This is my 50th Red Wine Review! That means I can take the day off, right? No, not that celebratory a cause? Aw, shucks. Without further adieu . . . Wine: Falcon Ridge Syrah 2006 Region: Central Coast, CA There is some sort of fruit trying to wave at my nose hairs in this wine.
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Wine: Elkin Creek Vineyard Dessert Wine Region: Yadkin Valley, NC This dessert wine smells of boysenberries and blueberries. It tastes like boysenberry syrup- rich, thick, and in need of pancakes. Overall, too thick to really enjoy as a wine for me, but sweet enough to make it worth my while. Other Bloggers Said: Nothing. I
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Wine:  Lockwood Vineyard Monterey Merlot 2005 Region:  Central Coast of California The description on the back of this bottle declares it to be a remarkably balanced merlot.  Twice.  On first sip, I’d say that’s hyperbole.  Spices are the most prominent component, kind of like taking a bite of an old-fashioned stick of clove gum. It
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Wine:  Clos Roche Blanche 2008 Region:  Touraine, Loire Valley, France This rose is full of berry on the nose that disappears when you drink it.  In the berry’s place, there’s a citrus flavor that tastes like Fresca, except it’s more pungent yet also more grounded.  It’s a velvety wine that is quirky, bright, and stony. 
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Abrazo Syrah 2007 Other words on the label:  Del Toro At last I have found it: a Spanish wine that I despise.  I could not finish half a glass of this very puckery and bitter syrah.  I honestly thought it smelled of kitty litter and the taste was not much better.  There was a slight
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Dellatorri Chianti 2007 I didn’t pick up much from the smell of this wine, so if I had to offer something, I’d say it smelled of unripened pluot.  The taste was more striking, with the first sip making me wonder if I’d bit into a lemon seed.  That taste lingers for awhile but mellows after
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Meridian Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon 2006 Other words on the label:  California This wine has a spicy nose of cumin and rich cinnamon.  Figs are the central fruit though there is also a small bit of pipe tobacco on the finish.  It is tart and spicy.  For people like me who love a spicy wine, it
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Irony Chardonnay Other words on the label:  Napa Valley 2005, The finest traditions in winemaking since 1935, 14.5% alcohol The nose smells of cantaloupe and caramel.  It’s sweeter than I expect for a chardonnay and is dripping with vanilla, cantaloupe and green apple.  Just as the bottle label says, the sip ends with a creamy
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Rockbridge Lexington & Concord Other words on the label:  Virginia Sweet Red Table Wine The label on this wine, featuring sketches of impressive buildings and people who I am sure are fine patriots, leads me to believe that drinking it will cause me to rise up and fight for the right to duck taxes. It
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Hanover Park Mourvedre 2005 Other words on the label:  Yadkin Valley, Alcohol Content 13% This is another wine from our recent trip to the Yadkin Valley wine region and fortunately, this one lived up to the tasting room sample!  We have not been so lucky with some of our other choices from the trip. It
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