Santa Carolina 2006 Reserva Carmenère (Rapel Valley); $10Good bottle of red wine at a fair price creates a good value. Medium bodied with plum, dark berries and a hint of earth. Light and easy drinking red table wine at a good price, you can’t beat that.
Archive for May, 2008
31 May
2006 Santa Carolina Reserva Carmenère 88 points
30 May
2006 Fortress Musque Clone 92 points
Sauvignon Blanc, Red Hills Lake County, $18
This is an amazing wine, beautiful, elegant, rich and enormously drinkable. Bone dry with zesty lemon drop, kaffir lime, and Asian spice’s are integrated perfectly. A creamy mouth fell, balanced acidity with a crisp edge combine for a great Sauvignon Blanc. Drink now and buy this one by the [...]
29 May
2007 J. Lohr Valdiguie Wildflower 89 points
Red Wine, Central Coast, California $10
This young wine has a slightly sweet and spicy edge to it. An uncomplicated flavor profile with hints of black cherry, plum and spice. Well rounded and easy drinking, creates an excellent value, buy this one by the case. Drink now thru 2015.
28 May
2005 Soos Creek Sundance Red Wine 91 points
Red Blend, Columbia Valley (WA), $20
The Sundance is Bordeaux-like in its flavors and structure or as we call it a red blend. This is a well made wine with tempered spicy juicy red fruit on the nose. The tannins are wrapped tightly around cassis, mulberry, spice and smokey oak. Well integrated fruit with soft, smooth [...]
27 May
2005 Hayman & Hill Napa Valley Merlot 91 points
Merlot, Napa Valley, California $12Some of the best Merlot’s come from Napa Valley, great style with incredible value. Rich plum and black cherries power the nose, while the palate is lush and subtle with smoke, leather, cedar and dark berries. Medium bodied and more smokey oak on complex long lasting finish.
26 May
2006 Apaltagua Envero Carmenère 91 points
Carmenère, Colchagua Valley, $14
Very good wine and an excellent value made from the Carmenère grape, with spice and vanilla on the nose. The palate opens with concentrated plum and blackberry’s that winds it’s way through with undertones of spice. Hints of vanilla finish off this great bottle of red wine.
25 May
2006 A to Z Pinot Gris 90 points
Pinot Gris, Oregon, $13
A to Z produces some excellent wines and this does not disappoint, with a nose of rich tropical fruit. The palate pops of nectarine, tangerine, pineapple and hint of buttered pop corn. This full-bodied white wine is rich and ripe with balanced acids and structure. A long and lingering finish makes this [...]
24 May
2005 Walla Walla Vintners Cabernet Sauvignon 94 points
Walla Walla Vintners 2005 Sagemoor Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon (Columbia Valley); $40
Sagemoor Cabernet Sauvignon is the ’signature’ Cabernet Sauvignon for Walla Walla Vinters. This is a beautiful red blend, I got this as a gift because it’s out of my price range and I tried to save it but could not resist. 79% old vine Cabernet [...]
23 May
2005 Iron Horse Estate 91 points
Chardonnay, Green Valley, $23
This Chardonnay is a beautiful expression of cool climate grape growing. Bright and focused with a tangy edge and flavors of tart green apples, kiwi, pineapple and Asian spices. Well balanced oak and integrated acids combine for a silky smooth long finish. Drink now thru 2013.
22 May
2005 Falesco Pesano Merlot 91 points
Merlot, Umbria, $16
Wow, this is why I love Merlot, value, style and intensity. Medium-bodied, lush fruit with chocolate, blackcherrie, leather and spice. This intensely concentrated, multi-layered Merlot is an oak bomb that finishes off with vanilla and caramel. This wine represents why Umbria makes some of the best large production wines on the market. This [...]
