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Ancient Cellars 2008 Gilt Pinot Gris

Price $18

High-toned and sharp, this has a mix of pear, tropical fruit, banana, and juicy fruit gum. It’s a fruit salad wine, full-bodied and exceptionally flavorful. There’s a streak of butterscotch running through the finish, from fermentation in “neutral” oak. Drink up! — P.G. (12/15/2010)

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Ancient Cellars 2008 Amphorae Cabernet Sauvignon (Rogue Valley)

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Price $28

Dark and scented with clove, licorice and bitter herb, this is a hard-edged Cabernet with a soft center of barely-ripe fruit. Some plum and prune notes are here, and the tannins have been softened, but the stemmy, herbal character dominates. — P.G. (12/15/2010)

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Ancient Cellars 2008 One Toe Duck Pinot Noir

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Price $16

Stemmy, herbal and sharp, with a peppery bite, this seems a bit underripe. There’s some barrel toast from exposure to one third new French oak. It’s a quaffer, best enjoyed with a meal. — P.G. (12/15/2010)

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Ancient Cellars 2008 Terebinth Cabernet Franc (Rogue Valley)

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Price $28

Though soft on the finish, this is sharply herbal and stemmy, with woody flavors instead of fruit. There are traces of berry and cassis, but the nature of Cabernet Franc is to be herbal, and here it’s in full bloom. — P.G. (12/15/2010)

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Amphorae Gilt One Toe Duck Terebinth

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