East Hills Wine Club OnlineDescriptions of Wines in the $349 Case
Wine Spectator Score: 87 Creamy dill and vanilla-scented oak is the lead flavor, but rich, ripe currant, plum and black cherry fruit folds in nicely, making this a solid effort if shy of the mark set in 2001. Drink now through 2009. Tasted twice, with consistent notes. 4,400 cases made.
Cuvee Especial Obviously a great vintage makes all the difference as evidenced by the 2001 Cuvee Especial. This unfiltered 100% Tempranillo (30-year old vines) was aged in 60% American and 40% French oak before being bottled unfiltered. A stunning value, it reveals gorgeous aromatics (graphite, cigar smoke, sweet cherries and black currants, and loamy, dusty, earthy notes), a layered, opulently textured personality, admirable purity, decent acidity, and copious freshness as well as fruit. This beauty can be drunk now or cellared for a decade or more.
Rioja, Spain This single-vineyard estate-bottled Rioja has been a consistent winner in recent vintages. Not surprisingly, in such a great year as 2001, it performed fabulously well. Aged 20 months in primarily French oak, and bottled unfiltered, it is Spain's version of a top-flight Pomerol. It boasts a deep ruby/purple color as well as an expressive bouquet of crushed red and black fruits, cedar, spice box, licorice, and smoked herbs. With great fruit, an opulent, full-bodied palate, tremendous purity as well as length, and abundant fruit and glycerin nearly concealing the moderate tannin, it should drink well for 8-10 years.
Finca Allende Bottled unfiltered for the USA market, the 2001 Allende exhibits a dense ruby/purple color along with a sumptuous nose of figs, black currants, blackberries, cigar box, and smoky vanilla. Full-bodied, rich, and opulent, with great purity, density, and length, it should be consumed over the next 6-7 years.
This wine is just one more reason why the wine world is more exciting than ever! The sensational 2002 Clio, a blend of 70% Mourvedre (60-year old vines) and 30% Cabernet Sauvignon (25-year old vines), exhibits a dense purple color along with a rich, sumptuous bouquet of toasty vanillin, blueberries, blackberries, roasted espresso, chocolate, and earth. Full-bodied, with sweet tannin, fabulous concentration, a multilayered mouthfeel, and a long finish, this is a tour de force in winemaking. It provides strong evidence of what can be achieved in this once backwater/boondock viticultural region of Spain. Anticipated maturity: now-2016.
Jim Barry The impressive, well-endowed 2002 Shiraz The McRae Wood possesses smoky bacon fat characteristics intermixed with notions of cassis, black currants, new saddle leather, and earth. With superb fruit, a great texture, and a long, rich, concentrated, smooth finish, it will provide pleasure over the next 10-12 years.
7. 2001 PRODUTTORI del BARBARESCO
Aromas of leather, plum and hints of flowers. Medium- to full-bodied, with fine tannins and a juicy finish. Round. Best after 2006. 14,000 cases made.
Wine Spectator Score: 90 Big and rich with loads of spice, meat and berry character. Full-bodied, round and rich. As good as the 1999. Best after 2006. 1,660 cases made.
9. MARTIN RAY
Intense and concentrated, with a lean band of spicy anise, currant, fresh earth and cigar box nuance, ending with firm, dry, integrated tannins. Drink now through 2009. 1,010 cases made.
Wine Spectator Score: 88 Complex, with perfumed plum and black cherry fruit flavors that are supple and polished, with good intensity, depth and length. Fine-grained tannins show through on the finish, along with a touch of cedar and herb. This tightly wound youngster has room to grow. Drink now through 2009. 72,000 cases made.
Wine Spectator Score: 90 An impressive Merlot, with a dark, rich, concentrated core of flavors dominated by earthy currant, blackberry, cedar, anise and lead pencil notes. Tight and focused, this wine has excellent balance and a complex finish. Drink now through 2010. 10,480 cases made.
Wine Spectator Score: 90 Beautiful aromas of blackberries, cedar and light cigar tobacco. Medium- to full-bodied, with fine tannins and a pretty, silky finish. Extremely well done for the vintage. Drink now through 2008. 5,000 cases made.
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Buehler
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2001 Bodegas Sierra Cantabria Rioja 
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2001 Senorio de San Vicente San Vicente
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2001 Finca Allende
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2002 Bodegas El Nido Clio
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2002 Jim Barry Shiraz The McRae Wood
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Spectator 90 points
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Fattoria Uccelliera di Poggianti
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Spectator Score: 86
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RUTHERFORD HILL MERLOT
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Whitehall Lane
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Sette Ponti