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Tierra Secreta Malbec
Ruby red w noticeable tannic bite n slight dry finish very nice n spicy!$40@pace 3.5*
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Stags Leap District Cabernet Sauvignon 2004
Light body cab, very pinot like.Big fruit, hint of dry finish $31@PS Wines Palm Springs 3.5*
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Trader Joe's Alexandria Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2008
Slight cherry nose w dry astringent finish, zero complexity,light body 4 cab, unremarkable, dont buy it again 2*$10@TJ's
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Ghost Pines Zinfandel
09 Zin Sonoma County med body, quite sweet n not very complex dont buy it again $14@ralphs 2*
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Salty Wine
07 Talty Napa Zin ,med body with big fruit , well balanced n long finish great btl for $35@ tasting room dry creek 4*
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Clos Du Bois Sonoma Reserve Merlot 2007
Nice blood red merlot w/a slight dry n subtle tannic bite, black cherry nose, great bottle $24@winery in sonoma 3.5*
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Domaine Gallety Recolte 2006
06 French table wine w great complexity, slight bite of tannin, clean finish n full body $25@vendome 3.5*
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Montage Vineyards Pinot Noir 2008
Light n fruity pinot. Nice balance of fruit n subtlety $25@ Cornell tasting room-Agoura, CA 3*
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Cent' Anni Ripasso Valpolicella
2007 light body valpolicella w slight green vegital note, great balance of sugar n tannin $15@Greenblats 3.5*
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Zilliken Butterfly Riesling 2008
Recommended
Zilliken-Amazing riesling great balance of acid tart sweet n fruit, really crisp w green apple nose $21@55deg wine 4.5* -
2010 Harlow Ridge Lodi Pinot Noir
Light n fruity, palatable and sweet wirh little depth 2*@Ciao Christina Burbank
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Chateau Aydie Madiran 2005
2005 Inky red color n big body but no complexity nose its flat/flabby prob layed it down too long 2*@vendome $26
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Talty Estate Zinfandel 2005
05 Talty estate zin, ruby red w big strawberry n blk cherry but NOT jammy w soft tannin GREAT! $34@tast rm Dry Creek 4*
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Beaujolais Louis Jadot
Nice light post turkey-Gamay, unpretentious and ordinary but satisfying for what it is.
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Snoqualmie Winemaker's Select Riesling 2010
Great pre turkey Reisling light n bright w big melon n sweet green apple up front, finishes a tad tart $7bevmo 3*
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John Robert Eppler Wines Tradition Rouge 2009
Recommended
08 petit syrah,syrah,zin n nebiolo w cocco n nutmeg nose, spicy with a tannin bite on the finish- great btl $15@WHW 3.5* -
Foxglove Cabernet Sauvignon 2008
Bright Pinotesque fruit with bigger tanin on the finish n a hint of dryness, nice change of pace-great cab $13@WHW 3.5*
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Curtis 2008 Santa Barbara County
08 Curtis Mourvedre santa barbara cty black cherry w smooth tannin med body n color,drinkable daily btl $20@wineclub 3*
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The Jack Cabernet Sauvignon 2009
Nice value Walla Walla WA Cab,little nose but has bit of sweetness w checked tannin and good minerality $13@WHW 3*
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Three Steeds Cabernet Sauvignon 2009
Light for a cab, noticeable tannin with bit of dry finish, needs more complexity 3* $28@Tamber Bey Vinyard Napa
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Bv Beauzeaux Napa Valley 2008
Beauzeaux 2008, BV One day after opening its pure cough syrup-yuck 1.5* $22@Napa tasting room