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Drink of the Week: Eleven Eleven Dutton Ranch Chardonnay 2021

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I realized this when I sipped Eleven Eleven’s 2021 Dutton Ranch Chardonnay earlier this week. Made from dry-farmed, organically grown fruit, the wine is aged entirely in French oak barrels for 14 months before it’s bottled. And yet, there’s more to Napa Chardonnay than one-note butter bombs.

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Review: Larkmead 2021 Cabernet Saugvinon and 2021 Firebelle

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2021 Larkmead Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley – The 2020 vintage featured a blend that was 82% Cabernet Sauvignon, 17% Merlot, and 1% Cabernet Franc. This is big and brutish out of the bottle, so at minimum an hour of decanting or air should be allocated to allow to get some level footing.

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Review: Wines of Compris, 2021 Vintage

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Today we look at a five-pack of wines all from the 2021 vintage, all of which are in current release and which are all fairly reasonable in price. 2021 Compris Wavelength Chardonnay Chehalam Mountains AVA – A juicy, moderately oaked estate chardonnay, built around notes of lemon, gooseberry, and a pinch of autumnal baking spice.

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Review: 2021 Tornatore Pietrarizzo Etna Bianco DOC

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Tornatore’s Pietrarizzo Etna Bianco is not the same thing as this wine , which is bottled only under its DOC identification of Etna Bianco. The main difference (by my reading) is that Pietrarizzo spends two extra months on the lees before bottling — and in oak barrels instead of stainless steel. A point of clarity.

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Review: Etude 2021 Pinot Gris and 2020 Pinot Noir

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Two wines from Etude, which crafts bottlings from all over California — but particularly Napa Valley. 2021 Etude Pinot Gris Carneros – Etude’s pinot gris invariably offers a floral-heavy, slightly austere experience, and this 2021 bottling is no exception.

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Review: 2021 Booker Wines Harvey & Harriet

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Though its a budget-priced bottling, the wine pours on layers of dark, black fruit, layered with spices and a late-game apple skin quality that evokes memories of mulled wine. A- / $30 The post Review: 2021 Booker Wines Harvey & Harriet appeared first on Drinkhacker: The Insider's Guide to Good Drinking.

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Review: 2021 La Crema Pinot Noir Sealift Vineyard

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Before bottling, the wine was aged for nine months in French Oak. This wine was a surprise, but a welcome one, and it could be the bottle that converts fans of Cabernet and other heavy reds into lovers of Pinot Noir. La Crema produces excellent Pinot Noirs from several different regions , but their home base is in Sonoma.

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