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90+ Rated Wines under $20
This is the most popular list of wines at Wine.com and we keep you up to date on the latest additions to this list. These wines are chosen by combining value and ratings from respected publications such as Wine Spectator and Robert Parker's Wine Advocate.
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Bodegas Castano 2005 Solanera
 - Our Price $17.49
"Saturated purple. Smoky raspberry and cherry on the nose, with a sexy mocha quality adding complexity. Fleshy, round dark fruit liqueur flavors caress rather than pummel the palate. Gentle tannins arrive late to add structure but this is all about silky, juicy fruit."
-International Wine Cellar
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Evil 2006 Cabernet Sauvignon
 - Our Price $10.29
"The 2006 Evil Cabernet Sauvignon saw 25% of the wine aged in French oak. It reveals a fragrant bouquet of cedar and black currants. Fruit-driven, full-bodied, with tons of flavor, this Cabernet is an exceptional value. It will provide pleasure over the next 6-8 years."
Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate
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Jade Mountain Napa Valley Viognier 2005
 - Special Price: $14.99
Regular Price: $35.00
Our Viognier captures all the qualities that have made this grape variety prized for centuries in its native Rhone Valley. The aromas are perfumed with gardenia, honeydew melon, apricot and peach. The bright fruit character carries through in the opulent, beautifully balanced flavors, and then lingers on the finish. Most remarkable is the rich, silky texture of Viognier. It has a natural lushness on the palate that we have emphasized by barrel-fermenting and aging the wine in neutral, four-year-old French oak barrels. We gently stirred the yeast lees during the ten months of aging to contribute roundness and complexity, without pronounced oak character that would distract from the focused fruit expression. Lightly chill our Viognier and enjoy simply with creamy white cheeses and fresh fruit. Or match it with delicate crab cakes, grilled or smoked trout, pork roasted with rosemary or chicken salad with fresh pineapple, mango and macadamia nuts.
"Tastes sweet beyond ripeness, with a complex range of juicy apple, pear and mango flavors that are rich and mouthcoating." -Wine Spectator
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Bitch 2006 Grenache
 - Our Price $9.99
Bitch, a provocatively named 100% Grenache from R Wines, achieves the potential of this difficult-to-grow grape. Winemakers Chris Ringland and Lisa Wetherell use fruit from the Barossa Valley in South Australia. Yields from the 25-year-old vines grown in sand over clay are modest, 3 to 5 tons an acre. Fruit sourced from Vineyards in the Ebenezer sub-region of Barossa. Ripe quince and lifted spice with a rich juicy concentration. Intense perfumed characters come from the sandy loam and dark berry characters from the heavier red-brown soils.
"Bitch Grenache is sourced from 40- to 60-year-old vines from the Ebenezer sub-region of the Barossa. With the price of Cotes du Rhone soaring due to the weak dollar, I am hard pressed to think of a better value in full-flavored Grenache. The 2006 Bitch Grenache received no oak treatment. Medium ruby-colored, it presents an alluring bouquet of earth, smoke, rhubarb, cherry, and strawberry. Supple, sweet, and tasty, this wine totally over-delivers for its humble price and is an exceptional value. R Wines is a new company founded by importer and marketing genius, Dan Philips, along with co-owner, renowned winemaker, Chris Ringland. Winemakers for R Wines are Chris Ringland, Lisa Wetherell, Andrew Hercock, and John Hughes. It encompasses four familiar labels, Marquis Philips, 3 Rings, Roogle, and Bitch, along with 13 others created especially for R Wines. Needless to say, the packaging of these wines is amazingly creative but, more importantly, what is in the bottle consistently over-delivers from low-end to high-end."
-Wine Advocate
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Wynns 2002 Cabernet Sauvignon
 - Our Price $18.29
Richly flavored and finely structured with sweet cassis fruit flavors and vanilla oak in the background. This wine will reward cellaring for 3 to 5 years and should drink well over the next decade. It is a perfect match with all red meat dishes and most cheeses.
