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Wine Reviews

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Trivento 2021 Golden Reserve Malbec, Mendoza, Argentina ($23)

Medium weight, with juicy plum and spiced tobacco. Notes of coffee and cherry-vanilla leave a satisfying trace on the finish.

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Trivento 2021 Maximum Red Blend, Mendoza, Argentina ($10)

A blend of Malbec and Cabernet Sauvignon, this value-priced red offers bright cherry enveloped in striking acidity. Charcuterie, sweet tobacco, and cranberry add a tart touch to its salty, savory quality.

Tropical by Luca Bosio, Strawberry Moscato, Italy ($18)

Tropical by Luca Bosio, Ginger Lime Moscato, Italy 5.5abv ($18)
Bursting with zesty ginger and beaming with jasmine, this is one fizzy surprise. Candied lime and lime blossom accents the Moscato’s citrus-orange persona. 92

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True Grit 2021 Petite Sirah, Mendocino ($30)

Packed with intense blackberry and cassis flavors that are pure and forgivingly juicy thanks to near-perfect ripening with a tinge of natural fruit sweetness. Minimal extraction and oak usage in the cellar finished this off beautifully. Nothing on the food side of a pairing will overwhelm this, so think big.

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Tura Estate Winery 2018 Mountain Heights Cabernet Sauvignon, Judean Hills, Israel ($40)

Juicy, fresh blackberry, tobacco, mocha, and licorice layer on this complex red. Silky tannins flow with notes of soy sauce, cedar, and plum. Aged 22 months in French oak.

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Valdo Numero 10 Prosecco DOCG Metodo Classico 2019 ($28)

Aromas of salted bread, Meyer lemon, lime, acacia flower, and pear laced with hints of honeydew and nut presage the polish this Prosecco goes to show on the palate, where sprightly acidity meets a silky quality amid notes of bright, crisp green apple and apple blossom along with tart peach and citrus—including the white grapefruit pith that meshes with bitter almond on the finish.

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Valdo Prosecco, Valdobbiadene Superiore DOCG Brut ($20)

Here’s a classic Prosecco profile. Linen-clean scents of apple and pear are dappled with touches of tangerine, vanilla, and lime leaf; apple also pops on the blithe, lightly creamy palate, accented by tart apricot and almond.

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Vultour 2021 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon, Stags Leap District, Napa Valley ($125)

Blanketed with dry, dusty tannins and a heady spice, this young wine possesses grip and hardly lets go. Black tea and purple plum are its foundation.