Category Archives: Red Wine

Red Wine: Chateau Ste Michelle, 2011, Columbia Valley Indian Wells, Washington

89 Points – $25

Blood red in color with a nose of oak, boysenberry, black current and cherry. A nice mouth of boysenberry and blackberry. Smooth finish. A good wine for spicy pasta and meats.

Red Wine

Name: Chateau Ste Michelle

Grape: Cabernet Sauvignon

Region: Columbia Valley Indian Wells

Maker: Chateau Ste Michelle

Price: $25

Alcohol: 14.5% 

Red Wine: Belle Glos Pinot Noir the Dairyman, 2012, Sonoma, California, USA

92 Points – $45

Dijon clone pinot noir growing in Wright loam soil.  Wagner ‘s dark red black wine with a fragrant of chocolate and toast. Mouth of velvety berry, black currant, rhubarb nose b and cherry. Smooth dry cherry and currant finish. An good wine to age. Great California Pinot.

Pinot Noir

Name: Belle Glos Pinot Noir the Dairyman

Grape: Pinot

Region: Russian River Valley Sonoma 

Maker: Dairyman

Alcohol: 14.8% 

 

Red Wine: Parker Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon, Australia

93 Points

Deep red color, with a great nose of plum, dark fruit, leather and tar. Plush mouthful of plum and jammy fruits. Fine smooth finish with mouth coating fur.  A great aged wine from the cellar.

I also enjoyed a full bodied Joya De Nicaragua cigar while drinking this great wine.  A perfect pair!!!

Red Wine

Name: Terra Rossa 

Grape: Cabernet Sauvignon

Region: Coonawarra 

Maker: Parker Coonawarra Estate

Alcohol: 14%

Red Wine: Great Wall Cabernet Sauvignon, China.

88 Points – $16

This dark red wine has the aromas of new oak, cassis and black fruits. A mouth of blackberry and currant and a tart finish. A wine to try from a new wine making area.  $16 (98 rmb)

Red Wine

Name: Great Wall 

Grape: Cabernet Sauvignon

Region: China

Maker: China Great Wall Wine Co.

Price: $16

Alcohol: 12.5% 

Red Wine: Fuzion Alta Reseva, 2011, Argentina.

88 Points – $13

Ruby in color with the aroma of fruit, marmalade and spice. Sweet flavor of blackberries with the expected Spanish tartness from the Tempranillo grape. Good food wine. Would pair well with pasta or paella.

Fuzion Alta Reseva

Red Wine

Name: Fuzion Alta Reseva

Grape: Malbec, Tempranillo

Region: Mendoza, Argentina

Maker: Fuzion Wines

Price: $13

Alcohol: 13.5%

 

Red Wine: Celeste Crianza, 2009, Spain.

93 Points – $21

A wine growing area that is 875 meters above sea level. Aged 12 months in American and French oak barrels. Dark port red in color. A great plum, fig and fruit nose with a full mouthful of fig, plum and cherry. Smooth finish. A great Tempranillo.

Red Wine

Name: Celeste Crianza

Grape: 100% Tempranillo

Region: Rubera del Duero, Spain

Maker: Torres

Price: $21

Alcohol: 14%

 

Red Wine: Beringer Knights Valley Meritage, 2008, California.

90 Points – $40

A full nose of earth, stone, mushroom and oak. A plush mouthful of blackberry, coffee, cherry and earth with a nice tart finish. Good meritage.

Red Wine

Name: Beringer Knights Valley Meritage

Grape: Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Petite Verdot, Malbec

Region: California, USA

Maker: Beringer Vineyards

Price: $40

Alcohol: 14.2%