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this powerful wine, but pour it with barbecue, and nobody will complain. — S.H.
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Morgan 2011 GI7 Syrah ( Monterey ). This is a new bottling for Morgan, and appeals for it’s reasonable price. It’s blended creatively with Tempranillo and Grenache making it complex with H avors of cherry, currant, sweet tea, cola and exotic spices. It’s dry in style with big, tough tannins and high acidity, but it’s not likely to develop in the cel-lar, so drink it now. — S.H.abv: 14.2% Price: $ 22
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Vie Winery 2010 White Hawk Vineyard Syrah ( Santa Barbara County ). Blackberry and blueberry jam and sweet oak H avors mark this young Syrah. It’s dry, tannic and juicy, but a little soM in acidity. Drink it now and over the next few years. — S.H.abv: 14.6% Price: $ 45
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Merry Edwards 2011 Coopersmith Pinot Noir ( Russian River Valley ). What’s so wonderful about this Pinot is the way it reconciles all sorts of opposites. It’s dry but sweet in fruit, and delicate yet potent at the same time. It’s totally accessible now, but enormously complex. Flavors of raspber-ries and cherraspber-ries meld with pomegranates and per-simmons, as well as mushrooms, tea and licorice.It’s a joy to drink now, and should develop in the cellar for at least 10years. — S.H.
This commemorates the original Russian settlement of Fort Ross. The wine is dry, intense and delicious, showing brisk acidity and tannins that frame ripe raspberry, cherry and pomegranate H avors. It’s G ne to drink now, but will develop bottle complexity over the next 5–6years. — S.H.
abv: 14.5% Price: $ 46
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Fort Ross 2010 Fort Ross Vineyard Pinot Noir ( Sonoma Coast ). Released a year aM er their spectacular Sea Slopes bottling, this small produc-tion Pinot shows the elegance of the far Sonoma Coast, and also the ageworthiness of a G ne wine.Dry and crisp, it has deep H avors of cherries, pome-granates and persimmons that are fresh and tart. It will have no trouble negotiating the next six years,
growing earthier and more complex. Cellar Selec-tion . — S.H.
abv: 14.5% Price: $ 52
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Joseph Phelps 2011 Pastorale Vineyard Pinot Noir ( Sonoma Coast ). The vineyard is locat-ed in the western part of Sonoma County, near the little town of Freestone. The cool 2011vintage lends mouthwatering acidity to the wine, brightening H a-vors of red apples, pomegranates and persimmons.Right now, it’s juvenile and tight, with primary fruits that are unintegrated with oak. Give it at least eight years in the cellar, and it could be going strong at the age of G M een. Cellar Selection . — S.H.
abv: 14.2% Price: $ 75
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Dutton-Goldfi eld 2011 McDougall Vineyard Pinot Noir ( Sonoma Coast ). This young wine needs some time in the cellar. Released at the age of two years, it’s mouthwatering in acidity with fresh, juicy cranberry, raspberry jam and persimmon H a-vors that G nish spicy and long. The alcohol is re-freshingly low, adding to the delicate mouthfeel.Drink 2017and beyond. Cellar Selection . — S.H.
abv: 13.5% Price: $ 58
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Merry Edwards 2011 Georgeanne Pinot Noir ( Russian River Valley ). The grapes are from the winery’s youngest vineyard, which may be why the wine, good as it is, is a little direct. It’s brisk in acidity, with appealing, jammy H avors of rasp-berries, blueberries and ripe persimmons. Yet there are great complexities lurking beneath the surface.This surely is a bottling to watch in future vintages.
— S.H.
abv: 14.4% Price: $ 57
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Merry Edwards 2011 Olivet Lane Pinot Noir ( Russian River Valley ). The H avors are deep and delicious in this Pinot with notes of cherries, currants and raspberries, along with a hint of rai-sins. It’s tannic enough to warrant a little time in the cellar. Your window begins to open in 2016, but this isn’t an extended ager. — S.H.abv: 14.4% Price: $ 62
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Black Kite 2011 Soberanes Vineyard Pinot Noir ( Santa Lucia Highlands ). The new oak on this Pinot Noir dominates now with aromas and H avors of buttered toast and caramel. But underneath all that is a wine rich with raspberries, cherries, red licorice and mocha, and balanced with vital acidity.Give it a few years to let everything integrate. Cellar Selection . — S.H.
