1998 Antinori Pian delle Vigne Brunello di Montalcino

 

This Super-Tuscan is produced from 100% Sangiovese Grosso.  It is an intense ruby red color that includes scents of wild berry fruits.  The palate shows excellent structure and complexity with flavors of cherry, vanilla, coffee, and dark chocolate.  Soft velvety tannins serve a long caressing finish.

 

Price - $79.99 for 750ml

 

2001 Smith Haut Lafitte Pessac-Léognan

 

This Grand Cru Classé de Graves Bordeaux displays aromas of cherry, cedar, and smoke that provides superb freshness.  The palate contains dark fruits with a toasty oak essence that finishes with a nice vanilla flavor.  Open  now or age it a few years in the cellar.

 

Price - $64.99 for 750ml

 

1999 Andrew Will Seven Hills Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon

 

This Cabernet from Washington State illustrates a bouquet of ripe blackcurrant, caramel, and oak.  The mouth holds a nice balance of concentrated fruit and the careful oak aging.  An exceptional Cabernet from the Pacific Northwest.

 

 

Price - $53.99 for 750ml

 

2001 Robert Mondavi Reserve

 

The finest Private Reserve since the 1991, 1990, and 1987, the 2001 Cabernet Sauvignon Private Reserve is extraordinary. There are 8,000 cases of this blend of 88% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Cabernet Franc, and small dollops of Merlot as well as Petit Verdot. A perfume of smoke, camphor, creme de cassis, cedar, and fruitcake is accompanied by a gentle giant of a wine. Powerful and impeccably balanced, with outstanding concentration, well-integrated wood, acidity, and tannin, and a long, nearly 60-second finish, this saturated ruby/purple-hued effort is a prodigious example of Cabernet Sauvignon. Anticipated maturity: now-2020+. Robert M. Parker Jr.

 

-Wine Advocate

 

Price - $129.99 for 750ml