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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.

1990 Castello Banfi Brunello di Montalcino

375ml

Light label condition issue

WS  93   
WS  #49 of 1995   

1990 Château Lafaurie-Peyraguey

375ml

Light capsule condition issue; lightly depressed cork; very top shoulder fill; light label condition issue

ST  93   
RP  92   

1994 Warre's

375ml

Light signs of past seepage; top shoulder fill; light label condition issue

WS  95   
RP  94   
DE  ****   

1995 Beringer Nightingale Private Reserve

375ml

Light label condition issue

WS  94   
RP  92   

1997 Chateau de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape

375ml

Light label condition issue

ST  90   
RP  89-91   

1997 Arrowood Hoot Owl Creek Later Harvest White Riesling

375ml

RP  95   

2001 Dr. Loosen Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese Goldkapsel #34

375ml

DS  **   
WS  94   

2003 Château Guiraud

375ml

Light label condition issue

WS  95   
RP  94   
ST  92   
JR  16   
WS  #14 of 2006   

2004 Château Calon-Segur

375ml

Light label condition issue

WS  90   
RP  88-90   
JR  17.5   

2004 Fattoria di Felsina Vin Santo del Chianti Classico

375ml

Label condition issue

WA  94+    
WS  93   

2004 H. Donnhoff Oberhauser Brucke Riesling Auslese Goldkapsel #16

375ml

Light capsule condition issue; light signs of past seepage; light label condition issue

WA  96   
WS  93   
VN  93   

2004 H. Donnhoff Oberhauser Brucke Riesling Auslese Goldkapsel #16

375ml

Capsule condition issue; lightly depressed cork; light label condition issue

WA  96   
WS  93   
VN  93   

2004 Linne Calodo Sweet Leona

375ml

Lightly depressed cork

RP  91+    
ST  90   

2005 Château Gloria

375ml

Light label condition issue

RP  90   
WS  89-91   
JR  17   

2005 H. Donnhoff Niederhauser Hermannshohle Riesling Auslese Goldkapsel #15

375ml

Light capsule condition issue; light signs of past seepage; light label condition issue

WS  94   
ST  93+    

2005 H. Donnhoff Niederhauser Hermannshohle Riesling Auslese Goldkapsel #15

375ml

Capsule condition issue; lightly elevated cork; signs of past seepage; light label condition issue

WS  94   
ST  93+    

2005 H. Donnhoff Oberhauser Brucke Riesling Auslese Goldkapsel #14

375ml

WS  95   
VN  92   
JR  18.5   

2005 H. Donnhoff Oberhauser Brucke Riesling Auslese Goldkapsel #14

375ml

Light capsule condition issue; light label condition issue

WS  95   
VN  92   
JR  18.5   

2005 Domaine des Baumard Quarts de Chaume (Screwcap)

375ml

WS  98   
WA  92   

2005 Selbach-Oster Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese *** #17

375ml

Light capsule condition issue; signs of past seepage; label condition issue

WA  97   
WS  94   

2006 H. Donnhoff Oberhauser Brucke Riesling Auslese Goldkapsel #20

375ml

Lightly depressed cork

2007 Switchback Ridge Peterson Family Vineyard Merlot

375ml

Lightly depressed cork

WS  93   

2007 Müller-Catoir Breumel in den Mauern Riesling Auslese #20

375ml

Light capsule condition issue

WA  93   
WS  93   
VN  92   

2008 Switchback Ridge Peterson Family Vineyard Merlot

375ml

WS  92   
RP  90   

2011 H. Donnhoff Oberhauser Brucke Riesling Auslese Goldkapsel #18

375ml

Light label condition issue

WS  94   
WA  93