90 Points – $23
Purple tinged light red with floral and fruity nose. Plum and pepper palate with tart finish.- 13% alcohol
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White Wine: Landshut Reisling, Germany
85 Points – $12
Lightly colored wine with a fruity bouquet. Flavors of apricot and peach. Chilled an easy drinking wine for light foods, deserts or on it’s own. – 9.5% alcohol
Nikka Whisky, Yoichi, Japan
92 Points – $65 / 500ml
From the barrel double matured blended whisky. Light golden honey color and floral aromas of butterscotch and spices. Smoky flavors of honeycomb, fruits, clove and toffee. Well rounded caramel and butterscotch finish.
51.4 % alcohol
Red Wine: Noble Wines 337 – Cabernet Sauvignon, Lodi, California, U.S.A
89 Points – $20
Dark red with medium body. Aroma of mocha, dark fruit and cherry. Mouth of blackberry, cherry and spice with a peppery finish. Good with pot roast, steak and cheese.
Alcohol: 14.5%
Red Wine: Beringer California collection Cabernet Sauvignon, 2014, California, U.S.A
89 Points – $10
Ruby red color and aromas of smoky dark fruit and cherry. Flavors of jammy black currant, mocha and vanilla. Tart dry finish. Okay wine under $10.
Grape: Cabernet Sauvignon
Region: California
Maker: Beringer
Alcohol: 13.5%
Red Wine: Tintonegro Malbec Mendoza, 2012, Argentina
89 Points – $17
Floral blackfruit nose with a earthy dry blackberry, tobacco and oak flavors. Grown at 4000 foot altitude and aged 9 months in French oak.
Grape: Malbec
Region: Ugo valley, Mendoza Argentina
Alcohol: 14%
Red Wine: Menage a Trois, Cabernet Sauvignon, 2013, California
90 Points – $19
A blend of Cabernet Sauvignon from 3 wine regions. Sonoma, Lake and Napa. Barrel aged in French and American oak. Garnet color with a cedar and dark fruit nose. Dark berry, cedar, leather and chocolate flavors. Long dry finish.
Name: Menage a Trois
Grape: Cabernet Sauvignon
Region: California
Maker: Trinchero Family Estate
Alcohol: 13.5%
Red Wine: Domaine Terlato & Chapoutier Shiraz Viognier, 2013, Australia
98 Points
Intense red in color with a nose of blueberry and exotic fruits. Full well rounded mouth of fruit and spice with a lingering finish.
A collaborative effort of the French M.Chapoutier and Napa’s A. Terlato.
More of their story at http://www.terlatochapoutier.com
Name: Domaine Terlato & Chapoutier
Grape: Shiraz Viognier
Region: Victoria, Australia
Maker: Terlato & Chapoutier
Price: $20
Alcohol: 14.5%
Red Wine: Banfi – Belnero Toscana 2011 Italy Castello
94 Points
Dark, ruby hued, almost black in color with a floral violet and cedar nose. Smooth cherry, anise and candied fruit mouth full with a long dry finish. A great toscana.
This ‘dark beauty’ is fermented in wood and stainless steel hybrid tanks and aged for a minimum of 12 months in barriques.
Name: Belnero Toscana
Grape: Sangiovese (Nielluccio) Grape
Alcohol: 14.5%
Region: Southern hills of Montalcino. Toscana
Visit Banfi’s website for more Information.
Need the perfect pairing with this Wine?
Answer: Terrine of Roasted Eggplant is the perfect complement.
This dish is from World Class Chef Nick Stellino and you can find this recipe on his website. For more information on Chef Stellino follow this link to his videos.
Red Wine: Cake bread Cellars Napa Valley, 2009, U.S.A
92 Points – $75
Full bodied, red fruits and good finish.
Red Wine
Name: Cakebread
Grape: Cabernet Sauvignon
Region: Napa Valley
Maker: Cakebread Cellars
Price: $75