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For years now, we've been telling people that Wine Probation doesn't have to
suck. Just because you're on a tight budget, that doesn't mean you can't
find good wines at reasonable prices. For the most part, we've been drinking
some of the QPR All Stars detailed in a couple of recent Trade Tasting
reports we've filed (Rosé Olé and
Wines of Distinction from Madiran,
Bordeaux & more), but a couple of times in the last month or so, I just had
to say screw it and pony up for some things that needed tasting.
 In early August, I spent a week with my daughter Jessica Rose aka Dolphin
Girl in Key Largo, Florida. I only bought one bottle of wine the entire
week, because despite a reasonably good selection that was available, there
were no real bargains to be found. That wasn't a problem, because the
micro-brews were good. There was one bottle that caught my eye however, and
I couldn't resist picking it up, based on the raves it has received from our
good friend and colleague, Champagne Warrior Brad Baker. Here's what I
posted on my Facebook page as I sipped on it over a few hours during my last
night in the Keys:1993 Gloria Ferrer Sonoma Cuvee Royale Brut This baby isn't just hangin' in there, it's struttin' its stuff! No wine for a week, and to enjoy this after that is a special treat. Do I have to take notes or can I justease back and groove with it? (Some habits are hard to break and I ended up recording these impressions.) Medium straw color ~ ample mousse and active bead ~ expressive hazel nut and pear, with nice minerality and what seems to be an interesting note of well integrated oak ~ excellent presence, concentration and acids ~ beautiful stuff ~ ~ no wonder the Champagne Warrior loves this so much! Find this wine |
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A funny thing about this wine; it was the last '93 in a bin of 2000s and it
was marked at $23.99. I grabbed it and 6 Dogfish Head 60 Minute IPAs and
checked out. As I was walking to the car, it occurred to me that I may have
been overcharged and when I checked the receipt, sure enough, they hit me up
for $28.99 for the bubbly. I went back in and had the following conversation
with the woman behind the counter.
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We've been all about rosé this summer. The pink stuff has made up a good 50%
or better of our wine drinking and there are excellent bargains to be found,
as noted in the two links in the opening paragraph above. But I kept reading
all these great reports about a perennial favorite of ours from Bandol, and
finally couldn't stand it anymore, so our friend 
