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Some Dandy, and Inexpensive, Recent Wines |
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Fetzer Five River Ranch Chardonnay, 2001, Monterey
County 6-7 $9 Nose: flowery, oaky. Taste: soft, very smooth typical chardonnay, medium-long. |
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Pepper Wood Grove Chardonnay, 2001, California 7 $7 Nose: light, clean. Taste: more acid than the Fetzer, a little apple, crisp, clean finish. |
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Black Opal Cabernet Sauvignon, 2001, 82% Cab, 18%
Merlot, S.E. Australia, by Wolf Blass 7 $7 Nose: good cabernet, fruity. Taste: very cabernet, bright, long. |
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Rosemount Chardonnay, 2001, Show Reserve, Hunter Valley 7 $15-19 Nose: clean. Taste: well-balanced chardonnay, not overpowering. |
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Rosemount Cabernet Sauvignon, 2000, Show Reserve, Coonawarra 6-7 $18 Nose: good, medium nose, Taste: deep purple, a little closed, great tastes underneath. |
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Arrowood Grand Archer Cabernet Sauvignon, 2000,
Sonoma County 7-8 $18 Nose: big nose, full, showy. Taste: terrific berry, cherry, even chocolate. |