Tag Archives: 2004

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%

White Wine: Columbia Crest Chardonnay, 2004, Washington, U.S.A.

88 Points – $15

Clear in color with the aroma of peach and a buttery ripe fruit taste with a tangy grapefruit finish. A very popular Chardonnay. Best served chilled.

 

White Wine

Year: 2004

Name: Columbia Crest Chardonnay

Grape: Chardonnay

Region:  Washington, U.S.A.

Maker: Columbia Crest

Price: $15

Alcohol: 13.5%

Red Wine: Brunello Di Montalcino 2004, Italy.

$54

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% 

Red Wine: Galvo Garage 2004, Australia.

86 to 89 points – $25 to $30

McLaren Vale / Adelaide Hills. A ‘garage’ blend, a small lot non classified high quality blend. Aged 18 months in french oak barrels. Very dark to black color with a nose of current and plums. Strong current and blackberry fruit taste with a very tart long peppery finish.

Red Wine

Year: 2004

Names: Galvo Garage

Grape: Red Blend: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot

Region: Australia

Maker: D’Arenberg

Price: $25 to $30

Alcohol: 14.5%

White Wine: Santorini 2004, Greece.

Great white wine for $15

Refreshing fruit nose. Flavors of grapefruit and peach. Serve chilled. A good wine on a hot day. Made from the ancient assytiko grape native to Santorini Island. Grapevines are grown in circles on the ground to retain moisture and protection from the Aeolian winds.

Year: 2004

Grape: Assytiko

Region: Greece

Maker: Boutari

Price Range: 15 Dollars

Alcohol: 13 %