wineLX: Wine Luxury

Sobon Estate-Zinfandel-Hillside-Amador County-California-2017-14.5% Alcohol-$12.99-A nose of some muted cherry and spice, medium garnet in color.  A medium to full bodied Zin with some black cherry, raspberry, vanilla and spice on finish, a solid Zin.          NR          CR-89         Good with meats, chicken, pasta.  Rancho Zabaco-Zinfandel-Petite Sirah-Sonoma Heritage Vines-Sonoma County-California-2017-14.8% Alcohol-$10.99-A nose of dark fruit and spice, dark […]

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                 Truett Hurst-Inconspicuous-Zinfandel-Lodi-California-2018-15.0% Alcohol-$19.99-A nose of black cherry and spices, dark garnet in color.  A medium to full bodied Zin, with black cherry, raspberry, licorice and Asian spices, pretty good.  Cool Label.          NR          CR-89          Good with meats, chicken, pasta.     Melodramatic Wines-Darkness-Cabernet Sauvignon-Petite Sirah-Zinfandel-13.0% Alcohol-2017-$12.99-A nose of some dark fruits and some spice, purple in color.  […]

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July 26th is the Last Day to Fight Wine Tariffs Dear Friends and Family, The United States government is threatening to impose 100% Tariffs on wines from the European Union (including French, Italian, Spanish, German, and Portuguese wines). If these tariffs go through, the price of wines to both wine trade and consumers could skyrocket, […]

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Archive Move Delete Hello Again from Yates Family, July is one of those months that we all look forward to for a few reasons; warmer weather, we get to watch the vines grow, the berries begin to form before changing colors and for the Yates Family, we get to celebrate a very special lady. Mike […]

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                        Napa Redwoods Estate-Yates Family Vineyard-Cabernet Sauvignon-Mount Veeder-Napa-California-2015-14.5% Alcohol-$59.33-A bold nose of dark fruits and spice, dark garnet in color.  A medium to full bodied smooth Cab, with blackberry, currants, rich dark chocolate and spices on long finish.          NR          CR-91          Good with steak, chicken, pasta.          One Cork Bonus.                              Kosta Browne Wines-Pinot Noir-Russian River Valley-California-2014-14.3% […]

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            Robert Hall Winery-Cabernet Sauvignon-Paso Robles-California-2016-14.5% Alcohol-$18.99-A nose of some dark fruits and spices, garnet in color.  A medium to full bodied red, with black cherry, currants some tar and spice on finish, very easy drinking, a good value.          NR          CR-89          Good with steak, chicken, pasta. Rosario Vera S.L.U.-Honoro Vera-Gil Family Estates-Tempranillo-Rioja-Spain-2018-14.5% Alcohol-$9.99-A nose of […]

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                        Steven Arthur Martell-Kaleidos-Praying Mantis-Syrah-Paso Robles-California-2014-15.6% Alcohol-$32.50-A nose of some dark fruit and some spice, garnet in color.  A medium to full bodied red, with black cherry, plum, licorice and spice on long finish.  Was very good, cool label design.        RP-91          CR-90          Good with meats, chicken, pasta.                 73118-Loscano Vineyards-Grand Reserve-Malbec-Uco Valley-Mendoza-Argentina-2016-14.5% Alcohol-$16.99-A nose of […]

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Saini-Christie Wines-Zinfandel-Saini Vineyards-Dry Creek Valley-Sonoma County-California-2016-14.9% Alcohol-$17.75-A nose of black cherry and spice, garnet in color.  A medium to full bodied red, with black cherry, raspberry, licorice and spice on finish, a good value.          RP-84          WS-90          CR-89          Good with meats, chicken, pasta. Cameron Hughes Wine-Lot 674-Field Blend-Syrah-Petite Sirah-Mendocino-California-2017-14.2% Alcohol-$10.05-A nose of black cherry and some […]

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Haut-Bages Liberal-La Fleur-Pauillac-France-2008-12.5% Alcohol-$19.99-A nose of some dark fruit, medium garnet in color.  A medium to full bodied red, with black cherry, currants some spices on finish, much better than last bottle.          WS-89          CR-88          Good with meats, chicken, pasta.                     Cameron Hughes Wine-Lot 706-Chardonnay-Napa Valley-California-2018-13.5% Alcohol-$13.00-A nose of citrus and some spice, golden in color.  […]

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Avelino Vegas, S.A.-Vegas-Coleccion Privada-Tempranillo-Spain-2016-14.0% Alcohol-$10.99-A nose of some dark fruit and some spice, dark garnet in color.  A medium to full bodied red, with black cherry, raspberry, some smoke and spice on finish.          NR          CR-86          Good with meats, chicken, pasta.                        Doamine Cotes De Gascogne-Les Pierres Blanches-Sauvignon Blanc-Chardonnay-2018-11.5% Alcohol-$9.99-A nose of light citrus and some […]

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