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TODAY'S FEATURED WINE

Chateau Maris: Minervois - Grenache Syrah Blend: Languedoc-Roussillon: : 2011: France

Juicy raspberries and cherries with a chocolate background. Big tannins and hints of oak. About $13 retail.

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For winery tasting samples, gifts from friends or family or samplings at a party or event, review it truthfully, but only if I like it. If I have paid my own very-hard-earned money on a bottle, the gloves are off and it gets what it deserves ... whether perfect or puerile.