abv: 14.9% Price: $ 55
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Fort Ross 2011 Sea Slopes Fort Ross Vineyard Pinot Noir ( Fort Ross-Seaview ). You’ll G nd deliciously ripe raspberry and cherry H avors in this wine, making it instantly appealing. Yet it’s so bright with acidity, and so deeply complex with earthy, mushroomy notes, it’s sure to gain some traction in the cellar over the next few years. Youcan drink it now if you want, but give it an hour or so in a decanter. — S.H.
abv: 13% Price: $ 42
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Merry Edwards 2011 Pinot Noir ( Sonoma Coast ). This isn’t one of Merry Edwards’single-vineyard Pinots, but who cares? It’s a mag-niG cent eI ort, and a classic expression of Sonoma Coast in a good vintage. The wine is dry and tannic, yet lilting in the mouth, with H avors of raspberries, cherries, pomegranates and mushrooms. It’s not an ager, but an elegant, sophisticated Pinot to drink now. — S.H.
abv: 14.2% Price: $ 39
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Patz & Hall 2011 Hyde Vineyard Pinot Noir ( Carneros ). The tannins and acids are pushy on this young Pinot, making it tough to appreciate now despite rich, savory raspberry, persimmon, rose and clove H avors. Give it three or four years in the cellar to let it mellow. Cellar Selection . — S.H.abv: 14.2% Price: $ 65
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The Gardener 2012 Pinot Noir ( Russian River Valley ). This is the richest and most reward-ing of the winery’s 2012range of Pinot Noirs. It’s classically dry and silky, with brisk acidity and deli-cious raspberry jam and cherry pie H avors that have the earthiness of pomegranates and persimmons.It’s G ne to drink now and over the next six years.
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abv: 14.1% Price: $ 45
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Davies 2011 Ferrington Vineyard Pinot Noir ( Anderson Valley ). A likeable Pinot from a stalwart Anderson Valley vineyard, this Ferrington is light in color but rich with baked strawberry and violet. With a distinct woodsy component remnis-cent of forest H oor, it’s an ideal wine for wintertime meals adorned in mushrooms and herbs. Its G nish is particularly sauvage. — V.B.It’s hard to imagine any Pinot Noir being richer or riper than this one, which is made from a blend of vineyards from throughout the county’s cooler areas. It’s explosive with jammy raspberries, cherries, boysenberries and pomegranates, along with plenty of new French oak for buttery, toasty complexities. It will hold for a year or three. — S.H.
abv: 14.5% Price: $ 46
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The Gardener 2012 Pinot Noir ( Sonoma Coast ). This is a good value for a SonomaWINEMAG.COM | 99 Coast Pinot of this quality. The wine is dry, crisp
and clean, with complex f avors of raspberry jam, pomegranates and heirloom tomatoes, which lend a satisfying earthiness to the fruit. New French oak is applied judiciously, and crisp acidity gives it deli-cious bite. — S.H.
abv: 14.4% Price: $ 35
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The Gardener 2012 Pinot Noir ( Carneros ).With a silky texture and mouthwatering acidity, this is a polished Pinot Noir. It’s dry and spicy, with raspberry jam, Dr. Pepper, red plum and sandalwood H avors that f nish with an earthy touch of mushrooms. Makes for lovely drinking now, and should age well for eight years. — S.H.
abv: 13.7% Price: $ 35
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Witching Stick 2011 Gianoli Vineyard Pinot Noir ( Mendocino Ridge ). Former longtime Edmeades winemaker Van Williamson is oI ering the world his take on cool-climate Mendocino Pinot Noir with this and his Cerise Vineyard bottlings.This one is light in color but weighty on the palate with rich, spicy notes of raspberry-vanilla wafers and earth. — V.B.
abv: 14.1% Price: $ 48
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Crossbarn by Paul Hobbs 2012 Pinot Noir ( Sonoma Coast ). This is a rich, H amboyant Pinot for drinking now. The raspberry and cherry H avors express California heat and sunshine, but you’ll f nd brisk coastal acidity for balance, as well as a luxurious layer of oak. — S.H.abv: 14.1% Price: $ 35
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Gary Farrell 2011 Rochioli Vineyard Pinot Noir ( Russian River Valley ). This low-production Pinot shows oI the elegance and balance you expect from this famous vineyard. The wine is dry and tart in acidity, with drink-me-now cranberry, pome-granate, mushroom and new oak H avors. Decant it for an hour or two. — S.H. riper, oakier side of a Santa Rita Hills Pinot Noir.Rich, fruity and direct, it has luscious raspberry, strawberry and oak H avors, with a touch of sautéed mushrooms and heirloom tomatoes. Drink over the next few years. — S.H.
