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Vineyard: Rosella's
| Owner | Gary Franscioni |
| Appellation | Santa Lucia Highlands |
| Varieties | Pinot Noir |
Articles mentioning wines produced from this vineyard
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A.P. Vin: Plenty of Pinot Singing (8.5 11/13/2009)
August West (6.59 5/26/2008)
Siduri Wines Offers Something for Everyone in 2010 (9.3 2/22/2012)
Recent California Pinot Noir Releases (9.5 4/4/2012)
Kosta Browne: Tasting the 08’s (8.13 4/8/2010)
Styling with Kosta Browne (8.9 1/22/2010)
Prince’s Excellent Adventure at WOPN (6.56 3/23/2008)
2009 Kosta Browne: Bombs Bursting In Your Mouth (8.42 8/11/2011)
Memoirs of a Wine Trip Well-Taken (6.5 11/26/2006)
Recent Sips of Pinot Noir (9.21 3/23/2013)
Siduri Wines (7.6 11/17/2008)
Tasting Pinot with Plenty of Noir (9.9 7/21/2012)
2007 Loring Wine Co Pinots (7.9 1/1/2009)
Blast from 2011 World of Pinot Noir (8.33 3/12/2011)
Kosta-Browne: Stylin’ in 2008 (8.32 3/1/2011)
Ed Kurtzman: Impressive Pinot Resume (9.5 4/4/2012)
Siduri Wines: Variety is the Spice of Life and Pinot Noir (9.21 3/23/2013)
Michael Browne: Kosta Browne (6.62 7/19/2008)
Wineries sourcing from this vineyard
Reviewed wines produced from this vineyard
2011 August West Santa Lucia Highlands Pinot Noir
14.5% alc., ph 3.62, TA 0.66, 406 cases,
$32. From Rosella’s, Sierra Mar and Soberanes vineyards. Aged 10 months in 12% new, 59% 1-
year-old and 29% 2-year-old French oak barrels.
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Medium reddish-purple color in the glass.
Aromatically alive with scents of purple grapes and plums with a hint of spice and brioche. Full-bodied
flavors of plum and boysenberry with a hint of spice and smoky oak in the background. Juicy
and vibrant with firm tannins. A solid appellation wine. Good (+).
Reviewed March 23, 2013
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2011 August West Rosella’s Vineyard Santa Lucia Highlands Pinot Noir
14.6% alc., pH 3.59, TA 0.68, 382
cases, $45. Clones 113, 667 and Pisoni. Aged 10 months in 50% new, 44% 1-year-old and 6% 2-year-old
French oak barrels.
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Moderately light reddish color in the glass. Pleasing aromas of cherry pie glaze, spice and
sandalwood. Middleweight array of dark red fruits, most prominently strawberries. The most elegant and redfruited
of the Santa Lucia Highlands’ wines with modest tannins and a strawberry-infused finish. Not a
powerhouse, buy oozes charm. Very good.
Reviewed March 23, 2013
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2011 Siduri Rosella’s Vineyard Santa Lucia Highlands Pinot Noir
14.1% alc., 613 cases, $52. Primarily
clone 777.
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Medium dark reddish color in the glass. Nicely perfumed with bright aromas of cherry pie glaze,
sandalwood and rose petals. Dark red strawberry and cherry flavors are featured in a mid weight style with
balanced fine-grain tannins and some welcome finishing intensity. Offers some textural interest as well.
Very good.
Reviewed March 23, 2013
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2010 August West Rosella’s Vineyard Santa Lucia Highlands Pinot Noir
14.8% alc., 373 cases, $45. Picked October 16, latest picking date
in 9 vintages.
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Moderately dark reddish-purple hue in the glass. The
nose is both fruity and savory offering herb-imbued, pie cherry aromas.
This wine is a stand out with its tasty core of dark, perfectly ripe red
berries caressed by soft tannins, displaying a seductive and satiny mouth
feel, and finishing with a bright cut of acidity. Intensely flavored, yet light
on its feet. The whole package.
Reviewed April 4, 2012
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2010 Loring Wine Company Rosella’s Vineyard Santa Lucia Highlands Pinot Noir
14.9% alc., $48, screw
cap.
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Moderately dark reddish-purple color in the glass. Dark red fruits including ripe strawberries fill the glass
with perfume. Soft and elegant, offering the tasty essence of red cherries and plums framed by complimentary
oak and finishing with some persistence. This wine reflects the femininity that I find in many wines from this
vineyard. Very good.
