Quintay, Clava Reserve Carmenere 2012, Rapel Valley, Chile
Tasting Note: This is an elegant, dry, dark ruby-colored carmenere.[Read more]
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Petit Bourgeois Cabernet Franc 2012 – Not Bad for a Vin de Pays
Petit Bourgeois, Cabernet Franc 2012, Vin de Pays, Loire Valley, France
Tasting Note: This is a dry, light-bodied cabernet franc that would be ideal for summer red wine drinkers looking for something light but definitely still red.[Read more]
Hecht & Bannier Cotes De Provence Rose 2014 – A Citrus Infused Rose
Hecht & Bannier, Cotes De Provence Rosé 2014, France
Tasting Note: This Provencal rosé is solidly middle-of-the pack for the region.[Read more]
Tinto Negro Malbec 2013 – A Substantial Malbec with a Brand Name Challenge
Tinto Negro, Malbec 2013, Mendoza, Argentina
Tasting Note: This malbec is the black hole of wine – malbec so deliciously inky black that barely any light passes through it when you lift your glass to the sun.[Read more]
Bodega Septima Malbec 2013 – A Malbec that Punches Above its Weight
Bodega Septima, Malbec 2013, Mendoza, Argentina
Tasting Note: This is a solid Mendoza malbec that punches above its weight.
Ripe with inky-black-fruit richness and undertones of black currant and semi-sweet raisin, this malbec has thick legs and medium-plus body.[Read more]
Moulin De Gassac Guilhem Rose 2014 – A Tart Palate-Cleansing Rose
Moulin De Gassac, Guilhem Rose 2014, IGP Pays D’Herault, Languedoc, France
Tasting Note: Light-intensity, with strawberry-citrus hints, this wine is straight-forward about what it is.[Read more]
Tilia Malbec 2013 – Blended Red Fruit
Tilia, Malbec 2013, Mendoza, Argentina
Tasting Note: Preceded by a nose of violet, this malbec has flavors of strawberry, plum and raspberry which delight the senses.[Read more]
Conquista Malbec 2013 – A Light-Bodied Malbec
Conquista, Malbec 2013, Mendoza, Argentina
Tasting Note: With thin legs and light-ruby intensity this medium-dry malbec with faint hints of cherry drinks like a white-wine drinker’s red.[Read more]
Restivo Malbec 2013 – For Summer Porch Sitting
Restivo, Malbec 2013, Mendoza, Argentina
Tasting Note: This malbec won’t be the most unique guest at your dinner party table, but it also won’t be the most average.[Read more]
Point de Gassac 2013 Pays D’Herault – Eminently Likable with Character
Point de Gassac 2013, Pays D’Herault, IGP, Languedoc, France
Tasting Note: Watch the epic wine-industry documentary Mondovino and make a toast each time the eminently-likable, vineyard-owner Aime Guibert flashes across your screen. He shines, and so does his wine.[Read more]
