84 Points – $11
Garnet color with an earthy nose of red fruit and violets. Spice, pepper and vanilla palate with a long peppery finish. Should age well. Good for game, roast and cheese.
Alcohol: 14.5%
Category Archives: Red Wine
Red Wine: Noble Wines 337 – Cabernet Sauvignon, Lodi, California, U.S.A
89 Points – $20
Dark red with medium body. Aroma of mocha, dark fruit and cherry. Mouth of blackberry, cherry and spice with a peppery finish. Good with pot roast, steak and cheese.
Alcohol: 14.5%
Red Wine: Snap Dragon 2013 Sonoma, California, U.S.A
84 Points – $11
Oak and cedar on the nose. Red. Black fruit and spice with a harsh edge to the finish. Needs to breathe.
Alcohol: 13.5%
Red Wine: Beringer California collection Cabernet Sauvignon, 2014, California, U.S.A
89 Points – $10
Ruby red color and aromas of smoky dark fruit and cherry. Flavors of jammy black currant, mocha and vanilla. Tart dry finish. Okay wine under $10.
Grape: Cabernet Sauvignon
Region: California
Maker: Beringer
Alcohol: 13.5%
Red Wine: Sterling Vintners Collection, Cabernet Sauvignon, 2013, California
89 Points – $10-$20
Dark red in color with a waxy oak nose with flavors of blackberry, cherry currant and vanilla spice. Smooth finish.
Grape: Cabernet Sauvignon
Region: California
Maker: Sterling Vintners Collection
Alcohol: 13.5%
Red Wine: Trapiche Broquel, Malbec Mendoza, 2013, Argentina
92 Points – $16
Purple ruby red in color with a nose of black fruit, jam and licorice. Flavors of dark smoky fruit, vanilla and chocolate. Long plush finish.
Grape: Malbec
Region: Mendoza Argentina
Maker: Trapiche Broquel
Alcohol: 14.5%
Red Wine: Tintonegro Malbec Mendoza, 2012, Argentina
89 Points – $17
Floral blackfruit nose with a earthy dry blackberry, tobacco and oak flavors. Grown at 4000 foot altitude and aged 9 months in French oak.
Grape: Malbec
Region: Ugo valley, Mendoza Argentina
Alcohol: 14%
Red Wine: Beringer Founders Estate Chardonnay, 2013, California
88 Points – $17
Light golden yellow in color with a nose of vanilla and light oak. Flavors of green apple, pear and citrus fruit. Balanced finish.
Grape: Chardonnay
Region: California
Maker: Beringer Founders Estate
Alcohol: 13.9%
Red Wine: Gnarly Head, Old Vine Zinfandel, 2013, California
90 Points – $17
Dark red with a jammy nose. Flavors of jammy black berry, plum and pepper spice. Spicy finish. Very good under $20 Zinfandel.
Grape: Zinfandel
Region: California
Maker: Gnarly Head
Alcohol: 14.5%
Red Wine: Carnivor Cabernet Sauvignon, 2013, California
88 Points – $16
Dark red with a nose of coffee and blackberry. Mouthful of roasted espresso bean, chocolate, caramel and blackberry.
Hot toasted oak finish. Good Cabernet but young. Could age. I decanted this and it was much better 6 to 24 hours later.
Grape: Cabernet Sauvignon
Region: California
Maker: Carnivor Wines
Alcohol: 14%