wineLX: Wine Luxury

                   Rocky Pond Estate Winery-Stratastone-Grenache-Syrah-Mourvedre-Double D Vineyard-Columbia Valley-Washington State-14.8% Alcohol-$19.95-A nose of some red fruit and spice, garnet in color.  A medium to full bodied GSM, with cherry, raspberry, tar and spice on finish. A very good QPR.          WE-92          CR-90          Good with meats, chicken, pasta.          One Cork Bonus.                 DC Flynt MW Domaines and Estates-Kirkland […]

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                   Radix Wines-Laevus-Syrah-Petite Sirah-Red Heaven Vineyard-Red Mountain-Walla Walla-Washington State-2015-15.5% Alcohol-$25.01-A nose of bold dark fruit and spices, dark purple in color.  A full bodied red blend, with blackberry, black cherry, plum, dark chocolate and spice on long finish.          WE-90           CR-93          Good with steak, chicken, pasta.          One Cork Bonus.                Noviello Vineyards, LLC-Cabernet Sauvignon-Quintessence Vineyard-Red Mountain-Washington […]

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                           Force Majeure Vineyard-Syrah-Viognier-Red Mountain-Washington State-2014-15.1% Alcohol-$55.98-A bold nose of dark fruits and spices, dark purple in color.  A medium to full bodied red blend, with blackberry, black cherry, chocolate and spices on long finish.  In a great drinking zone, was very good.          RP-97          WS-89          CR-93          Good with meats, chicken, pasta.          One Cork Bonus.                 […]

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                           Noviello Vineyards, LLC-Brava-Cabernet Sauvignon-Petit Verdot-Cabernet Franc-Merlot-Red Mountain-Washington State-2014-14.5% Alcohol-$23.52-A nose of dark fruits and spices, dark purple in color.  A medium to full bodied Bordeaux blend, with black cherry, plum, chocolate and spices on finish, was a very good QPR.          RP-92+          WE-90          CR-90          Good with meats, chicken, pasta.          One Cork Bonus.                             Symington Family […]

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                                    Carlisle Winery-Zinfandel–Zinfandel-Petite Sirah-Dry Creek Valley-Sonoma County-California-2021-15.0% Alcohol-$32.50-A nose of bold sweet black cherry and spice, dark garnet in color.  A full bodied  Zin, with black cherry and smoky peppery flavors, jammy with a long finish.  Always good every year.           NR          CR-92           Good with meats, chicken, pasta.          One Cork Bonus.                                   Basalt Cellars-Merlot-Columbia Valley-Washington State-2016-14.9% […]

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                                          Airfield Estates-Bombshell Red-Vineyard Salute-Syrah-Merlot-Cabernet Sauvignon-Petit Verdot-Malbec-Yakima Valley-Washington State-2020-14.2% Alcohol-$17.99-A muted nose of some fruit and spice, garnet in color.  A medium to full bodied red blend, with black cherry, plum, some spice on a bit disjointed finish.  Nice label.          NR          CR-86          Good with meats, chicken, pasta.                                        Alioto-Pier Vineyards, LLC.-Cabernet Sauvignon-Rutherford-Napa Valley-California-2016-14.8% Alcohol-$38.49-A nose […]

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                Carlisle Winery-Zinfandel–Zinfandel-Petite Sirah-Alicante Bouschet-Sonoma County-California-2021-15.0% Alcohol-$26.99-A nose of bold sweet black cherry and spice, dark garnet in color.   A full bodied  Zin, with black cherry and smoky peppery flavors, jammy with a long finish.   Always good every year.           WS-92          CR-91           Good with meats, chicken, pasta.          One Cork Bonus.                              Intrinsic Wine Co-Cabernet Sauvignon-Columbia Valley-Washington […]

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Columbia Crest Winery-H-3-Merlot-Horse Heaven Hills-Washington State-2019-14.5% Alcohol-$12.99-A nose of dark fruit and spice, dark purple in color.  A medium to full bodied red, with blackberry, dusty cherry, and spice on finish, always a good value.          WS-88          CR-89         Good with meats, chicken, pasta. Cav. G.B. Bertani-Collezione-Amarone Della Valpolicella-Grezzana-Italy-2017-15.5% Alcohol-$32.99-A nose of cherry and spice, medium garnet […]

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Kimsey Vineyard-Syrah-Viognier-Ballard Canyon-California-2012-14.7% Alcohol-$38.77-A nose of dark fruits and spices, dark purple in color.  A medium to full bodied red, with blackberry, plum, Asian spice and pepper on long finish, very good.          RP-94+          CR-92          Good with meats, chicken, pasta.          One Cork Bonus. DeLille Cellars-Metier-Cabernet Sauvignon-Columbia Valley-Washington State-2021-13.9% Alcohol-$25.00-A nose of some red fruit and some […]

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                       Cadence-Cabernet Sauvignon-Cabernet Franc-Merlot-Tapteil Vineyard-Red Mountain-Washington State-2016-14.4% Alcohol-$29.99-A nose of some dark fruit and spice, dark garnet in color.  A medium to full bodied Bordeaux red blend, with blackberry, black cherry, some milk chocolate and spice.          RP-92          CR-90          Good with meats, chicken, pasta.          One Cork Bonus.                Fulcrum Wines-ZSM-Zinfandel-Syrah-Mourvedre-Somerset County-California-2020-14.8% Alcohol-$21.99-A nose of black cherry […]

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