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Stephen Carroll
Contributor, WineSquire.com
Stephen Carroll is a freelance food, wine and
travel writer based in Seattle. Originally from Michigan,
he taught English for two years in Thailand before moving to
Seattle to pursue a career as a bread baker. After working for
several years at Essential Baking Company he became a recipe
editor and web site producer at Seattle based
Allrecipes.com.
He writes regularly for Wine
Press Northwest and other publications.
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Cline Mourvedre “Ancient Vines” Contra Costa County 2001
(California) $13
Old world complexity, new world fruit at an affordable price!
Medium bodied, its bright black cherry and red currant fruit
flavors are interwoven with aromas of juniper, sage and cedar.
Made from grapes grown in the sandy soil of Contra Costa County on
pre-phyloxera old vines, this is one of the most beguiling wines
I’ve had this year. The finish is also surprisingly long and
elegant. A thinking person’s domestic wine! Cheers!
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Trevor Jones “Red Cebo” Rose Barossa Valley 2001 (Australia)
$12
Nothing says “summer” like pink wine! The crimson color of this
Aussie Rose illuminates the table and luscious aromas of
strawberries leap from the glass, though this sexy wine in no
simple summer fling! It’s saturated flavors and a hint of tannin
make it a match for full bodied foods. Try it with beef satay or
lamb curry.
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Chateau La Rogue Cuvée Clos des Benedictins Coteaux de
Languedoc 2000 (France) $15
A crisp and aromatic blend of white Rhone Varietals. Peach, orange
blossom and honeysuckle aromas combine with a crisp finish to
produce an utterly charming white blend. Try it with grilled fish
and fresh peach salsa.
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Chappellet Cabernet Sauvignon Mountain Cuvée 1999 (California)
$21
Lush dark fruit flavors with structure to match! All at a great
price.
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Andrew Will Merlot Seven Hills 2000 (Washington) $40
A chocolate covered cherry bomb! Layers of luscious fruit roll
into a seamless mocha tart cherry finish. This wine is still very
young…it needs two to four years to show its very best.
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Trevor Jones “Boots” White 2000 (Australia) $15
A mystery white blend from coastal Australia, with layers of fruit
in the nose and a finish that’s crisp on the palate. This wine
tastes like a crispier conundrum!
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Penfolds Cabernet Shiraz Koonunga Hill 2000 (Australia) $10
This wine is lucious and fruity with just enough structure to keep
you drinking. Perfect mid-winter mid-week warmer!
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d’Arenberg Footbolt Old Vine Shiraz 1999 (Australia) $18
This is a dense and deeply flavored Shiraz at a very decent price.
Blackberries, graphite and smoke flavors make this wine a great
introduction to low yield old-vines Shiraz.
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Abadia Retuerta Rivola Sardon de Duero 1999 (Spain) $11
Deliciously rich fruit, good depth and a strong but not too tight
structure on this Spanish red. This wine has blackberry, cherry and
vanilla in the nose. A blend of 60% Tempranillo and 40% Cabernet
Sauvignon, this is an amazing wine for the price.
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L’Ecole No. 41 “Barrel Fermented” Semillon Columbia Valley 2000
(Washington) $15
This is the perfect alternative to Chardonnay. Medium body, layers
of lush fruit balanced with crisp acidity. Aromas of pear and
tropical fruit make it a great match for Asian Food. A Washington
original.
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Hedges Fume-Chardonnay Columbia Valley 2000 (Washington) $12
Experience Chardonnay without its clothes on! No oak, no malolactic
fermentation, no butter…just crisp green apple fruit straight from
the earth. This is perfect for light seafood or chicken dishes.
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Chateau Routas Rouvière Rosé 2000 (France) $10
A standard bearer for dry French Rosé. Made from a blend of
Grenache, Syrah and Cinsault. Dry, elegant and crisp with the barest
hint of fruit.
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Sumarroca 2000 (Spain) $9
Made from a blend of Tempranillo, Syrah, Grenache and Merlot. Crisp
and dry with a mineral and cranberry finish.
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Valdemar 2000 (Spain) $9
Crisp and dry rosé from Rioja, with a hint of strawberry.
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Chateau Grande Cassagne 2000 (France) $9
Displays nice fruit and body while staying impeccably dry and
elegant.
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Joseph Phelps Grenache Rosé 1999 (California) $11
More fruity and full bodied than most European Rosé but still crisp
and refreshing. |
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