vossroger | Herdade da Comporta 2011 Rosé (Setubal) | Rosé | Herdade da Comporta |
| 37678 | 37677 | US | Ripe, full bodied and jammy, this is a simple, country-style Cabernet, with berry-cherry flavors. | Dealer's Choice | 84 | 26 | California | Alexander Valley | Sonoma | | | Murphy-Goode 2008 Dealer's Choice Cabernet Sauvignon (Alexander Valley) | Cabernet Sauvignon | Murphy-Goode |
| 37652 | 37651 | US | Treana has enjoyed great success with this blend of Viognier and Marsanne, which is one of the best Rhône-style white wines in California. The main reason is the source of the grapes. The vineyard, owned by the Wagners of Caymus, is stellar. The '06 is as rich and crisply acidic as ever, with fantastically complex, honeyed tropical fruit, apricot and floral flavors that taste like they have a touch of botrytis. | Mer Soleil Vineyard | 94 | 25 | California | Central Coast | Central Coast | | | Treana 2006 Mer Soleil Vineyard White (Central Coast) | Rhône-style White Blend | Treana |
| 37653 | 37652 | US | Dryness and acidity mark this terrific wine. It's one for connoisseurs, a Pinot that requires some understanding to fully appreciate, as it's not a hedonistic seducer. The cherry and blackberry flavors have a fruit-skin bitterness, and there are additional nuances of violets, cola, leather, balsam and smoky oak. This is certainly one for the cellar. Drink now, with decanting, and over the next eight years. | Allen Vineyard Hillside Blocks | 94 | 65 | California | Russian River Valley | Sonoma | | | Gary Farrell 2005 Allen Vineyard Hillside Blocks Pinot Noir (Russian River Valley) | Pinot Noir | Gary Farrell |
| 37654 | 37653 | Chile | What a lush and spectacular New World Malbec. Buttery aromas of coconut and black fruits mix with herbs, mineral and char to create a near-perfect bouquet. The palate is saturated and balanced by great natural acidity, which frames the blackberry and herb flavors in excellent light. Meaty, textured, fruity and balanced: What more could you want? Drink now–2010. Imported by Baystate Wine Co. | Viu 1 | 93 | 65 | Colchagua Valley | | | Michael Schachner | @wineschach | Viu Manent 2005 Viu 1 Malbec (Colchagua Valley) | Malbec | Viu Manent |
| 37655 | 37654 | US | One of the riper of the Highland Estate's current crop of Cabernets, the Hawkeye Mountain shows intense varietal character. It's rich in black currants and cedar, with a tangy minerality and firm but pliant tannins. A beautiful Cabernet, at its best now and through 2015. | Highlands Estates Hawkeye Mountain | 93 | 55 | California | Alexander Valley | Sonoma | | | Kendall-Jackson 2005 Highlands Estates Hawkeye Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon (Alexander Valley) | Cabernet Sauvignon | Kendall-Jackson |
| 37656 | 37655 | Portugal | This is the equivalent of the top wine, or grand vin. It is certainly impressive, and probably needs at least 10 years aging. The dense tannins are powerful, while the plum jam fruits are superripe, yet certainly keeping in balance. A great, ripe wine. | | 93 | 95 | Douro | | | Roger Voss | @vossroger | Quinta do Noval 2004 Red (Douro) | Portuguese Red | Quinta do Noval |
| 37657 | 37656 | US | The ripest of Breggo's '06 Pinots, the Ferrington stars red fruits, such as cherries, raspberries and persimmons, mingling with intricate Asian spices and a hint of mocha. Absolutely delicious, this silky, complex wine is pure pleasure. | Ferrington Vineyard | 93 | 55 | California | Anderson Valley | | | | Breggo 2006 Ferrington Vineyard Pinot Noir (Anderson Valley) | Pinot Noir | Breggo |
| 37658 | 37657 | US | Barnett is better known as a producer of very good Cabernet. But their Chardonnays can be great, and so can their Pinot Noirs. This single-vineyard bottling has the elegance of the best Anderson Valley Pinots, a dry, crisp wine of great complexity. The flavors of cherries, licorice, Dr. Pepper, sweet Chinese tea and bacon are delicious and compelling. | Savoy Vineyard | 93 | 52 | California | Anderson Valley | | | | Barnett 2006 Savoy Vineyard Pinot Noir (Anderson Valley) | Pinot Noir | Barnett |
