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		<title>Napa Valley reds from the 2000 vintage</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:03:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ray</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Conn Creek Winery, Napa Valley, Limited Release, Cabernet Sauvignon 2000 The fruit is flagging in the nose where the sense of spirit has taken over. But the fruit still puts in an appearance when you put the wine in your &#8230; <a href="http://rjwine.com/blog/2009/11/20/napa-valley-reds-from-the-2000-vintage/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Napa Valley Rutherford Reds</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:17:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ray</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Trinchero Winery, Napa Valley, Rutherford, Chicken Ranch Vineyard, Merlot 2005 Give the wine a bit of air for 10 minutes or so to blow off a bit of funk. Then the plummy fruit combines with the wet forest floor and &#8230; <a href="http://rjwine.com/blog/2009/11/20/napa-valley-rutherford-reds/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Geyser Peak Reserve Alexandre 1999</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2009 04:11:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ray</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Geyser Peak, Alexander Valley, Reserve Alexandre, Meritage 1999 The nose is drying out yet there is quite a bit of chocolate to enjoy. The mouth has reached a rather astringent phase, drying out. The acidity is carrying some nice elements &#8230; <a href="http://rjwine.com/blog/2009/04/24/geyser-peak-reserve-alexandre-1999/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Stars out of the Bordeaux tradition</title>
		<link>http://rjwine.com/blog/2008/10/18/stars-out-of-the-bordeaux-tradition/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Oct 2008 22:07:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ray</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Adobe Road, Knights Valley, Cabernet Franc 2005 This is perfectly ripe Cab Franc &#8211; no veg to smell at all, just lots of berries. The structure of Cab Franc is in the mouth combining with the fruit and filled out &#8230; <a href="http://rjwine.com/blog/2008/10/18/stars-out-of-the-bordeaux-tradition/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>5 Bordeaux grapes and 3 continents</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2008 00:10:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ray</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Clarendon Hills Clarendon Brookman Merlot 2005 Roman Bratasiuk pulls no punches with his opulent wines. This Merlot features ripe fruit and the cigar box characters we often associate with Bordeaux. The texture is oh so plush. P&#38;B in Blewitt Springs &#8230; <a href="http://rjwine.com/blog/2008/07/10/5-bordeaux-grapes-and-3-continents/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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