AMERICAN - RETAILER WINE SELECTIONS luscious dark cherry notes . Subtle tannins envelop the palate on the finish . Great value for the price . ($ 14.99 )

( 90 ) Sobon Estate Hillside Zinfandel 2020 ( CA ). Notes of cherry cordial dominate this lighter-style zinfandel . Intensely ripe strawberries lead into expressive tannins that lend to its longer finish . ($ 13.99 )

( 90 ) Muirwood Chardonnay 2019 ( CA ). This wine has a slight toastiness to the aroma and the palate . Sipping it , you will also get soft fruit flavors ( honeydew melon and golden delicious apples ) to balance it on the tongue . Almost has a slight almond note to the finish . A wine that is even better with food . ($ 12.99 )

( 90 ) Montoya Chardonnay 2019 ( CA ). This Monterey wine is pretty golden in appearance , with light , fresh fruit aromas on the nose . Initially , the wine tastes of hints of candied pear ,

but lingers with vanilla and butterscotch on the finish . Lightly wooded . Pleasant , almost chewable finish . ($ 13.99 )

( 89 ) Muirwood Cabernet Sauvignon 2019 ( CA ). This wine opens with toasty notes of wood and ripe blackberry . Almost like rain that falls quickly on hot asphalt . From the glass , one immediately gets ripe summer fruits , plums , black cherries and wood . It has some tannins , but the fruit and the tannins work well together . Great wine for dinner . ($ 17 )

( 88 ) Acrobat Pinot Gris 2019 ( OR ). This is a clean pinot gris , with fresh aromas of cut grass and pineapple . On the palate , it has more body than you would expect from a PG , but has pleasant touch of granny smith apple on the finish . The wine is dry , with a touch of citrus fruit notes . This is a great first course , enjoy with cheese , drink on the porch on a warm day wine . ($ 12.99 ) •

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