A dark black color with a leather and spice nose. Flavors of pepper and berries. An aggressive Italian style syrah.
Red Wine
Year: 2004
Name: Cortona Syrah
Grape: Syrah
Region: Italy
Maker: Tenimenti Luigi D’Alessandro
Price: $20 to $25
Alcohol: 13.5%
Ruby red in color with cherry fruit and berry nose. Flavors of tobacco, nut berry and fruit. Balanced, dry medium finish.
Red Wine
Year: 2007
Name: Grand Reserva Blend
Grape: Red Blend Cabernet Sauvignon 31%, Carmenere 27%, Syrah 18%, Malbec 12%, Cabernet Franc 9%, Petit Verdot 3%
Region: Chile
Maker: Vina Chocalain
Price: $20-$25
Alcohol: 14%
Mainly Negrette – a 12th century grape exclusive to the region north of Toulouse. Dark black in color with a nose of blackcurrant and leather. Flavors of blackcurrant, blueberries and licorice. The 2002 vintage is well aged with a smooth finish.
Red Wine
Year: 2002
Name: Optimum
Grape: Negrette, Syrah and Cabernet Sauvignon
Region: France
Maker: Chateau Bellevue La Foret
Price: $25
Alcohol: 12.5%
An unoaked blend with a citrus and peach nose. Tasting of melon and citrus fruit with a mild acidic finish.
White Wine
Year: 2006
Name: Stump Jump
Grape: White blend: riesling, sauvignon blanc, roussanne, marsanne
Region: Australia
Maker: D’Arenberg
Price: $15
Alcohol: 13%
A light, sweet wine with a nose of green apples and grapefruit. Flavors of citrus and apple. A great Riesling served chilled on a hot day.
White Wine
Year: 2008
Name: Dr.L Riesling
Grape: Riesling
Region: Italy
Maker: Dr.Loosen
Price: $15
Alcohol: 8.5%
A translucent light colored wine with mild spice on the nose, medium flavors of fruit and tart spice with a sharp finish.
Red Wine
Year: 2001
Name: The Long Flat Vineyard Shiraz
Grape: Shiraz
Region: Australia
Maker:Tyrrell
Price: $15
Alcohol: 13%
Dark Ruby color with a blackberry and leather nose. Tasting of fruit, cherry and blackberry with a long peppery finish. 90 point. A Bourdeau wine from the higher (haut) area of Medoc. Bourdeau wines are a combination of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc grapes with the occasional addition of malbec or other minor regional grapes.
Year: 2003
Grape: Red Blend; Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc
Region: France
Maker: Chateau Bernadotte
Price Range: 45 Dollars
Alcohol: 13 %
A Marlborough New Zealand Sauvignon that is always outstanding. Matured in steel vats, this fragrant wine has a great nose of green grass, grapefruit and lime. A stony taste of grapefruit, passion fruit and tropical fruits with a great finish. Serve chilled. Number 40 wine of 2006 and number 40 wine of 2008.
White Wine
Year: 2006
Name: Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc
Grape: Sauvignon Blanc
Region: New Zealand
Maker: Kim Crawford
Price: $20-$25
Alcohol: 13%
A translucent red with the nose of caramel, berries and leather. Flavors of toast, caramel and herbs with a buttery soft smooth finish.
Red Wine
Year: 2006
Name: Nuthouse Pinot Noir
Grape: Pinot Noir
Region: Willamette Valley, Oregon, U.S.A.
Maker: Argyle
Price: $59
Alcohol: 14.5%
Dark Garnet in color,with a beautiful aroma of current, cedar and menthol. Flavours of almond,leather and spice with a long peppery finish. A great wine that will hold its own with steaks and cigars. Grown at the base of Montalcino. Brunello is also known as Sangiovese Grosso a hybrid of the sangiovese grape described by F. Blondi-Santi in 1888.
Red Wine
Year: 2004
Name: Brunello Di Montalcino
Grape: Brunello
Region: Italy
Maker: Lazzeretti
Price: $54
Alcohol: 14%