Saturday, December 10, 2011

Mid-Month Mini-Release December 17, 2011 Release

Special mid-month release for December ... Here are my favourites of the 9 wines tasted along with some notes for the higher scoring wines:

Three-and-a-Half Star Wines (*** ½) …
Valpantena 2009 Torre del Falasco Ripasso Valpolicella ($16.95 - #0642421) – Veneto, Italy

Three-and-a-Half-Plus Star Wines (*** ½+) …
Santa Margherita 2007 Chianti Classico ($19.95 - #0091694) – Tuscany, Italy
Tedeschi 2009 Capitel Nicalo Appassimento Valpolicella Classico Superiore ($15.95 - #0984997) – Veneto, Italy

Four Star Wines (****) …
Irony 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon ($19.95 - #0025106) – California, United States
Kim Crawford 2010 Merlot ($19.95 - #0680967) – New Zealand
Terra D’aligi 2007 Tatone Montepulciano D’Abruzzo ($15.95 - #0994616) – Abruzzo, Italy

Four-Plus Star Wines (****+) …
Gnarly Head 2009 Old Vine Zin Zinfandel ($16.95 - #0678698) – California, United States … best version of this wine in a few years, lots of chocolate, plum, vanilla, maraschino cherry, cola and raspberry liqueur.
J. Lohr 2008 Los Osos Merlot ($19.95 - #0027516) – California, United States … juicy blackberry, blueberry and a little vanilla.
The Wolftrap Red 2009 ($13.95 - #0626333) – South Africa … a nice blend of Syrah, Mourvedre and Viongnier; really lovely juicy, blackberry, black cherry, and roasted coffee beans, especially on the finish.  Good value, drink over next 2-3 years.


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