Reviewed April 4, 2012
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2010 Siduri Rosella’s Vineyard Santa Lucia Highlands Pinot Noir
14.1% alc. 582 cases, $50.
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Moderately
dark reddish-purple color in the glass. This wine is showing the most oak now both on the nose and palate.
Aromas of blackberries, boysenberries and coffee. Flavors of plum, dark berries, sassafras and cola with
some oak in the background. Very soft in the mouth with notable echo of scent and fruit on the finish. Needs
more time to integrate the oak but the core of fruit is gorgeous. Very good.
Reviewed February 22, 2012
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2010 Kosta Browne Rosella’s Vineyard Santa Lucia Highlands Pinot Noir
14.7% alc., 272 cases, $72.
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Moderately deep red rose color in the glass. Intensely fruity on the nose and palate, featuring dark red cherries
and raspberries, finishing strong with a spry tang. Appealing finesse with a pillowy soft mouth feel. Still great
the following day from a previously opened and re-corked bottle. Very good (+).
Reviewed July 23, 2012
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2009 Miner Family Vineyards Rosella’s Vineyard Santa Lucia Highlands Pinot Noir
14.4% alc., 400 cases, $50. Aged 14 months in 75% new French
oak.
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Moderate reddish-purple color in the glass. The nose is nicely nuanced
with scents of strawberries, raspberries, herbs and biscuit. Tastes of darker
fruits on the palate with a complimentary note of cola and brown spice.
Beautifully composed with supple tannins and good length on the aromatic
finish. Very good.
Reviewed March 12, 2011
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2009 Kosta Browne Rosella’s Vineyard Santa Lucia Highlands Pinot Noir
14.8% alc., 272 cases, $72.
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Moderate reddish-purple color in the glass. Perfumed with aromas of spice dark red fruits, wilted roses, hard
red candy and redwood. Discreetly concentrated flavors of red cherries, pomegranates, brown spice and
graham. Soft in the mouth and lighter weighted than the other Santa Lucia Highlands offerings. A bit exotic
and unusual in its flavor profile and quite different from the 08 version. Good (+).
Reviewed August 13, 2011
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2008 Kosta Browne Rosella’s Vineyard Santa Lucia Highlands Pinot Noir
14.5% alc..
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Striking expression
of fresh red and black berry fruit. The tannins are reigned in, the texture is silky, and the fruity finish is
expansive. Very good (+) and the most exceptional offering I have had from this vineyard by KB.
Reviewed April 9, 2010
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2008 Kosta Browne Rosella’s Vineyard Santa Lucia Highlands Pinot Noir
14.5% alc., pH 3.61, $72. Pisoni selection and 828 clone
from a vineyard farmed by Gary Franscioni. 3.0 tons per acre.
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Highly
perfumed and nuanced nose featuring aromas of fresh red raspberries,
cherry cobbler, baking spices and dark red rose petals. Delicious
melange of dark red berries and cherries with hints of allspice and
vanillin carrying through with impressive finishing intensity. Mild finegrain
tannins and balanced acidity create a very charming wine that has a
demure appeal. Hard to say no to.
Reviewed March 2, 2011
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2007 Siduri Rosella’s Vineyard Santa Lucia Highlands Clone 115 Pinot Noir
(barrel sample)
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Both of Siduri wines were distinctly browner in color, although by no means oxidized, compared to
the rest of the wines on the table. Bright sour cherry and cinnamon nose. Very fruit-forward
flavors, big wine, finishing grip and seems almost ready to drink.
Reviewed March 23, 2008
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2007 A.P. Vin Rosella’s Vineyard Santa Lucia Highlands Pinot Noir.
14.9% alc.,
375 cases, $40, Stelvin screw cap. Clones 777, 115 and Pisoni. Aged 11 months in
40% new French oak. Unfined and unfiltered.
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Enticing scents of perfectly ripe
cherries and berries with side car notes of oak and spice. A cherry bombast in the
mouth that literally explodes on entry, well-clothed in ripe tannins and bright acidity.
The aromatic finish lasts and lasts. A seamless wine with the most finesse of all the
wines in this lineup. Fantastic the next day from a previously opened and re-corked bottle.
The quarterback in the lineup: good-looking, clean, smart and demands the focus of
attention.
