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
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%
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%
88 Points – $20 to $25
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%
$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%
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%
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 %
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