Mendel, Unus 2013, Luján de Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina
Tasting Note: This wine is among the standout malbec-based red blends that will be part of Mendoza’s next evolution beyond single-varietal-bottled malbec.[Read more]
Mendel, Unus 2013, Luján de Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina
Tasting Note: This wine is among the standout malbec-based red blends that will be part of Mendoza’s next evolution beyond single-varietal-bottled malbec.[Read more]
Thirsty Owl Wine Company, Cabernet Sauvignon-Syrah-Malbec 2013, Cayuga Lake, New York
Tasting Note: A cabernet, syrah, and malbec blend from the New York Finger Lakes shows something new and promising.[Read more]
Treleaven, Meritage 2012, Finger Lakes, New York
Tasting Note: Purple-colored with blackberry, cranberry, red plum and flakes of cinnamon baking spice, this meritage is aromatic and fragrant as though it were built on the back of cabernet franc as its main blending grape component.[Read more]
Hermann J. Wiemer Vineyard, Field Cuvée 2011, Finger Lakes, New York
Tasting Note: A fun cuvée to introduce yourself to Hermann J. Wiemer’s 2011 red wine vintage.[Read more]
Domaines Baron de Rothschild (Lafite), Le Dix de Los Vascos, Red Blend 2012, Colchagua Valley, Chile
Tasting Note: This violet red blend asserts itself on the nose with green pepper with intense angular blackberry.[Read more]
Bodegas CARO, Red Blend 2012, Mendoza, Argentina
Tasting Note: This red blend has a flavor I have only encountered in a handful of high-end South American wines – a flavor I have come to appreciate and adore – egg custard and pumpkin pie.[Read more]
Neyen, Espiritu de Apalta, Carmenere-Cabernet Sauvignon 2010, Apalta Valley, Chile
Tasting Note: This carmenere-cabernet blend tastes predominately of carmenere (Carmenere 55%, Cabernet Sauvignon 45%) and has carmenere’s sometimes associated green-pepper aroma along with violet aromas on the nose.[Read more]
Anthony Road, Cabernet Franc-Lemberger 2013, Finger Lakes, New York
Tasting Note: You’ve probably never heard of a cab franc – lemberger blend, but you have now.[Read more]
Santa Rita, 120 Hero’s Salute Red Blend 2012, Central Valley, Chile
Tasting Note: Some red blends are delicate. This red blend is not – it’s defiant.
Red blends are where winemakers get the freedom to experiment and show off new creations before marketing catches up with the reality of a new discovery.[Read more]
Bodega Elena de Mendoza, Red Blend 2013, Argentina
Tasting Note: A soft expression of grapey malbec typical of the region matches nicely with ruby bonarda which outshines the syrah.[Read more]