JEAN-LUC COLOMBO
Côtes du Rhône Les Abeilles 2005 (88 points, $12)Tangy up front, with grilled herb, tobacco and red plum fruit. This lets the grilled herb edge take over on the finish, which shows nice grip. Drink now. 40,000 cases made. From France.
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Côtes du Rhône Les Abeilles 2005
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Cheap Weeknight Thrills
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(Reviewed by Karen Page and Andrew Dornenburg – WAPO)
2006 Columbia Winery Cellarmaster’s Riesling ($9).
Thanks to a sun-filled summer and a cool, dry autumn, the 2006 vintage features a beautiful balance of intense, ripe peach and pear fruitiness and refreshing acidity that would go as nicely with Alsatian choucroute as with spicy Ethiopian stews.
2006 Cartlidge & [...]