abv: 14.6% Price: $ 60
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Witching Stick 2011 Cerise Vineyard Pinot Noir ( Anderson Valley ). The Cerise Vineyard is aptly named, producing wines that are fragrant with cherry, sage and earth. A soM , lightly struc-tured wine, it’s still tight around the edges, but shows the potential to take on waves ofvoluptuous-ness with age. Pair now with a pork roast smothered in mushrooms. — V.B.
abv: 12.8% Price: $ 48
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Artesa 2011 Reserve Pinot Noir ( Carneros ).This wine, which hails from the Napa side of the sprawling Carneros appellation, is somewhat heavy and full-bodied for a Pinot Noir. Yet it’s dry in style and the tannins are light and silky. It might improve with a year or two in the bottle. — S.H.
abv: NA Price: $ 40
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Davies 2011 Londer Vineyard Pinot Noir ( An-derson Valley ). This Londer Vineyard Pinot exudes a faint aroma of rose water. It’s light in col-or and texture, but has a palate that’s meaty with notes of earth, raspberry and cherry, along with slight herbal undertones. On the f nish, ripe tannins impart a sense of strength. Enjoy with a BLT. — V.B.abv: 14.5% Price: $ 55
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Kastania 2010 Proprietor’s Reserve Pinot Noir ( Sonoma Coast ). Accented with lime notes, this tart, young Pinot is dry and complex.Flavors of sour-cherry candy, pomegranate and per-simmon are deliciously ripe, yet marked with acidi-ty. Astringent tannins suggest two or three years in the cellar. Cellar Selection . — S.H.
abv: 14.7% Price: $ 45
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Lafond 2010 Lafond Vineyard Pommard Clone Pinot Noir ( Sta. Rita Hills ). Pinots this soM and forward are unlikely to age, but that doesn’t mean it’s not a lovely wine to drink soon. Dry and fairly tannic, it has lush H avors of raspberry and cherry pie, cola and smoky oak, with a savory earth-iness. — S.H.abv: 15.2% Price: $ 50
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Three Sticks 2011 Pinot Noir ( Russian River Valley ). The fruity, jammy forwardness of this Pinot makes you think it will develop in the cellar, but it’s a little too soM for extended aging. So give it a good decanting, and enjoy the raspberries, cherries and opulent new oak over the next year or two. — S.H.abv: 14.6% Price: $ 60
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Truchard 2011 Pinot Noir ( Carneros ). This Pinot Noir is rich and elegant, but some-what straightforward with H avors of raspberry and cherry wrapped in a pleasant coating of smoky oak.It’s less ageable than Truchard’s 2010vintage so de-cant and drink now. — S.H.
abv: 14.1% Price: $ 35
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Alta Maria 2011 Pinot Noir ( Santa Maria Val-ley ). This Pinot kicks oI with a burst of mouthwatering lime acidity, before H avors of cher-ry, cranberry and cola settle in. The palate f nishes richly with some new French oak, making it a great companion with steak. — S.H.abv: 12.7% Price: $ 28
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Artesa 2012 Pinot Noir ( Carneros ). Bright and perky with acidity, along with a delicate, silky mouthfeel, this is a pretty Pinot for drinking now with steak or char-broiled salmon. It has de-licious H avors of cherries and pomegranates, along with earthier notes of ripe heirloom tomatoes and sautéed wild mushrooms splashed with Balsamic.— S.H.
abv: NA Price: $ 25
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Gary Farrell 2011 Stiling Vineyard Pinot Noir ( Russian River Valley ). This bottling is cu-riously at odds with the winery’s other 2011 sin-gle-vineyard Pinots. It’s less ripe, with a mush-roomy earthiness alongside H avors of raspberries and pomegranates. You might call that Burgundian, but it does cut down on the wine’s opulence, and seems to limit ageability. — S.H. tough in the mouth, but the tart red cherry, cran-berry, strawberry jam and sandalwood H avors are complex and enjoyable. Give it a few hours in the decanter and drink up. — S.H.abv: 14.3% Price: $ 23
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Schug 2011 Estate Pinot Noir ( Carneros ).This Pinot is all about brisk acidity and ripe, jammy fruit. The H avors of raspberries and cher-ries, enriched with oak, are direct and luscious, and will drink well now with a great tuna or beef steak.