Reviewed November 13, 2009
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2007 Loring Wine Company Rosella’s Vineyard Santa Lucia Highlands Pinot Noir
14.5% alc., 725 cases, $46.
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A big fruity wine with grill-marked
black cherry and plum fruits, reigned-in oak toast, and some good Pinot
barnyard aromas. Nicely composed and soft in the mouth with a touch of citrus
in the background.
Reviewed January 1, 2009
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2007 Kosta Browne Rosella’s Vineyard Santa Lucia Highlands Pinot Noir
15.0% alc., pH 3.72, 247 cases,
$72. Pisoni clone and Dijon 828. Cropped at 3.3 tons per acre average.
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The most disappointing of the
vineyard-designates showing overripe aromas and flavors with a mildly flabby texture and short finish.
Reviewed January 22, 2010
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2006 Siduri Rosella’s Vineyard Santa Lucia Highlands Pinot Noir
14.1% alc., 490 cases, $45. Juice was bled off to concentrate the
wine, more whole clusters were used than normal, and strict barrel
selection was employed. A blend of Pisoni clone, Pommard clone
and Dijon clones 777 and 828 aged 10 months in 80% new French
oak.
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Lovely aromas of black raspberry, plum jam, oak and green tea.
Bright, tantalizing and full-bodied blackberry fruit with an attractive
earthy note and a hint of citric tang on the clean finish. The tannins and oak
are beautifully reigned in. The pedigree of the fruit really shows through in
this wine and it is one of the best examples of Rosella’s Vineyard Pinot Noir I
have ever tasted. A show-stopper and everything you could ask for in a Santa
Lucia Highlands Pinot Noir.
Reviewed November 17, 2008
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2006 August West Rosella’s Vineyard Santa Lucia Highlands Pinot Noir
14.7% alc., 477 cases, $48.
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Very shy aromatics but pleasant strawberry and
cherry scents after intensive swirling. Decent red and black fruits with an earthy
bent. Zippered up and unyielding on this day.
Reviewed May 26, 2008
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2006 Kosta Browne Rosella’s Vineyard Santa Lucia Highlands Pinot Noir
15.0% alc., 365 cases.
$68. Mostly Pisoni clone with 20% Dijon clone 828. No whole cluster.
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Intense but pretty cherry aromas
and flavors. The palate is rich, long, pure and showy. Plenty of vim and vigor. Along with the Keefer, the
sleekest and most refined at this stage.
Reviewed July 19, 2008
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2005 August West Rosella’s Vineyard Santa Lucia Highlands Pinot Noir
406 cases
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This Pinot is still closed from recent bottling. We took it to lunch
and over time it began to blossom and strut out some unctuous Pinot flavors. It
is similar to the Freeman wines, but with a little more dark fruits and structure
typical of this vineyard. The 2004 vintage of this wine was a knock-out and this
one should follow in step when ready to drink.
Reviewed November 26, 2006
WINERY »
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2011 August West Santa Lucia Highlands Pinot Noir
14.5% alc., ph 3.62, TA 0.66, 406 cases, $32. From Rosella’s, Sierra Mar and Soberanes vineyards. Aged 10 months in 12% new, 59% 1- year-old and 29% 2-year-old French oak barrels. · Medium reddish-purple color in the glass. Aromatically alive with scents of purple grapes and plums with a hint of spice and brioche. Full-bodied flavors of plum and boysenberry with a hint of spice and smoky oak in the background. Juicy and vibrant with firm tannins. A solid appellation wine. Good (+). Reviewed March 23, 2013 WINERY » ARTICLE »
2011 August West Rosella’s Vineyard Santa Lucia Highlands Pinot Noir
14.6% alc., pH 3.59, TA 0.68, 382 cases, $45. Clones 113, 667 and Pisoni. Aged 10 months in 50% new, 44% 1-year-old and 6% 2-year-old French oak barrels. · Moderately light reddish color in the glass. Pleasing aromas of cherry pie glaze, spice and sandalwood. Middleweight array of dark red fruits, most prominently strawberries. The most elegant and redfruited of the Santa Lucia Highlands’ wines with modest tannins and a strawberry-infused finish. Not a powerhouse, buy oozes charm. Very good. Reviewed March 23, 2013 WINERY » ARTICLE »
2011 Siduri Rosella’s Vineyard Santa Lucia Highlands Pinot Noir
