Shrewd move: The refinement and sense of proportion in these reds should shame the last anti-California wine snob into extinction.

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Finally, each loft received, as a gift, one bottle each of these four lovely reds: Gary Farrell Pinot Noir, Shafer Vineyards Merlot and Rubicon from California and Scala Dei Priorat from Spain (which was our favorite in a Priorat tasting in 2005, by the way).

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