I was walking through the wine section at H.E.B, our local supermarket looking at the selection of wines from South America and making selections to have over the New Years weekend when I noticed this “Barrel Select” with a very reasonable $10 and some change. I had to bring it home and give it a
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Lapostolle Cuvee Alexandre Cabernet Sauvignon 2013
This is a departure from my Malbec fascination. Today I am tasting the Lapostolle Cuvee Alexandre Cabernet Sauvignon 2013. Grown in the Casablanca Valley is located about 17 away from the coast and west from Santiago, Chile. I will be adding this to my list of favorite wine from South America. This Cabernet Sauvignon is
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Trapiche Malbec 2015
If you have read this blog for any length of time you know I have a real addiction for the wines of South America especially the Malbecs. This group of wines tends to be a good value for the price. Malbecs are produced in Argentina, Chile and Peru (which I recently discovered for the first
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Intipalka Malbec – Unique Complex Flavors
This Malbec is different. It is produced at vineyards located in the desert coast of Peru along the right margin of Cañete River, 3.5 km from the coastline. Sandy loan soils, alluvial subsoil with gravel and boulder. Desert, seashore weather with sunny summers tempered by the proximity of the sea. Sea breeze provides mineral notes
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Brennan Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon
The Brennan Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 is a medium bodied red wine with intense notes of ripe black berries, black currants, and simple light notes on the finish of fresh picked blue berries; followed by a classic tannic grip that lends Cabernet Sauvignon to pair perfectly with rib-eye steak and hearty stews. The Cabernet Sauvignon
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This Pinot Noir comes from a vineyard planted from 3 Dijon clones. These clones have created a flavor profile of well-balanced acidity bringing out complex flavors. The bouquet of lavender and wild strawberry blossoms are pleasant and give an indication that the fruit will dominate the palate. On the palate the wild strawberries, raspberries are
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Portillo Malbec 2014
This Malbec is a deep ruby red wine produced from hand-harvested grapes in the Mendoza Region of Argentina. The Portillo Malbec presents a bouquet rich with the fruit tones of blackberries and plums. The flavors of red current, black cherry are backed up by round tannins with a finish of long notes of cinnamon, cloves
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Frontera Cabernet Sauvignon
This wine is a medium bodied dry Cabernet Sauvignon from the central valley of Chile. This Cabernet a fruity and complex nose of cherries and blackberries. On the palate, it’s refreshing acidity, fleshy tannin, and broad texture precede a short finish. The color of the wine is a deep, garnet-red at the center which fades
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Rosatello Rosso Sweet Red from Italy
I have had many sweet reds and to me most of them have come across tasting something like the cough syrup my mother gave me as a child, very sweet and sticky. I was very pleasantly surprised by this Rosso. This Rosatello Rosso is sweet (but not too sweet) and easy to drink, it is
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Las Rocas Garnacha
Las Rocas Garnacha is a vibrant red wine with aromas of rich dark red cherry and blackberry. The flavors blackberries, cherries and a hint of chocolate. This is a Spanish wine produced in the tiny town of Miedes about 55 miles North of Madrid in the Zaragozn providence. Founded in 1962 as a grower’s co-op,
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