— S.H.
abv: 13.5% Price: $ 45
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Terra Valentine 2011 Pinot Noir ( Sonoma Coast ). Terra Valentine’s Pinot boasts fruit with long hangtime, and ripe H avors of raspberry and pomegranate. It’s rather soM and oaky though so drink now. — S.H.abv: 14.9% Price: $ 48
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Testarossa 2011 Cuvée Los Gatos Pinot Noir ( Monterey County ). Testarossa blends this wine from grapes sourced from multiple vineyards.It’s pretty tasty with a palate that’s dry, silky and tart with acidity, along with H avors of cherry, cran-berry, mushroom and lush oak. Drink up. — S.H.
abv: 14.1% Price: $ 27
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Cloudlif Cellars 2012 Chardonnay ( Colum-bia Valley ). Sourced from the Bacchus vine-yard, this shows terriG c improvement from the pre-vious vintage. Firm, focused, spicy fruit is framed by a mouth-cleansing minerality. A lick of toastedBUYINGGUIDE
hazelnuts and a hint of butterscotch add to the f n-ish. Editors’ Choice . — P.G.
abv: 13.6% Price: $ 18
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Dunham 2012 Shirley Mays Chardonnay ( Columbia Valley ). Excellent concentration and depth elevate this young, tight Chardonnay.Flavors of lemon custard and caramel-coated apples abound, making it downright irresistible. 30% was aged in French oak, the rest in stainless. Editors’
Choice . — P.G.
abv: 14% Price: $ 24
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Tamarack Cellars 2012 Chardonnay ( Colum-bia Valley ). A well-integrated mix of grapes from a broad range of vineyards across the entire Columbia valley, this outstanding value proves that good Chardonnay does not have to be strengthened by age in new oak barrels. Stone fruits, hints of tropical papaya and banana, contribute to a com-plex, fruit-driven, well-balanced wine with medi-um-term aging potential. Best Buy . — P.G. Wash-ington ). Round and succulent, this nice-ly-deG ned Chardonnay is built around a core of ap-ple butter with a slight suggestion of pineapap-ple. A streak of butterscotch G lls in the G nish. — P.G.abv: 14.1% Price: $ 44
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Dusted Valley 2012 Chardonnay ( Ancient Lakes ). Aged in 20% new French oak with half of the wine undergoing malolactic fermenta-tion, it’s direct and appealing with peach, melon and buttery spices that lead to a warm G nish. — S.S.abv: 13.7% Price: $ 29
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Boomtown 2012 Chardonnay ( Washington ).This is spicy and sharp, with excellent fo-cus and snap. Green apple f avors dominate, aided by suggestions of pineapple and grapefruit. It’s crisp and refreshing, with a good, clean G nish. — P.G.
abv: 13.7% Price: $ 16
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Efestē 2011 Lola Evergreen Vineyard Char-donnay ( Columbia Valley ). This 2011Lola is light and creamy, with hints of buttered apple, from aging in 18% new French oak. It G nishes sof , supple and lightly spiced. — P.G.abv: 13.4% Price: $ 30
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Apex 2012 Chardonnay ( Columbia Valley ).Barrel fermented in French and eastern Eu-ropean oak, this is lightly aromatic with noteēs of butter, vanilla and cardamom with a creamy feel, showing some heat on the G nish. — S.S.
abv: 14.5% Price: $ 20
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Bergevin Lane 2012 She-Devil Chardonnay ( Columbia Valley ). No information was giv-en as far as whether this was giv-entirely stainless fer-mented, but that is the clear impression. Light fruit f avors of apple, pear, and green banana combine in a crisp wine that is modest in scale, balanced and fresh. — P.G.abv: 13.9% Price: $ 20
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Columbia Crest 2012 Grand Estates Unoaked Chardonnay ( Washington ). This is a new of-fering for Columbia Crest’s Grand Estates lineup.Fresh fruit f avors emphasize lemon, lime and pine-apple, backed with moderate acidity. A nice spicy lif informs the G nish. Light and lively. Best Buy .
