Posts Tagged ‘red cherry’
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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Monday, April 13th, 2009
91/B+
Tasted by Mike Supple - 12 Mar 2009
Medium ruby core with a pale pink rim. Ripe and brambly aromas of wild blackberry and boysenberry are joined by spicy cola, red cherry and a hint of smoky peat. Soft entry on the palate, with restrained and elegant fruit. Strawberry and red cherry lead to raspberry on the mid-palate. Rather smooth and delicate with a floral note of rose petals and touch of earth on the finish. Smooth and very well balanced.
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Tags: 2006, arroyo seco, blackberry, boysenberry, brambly, california, central coast, cola, earth, floral, flower, fog's reach vineyard, j. lohr, montery, peat, pink, pinot noir, raspberry, red cherry, red wine, rose petal, ruby, smoke, spice, strawberry
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Monday, April 13th, 2009
88/B+
Tasted by Mike Supple - 11 Mar 2009
Bright ruby color in the glass. Youthful aromas of raspberry, red cherry and blackberry with a touch of vanilla. A tiny hint of sugar on the palate makes the fruit very juicy. Lush raspberry and blackberry are supported by a hint of ripe tannins. The fruit is balanced fairly well by a little scorched earth and vanilla on the finish.
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Tags: 2006, blackberry, california, don sebastiani and sons, earth, merlot, pepperwood grove, raspberry, red cherry, red wine, ruby, scorch, sugar, vanilla
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Monday, April 13th, 2009
91/A-
Tasted by Mike Supple - 13 Feb 2009
Dark ruby core with a tiny garnet rim. Sweet black and red cherry fruits lurk under bright, expressive wild flowers, a touch of sage and ripe plum. Chalky and bold tannins support the body of the wine. A core of dark chocolate, earth and minerals are surrounded by sweet black cherry and plums. Chewy and full-bodied with a long, lingering mocha finish.
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Tags: 2006, Agricola, black cherry, chalk, Chianti, chocolate, Classico, earth, garnet, Greve, italy, mineral, mocha, plum, Querciabella, red cherry, red wine, ruby, sage, Sangiovese, Tuscany, wild flower
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Monday, April 13th, 2009
90/B
Tasted by Mike Supple - 13 Feb 2009
Medium ruby core with a wide garnet rim. Still very young, but the aromas are showing the wine is beginning to integrate and evolve. Spicy cedar surrounds sweet leather and dried herbs. Blackberry and black cherry fruit lurk beneath the spices and are accented by an edge of charcoal. Powerful, chalky tannins on the palate. Raspberry, red cherry and plum flavors mix with chocolate and a touch of smoky game. Wet stones and earth linger on the finish.
A blend of 70% Sangiovese and 30% Cabernet Sauvignon.
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Tags: 2005, black cherry, blackberry, cabernet sauvignon, Campaccio, cedar, charcoal, chocolate, earth, game, garnet, herb, IGT, italy, leather, plum, raspberry, red cherry, red wine, ruby, Sangiovese, smoke, spice, stone, Terrabianca, Tuscany
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Monday, April 13th, 2009
91/A
Tasted by Mike Supple - 13 Feb 2009
Dark ruby core with a wide ruby rim, accented with flecks of garnet. Fresh and young on the nose with sweet herbs and leather around plum and dark cherry. A sweet ripe raspberry note yields to red cherry and a faint, lingering hint of earth. Bold ripe tannins are balanced well by lots of acid and tons of dark fruit. Plum and black cherry are backed by earth and cocoa powder with a touch of wet stone on the finish. Very well balanced and great mouthfeel. Another winner from Felsina.
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Tags: 2006, black cherry, castelnuovo berardenga, cherry, Chianti, Classico, cocoa, earth, fattoria di felsina, garnet, herb, italy, leather, plum, raspberry, red cherry, red wine, ruby, Sangiovese, stone, Tuscany
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Monday, April 13th, 2009
90/A-
Tasted by Mike Supple - 10 Mar 2009
Dark ruby core with purple highlights, surrounded by a bright ruby rim. Intense, fruity nose of ripe blackberry, raspberry and red cherry wrapped in rich milk chocolate. Lush entry onto the palate: juicy red and black cherries with ripe raspberry are supported by roasted coffee and dark chocolate. The tannins are fully yet ripe and approachable, supporting the fruit through the finish. A touch of cedar spice leads to lingering cherry and mocha on the finish.
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Tags: 2006, black cherry, blackberry, california, cedar, central coast, coffee, dark chocolate, j. lohr, los osos, merlot, milk chocolate, mocha, paso robles, purple, raspberry, red cherry, red wine, ruby, san luis obispo, spice, USA
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