Brad Mate
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Francis Coppola Diamond Collection Blue Label Merlot 2012, California
California, Usa$24.95
Sweet and goopy but soft and delicious. Dare I say classic California Merlot...lol
2.0 Stars
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Pondview Cabernet Franc Rosé 2013, VQA Four Mile Creek, Niagara Peninsula
Ontario, Canada$14.95
Bigger styled Rose, offering loads of flavor with a hint of sweetness. The 2014 has lightened up considerably and much resembles that of a Cotes du Provence.
2.0 Stars
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Castillo De Monseran Old Vine Garnacha 2009
Aragón, Spain$13.29
The finish is a tad brief, but other than that, this is a delicious lip smacking KICKASS wine!
2.0 Stars
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Madison's Ranch Chardonnay 2013, Napa Valley
California, Usa$24.95
Even though this is a tad sweet, it drinks really nice. It's oaky and buttery, with lots of tropical notes. Buttery banana cream on the finish. MMMMM
2.0 Stars
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Sextant Zinfandel 2013, Central Coast
California, Usa$21.95
wow, not at all what i was expecting...I was expecting a rich, jammy, Cali fruit bomb, but this....mmm, i would have probably guessed old world in a blind tasting. It's not heavy at all, more medium bodied. It has a kiss of sweetness and oak, but i must say the nose has a hot stone earthy aspect that really looms over the fruit and oak. The palate is really a mixing board of oak, caramel, cherries, orange peel, saltiness and coal or stone...not that you eat stone... The finish is a where this wine suffers - it's a bit short...but not terrible. All in all, this is a nice surprise!
2.0 Stars
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The Little Penguin Merlot 2008
Australia$6.25
sweet berries and caramel emerge on the nose. one the palate the wine is thin and overly sweet. It's terribly over oaked. tastes like artificial grape juice with caramel extract. It's a cheap wine with cheap qualities. Good for making a tasty fruit punch bowl.
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Flagstone Dragon Tree Cabernet Sauvignon/Shiraz/Pinotage 2007, Wo Coastal Region
South Africa$16.95
2005 was a better bottle and the old lable was incredible...too bad it changed a bit. this wine has smoky/ oaky/ barnyard/ sweet blueberry cherry fruit. a little flabby but so smooth and delicious.
check out this link for the 2005 release, pretty cool stuff. http://www.flickr.com/photos/itsfood/2194196249/
or
http://itswine.wordpress.com/2008/01/22/good-wine-flagstone-dragon-tree-2005/
2.0 Stars
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Luzón Selección 12 Meses Crianza 2008, Do Jumilla
Murcia, Spain$17.95
There may be too much (oaky) make-up on this lush little diva, but it's round, lush and sexy all the same.... and it's packed with flavour to please the crowd!
2.0 Stars
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Primus The Blend 2012, Colchagua Valley
Colchagua Valley, Chile$19.95
This should fly off the shelf at $20 bones...as long as you're not a Canadian critic...It packs big structure and backbone, but it's soft enough to enjoy now. Blackberry, cassis, char, tar, pipe tobacco, prunes and modest oak. Has something for everybody.
2.0 Stars
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Cline Pinot Noir 2013, Sonoma Coast
California, Usa$25.95
Drinkable, but I agree with the flock; too over ripe - tastes like prune juice. Blah - worth under $10.
2.0 Stars
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