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Red Wine: Dona Bernarda, 2007, Colchagua Valley, Chile.

92 Points – $37

A fine nose of oak, tobacco and mocha greet you and lead to a mouthful of plum, dark fruit and cocoa flavours. A long dry finish. Very good.  A tribute to Luis Felipe Edwards’ wife from handpicked grapes blended from the outstanding grapes of each vintage then aged 18 months in French oak.

Red Wine

Year: 2007

Name: Dona Bernarda

Grape: Cabernet Sauvignon

Region: Colchagua Valley, Chile.

Maker: Luis Felipe Edwards

Price: $36

Alcohol: 14% 

Red Wine: Cannonball, 2009, California.

89 Points – $29

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%