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COUPS DE COEUR

Sometimes, I'm struck by a great wine, and then sometimes I see terrific bargains, where the ratio between the quality and the price is unusually good. My recent coups de coeur, the French would say.

(This section represents "quick picks," short notes, spotlighting the most recent handful of wines that really got my attention over the last few issues of the E-Zine.  The point is just to compile a few months worths of "wows" that will tell you what I've really flipped over.  If you read the tasting notes regularly, this section may be redundant, but when the wine appears here you know there was something about it I really liked that made it stand out, apart from just scores.    This section doesn't get any longer since as it gets longer, the last wines are deleted. For detailed and more numerous tasting notes go either to Tasting Notes for individual notes on wines not included in articles, or Wine Articles---Table of Contents Page.)

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1990 Vouvray "Goutte d'Or" (Pinon) (January, 2008) A brilliant Vouvray from an underrated producer

1998 Coteaux du Languedoc "Cote Rousse" (Domaine de l'Aigulière) (January, 2008)  A wonderful Languedoc, aging gracefully

1997 Cabernet Sauvignon "Hillside Select" (Shafer) (January, 2008)  Another fine performance by this still youthful wine...

1997 Cabernet Sauvignon "Eisele Vineyard" (Araujo) (January, 2008)  Seriously underrated, this has character, depth and finish...

1998 Riesling Eiswein "Bernkasterler Lay" (Dr. Loosen) (January, 2008)  A beautiful Eiswein, with gripping acidity

1997 Cabernet Sauvignon "Estate" (Chateau Montelena) (January, 2008)  An unsung hero, proving not everything has to be a cult wine...

1994 Cabernet Sauvignon (Harlan) (December, 2007) What else could a California Cab do?

2005 Chateauneuf-du-Pape "Vielles Vignes" (Domaine de la Janasse) (December, 2007)  A gorgeous wine in this vintage...

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