"Deep red. Pungent, floral, spicy nose exudes strong aromas of blackberry, bitter cherry, beef jerky and musky underbrush. Sweet oak spice and floral pastilles accent intense redcurrant and cherry flavors, with suggestions of earthy tobacco and succulent herbs. Finishes with deeper, darker blackcurrant and plum flavors and well-managed, silky tannins. Offers impressive complexity for the money."
-International Wine Cellar
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Yalumba 2006 Y Series Sangiovese Rose
 - Our Price $10.79
With a fine ruby color, Yalumba Y Series Sangiovese Rosé has exotic aromas of raspberries, strawberries and cream with notes of lilac and violets, all with a minerally edge. A succulent mouth feel is enhanced by flavors of strawberry, rhubarb and cinnamon. It opens to a fine dense body of wine with a soft texture that is long and beautifully balanced.
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Gloria Ferrer NV Brut
 - Our Price $19.79
Number 97 on Wine Spectator Top 100 Wines of 2004!
85% Pinot Noir, 15% Chardonnay. Produced exclusively with hand-picked grapes, this Cuvée was put on the American market for the first time in 1985. It is prepared according to the traditional method. Its bouquet with pear aroma distinguishes it from other sparkling wines and the fruity aroma lends it an initial effervescence which culminates in a lingering, creamy effect.
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Casa Castillo 2005 Monastrell
 - Our Price $9.79
Number 82 on the Wine.com 100 of 2007!
Medium violet. Delicious. Aromas and flavors of blueberry, black berry with beef jerky and vanilla-spice.
"Young, dark and handsome, this is an example of what Jumilla can do when good grapes and good winemaking come together. The palate is chewy and full of earthy blackberry flavors, while the finish is smooth, ripe and long. Drink now through 2008. One of the best Jumillas you're likely to find."
-Wine Enthusiast
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Yalumba Y Series Viognier 2006
 - Our Price $10.79
Bright and round, with a coconut edge to the pear and tropical fruit flavors. Medium bodied with a lingering polished finish. Stainless steel fermented.
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Wynns 2005 Chardonnay - Our Price $16.99
Color: Pale gold with subtle green hue.
Nose: Succulent rich ripe stone fruit characters - white peach, mango and delicate crisp lime notes combine with subtle elegant honey, caramel and vanilla oak undertones.
Palate: Exceptionally well balanced wine, which is dominated by fresh stone fruit and elegant citrus crispness. A generous rich palate provides both fruit weight and creamy fullness, while superb balance between acid and alcohol gives depth and length. The wine finishes with very fine caramel oak characters that is characteristic of Wynns Coonawarra Estate Chardonnay.
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Wynns 2005 Cabernet Shiraz Merlot - Our Price $18.29
Color: Dark plum red with a purple hue.
Nose: The nose shows aromas of cherries and plums with hints of mint.
Palate: The palate is dark and minty, with tight but juicy tannins. The flavors are long and persistent with creamy oak notes adding great background texture.
Ideally suited to beef, lamb and pork.
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Wynns 2005 Shiraz  - Our Price $18.29
Color: Deep crimson red with subtle purple hues.
Nose: The nose shows intense dark fruit aromas, dominated by plums, raspberries and stewed rhubarb. Well integrated oak components add vanillan depth and eloquence.
Palate: This is a rich, fruit driven, medium bodied wine, dominated by a juicy mid-palate. Classic cool-climate Shiraz characters of leather, cloves and spice are finished with delightful charred oak flavours and velvety tannins.
Ideally suited to beef, duck and game, lamb.
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Wynns 2005 Riesling  - Our Price $16.99
Color: Pale straw with a light green tinge.
Nose: Aromas of orange blossom and jasmine are complexed by delicate lemon peel notes.
Palate: A good richness of fruit provides strength for the palate with soft natural acidity. Grapefruit, lemon and lime flavors provide freshness and a lively finish with a delicate chalkiness adding persistence. A hallmark Wynns Coonawarra Estate Riesling.
