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Less than $15

Dec. 09, 2017
ALSACE WILLM Riesling Alsace Réserve 2016
88 points, $14
This light-bodied and appealing Riesling is bright and citrusy, with a minerally underpinning and flavors of blood orange, nectarine and fresh basil. Drink now through 2019. 30,600 cases made. —Alison Napjus

$15 to $30

Dec. 09, 2017
RUI ROBOREDO MADEIRA Douro Castello d'Alba Reserva 2015
89 points, $16
Glazed raspberry and cherry notes are matched with floral, licorice and tea flavors in this full-bodied red, with fleshy tannins structuring the mineral and sweet spice elements on the finish. Drink now through 2022. 20,000 cases made. —Gillian Sciaretta

More than $30

Dec. 09, 2017
HAMILTON RUSSELL Pinot Noir Hemel-en-Aarde Valley 2016
93 points, $53
Tightly focused, with a lovely beam of red currant, raspberry and bitter cherry coulis flavors racing through, enhanced by a bright iron note and backed by a long, floral-edged finish. Best from 2018 through 2023. 3,614 cases made. —James Molesworth
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