Avignonesi Rosso Toscana 2007
Posted on August 17, 2010 - Filed Under Cabernet Sauvignon, Full Bodied Wines, Italian Wine, Merlot, Prugnolo Gentile, Red Wine, Red Wine Reviews, Wine Reviews, Wine's Under $30, blended red wine | Leave a Comment
Varietal: Blended Red Wine (40% Prugnolo Gentile; 30% Cabernet Sauvignon; 30% Merlot) Region: Italy Cost: $21 Deep ruby red color with aromas of spring flowers, red fruits, minerals, and subtle earth tones. Fruit flavors are continued on the palate. Pairs well with lentil soup, minestrone soup, rotisserie chickens, or a bread and cheese platter. Recommendations: [...]
Domaine de Villemajou Corbieres 2000
Posted on March 15, 2010 - Filed Under French Wine, Full Bodied Wines, Grenache, Red Wine, Syrah, Wine Reviews, Wine's Under $50, blended red wine | Leave a Comment
Varietal: Blended Red Wine (Syrah; Carginan; Grenache; Mourvedre) Region: France Cost: $41 Deep reddish brown in color and featuring aromas of plum, rose, violets and black fruits. Full-flavored dark fruit on the palate that pairs well with beef, lamb, poultry, or BBQ. Recommendations: When I got this bottle it almost seemed a shame to open [...]
Wrongo Dongo 2008
Posted on March 5, 2010 - Filed Under Full Bodied Wines, Red Wine, Spanish Wine, Wine Reviews, Wine's Under $10 | Leave a Comment
Varietal: Monastrell Region: Spain Cost: $9 Dark violet color with aromas of spice on the nose and fresh fruit on the palate. Pairs well with roasts, steaks, and BBQ. Recommendations: I will admit that the name of this bottle alone caught my eye when I was in the store. I had never heard of Monastrell [...]
Santa Monica Tierra de Sol Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon
Posted on October 2, 2009 - Filed Under Cabernet Sauvignon, Chilean Wine, Dry Wines, Full Bodied Wines, Red Wine, South American Wine, Wine Reviews, Wine's Under $30 | Leave a Comment
Varietal: Cabernet Sauvignon (1997) Region: Chile Cost: $ 21 Dark coloring, more brown than red, with aromas of fresh berries, cassis, dark chocolate, and cigar box cedar. Flavors of blackberry fruit, cassis, plum with hints of chocolate and roasted coffee. Pair with chicken, veal, beef tenderloin, lamb, and stews. Recommendations: Having read the description of this [...]
Potomac Point Winery Cabernet Franc
Posted on June 23, 2009 - Filed Under American Wine, Cabernet Franc, Dry Wines, Full Bodied Wines, Medium Bodied Wines, Red Wine, Virginia Wine, Virginia Wine Expo, Wine Reviews, Wine's Under $30 | Leave a Comment
Varietal: Cabernet Franc (2007) Region: Virginia – USA Cost: $22.99 Light coloring with a fruit flavors and a finish of dark cherry, spice, violet, and black currant on a medium to full-bodied wine. Will pair well with red meat, pasta, or by itself. Recommendations: Potomac Point is another of my favorite winerys here in Virginia, [...]
2006 Turner and Cole Poggio Del Falco
Posted on June 1, 2009 - Filed Under Dry Wines, Full Bodied Wines, Italian Wine, Medium Bodied Wines, Merlot, Red Wine, Wine Reviews, Wine's Under $30, blended red wine, sangiovese, wine advice | 1 Comment
Variety: Super Tuscan (Sangiovese, Merlot, Cabernet) Region: Italy Cost: $21.50 Deep ruby in color, this blended red offers aromas and flavors of violets, roses, and ripe black cherry fruit. A good tannic structure on the finish will lend this wine to pastas, rich meats, and even game birds such as quail and pheasant. Recommendations: The [...]
Grayhaven Winery Touriga
Posted on May 22, 2009 - Filed Under American Wine, Full Bodied Wines, Medium Bodied Wines, Portugese Wine, Red Wine, Virginia Wine, Virginia Wine Expo, Wine Reviews, Wine's Under $20, Wine's Under $30, touriga, wine advice | Leave a Comment
Varietal: Touriga Region: Virginia – USA Cost: $20 A Portugese grape being grown in Virginia, the Grayhaven Touriga is made from 100% Touriga grapes, which are often used to make Port wines. Hints of vanilla and pepper on the finish follow a flavors of cherry and grapefruit for this medium to full bodied red wine. [...]
