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2011 Adastra Pinot Noir

2011 Adastra Pinot Noir, Carneros, USA

2011 Adastra Pinot Noir, Carneros, Napa Valley, California, USA.

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2015 Montebuena Rioja

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2015 Montebuena, Rioja, Spain.

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2015 Karoly’s Selection Petite Sirah, Buena Vista Winery

2015 Karoly's Selection Petite Sirah, Buena Vista Winery, Sonoma County, California, USA.

2015 Karoly’s Selection Petite Sirah, Buena Vista Winery, Sonoma County, California, USA. This is a numbered bottle #3690.

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2014 A Proper Claret, Bonny Doon Vineyard

2014 A Proper Claret, Bonny Doon Vineyard, Santa Cruz, California, USA.

2014 A Proper Claret, Bonny Doon Vineyard, Santa Cruz, California, USA.

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CA5, Locations Wine

CA5, Locations

CA5, Locations Wine, Napa, California, USA. Click here for the Notes review of the CA5.

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2015 Masso Antico, Appassito Primitivo

2015 Masso Antico, Appassito Primitivo, Salento, Italy

2015 Masso Antico, Appassito Primitivo, Salento, Italy.

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2016 Baco Noir, Henry of Pelham

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2016 Baco Noir, Henry of Pelham Family Estate, Ontario, Canada. This makes a flight if you wish to go back and trace the 2013 Henry of Pelham and the 2012 Henry of Pelham here. NOTES has also covered their Pinot Noir too.

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2013 Aranwa Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon

2013 Aranwa Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon

2013 Aranwa Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon, Mendoza, Argentina.

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2015 Abstract, Orin Swift Cellars

2015 Abstract, Orin Swift Cellars, Napa, California, USA.

2015 Abstract, Orin Swift Cellars, Napa, California, USA.

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2015 The Sheriff of Buena Vista, Buena Vista Winery

2015 The Sheriff of Buena Vista, Buena Vista Winery, Sonoma, California, USA.

2015 The Sheriff of Buena Vista, Buena Vista Winery, Sonoma, California, USA. Click here for review of 2013 vintage. 

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