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Weekday Wine

Weekday Wine

You don’t need a sommelier to tell you that any of these well-rated bottles, all priced under $50, are excellent weekday wines. Cab? Chardonnay? Pinot Noir? They’re all here, and perfect with whatever you’re rustling up in the kitchen.

2002 Shafer Vineyards Red Shoulder Ranch Chardonnay

RP  94   
WE  92   
ST  90   

2009 Quilceda Creek Red

WA  92   
ST  91   

2007 Ridge Santa Cruz Mountain Estate Chardonnay

Light label condition issue

WS  93   

2005 Louis Jadot Pommard

Heavy label condition issue

WS  90   

2002 Paul Hobbs Michael Black Vineyard Merlot

Lightly depressed cork

RP  93   
WS  93   

2006 Kosta Browne Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir

Light label condition issue

VN  91   
WS  90   

2008 Kosta Browne Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir

WS  90   
VN  90   

2008 Kosta Browne Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir

Light label condition issue

WS  90   
VN  90   

2004 Chappellet Vineyards Merlot

RP  91   
WS  90   

2005 Chappellet Vineyards Merlot

WS  91   

2002 Pride Mountain Merlot

WS  93   
WE  93   
RP  90   
ST  90   

2002 Pride Mountain Merlot

Lightly depressed cork

WS  93   
WE  93   
RP  90   
ST  90   

2005 Pride Mountain Vintner Select Cuvee Merlot

RP  94   
ST  93   

2006 Pride Mountain Vintner Select Cuvee Merlot

Lightly elevated cork

VN  93   
RP  92   
ST  91   

2007 Williams Selyem Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir

VN  92   
WS  90   

2005 Williams Selyem Vista Verde Vineyard Pinot Noir

VN  91   
WS  90   

2005 Williams Selyem Vista Verde Vineyard Pinot Noir

Light label condition issue

VN  91   
WS  90   

2008 Rhys Bearwallow Vineyard Pinot Noir

BH  93   
VN  92   

2009 Rhys Horseshoe Vineyard Syrah

WA  93   
VN  93   

2008 Rhys Skyline Vineyard Syrah

VN  93   
RP  90+    

2008 Plumpjack Syrah

RP  93   

2005 Domaine Serene Gold Eagle Vineyard Pinot Noir

Light label condition issue

WS  92   

2006 Domaine Serene Jerusalem Hill Vineyard Pinot Noir

Elevated cork

WA  92   
WS  91   

2006 Domaine Serene Jerusalem Hill Vineyard Pinot Noir

Light label condition issue

WA  92   
WS  91   

2005 Domaine Serene Winery Hill Vineyard Pinot Noir

Light label condition issue

WS  90