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"Intense aromas and flavors of rich cherry, raspberry and currant with subtle balsamic and mineral notes that add pleasantly to the complexity. A fresh, accessible wine with lingering, bright fruit on the finish. Beautifully balanced, elegant and delicious!"

"Lush, fruity and fragrant, bursting with aromas and flavors of raspberries and red fruit. Round and well balanced, with perfectly integrated structure, acidity and fruit; immediately appealing and easy to drink for all its richness and complexity."

"A high quality California Zinfandel-like, briery, raspberry, earthy, peppery fruit character as well as a southern Rhone garrigue and spice box note. The wine possesses gorgeous fruit, medium to full body, supple tannins and outstanding purity as well as length. This remarkable value exhibits a deep ruby/plum color, abundant black currant fruit, and an unmistakable personality. It comes from 30 to 60-year-old Vranec vines from the oldest winery in Macedonia, first established in 1885."-Robert Parker

"This wine boasts a deep, dark ruby hue, with characteristically intense, youthfully brooding black fruit aromas, along with complex notes of earth, slate, mineral, spice and cocoa. The wine’s dense, sinewy and concentrated flavors of boysenberry, fig, wild blackberry, plum compote and cassis flavors are accented by intriguing earth, mineral and spice notes which suffuse its long, flavor-packed finish. This classic Napa Valley single-vineyard Cabernet drinks wonderfully now, but its incredible depth, intensity and length suggest it will age well for at least a decade."

"This sexy, uber-elegant Cabernet Franc shows the stunning heights this grape can attain! It combines a core of luscious blackberry, black cherry, and plum with expressive notes of cinnamon, tobacco, coffee, and spice. Silky tannins caress the palate, and hints of dark chocolate and a great minerality. This wine has a long and supple finish."