| 37659 | 37658 | US | A Brilliant Chardonnay, picked relatively early compared to some, but that has kept the alcohol moderate and the acidity brisk, making the wine crisp and even flinty. The flavors veer toward green apples, Asian pears, Meyer lemons, limes and other juicy, acid-inspired fruits. | Rochioli Vineyard | 93 | 38 | California | Russian River Valley | Sonoma | | | Gary Farrell 2005 Rochioli Vineyard Chardonnay (Russian River Valley) | Chardonnay | Gary Farrell |
| 37660 | 37659 | US | Mount Eden's estate Chardonnay typically starts out life as a tight, nervous wine. It's marked by acidity and minerals, and you don't want to drink it too cold. The '04 is a lovely young wine, rich and dramatically complex, with layers of pineapples, Meyer lemons, limes, wet stone, creamy yeast and smoky oak, like an important Chablis. Brilliant now, it should develop additional bottle nuances over the next six years. | Estate Vineyard | 93 | 48 | California | Santa Cruz Mountains | Central Coast | | | Mount Eden Vineyards 2004 Estate Vineyard Chardonnay (Santa Cruz Mountains) | Chardonnay | Mount Eden Vineyards |
| 37661 | 37660 | US | All hand-harvested and hand-sorted, this is a spectacular effort—racy, sharp-edged, showing a steely, stony definition that is rare in the New World. Woodward Canyon wines need time and reward cellaring, but that is not to say that these wines cannot be savored when young. It's just that they will improve dramatically with time. Here are intimations of herb, olive, bark, pepper, tobacco and clove. It's a truly gorgeous wine, rarified and tight. | | 93 | 39 | Washington | Walla Walla Valley (WA) | Columbia Valley | Paul Gregutt | @paulgwine | Woodward Canyon 2006 Cabernet Sauvignon (Walla Walla Valley (WA)) | Cabernet Sauvignon | Woodward Canyon |
| 37662 | 37661 | US | Farrell's Starr Ridge Dijon bottling is a fruity wine, bright and forward in red and black cherry, black raspberry, licorice and cola flavors, with smoky oak elaborations and a floral scent of violets. All that richness is balanced with crisp acids and even a dusting of fine tannins. Brilliant and pure, this Pinot should provide fine drinking through the age of six years or more, depending on how you like your older wines. | Starr Ridge Vineyard Dijon Clones | 93 | 50 | California | Russian River Valley | Sonoma | | | Gary Farrell 2005 Starr Ridge Vineyard Dijon Clones Pinot Noir (Russian River Valley) | Pinot Noir | Gary Farrell |
| 37663 | 37662 | US | Just might be the best $25 Chard out there. Gorgeous and dramatic in opulence, with a creamy texture, and tremendous in ripe tropical fruit, smoky oak and vanilla flavors. There's a long, honeyed, buttercreamy finish. | Highland Estates Camelot Highlands | 93 | 25 | California | Santa Maria Valley | Central Coast | | | Kendall-Jackson 2006 Highland Estates Camelot Highlands Chardonnay (Santa Maria Valley) | Chardonnay | Kendall-Jackson |
| 37664 | 37663 | US | A deftly made wine, this exceptional Roussanne blends fruit into a creamy, luscious blend of tropical fruits, apricots, whole cream, nutmeg and more. There is so much fruit that it's easy to overlook the crisp acid underpinning, the nice details of baking spices and the exceptional strength through the lingering finish. | | 92 | 20 | Washington | Columbia Valley (WA) | Columbia Valley | Paul Gregutt | @paulgwine | Andrew Rich 2006 Roussanne (Columbia Valley (WA)) | Roussanne | Andrew Rich |
| 37679 | 37678 | US | This Sauvignon Blanc smells of lemon, vanilla and pear. It's crisp and steely, with sourness on the finish. | Small Lot Blend | 84 | 11 | California | Mendocino County | | Virginie Boone | @vboone | Parducci 2010 Small Lot Blend Sauvignon Blanc (Mendocino County) | Sauvignon Blanc | Parducci |
| 37680 | 37679 | Argentina | Golden in color, with a nose of gardenia, green herb and lychee. This feels solid, but it's softening, with adequate grip despite no overt acidity. It tastes peachy and oily. Drink immediately. | Selección | 84 | 10 | Mendoza Province | Mendoza | | Michael Schachner | @wineschach | San Felipe 2010 Selección Torrontés (Mendoza) | Torrontés | San Felipe |