Medium color and body with a fruity smell and juicy berry flavor with soft tannins and spice. A good light wine that puns on Chateau Neuf but missing the Mouvedre.
Red Wine
Year: 2005
Name: Chat en Ouef
Grape: Old vine Grenache, Syrah.
Region: Cotes de Ventoux, France
Maker: Boutinot
Price: $14
Alcohol: 13.5%
This wine is dark ruby red with a fine full nose of berries and spices. A full creamy mouthful of blueberries, fruit and spices with a well rounded full finish. A great wine for any steak.
Red Wine
Year: 2002
Name: GSM
Grape: Grenache, Syrah, Mourvedre
Region: Australia
Maker: Rosemount
Price: $35
Alcohol: 14.5%
Light color with a nose and flavor of grapefruit and fresh fruit. Mild finish.
White Wine
Year: 2003
Name: Antares
Grape: Sauvignon Blanc
Region: Chile
Maker: Vina Santa Carolina
Price: $12-$15
Alcohol: 13%
Very dark opaque wine with a nose of Black cherry and blueberries. Flavors of berry and lots of pepper. Long finish with zesty tannins. From the Sonoma Valley winery established in 1895. Number 10 wine of 2008. A very good Zin.
Red Wine
Year: 2008
Name: Sonoma Zinfandel
Grape: Zinfandel
Region: California
Maker: Seghesio
Price: $30
Alcohol: 15.5%
Light golden yellow color, with a nose of lemon, apple, pear and flowers(from the Muscat). A smooth mouth of apples and pears with a soft finish. Low in alcohol so it’s an easy drinking wine that would be good with salads or asian noodles. Serve chilled.
White Wine
Year: 2009
Name: Layers
Grape: Semillion, Muscat, Gewurztraminer, Pinot Gris, Chardonnay
Region: Adelaide, Australia
Maker: Peter Lehmann
Price: $16
Alcohol: 11.5%
Almost black in color, this aged wine has a lot to offer with a big nose of blackberry, boysenberry and tar. A full mouth of red fruits, cherry and blackberry coats the mouth with a long tart aftertaste.
Red Wine
Year: 2002
Name: The Schnell
Grape: 75% Shiraz 25% Grenache
Region: Barossa Valley, Australia
Maker: Magpie Estate
Price: $25
Alcohol: 14.5%
Medium red in color with the aroma of plums and mushrooms on the nose. Full plush mouth of plum, sour cherries and licorice notes. Dry finish. A good Chianti.
Red Wine
Year: 2002
Name: Riserva Ducale Chianti Classico
Grape: Sangiovese
Region: Italy
Maker: Ruffino
Price: $22
Alcohol: 13.5%
Translucent red color with the aromas of plum and current. Soft rounded taste of plums and black currents with a light finish. Easy drinking wine good for light cheeses.
Red Wine
Year: 2009
Name: Cuvee Premier Syrah
Grape: Syrah
Region: France
Maker: Delatour
Price: $11
Alcohol: 13%
Dark burgundy red in color with a full nose of black cherry, oak and dark chocolate. A full taste that cots your mouth with black cherry, fruit and cocoa. Smooth finish without any harshness that one expects from young cabs, probably due to the lower alcohol content. A good drinking wine for meat.
Red Wine
Year: 2009
Name: Cannonball
Grape: Cabernet Sauvignon
Region: California, U.S.A
Maker: Cannon Ball Winery
Price: $29
Alcohol: 13.8%
Smell and taste of cherries and apricots with some spice and pepper on the finish. Not quite there.
Red Wine
Year: 2008
Name: Rhone Paradox
Grape: Syrah 50%, Grenache 15%, Mourvedre 20%, Carignan 15%
Region: Rhone, France
Maker: Chateau Mas Neuf
Price: $16
Alcohol: 13.8%
