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LaVelle 2006 Estate Riesling

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Price $15

Looking for a stylish, elegant, low-alcohol, off-dry Riesling? Here it is. Under 11% alcohol, this floral, almost delicate wine is a breath of sweet air. A perfect mix of honeydew, Asian pear and ripe apple, it holds down center court with a delicious liveliness. Flavors extend, lightly kissed with honey, into a lingering, clean and sweetly fresh finish. — P.G. (11/15/2007)

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LaVelle 2005 Riesling

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Price $14

Hints of nail polish and flavors of hard citrus candy, with grainy honey and sugar. This is not a shy Riesling; it’s intense, rich with peach and apricot, and pushed just a bit too far for some tastes. — P.G. (12/1/2006)

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LaVelle 2010 Pinot Gris

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Price $18

This quickly veers from being delicately light into simply sour and grassy. Cucumber- and tart melon-flavored fruit fades into a short finish. — P.G. (3/1/2012)

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LaVelle 2004 Vintage Select Pinot Noir

Price $18

Quite earthy, almost to the point of tasting like dirt. Instead of fruit there is tomato, beet and root; it’s a charmless style of Pinot. Hard to understand the “select” part. — P.G. (12/1/2006)

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Estate Vintage Select

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Pinot Gris Pinot Noir Riesling

2009 Russian River Vineyards Estate Grown

Rich flavors of cherries, persimmons, cola, anise and oak flood the…

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