A sweet yet mildly acidic, creamy, smooth, aromatic herb tinged delight. Luscious and full, it overpowered my chicken fajitas. Lovely but not what I had in mind. Let’s try again sometime.

I bought this for two reasons… It was $7.00. The description on the back of the label reads, Planted in Grenache noir and Syrah, associated with Mourvedre, Cinsault and Carignan, this vineyard produces a planted noir and Syrah, associated with Mourvedre, Cinsault and Carignan, this vineyard with spices and mature ...

A most excellent blend of 54% shiraz, 30% petit verdot and 16% cabernet sauvignon. Dark inky purple color, mellow nose, soft tannins, more acidic than I was expecting, medium body, mild fruit, decent spice, a very nice wine but too young to have a serious discussion with. I’d like to ...

Meeker ain’t saying if this is 100% or a blend but we know it’s at least 75% cabernet franc from Alexander Valley. It’s the first Cabernet Franc to emerge from Meeker’s teepee and I hope they keep on keepin’ on with it. The initial aroma is a chocolate covered black ...

Gladiator, and have a little comparison tasting. Herewith, impressions of my three syrahs… Cycles...

I generally think of rosé as a slight, enjoyable and inexpensive summer treat but this one is so rich and creamy I think it’s worth every penny of it’s $17 asking price and I could drink it all year long. It’s extremely pale and looks like someone put a drop ...

We had a great dinner ar Ristorante Ciak (tchak!) Sunday night. Earlier in the day, while walking around old downtown, we saw this guy with a short grizzled beard sitting at a sidewalk cafe who reminded us of Popeye with his small white sailor cap and blue bandana tied around ...

During the forty-three hours after we left Atlanta we couldn’t have slept more than five or six hours and much of that was in ten and twenty minute increments. We disembarked in Monterosso Saturday morning at 9:40 am but our house wasn’t available until 4:00 pm so we spent most ...

Forum: Wine Talk Posted By: Jim Cowan Post Time: 03-23-2008 at 12:33 PM

Posted by Florida Jim: Lots of talk about 2005 Bordeaux, so I opened the 2005 Château Tour de Gilet Bordeaux Superieur this evening. My local retailer told me it’s got a bit more petite verdot in it than the usual and sure enough, its color is very dark and i ...