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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Red Wine: Piedra Negra Malbec, Valle de Uco, Mendoza, Argentina
87 Points – $19
Ruby red color and aromas of red berries, clove and pepper. Flavors of red fruit, chocolate, coffee and oak. Grown in volcanic group. – 14% alcohol
Red Wine: Treat California Red, USA
86 Points – $17
Dark red in color with a candy and floral nose. Plum and blackberry flavors with a spice and pepper finish. An easy to drink red blend of Zinfandel, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon. -12.5% alcohol
Red Wine: Terre 2009, Barolo, Italy
84 Points – $11
Garnet color with an earthy nose of red fruit and violets. Spice, pepper and vanilla palate with a long peppery finish. Should age well. Good for game, roast and cheese.
Alcohol: 14.5%
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: Gnarly Head, Old Vine Zinfandel, 2013, California
90 Points – $17
Dark red with a jammy nose. Flavors of jammy black berry, plum and pepper spice. Spicy finish. Very good under $20 Zinfandel.
Grape: Zinfandel
Region: California
Maker: Gnarly Head
Alcohol: 14.5%
Rye: Crown Royal Northern Harvest Rye Blended, Canadian Whisky
90 Points – $33
The color of new oak. Nose if oak and clove. Spicy clove, anise, pepper and apricot fruit mouth. Oily and spicy. Best served neat. (Not a mixer). Given 97.5 points by whisky expert Jim Murray in his 13th Annual Whiskey Bible.
Much better than regular Crown Royal which suffers from a harshness from its corn mash origin. This is more like the more expensive XO Crown Royal.
Alcohol: 45% alcohol
90% rye mash whisky
Region: Canada
Red Wine: Tommasi 2013 Valpolicella Ripasso, Italy
92 Points – $27
Ruby red with a nose of cedar and cherry. Raisin, tart cherry and black pepper notes. Spicy finish. Good for red meats and cheese.
Ripasso is the unique re-fermentation of Valpoicella Classico Superiore on the warm dried grape skins from which Tommasi Amarone has been pressed.
Name: Valpolicella Ripasso
Grape: Corvina/Rondinella/Molinara
Region: Veneto, Italy
Maker: Tommasi
Alcohol: 13%
Red Wine: Jacob’s Creek Reserve Shiraz, 2003, Australia
90 Points
Aged 12 years this wine still has lots to offer. Dark red with hints of plum and cedar. Mellow with age and soft grape and pepper spice with a nice finish.
Name: Jacob’s Creek Reserve Shiraz
Grape: Shiraz
Region: South Australia
Maker: Jacob’s Creek
Alcohol: 14.5%
White Wine: La Capra Chenin Blanc 2013, South Africa
89 Points
Good chilled. Spice, grapefruit and lemon zest. Peppery finish.
Name: La Capra Chenin
Grape: Sauvignon Blanc
Region: South Africa
Maker: FairView
Price: $13
Alcohol: 13.5%