2010

December 21st -
Best $10-$15 wine
Durigutti
Mendoza Malbec 2008 . . . . . 12.99
With a great balance of black fruits, oak and loam, the Durigutti is a truly exceptional Malbec!
90/100 - Our score.
90/100, "Top 100 Wines of 2010" - Wine Spectator. "A lush, toasty style, with lots of cocoa and roasted vanilla up front, followed by dark, well-layered fig, boysenberry and mulled currant fruit flavors. The long finish lets all the fruit hang nicely, with an underlying graphite hint supporting it all. Drink now through 2011." (Argentina)

Best $20 wine
Bodegas Emilio Moro
Ribera del Duero 2006 . . . . . 19.99
92/100 - International Wine Cellar.
91/100, “Top 100” - Wine Spectator.
92/100 - Wine Advocate. “The Moro family has been making wine in Ribera del Duero for over 120 years. The 2006 Emilio Moro was aged in French and American oak for 12 months. It has a superb bouquet of smoke, roasted herbs, scorched earth, and blackberry. Layered on the palate, it has tons of fruit, plenty of spice box notes, a firm structure, and 2-3 years of aging potential. This lengthy effort should provide pleasure through 2026.” (Spain)

Best $30 wine
Turnbull
Oakville
Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2007 . . . . . 31.99
92/100 - Wine Advocate. "The brilliant 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon is the real deal. Incense, forest flowers, black fruits, and crushed rock, jump from the glass of this inky purple-colored wine. Full-bodied, dense, and voluptuously textured, this is a beauty, a superb bottle of Cabernet Sauvignon that should drink well young but age 15-10 years. Bravo!" (California)