Published in the Year's Best 2010

Wines, Spirits and Beers published in the the Year's Best 2010 issue of Wine Enthusiast Magazine.

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Livio Felluga 2007 Picolit (Colli Orientali del Friuli)

Editors' Choice

Price $90

Picolit is a precious and uniquely Italian dessert wines that relies on a variety of special conditions to produce overwhelming elegance and concentration. Livio Felluga does a wonderful job with this wine that opens with a luminous golden color and segues to luscious, creamy flavors of honey, white flower and almond paste. — M.L. (12/31/2010)

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Abeja 2007 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon (Columbia Valley (WA))

Editors' Choice

Price $85

Sourced from old-vine Bacchus and Weinbau fruit, this also includes 20% grapes from the estate’s Heather Hill vineyard. The aromas are dense and penetrating, with a powerful mix of black fruits, ripe berries, smoke, earth, olive and coffee. From the first sniff to the last swallow, the flavors are beautifully integrated and the effect symphonic. — P.G. (12/31/2010)

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Principe Corsini Fattoria Le Corti 1997 Sant'Andrea Corsini White (Vin Santo del Chianti Classico)

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A true labor of love, this fabulous Vin Santo opens with beautiful intensity and infinite aromas of roasted chestnut, maple syrup, caramel, butterscotch and candied orange. It’s divine in the mouth, with thick, luscious layers of glycerine and succulent sweetness. This is what Italians call a meditation wine that can easily be consumed alone after dinner. — M.L. (12/31/2010)

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Livio Felluga 2006 Picolit (Colli Orientali del Friuli)

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Price $90

Beauty and purity emerge from the nose of this highly complex and delicate dessert wine. Aromas include pressed flowers, honey, white peach and a touch of mustiness that adds depth and dimension at the back. It’s a smooth, succulent drink that delivers sweetness, but never too much of it. Gorgeous. — M.L. (12/31/2010)

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Prunier 20 Years Old

Price $90

This full-bodied, golden amber Cognac is complex and luxurious. The fragrance and flavor are warm and rich with fruit and burnt caramel. But it’s the lingering, kaleidoscopic finish that intrigues with ever-changing notes of oak, toffee, cigar tobacco, and dark chocolate. — K.N. (12/31/2010)

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Samsara 2008 Las Hermanas Vineyard Pinot Noir (Sta. Rita Hills)

Price $44

An exotic Pinot Noir, feral and exciting in its appeal. Wildly complex, with the scents of a summertime walk through a coastal California woodland. Forest floor, mushroom, wild cherries and raspberries, roasted shank bone, licorice, sandalwood—the flavors go on and on, balanced with crisp acidity. So dry; a joy to experience. — S.H. (12/31/2010)

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Woodward Canyon 2009 Chardonnay

Editors' Choice
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Price $44

Luscious, rich, balanced and intensely fruity, this stunning effort may well be the best Chardonnay ever produced in Washington. Two-thirds old- vine Celilo vineyard grapes are blended with estate-grown fruit from even older vines that were planted in 1976. Candied citrus, especially Meyer lemon, lemon verbena and other fruity herbs, stone fruits and subtle layers… — P.G. (12/31/2010)

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Uinta Cockeyed Cooper Bourbon Barrel Barley Wine Ale

Cellar Selection

Price $13

The Cockeyed Cooper will leave you a bit cockeyed yourself should you consume the full bottle alone, although it’s so smooth and balanced it might be surprisingly easy to do. It pours a gorgeous mahogany color, and the nose brims with aromas of bright floral hops, vanilla-infused wood and toasted malt. Despite the high alcohol and rich, roasted flavor profile, the… — L.B. (12/31/2012)

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