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Bodegas Castano Hecula 2005 - Our Price $12.29 
"Inky violet. Deep cherry and cassis aromas complicated by an array of floral, mineral and herbal nuances. Powerful dark fruit flavors are firmed by solid tannins and lifted by gentle minerality. Picks up smoked meat and anise notes on the long, chewy finish. This could be a Bandol. Is the average buyer at this price point ready for this? Another amazing value." -International Wine Cellar
Dense, clean and brilliant color. Magnificent fruity display (plums, fig bread combined with red fruit), medium strong balsam aromas(mentholated) which are perfectly integrated. On the palate, it is smooth and silky with mature, polished tannins and a full, pleasant finish.
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Las Rocas de San Alejandro Garnacha Vinas Viejas 2005 - Our Price $18.29 
"The 2005 Las Rocas Vinyas Viejas comes from high altitude, low yielding, 100+-year-old Grenache vines and is aged in French and American oak. More aromatic than its sibling, it has a splendid perfume of spice box, lavender, kirsch, and blueberry. It is also a bit richer and longer in the finish. While it may evolve for 1-2 years, who could resist it now?"
- Wine Advocate
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Louis Latour Marsannay 2005 - Our Price $17.29 
Marsannay is the village which marks the northern gateway to the Côte d'Or on leaving Dijon, the capital of Burgundy and home to the Ducs de Bourgogne. This village marks the beginning of the Route des Grands Crus which follows the N6 highway through the Côte d'Or. The wines are renowned for being sturdy and robust due to the rich iron-based soil, they have an intense bouquet of red fruit and a mouth-filling, silky palate with a distinct gamey character and great tannic appeal. Marsannay received its Appellation Contrôlée as recently as 1987 in recognition of the consistently high quality of its wine.
With a striking garnet robe this wine brings forth freshly picked red and black berry aromas; blackberry, blackcurrant, raspberry. It shows the beautiful nature of pinot noir. The palate also echoes more spicy flavors of licorice. A wine that has a good equilibrium between acidity and fruitiness, perfect to drink now.
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Falesco Sangiovese 2006 - Our Price $13.79 
This 100% Sangiovese is intense and bright ruby red in color, with aromas of ripe cherry and strawberry. The excellent balance between fruit and acidity, and the slightly spicy notes on the finish are the unmistakable hallmarks of this wine. The soft and silky tannins frame the pleasant texture of this pure Sangiovese.
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Sauvion Sevre Et Maine Muscadet 2005
- Our Price $10.79 
Light, easy to drink, thirst-quenching, Muscadet Sèvre et Maine (Sèvre and Maine being the two rivers crossing the Muscadet region) is known as "healthy wine" due to its lack of residual sugar (close to zero) and its moderate alcohol content of 12%. It is the perfect refreshing wine with spicy food. Its iodine aroma brought by the ocean breeze is an ideal complement to Japanese cuisine.
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Pewsey Vale Riesling 2007
- Special Price $15.29, Regular Price $18.29 
Each individual block of grapes was picked at optimum ripeness exhibiting the classic ripe flavors gorgeous natural acid freshness evident in the Pewsey Vale Vineyard, Eden Valley. Timing could not have been more perfect as the rain and cold weather came in early April 2007 when the wines were safely tucked away in tank.
The 2007 Pewsey Vale Riesling is a rich and intensely flavored wine, with classic fruit aromas of lemons and limes and a hint of overlaying dried herb. This wine shows great length, finishing with a soft but fresh natural acidity which balances the flavor intensity, and will reward with medium to longterm cellaring.
"Light, delicate and immensely appealing for its gentle lime, orange peel, peach and mineral aromas and flavors, lingering on the refined finish. Drink now through 2017."
Wine Spectator
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Veramonte Sauvignon Blanc Reserva 2007
- Our Price $10.79 
Appearance: Good clarity with light straw color
Aroma: Fresh stone fruit, citrus and herbs mingle with floral accents
Taste: Zesty, medium body with citrus, melon and herb flavors that linger on the palate.
"...The tension in the structure holds it firm as the wine gradually shows its bosseberry and mineral side. A great value for sea bass ceviche."
