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		<title>Varietals and blends 1-15-2025</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jan 2025 07:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In general, wines can be divided into varietals and blends. This being wine, it is not so black-and-white simple. Let’s explore. A varietal wine has a single variety of grape on the label. That means the named grape is the predominant grape used to make the wine. In the U.S., the named grape must make <a class="read-more" href="https://www.gusclemensonwine.com/varietals-and-blends-1-15-2025/">Read More</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Tenuta Cucco Barolo del Comune di Serralunga d’Alba DOCG 2020</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jan 2025 14:44:33 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Deep ruby-garnet color; black cherry, raspberry, strawberry, plum, earth, leather, licorice, black tea, thyme, tobacco, oak, vanilla, menthol on the nose and palate. Dry; firm, puckering tannins; vibrant acidity. Supple texture, tightly wound, intense, very concentrated black and red fruit. Touch of sweetness from ripe fruit and alcohol. Medium body. Can benefit from decanting, lengthy <a class="read-more" href="https://www.gusclemensonwine.com/tenuta-cucco-barolo-del-comune-di-serralunga-dalba-docg-2020/">Read More</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Beringer Knights Valley Cabernet Sauvignon, Sonoma 2021</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jan 2025 15:51:58 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Deep ruby color; blackberry, boysenberry, mulberry, strawberry jam, black cherry, fig, raspberry, mocha, baking spices, lavender on the nose and palate. Dry; tasty, fine-grained tannins with balancing acidity (3.7 pH). Smooth, easy drinker. Full body, good structure with depth and vibrancy. Dense, full in the mouth. Blend of 89% cabernet sauvignon, 4% merlot, 3% petit <a class="read-more" href="https://www.gusclemensonwine.com/beringer-knights-valley-cabernet-sauvignon-sonoma-2021/">Read More</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Domaine Perrault-Jadaud Sec Les Grives Soûles Vouvray 2021</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jan 2025 01:42:51 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Medium gold color; white peach, pear, green apple, citrus, tangerine, lychee, honey, ginger, minerality, white flowers on the nose and palate. Dry; no tannins; good acidity. Full body with slightly oily texture (a feature of chenin blanc, especially those with some oak aging). Chenin blanc from small—10 acres—vineyard northeast of Vouvray, all organically farmed, vines <a class="read-more" href="https://www.gusclemensonwine.com/domaine-perrault-jadaud-sec-les-grives-soules-vouvray-2021/">Read More</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>1000 Stories American Barrel Aged Pinot Noir 2021</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jan 2025 06:25:16 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Medium ruby color; cherry, black raspberry, mushroom, vanilla, coconut, vanilla, sweet spice, violets on the nose and palate. Dry; soft tannins with amiable balancing acidity (3.79 pH). Medium body. Grapes primarily come from Monterey County’s Arroyo Grande region, some from Santa Barbara region. The wine spend six months in American oak. This is pinot for <a class="read-more" href="https://www.gusclemensonwine.com/1000-stories-american-barrel-aged-pinot-noir-2021/">Read More</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Wine scores 1-8-2025</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jan 2025 07:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Wine scores. Oh, my. On one level, ridiculous. On another level, essential to wine’s success over the past half century. Some observations. Anyone who ever took a test or got a report card in grade school immediately understands a wine score. Robert Parker was the most visible person to grasp that, and a parade of <a class="read-more" href="https://www.gusclemensonwine.com/wine-scores-1-8-2025/">Read More</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Tenuta Cucco Barolo Cerrati 2020</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jan 2025 00:41:24 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Deep garnet color; black cherry, sour cherry, cranberry, plum, licorice, oak spice, cloves, vanilla, rose, leather, earth, truffle on the nose and palate. Dry; significant tight, tasty tannins; some balancing acidity. Medium body. Vivid dark fruits, all organically grown. Made with nebbiolo grapes grown in Cerrati, in Serralunga d’Alba. Aged 30 months in Eastern European <a class="read-more" href="https://www.gusclemensonwine.com/tenuta-cucco-barolo-cerrati-2020/">Read More</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Otronia Pinot Noir, Patagonia, Argentina 2020</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jan 2025 05:04:53 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Medium ruby color; cherry, raspberry, plum, truffle, herbs, smoke, baking spice, vibrant fresh floral notes on the nose and palate. Dry; mild, silky tannins and excellent supporting acidity (3.42 pH). Medium body. Mouth-watering freshness from initial attack through finish. Pleasing texture. 100% organically farmed pinot noir grapes from the world’s southernmost winery—at 45th parallel, Sarmiento, <a class="read-more" href="https://www.gusclemensonwine.com/otronia-pinot-noir-patagonia-argentina-2020/">Read More</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Balletto Vineyards Chardonnay, Russian River Valley 2021</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Jan 2025 00:14:36 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Medium gold color; green apple, lime-lemon, green pear, blood orange, vanilla, cinnamon on the nose and palate. Dry; very slight tannins; very good acidity (3.35 pH). Light-plus body. Nice floral aromatics. Fresh, juicy, polished, elegant effort. Each sip invites another. This is the Balletto estate grown style. Wine spent 10 months in mostly used French <a class="read-more" href="https://www.gusclemensonwine.com/balletto-vineyards-chardonnay-russian-river-valley-2021/">Read More</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Tasca d’Almerita Tenuta Regaleali Nero d’Avola, Sicilia DOC 2020</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jan 2025 00:57:39 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Deep ruby color; black cherry, blackberry, raspberry, plum, tobacco, sweet spice, licorice, earth on the nose and palate. Dry; silky, medium tannin; good acidity (3.60 pH). Medium body. Soft, fruit-forward, simple, pleasant drinker. Subdued oak—fermented in stainless steel and aged in 50% large Slavonian oak barrels and 50% in stainless steel. 13% ABV Nero d’Avola <a class="read-more" href="https://www.gusclemensonwine.com/tasca-dalmerita-tenuta-regaleali-nero-davola-sicilia-doc-2020/">Read More</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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