Red Wine Reviews Wine Blog – by Wine Guy

Rating: 2004 Zinfandel where: beach comments: Hints of Black Cherry and Raspberry – subtle flavors, some spice to the finish but not to bad. $10.00(approx.) geopress_addEvent(window,”load”, function() { geopress_makemap(441,”Healdsburg, CA”,38.610748,-122.868095,”google”,Mapstraction.ROAD, { pan: true, zoom: ‘small’, overview: false, scale: true, map_type: true },7) });

Rating: 2005 Shiraz Cabernet Monastrell where: home comments: so this is an interesting wine from spain. This definately needs a couple of hours to breathe. It got much better later on. Nice blend, not many flavors. Like the bottle says “It won’t bite”. geopress_addEvent(window,”load”, function() { geopress_makemap(432,”Spain”,40.48038142908172,-3.955078125,”google”,Mapstraction.ROAD, { pan: true, zoom: ‘small’, overview: false, scale: [...]

Rating: 2005 LODI where: home comments: Another $9.99 classic. Very delicious rich tasting wine, spicey plum..but not too spicey. Smooth finish. This is my favorite type of wine. The kind that has a lot of flavor but keeps it in the mouth, not down the throat. You’ll find most of my favorites tend to follow [...]

Rating: 2005 Syrah California’s Central Coast where: home comments: A delicious full bodied syrah. has more weight and flavor than many other wines much more expensive. This is a great deal at 9.99. Dry with a smooth finish. Enjoy with Pasta and Steak as well as for cocktail hour. FYI: 91 Points, Gold Medal & [...]

Rating: Cabernet Sauvignon 2005 where: My house comments: Although, this says it is only a Cabernet, it has some Merlot juice to it. I thought for the money and the talk it would be better. I thought it lacked some taste and was not as good as lesser priced Cabs at $22. It is a [...]