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"This slightly sparkled wine is elegant with a fruity bouquet of peaches and honey and has an excellent balance between its level of sweetness and acidity. It is a wine intended for pure and simple pleasure."

"The aromas of white flowers evoke hawthorn and lime blossom, providing an airy feeling. The attack is soft, opening into notes of summer pear, white peach and fine pastry. The finish is precise, ending with a mineral freshness."

"Bright, dark ruby. Aromas of black cherry, licorice and minerals. A very rocky style in the mouth, with distinctly black flavors of dark berries, violet and minerals. Less pliant and deep than the Materium but in a more powerful style, finishing with serious tannic spine and lingering violet perfume. A rather cool site that's open to afternoon breezes from the west. Well worth following."-Stephen Tanzer

"Time has served our Lot 263 2002 Ribera Del Duero Gran Reserva well, revealing an incredible nose of cedar, graphite, licorice, black pepper and sweet cigar smoke. It has incredibly pure plum fruit and a silken opulent texture paired with a powerful structure built for aging – this wine will go another 20 years easily. Fruit and earth meld seamlessly here and you can actually smell the minerality that runs the length of this beautiful wine."

"Aromas of dark cherries and tobacco lead to a medium body of mixed berries, plum, spice box and tobacco. The finish isn't lengthy, but it has a pleasant mouthfeel and soft tannins. This one isn't for the cellar, but it's a fun wine from an unexpected place: the Shawnee Hills of Illinois. The Blue Sky Cab Franc may be the biggest jewel in the crown of Midwestern wines." - Trey Johnson, Binny's Champaign