-Wine & Spirits
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Trumpeter Cabernet Sauvignon 2006
- Special Price $9.99, Regular Price $13.99 
"Rich in espresso and roasted nut aromas, this big cabernet has strong, youful tannins and pungent acidity. A super value for an Argentina asado."
-Wines & Spirits
The grapes are sourced from the 32 year old vineyards in the Maipu district of Mendoza about 2,600 feet above sea-level. Hand-tended and hand-harvested, the Rutini family's high altitude vineyards provide the foundation for Trumpeter. Destemmed for a 15 day fermentation and maceration. Ageing takes place for 7 months in 50% new French oak and 50% in second and third use American oak. 100% malolactic fermentation.
100% Cabernet Sauvignon. Juicy berry fruit aromas lead into concentrated flavors of raspberries and blackberries. Well-balanced with firm tannins. Hints of vanilla, cocoa and sweet oak appear on the finish.
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Domaine de Nizas Coteaux du Languedoc 2003
- Our Price $17.99 
This AOC Coteaux du Languedoc is the Domaine's flagship wine and expresses the essence of the terroir of Caux-Nizas. The Syrah has floral expression and medium body on our types of soil, whilst the Mourvèdre tends to be fuller bodied with good structure and complexity, which has not ceased to add to the palate since its introduction into the blend in 2001.
As for the Grenache, it brings superb generosity and softness to the wine. The oak aging of part of the wine to be included in the final blend in large barrels, aims to enhance the Mediterranean character of our wines without dominating it. Thanks to its structure and balance, this fine wine from Languedoc can be cellared and aged for many years.
Blend: 60% Syrah, 35% Mourvédre, 5% Grenache Noir
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Tintara Shiraz 2005
- Special Price $15.99, Regular Price $18.00 
"Break this out on Valentines Day and it will scotch any chocolate craving. Leave it in a decanter for a few hourse, and the wine gains dimensions beyond those rich tannins, adding layers of fruity mushroom and pipe tobacoo scents... A great buy."
-Wines & Spirits
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Foppiano Estate Petite Sirah 2004
- Special Price $18.29, Regular Price $19.29 
The 2004 Foppiano Vineyards Estate Petite Sirah was made entirely from estate Petite Sirah grapes, grown on the family's Russian River Valley Estate. It is full-bodied and deeply colored. In the nose, the Petite offers black fruit aromas, which are well met on the palate with black and blue berry flavors, as well as toasty vanilla, exotic spices, and hints of cocoa on the finish.
Best served with red meat dishes, hearty pastas, full-flavored cheeses, roasted pork, or roasted wild boar.
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Catena Chardonnay 2006
- Our Price $17.99 
"Catena Zapata’s 2006 Chardonnay was sourced from three estate vineyards and fermented with natural yeasts. It then spent 10 months sur-lie in French oak, 40% new. Light gold-colored with a slight green tint, it exhibits a nose of slate, toast, butterscotch, pear, and apple. Medium-bodied, the wine is nicely balanced by crisp acidity, and the flavors are intense and persistent. Drink this outstanding value over the next 1-2 years. When all is said and done, Catena Zapata is the Argentina winery of reference – the standard of excellence for comparing all others. The brilliant, forward-thinking Nicolas Catena remains in charge, with his daughter, Laura, playing an increasingly large role. The Catena Zapata winery is an essential destination for fans of both architecture and wine in Mendoza. It is hard to believe, given the surge in popularity of Malbec in recent years, that Catena Zapata only began exporting Malbec to the United States in 1994."
-Wine Advocate
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Dominio de Tares Mencia Baltos 2005
- Our Price $18.29 
Shows a deep red claret colour with violet hue towards the rim. Powerful nose with ripe red fruit, and hint of violets and minerals. Fresh, elegant and clean, delicious with plenty of varietal flavors on the palate. Sweet tannins and refreshing but integrated acidity. "This purple-colored effort exhibits an attractive bouquet of minerals, earth, black cherry and raspberry. This is followed by a medium-bodied wine with concentrated, ripe fruit, excellent depth, and a pure finish."
-The Wine Advocate
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