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

Domaine de La Citadelle 2010 Luberon le Chataigner

30% Grenache, 30% Mouvèdre, 20% Syrah, 15% Cinsault and 5% Bourboulenc

Pale salmon color, some petillance is visible on the glass.

Apple smell, cranberry, wildflowers.

Fruity dry flavor, tart apple, cranberry, petillance is noticeable on the tongue.

Excellent medium-bodied bottle, $18.99.

Jean-Marc Burgaud 2010 Regnie Vallieres

Medium-dark cherry red, no petillance visible.

Cherry and blackberry smells.

Bright cherry and blackberry flavors, a whole range of Prunus flavors.

Excellent full-bodied bottle, $20.00. The new style of Beaujolais that doesn't label itself Beaujolais. I hope they come back to full disclosure but not to the time when the whole appelation used only two or three different clones of Gamay and of yeast.

Guado al Melo 2007 Bacco in Toscana Bom Ba Ba Ba

I reported on the 2006 bottling here.

Almost-opaque purple-red color.

Smell of black cherry and plum, leather and oak.

Tart dark stone fruit flavors, lingering acid finish that begs for a tomato-sauce accompaniment.

Very good bottle for $19.99, same price as last year, a quality of which I approve heartily.

Tir na N'Og 2006 McLaren Vale Old Vines Gremache

Rather cloudy dark cherry red.

Complex smells, leather and meat and ripe plums, oak.

Rich dry plum flavor, meaty, a big wine.

Excellent full-bodied bottle. $29.99. Again, a big wine.

Confraria 2010 Moscatel Vinho Regional Lisboa

Very pale straw, extremely pitillant on the glass.

Sweet smell of honey, candied preserves,

Off-dry flavor of honey, candied peach and apricot. extremely pitillant on the tongue.

Very good light-bodied bottle, 10% ABV, $12.99