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Duchi Neri 2010 Friuli Grave Pinot Grigio

Pale golden straw color.

Apple smell, citrus, cherry, mineral.

Apple and cherry flavors, long lemony finish.

Very good medium-bodied bottle, $16.99.

Bridao 2007 Ribatejo Vinho Tinto Classico

"Century" candidates note: Castello, Trincadeira, and Tinta Roriz.

Near-opaque ruby color.

Cherry, plum, blackberry smells, some leather at the end.

Dark stone fruits, blackest of blackberries, long acid finish.

Very good medium-to-full-bodied bottle, $14.99.

Bump 2009 Sonoma Coast Sauvignon Blanc Adobe Vineyard

Yellowish straw color, the slightest bit cloudy.

Smell of pear and grapefruit, hints of peach, later in the bottle there's a hint of cat pee.

Dry taste of pear, peach, grapefruit, a big bowl of fruit.

Very good medium-to-full-bodied bottle. $18.99.

Deux Montille 2008 Saint-Aubin 1er Cru, Sur Gamay

Pale straw color, greenish tint.

Smoky oak smell, ripe pear, river-wetted stones.

Barely ripe pear flavor, crisp red apple, minerals, very mild oak. Some petillance on the tongue.

Excellent full-bodied bottle. I don't think I've ever before had a Chardonnay with such weight, and food friendly acid, too. Hats off! $39.91

Rene Leguin-Colin 2008 Bourgogne

Dark ruby red, slightly cloudy when I shine a flashlight through it.

Ripe blackberry smell and leather, hints of oak.

Almost-ripe blackberry flavor, leather and oak, long tart finish that cries for something fat to cut through.

Very good medium-bodied bottle, $21.99. I bought a case abd will be consuming it over the next year or so.

Rimauresq 2009 Cotes de Provence cru classe

Salmon pink orange slightly petillant on the glass.

Smell of home-made cranberry sauce and chalk.

Dry flavor of peach, green apple, cranberries and minerals.

Very good medium-bodied bottle. $25.99