Posts Tagged ‘juice’
Monday, April 13th, 2009
84/B+
Tasted by Mike Supple - 21 Feb 2009
Medium ruby core with bright purple highlights. Fresh and juicy with red cherry, raspberry and blackberry aromas. Very smooth entry in the mouth. Nice acid makes it juicy. Medium bodied with lots of bright red fruit. Decent balance and a medium-length finish.
Not a wine to impress a bunch of wine geeks, but good enough (and worth the money) for just sitting around and enjoying the company or conversation. It’s kind of like bringing a 30-rack of Coors Light to a party: nobody will complain, because it’s free wine, but if you want to make an impression, bring another bottle along.
This wine was tasted from a 3.0L box, which is the equivalent of 4 bottles of wine. So the “B+” Value Grade is for the wine being priced at about $4.00/bottle.
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Tags: 2007, blackberry, cabernet sauvignon, california, coors light, juice, purple, raspberry, red cherry, red wine, ruby, Shiraz, target, trinchero, wine cube
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Sunday, February 1st, 2009
90 / A-
Tasted by Mike Supple - 05 Dec 2008
Glass coating dark ruby from core to rim. Spicy plum aromas are backed by spicy fresh ginger, black cherry and a hint of earth. Smooth, juicy entry on to palate making it very approachable for such a young Bordeaux. Black cherry and cassis dominate the palate with a nice touch of roasted coffee in the lingering finish.
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Tags: 2005, aurilhac, black, bordeaux, cassis, chateau, cherry, coffee, d'aurilhac, earth, france, ginger, Haut, juice, medoc, plum, red, red wine, roast, ruby, spice, wine
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Tuesday, January 27th, 2009
91 / B+
Tasted by Mike Supple - 03 Nov 2008
Dark ruby core with a lighter rim and a hint of garnet to the edge. Huge plum aromas with fresh black cherry juice surrounded by spicy cedar, nutmeg, raw oak and candied cinnamon. Spicy, rich and dark on the palate. A touch of mocha and cinnamon spice surround lush, juicy plum and blackberry. Medium to full bodied with solid ripe tannic grip. Lingering dark fruits with a touch of earth, scorched oak and coffee beans.
Not your average Merlot, this wine delivers quite a punch of fruit and power. It is good to see Napa producing Merlot of this quality again. Ignore the remarks in “Sideways.” This a great bottle of wine.
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Tags: 2004, beans, black, blackberry, california, candy, cedar, cherry, cinnamon, clement, Coast, coffee, earth, garnet, juice, merlot, mocha, Napa, North, nutmeg, oak, plum, red, red wine, ruby, saint, scorched, sideways, spice, wine
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Tuesday, January 27th, 2009
93 / B+
Tasted by Mike Supple - 31 Oct 2008
Dark core with a touch of garnet on the rim. Fresh cherry and dark plum aromas are supported by smoky tar, violets, charred oak and lingering sweet blueberry. Smooth and juicy entry on the palate. Lots of very soft, approachable tannins supporting a core of dark fruits with highlights of vanilla and caramel. Silky from the front to the back of the palate with a long, lingering finish of raspberries and cream. In a word, delicious.
80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 17% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc.
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Tags: blueberry, bonneville, brul, cabernet, caramel, carriage, char, cherry, Columbia, cote, cream, dubrul, Franc, garnet, house, juice, merlot, oak, plum, raspberry, red, red wine, sauvignon, silk, smoke, tar, valley, vanilla, Vineyard, violet, Washington, wine, yakima
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Tuesday, January 27th, 2009
88 / B+
Tasted by Mike Supple - 25 Nov 2008
Medium ruby core with a garnet rim. Big aromas leap from the glass: cola, sassafras, fresh herbs and rich black cherry are accented by spicy clove and sweet tea. The flavors mirror the aromas, throwing in some juicy red raspberry popsicles. Big in the mouth with enough fruit and power to cover the 14.7% alcohol. Long, spicy finish.
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Tags: 2005, alcohol, benito, black, california, Central, cherry, clove, Coast, cola, garnet, grove, herb, juice, noir, pessagno, pinot, popsicle, raspberry, red, red wine, San, sassafras, spice, spring, sweet, tea, USA, Vineyard, wine
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Wednesday, January 21st, 2009
89 / A-
Tasted by Mike Supple - 30 Jul 2008
Dark purple in the core with a bright ruby rim. Coffee dominates the aromas, twisting around black olives, black cherries and spicy plums. The wine is medium to full bodied with the coffee again playing a big role in the flavors. There is a unique old-world earth and mineral style to it, with a lot of bold, juicy black cherry and raspberry fruits.
The label on this wine flies in the face of stodgy convention: an artist’s rendition of a crazy wine party/orgy (you be the judge). The Mencia (pronounced men-THEE-uh) grape is native to the Bierzo region of Spain, and the main characteristic of the grape is the great mineral flavors it brings to the wine. The grapes for this particular bottle come from three different vineyards to blend the perfect characteristics of earth, minerals and ripe fruit. This is a fun, unique wine to bring to a party or pop open with a group at home. While ripe fruits and rich mouthfeel make it perfect for just sitting around and drinking, it also goes great with lamb, pork and beef dishes. Even a rich eggplant Parmesan should do the trick!
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Tags: 2005, baltos, bierzo, black, castilla, cherry, coffee, dominio, earth, juice, leon, mencia, mineral, olive, plum, purple, raspberry, red, red wine, spain, spice, tares
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