Editors' Choice
Editors' Choice wines are those that offer excellent quality at a price above our Best Buy range, or a wine at any price with unique qualities that merit special attention.
Bishop's Peak 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon (Paso Robles)
- Editors' Choice
- $18
Bishop’s Peak is a sort of second label for the esteemed Central Coast winery, Talley. This Cabernet is a great buy for under twenty bucks, showing ripe, flavorful blackberries, cherries and currants, with a completely dry finish and an extra layer of sophistication.
— S.H.
(3/1/2012)
Umani Ronchi 2009 San Lorenzo Montepulciano (Rosso Conero)
- Editors' Choice
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- $17
An excellent pizza or pasta wine, San Lorenzo delivers soft tones of black cherry and chocolate, backed by crisp acidity and a well structured mouthfeel.
— M.L.
(6/1/2012)
St. Francis 2009 Old Vines Zinfandel (Sonoma County)
- Editors' Choice
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- $20
A huge, kick butt Zinfandel, packed with sweet berry, bacon, black pepper and smoky cedar flavors. There’s absolutely nothing shy about it. Packs a real punch all the way through to the spicy finish. Good price for a Sonoma Zin this classic.
— S.H.
(3/1/2012)
Geyser Peak 2007 Merlot (Alexander Valley)
- Editors' Choice
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- $18
This is Geyser Peak’s best Merlot in quite a while, a wine of real elegance and charm despite the everyday price. The cherry, red currant and oak flavors are plump, with a pleasant earthiness, and the mouthfeel is gentle in tannins. Decant for an hour before pouring.
— S.H.
(4/1/2012)
Nine Hats 2008 Red Wine (Columbia Valley (WA))
- Editors' Choice
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- $25
A Bordeaux-style blend from the extra barrels in the multi-wine Long Shadows lineup, this nicely proportioned wine includes 54% Cabernet Sauvignon, 24% Merlot, and smaller amounts of Cab Franc, Petit Verdot and Malbec. Superb vineyard sources—Weinbau, Wallula, Champoux and StoneTree—along with aging in new French oak marks this as a wine with high-end aspirations…
— P.G.
(4/1/2012)
De Loach 2010 Zinfandel (Russian River Valley)
- Editors' Choice
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- $18
Easy to like for its ripe fruit, cola, spice and meaty flavors. This is De Loach’s basic Zinfandel, and it’s very good due to the balance that makes it so drinkable.
— S.H.
(7/1/2012)
Horeau-Beylot 2010 Château la Fleur Red (Montagne-Saint-Émilion)
- Editors' Choice
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- $17
Firm and austere, this shows the structured side of the vintage. The wine has weight and rich fruit, giving it the promise of good aging. Give this at least two years to soften.
— R.V.
(9/1/2012)
Château la Jorine 2009 Red (Lussac Saint-Émilion)
- Editors' Choice
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- $18
This is a complex wine that shows sweet berry fruits, ripe tannins and new wood flavors. It is dense and chewy while also being full of rich fruits. This is a wine for aging, although its smooth character suggests it will age relatively quickly.
— R.V.
(9/1/2012)
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