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Barrels in which sherry are aged.

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The very pinnacle of the 4 wines Cogno makes from their Ravera holdings! "This breathtaking beauty offers enticing scents of rose petal, ripe woodland berry, pipe tobacco and camphor. It's full-bodied but elegantly structured, delivering delicious flavors of ripe red cherry, blood orange, licorice and baking spice. Taut, refined tannins provide the framework while bright acidity gives it wonderful balance, energy and tension." Drink 2026–2046. *Cellar Selection* Kerin O'Keefe 💯
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Bernard Baudry Chinon Le Domaine 2019

Cabernet Franc | Touraine, France

A dense, savoury style with wonderful aromatic spice and earth character that feels very true to the Cabernet Franc variety. Le Domaine has a meaty, ferrous, animal nose so typical of top-notch Chinon and this particular Baudry cuvée shows a complex, fluid, sappy palate with roasted meat, wet earth, blackberry pastille and menthol characters. This is not at all a modern, pure, fruit-driven red, but rather it harks back to the more rustic, complex, sauvage, Rabelaisian Chinons of old. That said,
$46
$44ea in any 3+
$42ea in any 6+
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"This is more floral still with additional interest appearing in the form of citrus, oyster shell and apple scents. The rich, powerful and moderately full-bodied flavors possess both good verve and volume while displaying excellent length on the lightly mineral-inflected finish. Despite the volume the mouth feel here is really quite refined and I like the evident typicity." Drink 2022+ ♥ Outstanding Note: from a .30 ha parcel in Côte de Bréchain Allen Meadows, Burghound
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Nikolaihof’s Smaragd level the ripest of the classifications. Vom Stein: This site is a sub-site of the larger Silberbichel vineyard. Located south east of the village, this is just 5.25 Ha and is a slight incline, sloping east, on the easternmost border of the Silberbichel vineyard.  The soils are gneiss with mica inclusions; there is a layer of loess and topsoil here – 60-120cm before you start to hit primary rock. Nikolaihof is the only winery to bottle this site on it’s own, but i
$380
$365ea in any 3+
$350ea in any 6+
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