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      Name: Chateau Ste. Michelle Rose Variety: Blended - 78% Grenache, 12% Mourvèdre, 5% Cabernet Sauvignon, 2.5% Counoise and 2.5% Cinsault Region: Columbia Valley, Woodlinville, Washington, United States Year: 2023 Price: $12     Online Tasting Note Review: "Canned Rose is making the best of it. Nice cherry/strawberry balanced nose. Can be one dimensional but get in there to feel the depth. Good backbone. Keeps everything honest, especially any metallic aftertastes. Subdued ending, will still capture attention." - https://www.vivino.com/US/en/chateau-ste-michelle-rose/w/1940205?year=2023&price_id=36267194 Wine Folly: Grenache - Stewed Strawberry, Grilled Plum, Leather, Dried Herbs, Blood Orange Mourvedre - Blackberry, Black Pepper, Cocoa, Tobacco, Roasted Meat Cabernet Sauvignon - Black Currant, Blackberry, Pencil Lead, Tobacco, Mint Counoise - N/A Cinsault - Raspberry, Red Currant, Tart Cherry, Violet, Black Tea   Source: https://winefoll...

      Name: Angels Ink Pinot Noir Variety: 100% Pinot Noir Region: Central Coast, California, United States Year: 2021    Price: $18             Online Tasting Note Review: "Earthy mineral nose…a consistently good sleeper…opens with juicy raspberry and tobacco …mid palate notes of slate, vanilla, and minerals…intense milk chocolate and black pepper on the back end…always enjoyable…not very complex but drinks well above its price point…deep garnet color and light bodied…" - https://www.vivino.com/US/en/angels-ink-central-coast-pinot-noir/w/8374824?year=2021&price_id=32941296#all_reviews   Wine Folly: At first glance, most Pinot Noir wines are pale to medium in color due to their thin skins. Pinot Noir has a unique profile dominated by aroma compounds known as esters. These give it a complex array of flavors, from ripe cherry and raspberry to intriguing undertones of forest floor, tea leaves, and sometimes eve...