Wines of the month 7/07

I realized that I've been remiss on recommending wines that I've liked and have good availability. So here's a list for the past 2 months:

1. Montes 2005 Alpha Syrah: $16 Costco and all over - spicy, complex with red fruit with a lush body. My favorite Chilean wine to date. (WS 92, too).
2. Columbia Crest 2004 Grand Estates Merlot: $8 at TJ - a nice plush wine with dark fruit and some sweet spice. Hard not to like this and it's under $10. (WS 90, too)
   
3. Marquis Philips 2005 SE Australia Shiraz: $14 at Costco? & Wine Club - big rich Shiraz with nice spice to it. What an Australian Shiraz should taste like.
   
4. Beringer 2004/5 Alluvium $15 at various - a chameleon of whites. Sometimes it is a rich spicy white, other times tangy and acidic, and other times there is a smoky edge to it. In most cases, very nice. Obviously complex or at least has a multiple complexions. (Always gets 89 or 90 from WS)
   
5. Kali Hart 2005 Chardonnay $10 at Wine Club - big, oaked, sweet chardonnay. No prisoners taken, but you won't care.
6. Rosemount 2004/5 Traminer/Reisling $4 at TJ - semi-sweet with some acidity. Come on, how can you go wrong for $4? (WS 86)

The best wine I've had recently was the Neyers 2005 Syrah Old Lakeville Road Sonoma Coast. I bought 2 bottles for a wine tasting at work and fortunately got to take the remaining 1/2 bottle home. Took a long time to open up but had a smoky bacon along with rich dark fruit and spice. Sadly, I don't know if I can get another bottle. I gave it 93 points. (WS 87, Tanzer 93).