14.1% alc., 613 cases, $52. Primarily clone 777. · Medium dark reddish color in the glass. Nicely perfumed with bright aromas of cherry pie glaze, sandalwood and rose petals. Dark red strawberry and cherry flavors are featured in a mid weight style with balanced fine-grain tannins and some welcome finishing intensity. Offers some textural interest as well. Very good. Reviewed March 23, 2013 WINERY » ARTICLE »
2010 August West Rosella’s Vineyard Santa Lucia Highlands Pinot Noir
14.8% alc., 373 cases, $45. Picked October 16, latest picking date in 9 vintages. · Moderately dark reddish-purple hue in the glass. The nose is both fruity and savory offering herb-imbued, pie cherry aromas. This wine is a stand out with its tasty core of dark, perfectly ripe red berries caressed by soft tannins, displaying a seductive and satiny mouth feel, and finishing with a bright cut of acidity. Intensely flavored, yet light on its feet. The whole package. Reviewed April 4, 2012 WINERY » ARTICLE »
2010 Loring Wine Company Rosella’s Vineyard Santa Lucia Highlands Pinot Noir
14.9% alc., $48, screw cap. · Moderately dark reddish-purple color in the glass. Dark red fruits including ripe strawberries fill the glass with perfume. Soft and elegant, offering the tasty essence of red cherries and plums framed by complimentary oak and finishing with some persistence. This wine reflects the femininity that I find in many wines from this vineyard. Very good. Reviewed April 4, 2012 WINERY » ARTICLE »
2010 Siduri Rosella’s Vineyard Santa Lucia Highlands Pinot Noir
14.1% alc. 582 cases, $50. · Moderately dark reddish-purple color in the glass. This wine is showing the most oak now both on the nose and palate. Aromas of blackberries, boysenberries and coffee. Flavors of plum, dark berries, sassafras and cola with some oak in the background. Very soft in the mouth with notable echo of scent and fruit on the finish. Needs more time to integrate the oak but the core of fruit is gorgeous. Very good. Reviewed February 22, 2012 WINERY » ARTICLE »
2010 Kosta Browne Rosella’s Vineyard Santa Lucia Highlands Pinot Noir
14.7% alc., 272 cases, $72. · Moderately deep red rose color in the glass. Intensely fruity on the nose and palate, featuring dark red cherries and raspberries, finishing strong with a spry tang. Appealing finesse with a pillowy soft mouth feel. Still great the following day from a previously opened and re-corked bottle. Very good (+). Reviewed July 23, 2012 WINERY » ARTICLE »
2009 Miner Family Vineyards Rosella’s Vineyard Santa Lucia Highlands Pinot Noir
14.4% alc., 400 cases, $50. Aged 14 months in 75% new French oak. · Moderate reddish-purple color in the glass. The nose is nicely nuanced with scents of strawberries, raspberries, herbs and biscuit. Tastes of darker fruits on the palate with a complimentary note of cola and brown spice. Beautifully composed with supple tannins and good length on the aromatic finish. Very good. Reviewed March 12, 2011 WINERY » ARTICLE »
2009 Kosta Browne Rosella’s Vineyard Santa Lucia Highlands Pinot Noir
14.8% alc., 272 cases, $72. · Moderate reddish-purple color in the glass. Perfumed with aromas of spice dark red fruits, wilted roses, hard red candy and redwood. Discreetly concentrated flavors of red cherries, pomegranates, brown spice and graham. Soft in the mouth and lighter weighted than the other Santa Lucia Highlands offerings. A bit exotic and unusual in its flavor profile and quite different from the 08 version. Good (+). Reviewed August 13, 2011 WINERY » ARTICLE »
2008 Kosta Browne Rosella’s Vineyard Santa Lucia Highlands Pinot Noir
14.5% alc.. · Striking expression of fresh red and black berry fruit. The tannins are reigned in, the texture is silky, and the fruity finish is expansive. Very good (+) and the most exceptional offering I have had from this vineyard by KB. Reviewed April 9, 2010 WINERY » ARTICLE »
2008 Kosta Browne Rosella’s Vineyard Santa Lucia Highlands Pinot Noir
14.5% alc., pH 3.61, $72. Pisoni selection and 828 clone from a vineyard farmed by Gary Franscioni. 3.0 tons per acre. · Highly perfumed and nuanced nose featuring aromas of fresh red raspberries, cherry cobbler, baking spices and dark red rose petals. Delicious melange of dark red berries and cherries with hints of allspice and vanillin carrying through with impressive finishing intensity. Mild finegrain tannins and balanced acidity create a very charming wine that has a demure appeal. Hard to say no to. Reviewed March 2, 2011 WINERY » ARTICLE »
2007 Siduri Rosella’s Vineyard Santa Lucia Highlands Clone 115 Pinot Noir
(barrel sample) · Both of Siduri wines were distinctly browner in color, although by no means oxidized, compared to the rest of the wines on the table. Bright sour cherry and cinnamon nose. Very fruit-forward flavors, big wine, finishing grip and seems almost ready to drink. Reviewed March 23, 2008 WINERY » ARTICLE »
