Red Wine Reviews Wine Blog – by Wine Guy

Rating: 2004 / Red Blend where: Home comments: Called MINER, and classified as a Napa Valley Red Wine. This was a tasty wine, reminiscent of a French Bordeaux. A hint more alcohol tasting than what I usually like, but very smooth and fruity for a blend like this. Smells of plum and rich grapes. Drank [...]

Rating: 2005 California Red Wine Blend where: Home comments: Awesome low acid and fruity wine for…9.99! This is a great blend consisting of: Syrah, Merlot, Petite Sirah, Zinfandel and Cabernet Sauvignon….man does it tast blended…Smooth finish. Goes perfect with the evening paper… or lamb or baked ham…as it was easter leftovers that I’m eating right [...]

Rating: 2005 Le Volte, Castagneto Carducci where: Il Forno, saybrook, ct. comments: Ornellaia philosophy! – an Italian wine with some really nice full bodied flavor. Had some great legs and texture, that really went well with the Bolognese Meat Sauce Dish that I had. Amazing braised beef, really nice chunks…delicious. geopress_addEvent(window,”load”, function() { geopress_makemap(552,”Castagneto Carducci, [...]

Rating: 2003 Navarra where: Cigar Party comments: Super dry. Great with Prime Rib and Stogeees….(cigars). This was a interesting blend of 70% Merlot, 20% Cabernet 10% temperanello. It drank very smooth with hearty flavor…but will keep your mouth nice and dry to enjoy all of your food. geopress_addEvent(window,”load”, function() { geopress_makemap(503,”Navarra”,-23.030081,-67.903702,”google”,Mapstraction.ROAD, { pan: true, zoom: [...]

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 [...]