89 Points
Fair trade wine. Dark red with oak nose. Mellow body with spice and chocolate. Velvety finish. Good with red meat, poultry and pasta.
Name: 250
Grape: Cabernet Sauvignon
Region: Valle Central
Maker: FairTrade
Alcohol: 13.5%
Category Archives: Red Wine
Red Wine: Heartland Shiraz 2006, Australia
92 Points – $20
9 years of age. Nose of anise and black cherry, mouthful of pepper and blackberry.
Name: Heartland Shiraz
Grape: Shiraz
Region: Langhorne Creek – Limestone Coast
Maker: Heartland
Price: $20
Alcohol: 14.5%
Red Wine: Baileys of Glenrowan 19 Crimes 2012, Vicotria, Australia
89 Points – $20
Ruby red in color with aromas of earth, leather and plum. Strong acidity and mineral taste with plum and red fruits. Could age. Needs decanting to cool the young fire in this wine.
Name: Baileys of Glenrowan 19 Crimes
Grape: Shiraz Durif
Region: Australia
Maker: Baileys of Glenrowan
Price: $20
Alcohol: 14%
Red Wine: Santa Carolina 2012, Chile
91 Points – $20
Dark red concentrated wine that has been aged 14 months in oak barrels. Strong nose of blackberry and currant with a mouth of peppery red fruit. Can age. Definitely decant. Great with red meats.
Cabernet Sauvignon
Name: Santa Carolina, Chile Vallee del Maipo.
Grape: Cabernet Sauvignon
Region: Rapel Valley, Chile
Maker: Vina Santa Carolina
Price: $20
Alcohol: 13.8%
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
Red Wine: Chateau Cabezac, Cuvee Arthur Minervois, 2004, France
92 Points – $27
Gorgeously aged with a nose of red fruit and leather. Beautiful mouthful of red fruit and a smooth finish. A great wine.
Red Wine
Name: Chateau Cabezac
Grape: Grenache, Syrah, Mourvedre (GSM)
Region: Languedoc-Roussillon, Minervois
Maker: Cuvee Arthur Minervois
Price: $27
Red Wine: Grao Vasco Dao, 2010, Portugal
87 Points – $9
Cherry red color and a cherry and plum fruit taste. Medium bodied with a soft finish. A nice vino tinto.
Red Wine
Name: Sogrape Vinhos Grao Vasco Tinto
Grape: Touriga Nacional, Tinta Roriz, Jaen, Alfrocheiro, Tinta Pinheira
Region: Dao
Maker: Manuel Vieira
Price: $11
Alcohol: 13%
Red Wine: Casina Adelaide Barolo, 2001, Italy
93 Points – $80
1900 bottles produced. Ruby red in color with a tawny edge of age. Nose of leather, tobacco and tar. Flavors of cherry, pepper and a coffee finish.
Red Wine
Name: Casina Adelaide
Grape: Nebbiolo
Region: Barolo, Piedmont, NW Italy
Maker: Barolo
Price: $80
Alcohol: 13.5%
Red Wine: The Velvet Devil, 2012, Washington State, U.S.A
89 Points – $11
Dark red with an earthy nose. Flavors of red fruit and cherry. Easy finish. Good with cheese and pasta.
Red Wine
Name: Velvet Devil
Grape: 90% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon
Region: Columbia Valley
Maker: Charles Smith
Price: $11
Alcohol: 13.5%
Red Wine: Pasco Monastrell (Mouvedre), Shiraz, 2012, Spain
86 Points – $11
Spanish wine with a noise of cherry and plum with an earthy texture. Dark fruit and cherry taste with a young finish. An easy table red.
Red Wine
Name: Pasco Monastrell
Grape: Syrah
Region: Jumilla region
Maker: Bodega Sottano
Price: $11
Alcohol: 13.5%