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Tag Archives: red wine
Cabernet Sauvignon, J.Lohr, Seven Oaks, Paso Robles, California, 2013, 13.5% abv, C$23
Although Jerry Lohr may have started out small in the 1970s, you could hardly say he stayed that way. Today, his Californian wine empire encompasses vineyards in three regions (Monterey, Paso Robles and Napa) growing grapes on 3,633 acres and … Continue reading
Posted in cabernet sauvignon, Cabernet Sauvignon / Blends, California, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Petite Sirah, RED, Red, Shiraz / Syrah
Tagged 13.5% abv, 2013, Cabernet Sauvignon, california, J.Lohr, Paso Robles, red wine, Seven Oaks, USA
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Meritage, Clos du Soleil, Estate Reserve, Similkameen Valley VQA, BC, Canada, 2010, 14% abv.
A classic Meritage blend of Cabernet Franc 40%, Malbec 35%, Cabernet Sauvignon 20%, and Petit Verdot 5%, this wine hails from one of BC’s coolest biodynamic vineyards. Clos du Soleil is located in a unique microclimate of a region – … Continue reading
Monastrell, Goru, Organic, Vino Ecologico, Jumilla DO, Spain, 2014, 14% abv. C$20
This is a red wine made from 100% Monastrell in the Jumilla DO southeast of Madrid between the Castile-La Mancha region and the Spanish Mediterranean coast. Monastrell is also known as Mourvèdre (in France) and Mataro (in Australia) and 85% … Continue reading
Posted in Mouvedre, Monastrell, OTHER, RED, Red, Spain
Tagged 2014, Goru, Jumilla DO, mataro, Monastrell, mourvedre, organic, red wine, spain, Vino Ecologico
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Brio, Glenterra Vineyards, Cobble Hill, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, 2014, 13% abv. C$25
Kudos. Serious kudos. You’ve got to give Glenterra credit. Dry farming grapes in Cobble Hill on Vancouver Island in a sustainable manner is no easy feat and can’t be for the faint of heart. They’re located in a tiny micro-climate, … Continue reading
Posted in Agria, British Columbia, Cabernet Franc, Dornfelder, Dunkelfelder, Fruhburgunder, Helfensteiner, Heroldrebe, Hungarian Blue, Lemberger, Merlot, OTHER, Pinot Meunier, RED, Samtrot, Zweigelt
Tagged 2014, Agria, BC wine, Brio, cabernet franc, Canada, Canadian wine, Dornfelder, Dunkelfelder, Fruhburgunder, Glenterra Vineyards, Helfensteiner, Heroldrebe, Hungarian Blue, Lemberger, pinot meunier, red wine, Samtrot, Vancouver Island, Zweigelt
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Pinot Noir, Haywire, Secrest Mountain Vineyard, Okanagan Valley VQA, BC, 2015, 13.5% abv.
Another delicious wine from Haywire. Why are they so consistently good? Less is literally more – quality fruit, careful harvesting, and minimal intervention during the winemaking process allows the wine to speak for itself. Translucent ruby with aromas of black … Continue reading
Posted in BC, Pinot Noir, RED, red wine
Tagged 2015, BC, british columbia, Haywire, okanagan valley vqa, pinot noir, red wine, Secrest Mountain Vineyard
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Pinot Noir, Ayoub Estate Vineyard, Dundee Hills, Willamette Valley AVA, Oregon, US, 2013, 12.8% abv.
Talk about tiny – there is no tasting room at the Ayoub Estate Vineyard located just outside of McMinnville in Oregon’s Willamette Valley, but they’re more than happy to make you an appointment to come to the kitchen to taste. … Continue reading
Posted in Oregon, Pinot Noir, RED
Tagged 2013, american wine, Ayoub Estate Vineyard, Dundee Hills, oregon, pinot noir, red wine, US, Willamette Valley AVA
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Cabernet Sauvignon, Caymus Vineyards, Rutherford, Napa Valley, California, 1 litre, 2014, 14.8% abv, US$90
It doesn’t get much better or more stereotypical Napa Valley red than this! Caymus is an entrenched Napa brand. Big time rich, deep, and larger than life, their wines are those one thinks of when lusting after one the luscious … Continue reading
Posted in cabernet sauvignon, Cabernet Sauvignon / Blends, California, California, OTHER, RED
Tagged 1 liter, 1 litre, Cab, Cabernet Sauvignon, california, caymus, Chuck Wagner, napa valley, red wine, rutherford
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Pinot Noir, La Forge de Tart, Premier Cru, Morey-Saint-Denis AC, Côte-d’Or, Bourgogne, France, 2007, 13.5% abv.
Sylvain Pithiot, the winemaker at this famous house, originally arrived in Burgundy as a map maker – he’s the person who created the incredibly detailed terroir maps of the Côte d’Or. It wasn’t until later that he decided to make … Continue reading
Posted in France, Pinot Noir, RED
Tagged 2007, Bourgogne, Côte-d'Or, france, French wine, La Forge de Tart, Morey-Saint-Denis AC, pinot noir, Premier Cru, red wine
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Bordeaux, Château Malartic Lagravière, Grand Cru Classé, Graves, Pessac-Léognan AC, France, 2010, 14.5% abv, C$100
I often find the names of Bordeaux wineries to be, well, kind of unusual. This one is no exception. After a little digging, I learned it started off as Domaine de Lagravière and in the late 1700s was owned by … Continue reading
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