90 Points – $23
Dark garnet red color with a nose of violets, prune and spice. Flavors of dark fruit, blackberry and spicy finish. – 14.5% alcohol
Dark garnet red color with a nose of violets, prune and spice. Flavors of dark fruit, blackberry and spicy finish. – 14.5% alcohol
Dark red with a jammy nose. Flavors of jammy black berry, plum and pepper spice. Spicy finish. Very good under $20 Zinfandel.
Grape: Zinfandel
Region: California
Maker: Gnarly Head
Alcohol: 14.5%
Ruby red with a nose of cedar and cherry. Raisin, tart cherry and black pepper notes. Spicy finish. Good for red meats and cheese.
Ripasso is the unique re-fermentation of Valpoicella Classico Superiore on the warm dried grape skins from which Tommasi Amarone has been pressed.
Name: Valpolicella Ripasso
Grape: Corvina/Rondinella/Molinara
Region: Veneto, Italy
Maker: Tommasi
Alcohol: 13%
Dark dusty red with a good nose of cherry, oak, mocha, tar and mincemeat. Full in flavour. Cherry, mincemeat and pepper with a furry long spicy finish. I wonder how this one will age. Very good stuff. One of the up and coming wineries from Argentina.
Red
Name: Sottano 3S Reserva de Familia
Grape: Cabernet Sauvignon
Region: Mendoza, Argentina
Maker: Bodega Sottano
Price: $29
Alcohol: 14.8%