92 Points – $20
9 years of age. Nose of anise and black cherry, mouthful of pepper and blackberry.
Name: Heartland Shiraz
Grape: Shiraz
Region: Langhorne Creek – Limestone Coast
Maker: Heartland
Price: $20
Alcohol: 14.5%
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Red Wine: Santa Carolina 2012, Chile
91 Points – $20
Dark red concentrated wine that has been aged 14 months in oak barrels. Strong nose of blackberry and currant with a mouth of peppery red fruit. Can age. Definitely decant. Great with red meats.
Cabernet Sauvignon
Name: Santa Carolina, Chile Vallee del Maipo.
Grape: Cabernet Sauvignon
Region: Rapel Valley, Chile
Maker: Vina Santa Carolina
Price: $20
Alcohol: 13.8%
Red Wine: Casina Adelaide Barolo, 2001, Italy
93 Points – $80
1900 bottles produced. Ruby red in color with a tawny edge of age. Nose of leather, tobacco and tar. Flavors of cherry, pepper and a coffee finish.
Red Wine
Name: Casina Adelaide
Grape: Nebbiolo
Region: Barolo, Piedmont, NW Italy
Maker: Barolo
Price: $80
Alcohol: 13.5%
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Red Wine:Sottano Malbec, 2009, Mendoza, Argentina
88 Points – $25
A typical Malbec with mild tannins, aroma and taste of pepper, clove and fruit. Could be more complex. We will have to try the reserve wines.
Red Wine
Name: Sottano Malbec
Grape: Malbec
Region: Mendoza, Argentina
Maker: Bodega Sottano
Price: $25
Alcohol: 14.5%
Red Wine: Sottano 3S Reserva de Familia, 2008, Mendoza, Argentina.
92 Points – $29
Dark dusty red with a good nose of cherry, oak, mocha, tar and mincemeat. Full in flavour. Cherry, mincemeat and pepper with a furry long spicy finish. I wonder how this one will age. Very good stuff. One of the up and coming wineries from Argentina.
Red
Name: Sottano 3S Reserva de Familia
Grape: Cabernet Sauvignon
Region: Mendoza, Argentina
Maker: Bodega Sottano
Price: $29
Alcohol: 14.8%
Red Wine: Chateau de Beaucastel, 2006, France.
96 Points – $92
Dark ruby red in color with a great nose of plum, tar, earth and dark fruit. A full mouth of spices, plums and cherries with a long balanced peppery finish. Truly a great wine. The only Chateau Neuf still made from all 13 variatals allowed. Number 8 of 2008.
Red Wine
Name: Chateau de Beaucastel
Grape: 13 varieties including mourvedre, grenache, sinsaut and others
Region: France
Maker: Chateau de Beaucastel
Price: $92
Alcohol: 14%
Red Wine: Sandhill 2005 Two, Okanagan, Canada
90 Points – $39
This Bordeaux styled wine is a blend of wines that have been aged 16 months in French and American oak. Complex in smell this dark red wine exudes the aromas of blackberries, plums and spice. A full mouthful of dark spices, pepper, plum and oak finish in a long smooth fashion. An ageable wine from the small lots program. Very good stuff here.
Red Wine
Name: Sandhill 2005 Two
Grape: Cabernet Sauvignon 53%, Merlot 33%, Cabernet Franc 14%
Region: Okanagan, Canada
Maker: Sandhill
Price: $39
Alcohol: 14%
Red Wine: Terra D’Oro Zinfandel Amador County, 2007, California, U.S.A
88 Points – $29
The smell and mouth of blackberry, spice and pepper with a dry finish of cocoa.
Red Wine
Year: 2007
Name: Terra D’Oro Zinfandel Amador County
Grape: Zinfandel
Region: California, U.S.A.
Maker: Terra D’Oro Winery
Price: $29
Alcohol: 14.5%
Red Wine: Jester Vintage Shiraz, 2009, Australia
94 Points – $23
One of the best finds of the year! Named after Richard Tarlton who was a court jester to Queen Elizabeth1. Dark black in color with a nose of mocha, fruit, euculyptis and leather. A great mouthful of dark fruit, jam, mocha and licorice with a solid peppery spice finish. A great wine at any price and at this price an outstanding buy!
Red Wine
Year: 2009
Name: Jester 2009 Vintage Shiraz
Grape: Shiraz
Region: McLaren Vale, Australia
Maker: Mitolo
Price: $23
Alcohol: 14.59%