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Mantra

Rating: 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon where: Home comments: Dark and Robust, with a fruity finish. Very smooth and tasty…and since I only had it with pasta…it goes great with Pasta. Rich plum flavor…it’s a keep ..not sure on the price… but probably around 15.00 www.mantrawines.com geopress_addEvent(window,”load”, function() { geopress_makemap(511,”Sonoma County”,38.30825817353996,-122.46871948242188,”google”,Mapstraction.ROAD, { pan: true, zoom: ‘small’, overview: [...]

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The Big Red Monster

Rating: Cabernet Red where: home comments: $9.99 Lacking in full body…very light. Not a lot of flavor with not much of a finish. It says on the bottle to let it breath at least a half hour…I recommend listening. We drank it by the pool with our neighbors and had more fun discussing the cool [...]

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Twenty Rows

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 [...]

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Rosso Classico

Rating: California Blend 2005 Where: home Zinfandel-51%, Syrah-29%, Cabernet-20% comments: yummy. always in the mood for smooth, robust in flavors and not too dry of a wine. Blends are becoming one of my most sought after wines. geopress_addEvent(window,”load”, function() { geopress_makemap(364,”Napa Valley”,37.2197,-119.764999,”google”,Mapstraction.ROAD, { pan: true, zoom: ‘small’, overview: false, scale: true, map_type: true },7) });

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Sinatra

Rating: Cabernet? where: Friends place (RL) comments: Fantastic everyday wine. About 10-12 bucks … Like Marilyn Merlot (see below) don’t let the name fool ya. It’s a great wine. geopress_addEvent(window,”load”, function() { geopress_makemap(145,”Napa”,38.352426464461445,-122.31353759765625,”google”,Mapstraction.ROAD, { pan: true, zoom: ‘small’, overview: false, scale: true, map_type: true },7) });

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