Blason Burgundy

This is a nice light wine with Hint of cherry and Berry

Savannah Chanelle – Rose

The $11 rose is really a unique wine. It has the structure of Pinot but lightness of a Rose and is a really unique wine

Raymond Cabernet Sauvignon 2004

91% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8% Cabernet Franc and 1% Merlot with aromas of cassis, cherry, lilacs and cedar followed by ripe blueberry and blackberry flavors with black pepper and vanilla. A complex, full-bodied wine highlighted by lush fruit and a long, smooth finish.

For a wine in the $20-30 range – this is a really great wine.

Etude Pinot Noir

This is another great wine by Etude Winery.

This Pinot Noir begins with an expressive nose of violets, fresh ginger, raspberry and clove. The palate is broad with rich, mouth-filling flavors of crushed red fruit. The velvety tannins and wonderful oak integration carry through on the long finish.

The price is $90 and is on the high side but will age well similar to Burgundy wines.

Penfolds Pinot Noir

penfolds pinot

Dark ruby-colored, it reveals an enticing perfume of red plums, kirsch, and raspberry. Medium-bodied, it has layers of spicy flavors, elegance, and excellent balanceDark cherry, chocolate, smoked meat and liqueur cherry flavors arise in the glass with air. This wine will have a long life, implied by the tightly structured and focussed palate underpinned by an excellent acid backbone…and firm, yet fine and even, integrated tannins.

Another great wine by Penfolds , for $40- this is a really great deal

Limerick Lane Syrah

limerick syrah

This is a really unique syrah – with  inky, dark color where purple and ruby meet and co-mingle leads to aromas of blackcurrants, blackberry pie, caramelized brown sugar, vanilla, smoky oak and anise.

Tasting begins with a big, rich, bold entry, deep saturated blackberry with notes of vanilla, smoke and pie crust. A fat middle palate with a taught acid edge and balanced tannins leads to a finish of blackberry jam and mild spice.  Not for the faint of heart. This is a powerful syrah with really intense character, big on fruit and long on flavor; great depth and expression, with the pedigree for cellaring. California Syrah has been slow to be recognized as one of the great wines of the west. Different from the Antipodean jam bombs and the tannic earthy expressions from France, CA Syrah, grown on good soil with a low yield gives forth a wine of immense structure, with pleasing fruit and delightful flavors. The wine pairs with a multitude of foods and is very approachable young.

Limerick Lane Zinfandel

This wine has really big flavors of  blackberry, black currant, spice, and pomegranate on the rich long fruit entry are followed by a huge middle palate.

Tannins are well structured; this wine is built to last. Acidity is intense but balanced with a finish that is fruit powered and long lasting.

The $30 price is really a great deal for the 100 yr old vineyard wine

Malvasia

Henrys -Pinot

Beringer Cabernet Sauvignon Private Reserve ’03

A dark ruby/purple color is accompanied by a big, sweet nose of smoked meats, black currant jam, chocolate, pain grille, and espresso roast. Rich, full-bodied, and deep, with silky tannin and loads of length and concentration.

This has received ratings of over 90 points which it really deserves.