Best Wines Under $20 for the New Year 

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Mucho Más Tinto by Félix Solís

This best-tasting Spanish bold red wine has notes of cherry, plum, blackberry, blueberry, oak, vanilla, raisins, pepper, cassis, tobacco, and dark chocolate.  Pairs well with beef, pasta, veal, and poultry 

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Pinot Noir 2020 from Jules Harrison 

World-class Pinot with great finesse, with notes of dark fruit, baking spice, buttered popcorn, and maple syrup on waffles.  Pairs well with beef, veal, game, and poultry 

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Sling & Spear Zinfandel 2017 

This is a bold flagship collector’s high-end Napa Valley Cabernet. Has notes of jam, blackberry, black currant, plum, oak, vanilla, chocolate, clove, smoke, leather, and cocoa. Pairs well with beef, lamb, and poultry

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Santa Brasa Malbec 2020 from Otero Ramos 

This prize-winning Argentinian red is smooth, and intense with notes of black currant, jam, blackberry, plum, raspberry, cherry, smoke, and leather.  Pairs well with beef, lamb, and poultry 

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Astrale Rosso from Piccini 

This is a unique blend of Negroamaro, Nero d'Avola, Montepulciano, and Merlot, is flavorful, and has notes of plum, blackberry, raisins, cheery, raspberry, coffee, oak, vanilla, and chocolate. Pairs well with hearty flavorful food 

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Gritos Estate Malbec 2020 

This double gold winner Argentinian red is well-balanced, and very fruity with notes of strawberry jam raspberry, plum, blackberry, cherry, oak, tobacco, vanilla, and chocolate.  Pairs well with beef, lamb and poultry

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Jorn Nou Petit Tinto 2020 from Altavins 

A well-balanced Spanish red with great fruity taste and alcoholic warmth. It has notes of cherry, raspberry, red plum, red currant, pomegranate, blackcurrant, jam, blackberry, hints of tobacco, oak, clove, and chocolate.   Pairs well with beef, pasta, veal and poultry

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Planeta’s 2015 Burdese Red 

This is an Italian red with a wonderful blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc has notes of oak, chocolate, vanilla, dried blackcurrants, plum, blackberries, leather, smoke and dried elderberries. Pairs well with beef, pasta and lamb 

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Tenute Ca' Botta Torcinato Valpolicella Superiore 2015 

This full-bodied Italian red is soft, and velvety, with complex notes of dry forest fruits, blackberry, blueberry, jam, raspberry, strawberry, and hints of dark chocolate, sweet tobacco, oak, and vanilla.  Pairs well with meat

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Astrale Astrale Special Edition 2018 

A super popular special edition red with an exotic blend of Sangiovese, Primitivo, and Montepulciano. A rich wine with notes of prunes, cherries, raspberry, wild strawberry, cassis, jam, dark fruit, oak, tobacco, chocolate, coffee, caramel, and vanilla.  Pairs well with cheese 

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Mer Soleil Reserve Pinot Noir 2019 

This Californian red is bold, lush, and oaky with strong hints of cherry, strawberry, black fruit, wet earth, celery, cola, caramel, leather, smoke, clove, chocolate, and vanilla.  Pairs well with beef, veal, game, and poultry 

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Perrin Dobbs Ace of Spades Cabernet Sauvignon 2021 

This Californian red is generous and bold on the palate, with notes of black cherry compote, raspberry, dark fruit, hints of cigar, oak, coffee, smoke, and leather.  Pairs well with beef, veal, game, and poultry. 

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