— P.G.
abv: 13.5% Price: $ 12
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Vin du Lac 2012 Barrel Select Chardonnay ( Columbia Valley ). Pleasing toasty notes greet your G rst sniI , followed by apple pie fruit f avors with hints of plum and banana. It’s a light, creamy, easy-drinking confection. — P.G.abv: 13.3% Price: $ 25
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Charles Smith 2011 Lawrence Vineyard Viog-nier ( Columbia Valley ). The most f oral and lemony of Charles Smith’s trio of Viogniers, this received extra time in barrel, yielding a more Bur-gundian mouthfeel—rich and creamy. Just 10% saw new oak, which seems to be exactly right, adding a hint of toast without clobbering the f oral subtle-ties. Editors’ Choice . — P.G.abv: 14.5% Price: $ 40
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Tamarack Cellars 2012 Viognier ( Columbia Valley ). Sourced entirely from the Sagemoor vineyard, this richly endowed Viognier smothers the palate in a lush mix of fat, candied citrus and tropical fruits. Honeysuckle and orange pekoe tea H avors trickle into the lingering, lip-smacking G n-ish. Editors’ Choice . — P.G.abv: 13.4% Price: $ 24
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Charles Smith 2012 Stoneridge Vineyard Viognier ( Columbia Valley ). This brings bracing minerality into the forefront, in a ter-roir-driven wine with excellent penetration and depth. A fresh mix of citrus and stone, this elevates Viognier into the top echelons of Washington white wines. Editors’ Choice . — P.G.abv: 14.1% Price: $ 30
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K Vintners 2012 Viognier ( Columbia Valley ).Now one of three Viogniers produced by Charles Smith, this is from Art den Hoed’s Yakima Valley Vineyard, and was barrel fermented in neu-tral French oak. Clean and pure fruit aromas lead into fresh, natural, tree fruit H avors of peach and apricot. There’s a nice kick of citrus in the vibrant acidity. — P.G.
abv: 14.5% Price: $ 25
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Bergevin Lane 2012 Love-Struck Viognier ( Columbia Valley ). The 8% splash of Rous-sanne in this blend, contributes to the lovely com-plexity of the opening aromas. Sweet citrus, honey and tea H avors combine, while keeping the palate light and focused. Complex hints of lemon me-ringue, vanilla cream and toasted coconut keep it lively and interesting through to the G nish. Editors’Choice . — P.G.
abv: 13.9% Price: $ 20
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Stottle 2012 Elerding Vineyard Viognier ( Yakima Valley ). This is bone dry, with a tongue-tickling minerality underscoring H oral highlights. The honeyed fruit H avors focus around peaches, with good length and a clean, fresh G nish with gin-like, botanical complexity. — P.G.abv: 14.5% Price: $ 25 Sauvignon Blanc, this is rich and round in this new vintage, fully-ripened to lush H avors of apple, pear and papaya. Great concentration and length are in play, though the ripe fruit shows none of the love-ly herbaceousness generallove-ly associated with this grape. — P.G.
abv: 14.3% Price: $ 26
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Apex 2012 Sauvignon Blanc ( Columbia Val-ley ). Fermented and aged in stainless steel, this 100% varietal wine is bright and focused with notes of herbs, citrus and kiwi. It’s ripe and full of juicy fruit H avors with a spine of citric acidity run-ning throughout. Give this some time to open up.Editors’ Choice . — S.S.
abv: 13.1% Price: $ 18
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Bergevin Lane 2012 Linen Sauvignon Blanc ( Columbia Valley ). This lovely blend of Sau-vignon Blanc, and 14% Roussanne, is as crisp and fresh as its name implies. Bright fruit H avors of lem-on, lime, orange and pineapple speak to the success of this unusual blend. It’s a bracing, palate-cleans-ing white wine that will be appealpalate-cleans-ing all year round.Best Buy . — P.G.
abv: 13.5% Price: $ 10
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K Vintners 2012 Sauvignon Blanc ( Columbia Valley ). A G rst for K Vintners, this fruit was sourced from the Sunset and Evergreen vineyards, and supervised by winemaker, Brennon Leighton.Cool climate characteristics are shown in the form of unripe berry and juicy acid H avors. There’s a slight natural herbaceousness, as well. — P.G.
abv: 13% Price: $ 20
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Three Rivers 2012 Sauvignon Blanc ( Colum-bia Valley ). The fruit sources—Klipsun and Gamache—are excellently displayed in this white that includes 8% Sémillon. A bracing, cool blast of citrus, white peach, melon and cucumber is buoyed with crisp minerality. The wine spent seven months in 15% new French oak. — P.G.abv: 13.4% Price: $ 16