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"Dry white wine with rich yellow color and greenish tints. Crisp, fresh with lemon character and citrus flavour. Its great acidity and round finish makes it a perfect summer wine."

"One of my favorite offerings from the Bodegas Borsao is the 6,000-case cuvee of the 2010 Tres Picos. Made from 100% Garnacha aged in equal parts stainless steel and French oak, this is the Bodegas Borsao's interpretation of Chateauneuf du Pape. (But when's the last time you saw a bottle of Chateauneuf du Pape priced at $17 - about 30 years ago?) Deep notes of roasted herbs, sweet black cherries and raspberries, peppers and spice soar from the glass of this dark ruby/purple-tinged wine. Full-bodied, rich, ripe, silky textured, pure and long, this unbelievable value should drink well for 3-4 years." -Robert Parker

"Deep, mineral-accented aromas of blackberry and cherry pit, with a strong licorice note. Taut and slow to unfold, offering zesty, youthfully bitter dark fruit flavors and good mineral snap. Lively but ungiving, with very good clarity to its unevolved dark berry flavors. Give this a little bottle age." 89(+?) pts.

"A stunning Pouilly Fume, this 2010 offers up notes of honeyed melons, white peaches, crushed rocks and smoked herbs. Medium-bodied with a fresh personality as well as outstanding texture and concentration balanced by penetrating and zesty acidity, this superb white wine can be enjoyed over the next several years." -Robert Parker