Red Wine Reviews Wine Blog – by Wine Guy

Rating: 2005 / Post House Blend where: Home comments: Delicious smokey blend of 34% Shiraz, 25% Cabernet, 31% Merlot and 10% Petite Verdot. Smooth and woody smell…..very meaty, about 25.00 geopress_addEvent(window,”load”, function() { geopress_makemap(801,”",-33.931434,18.865565,”google”,Mapstraction.ROAD, { pan: true, zoom: ‘small’, overview: false, scale: true, map_type: true },7) });

Rating: 1995 / Cabernet (Rubicon) where: Drank it at my parents in Derby on Christmas Eve comments:Rating: First glass – 4.5 (at best), second glass – easily in the 90′s – just needed to breathe. So I’ve been sitting on a ’95 Rubicon from Niebaum-Coppola from a ’98 visit to Napa. I ran into a [...]

Rating: 2006 / North Coast, Silver Label- Cabernet Sauvignon where: Home comments: Fruity and smooth, not acidic, but a naturally light taste. Very nice well rounded red. A blend of cabernet grapes, is what they say, not sure what that means. Not sure of the cost, but not a bad wine. But, I’m guessing it [...]

Rating: 2005 / Kendall-Jackson – Grand Reserve, Cabernet Sauvignon where: Home comments: Very barrely, classic Kendall-Jackson. If you like that robust rich smokey taste you know where to get it. Went great with steak and pasta, as well as cheeses and pizza. A little pricier than my normal lot, about $20. geopress_addEvent(window,”load”, function() { geopress_makemap(744,”Sonoma [...]

Rating: 2005 / Robert Mondavi – Cabernet Sauvignon where: Home comments: This was tasty, hearty and had light barrel overtones, along with a plum finish. Not too sweet, and not too dry. A very well rounded red. Went great with Tenderloin. geopress_addEvent(window,”load”, function() { geopress_makemap(715,”Woodbridge, CA – Napa”,38.153369,-121.300974,”google”,Mapstraction.ROAD, { pan: true, zoom: ‘small’, overview: false, [...]