2007 A.P. Vin Rosella’s Vineyard Santa Lucia Highlands Pinot Noir.
14.9% alc., 375 cases, $40, Stelvin screw cap. Clones 777, 115 and Pisoni. Aged 11 months in 40% new French oak. Unfined and unfiltered. · Enticing scents of perfectly ripe cherries and berries with side car notes of oak and spice. A cherry bombast in the mouth that literally explodes on entry, well-clothed in ripe tannins and bright acidity. The aromatic finish lasts and lasts. A seamless wine with the most finesse of all the wines in this lineup. Fantastic the next day from a previously opened and re-corked bottle. The quarterback in the lineup: good-looking, clean, smart and demands the focus of attention. Reviewed November 13, 2009 WINERY » ARTICLE »
2007 Loring Wine Company Rosella’s Vineyard Santa Lucia Highlands Pinot Noir
14.5% alc., 725 cases, $46. · A big fruity wine with grill-marked black cherry and plum fruits, reigned-in oak toast, and some good Pinot barnyard aromas. Nicely composed and soft in the mouth with a touch of citrus in the background. Reviewed January 1, 2009 WINERY » ARTICLE »
2007 Kosta Browne Rosella’s Vineyard Santa Lucia Highlands Pinot Noir
15.0% alc., pH 3.72, 247 cases, $72. Pisoni clone and Dijon 828. Cropped at 3.3 tons per acre average. · The most disappointing of the vineyard-designates showing overripe aromas and flavors with a mildly flabby texture and short finish. Reviewed January 22, 2010 WINERY » ARTICLE »
2006 Siduri Rosella’s Vineyard Santa Lucia Highlands Pinot Noir
14.1% alc., 490 cases, $45. Juice was bled off to concentrate the wine, more whole clusters were used than normal, and strict barrel selection was employed. A blend of Pisoni clone, Pommard clone and Dijon clones 777 and 828 aged 10 months in 80% new French oak. · Lovely aromas of black raspberry, plum jam, oak and green tea. Bright, tantalizing and full-bodied blackberry fruit with an attractive earthy note and a hint of citric tang on the clean finish. The tannins and oak are beautifully reigned in. The pedigree of the fruit really shows through in this wine and it is one of the best examples of Rosella’s Vineyard Pinot Noir I have ever tasted. A show-stopper and everything you could ask for in a Santa Lucia Highlands Pinot Noir. Reviewed November 17, 2008 WINERY » ARTICLE »
2006 August West Rosella’s Vineyard Santa Lucia Highlands Pinot Noir
14.7% alc., 477 cases, $48. · Very shy aromatics but pleasant strawberry and cherry scents after intensive swirling. Decent red and black fruits with an earthy bent. Zippered up and unyielding on this day. Reviewed May 26, 2008 WINERY » ARTICLE »
2006 Kosta Browne Rosella’s Vineyard Santa Lucia Highlands Pinot Noir
15.0% alc., 365 cases. $68. Mostly Pisoni clone with 20% Dijon clone 828. No whole cluster. · Intense but pretty cherry aromas and flavors. The palate is rich, long, pure and showy. Plenty of vim and vigor. Along with the Keefer, the sleekest and most refined at this stage. Reviewed July 19, 2008 WINERY » ARTICLE »
2005 August West Rosella’s Vineyard Santa Lucia Highlands Pinot Noir
406 cases · This Pinot is still closed from recent bottling. We took it to lunch and over time it began to blossom and strut out some unctuous Pinot flavors. It is similar to the Freeman wines, but with a little more dark fruits and structure typical of this vineyard. The 2004 vintage of this wine was a knock-out and this one should follow in step when ready to drink. Reviewed November 26, 2006 WINERY » ARTICLE »
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