Another lovely Australian Cabernet: Howard Park
Continuing my mini-obsession with Aussie Cabernet, here's a brilliant one from Margaret River producer Howard Park. It's from the Wilyabrub sub region.
Howard Park Leston Cabernet Sauvignon 2007 Margaret River
18 months in French oak; 14% alcohol. Ele...
Tasting Down the Hall
This past Sunday we entertained friends over dinner where we enjoyed two bottles of excellent wine from Hall Wines.We started with the 2005 Hall Cabernet Sauvignon from Napa Valley. This Cab is deep red and purple in color with notes of ripe berries w...
Fontantars dels Alforins: The Forefront of Quality Wine in the D.O. Valencia
One of the peculiarities of the Valencia Denominación de Origen is its further division into four subzones: Alto Turia, Valentino, Moscatel de Valencia and Clariano. Perhaps the most distinctive in terms of both landscape and ...
Impressive Cab Merlot from Margaret River
Continuing with the Aussie Cab theme, here's a really delicious Margaret River Cabernet Merlot from a producer I'd never heard of before. I suppose this is excusable: Flametree are new kids on the block, and the previous vintage of this wine was their ...
Devil’s Lair Cabernet sauvignon 2001
Margaret River, Western Australia. Cabernet sauvignon, Merlot. 14%. Cork. Source: Cellar. Approx $A40 on release.Conformity in a glass? Same as it ever was, same as it ever was? As good as the wine is, how do I work this? How do I describe it without r...
Best Steak in the Galaxy
LL and I eat a steak perhaps once a month, and we want it to be a good one. Friday night, she took a rib-eye from Westwind Farms, a family-owned operation in East Tennessee that treks to Memphis every weekend to sell beef, pork and chicken, all organic, grass-fed, free-range animals, and rubbed it with...
Coonawarra Cabernet
Australian Cabernet Sauvignon is sometimes underrated. Coonawarra and Margaret River are the two regions acknowledged to do best with this variety, but I'd plead for the inclusion of the Clare Valley into this list, because I just love Clare Cab.
I us...
Tuesday Quick Sip – 1998 Chateau Montelena Estate Cabernet Sauvignon
1998 Chateau Montelena Estate Cabernet Sauvignon
Wine Information:
Appellation: Napa Valley, California (Calistoga)
Grapes: 100% Cabernet Sauvignon
Oak program: 18 – 20 months
Price: $30/ 375ml bottle
My Tasting Notes:
Color: dark brick red, slightly brown at the edges
Nose: slightly oxidized and “portish”, fresh corn tamale, tobacco
Taste: raisin, blackberry, suede, red clay, and tart cranberry at the back of the palate
Mouthfeel:...
Long Island Wine: Macari Vineyards
Macari Vineyards
150 Bergen Ave
Mattituck, NY 11952
(631) 298-0100
www.macariwines.com
Living in Southern California for 12 years now, I have indeed gotten spoiled from all the lovely California wines avaiable at my fingertips, but going back to my roots was definitely interesting and fun. But don’t underestimate Long Island wines. Give them the right variety and they can kick...
The Wine Neophyte Experiment – Blind Tasting 2 Cabernet
I have always wondered if two neophytes to wine could tell the difference between really great wine and really good wine. In a blind tasting would they choose, as their favorite, the wine that is...
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