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Del Fin Del Mundo Postales Cabernet/Malbec

Posted on Friday, August 27, 2010 in Argentina Red, Import Red, Red, Wine

Intense red color with violet hues.  Aromas of red fruits, ripe berries & plum.  Gentle and pleasant on the mouth with soft tannins and a long balanced after taste. 

Del Fin Del Mundo Malbec

Posted on Friday, August 27, 2010 in Argentina Red, Import Red, Red, Wine

Aromas of cedar, spice box, incense & black cherry lead to a racy style of Malbec with a smooth texture, intense flavors and a lengthy finish.

Hecula Monastrell

Posted on Thursday, April 15, 2010 in Import Red, Red, Spain Red, Wine

Hecula is a single vineyard selection of 100% Monastrell, 50% tank aged and 50% aged in French oak.  Exhibiting aromas of toasty blackhecula fruits with milk chocolate in the background, this is a super-rich effort with terrific depth and concentration for its humble price.

Ercavio Tempranillo

Posted on Thursday, April 15, 2010 in Import Red, Red, Spain Red, Wine

Thick, dense and opulent on the palate, it has gobs of savory black fruit, licorice and spice notes.  This wine has a nice lengthy finish.  Thisercavio is one to buy by the case!

La Striscia Chianti

Posted on Sunday, March 7, 2010 in Import Red, Italy Red, Red, Wine

A medium-bodied wine with strawberry and cherry fruits that are accented with delicate notes of green herb, dusty soil, leather andchianti spice.

‘08 Le Rocche “Baciami” Albana

Posted on Friday, March 5, 2010 in Import Red, Italy Red, Red, Wine

Baciami means “Kiss Me” and so appropriate for this sweet, but not at all sappy wine made from 100% Albana grown in the DOCG region baciamiof Romagna. 

Montes Malbec

Posted on Friday, March 5, 2010 in Chile Red, Import Red, Red, Wine

This wine reveals powerful but elegant flavors, with plummy and blackberry hints. A wonderful butterscotch and spicy notes are montes-malbecintegrated by the subtle notes of vanilla that come from the oak aging. A full-bodied wine, with ripe tannins and voluptuous mid-palate and a long, enjoyable finish.

Wild Rock Pinot Noir

Posted on Friday, March 5, 2010 in Import Red, New Zealand Red, Red, Wine

The aromas are a mix of bright berry fruit, plums, florals and a background of herbs and wild thyme. The palate is complex and supple wild-rock-pinot-noirwith red berry, plum-stone, cherry fruit characters and floral notes. Fine sandy tannins and supporting acidity draw the wine into a long finish.

Felino Cabernet Sauvignon By Paul Hobbs

Posted on Friday, March 5, 2010 in Argentina Red, Import Red, Red, Wine

Aromas of black currant and spice accompany a deep garnet color to introduce this stylish Cabernet Sauvignon. The generous palate offersfelino  ripened black fruist framed with bittersweet cocoa and hints of tobacco and earth. Fine, ripe tannins and subtle mineral notes grace a lenghty finish.

2008 Layer Cake Shiraz

Posted on Monday, February 1, 2010 in Australia Red, Import Red, Red, Wine

Highly concentrated black fruit dominated by blackberries, black cherries, crushed black currants, huckleberries, intense dry extract and gobs oflayer-cake melted licorice. The midpalate reveals even more spices with underlying aniseed, supple tannins and minerals going into a powerful and long finish that has tons of fruit and vanilla-laced oak references to the end.

Bitch Grenache

Posted on Monday, February 1, 2010 in Australia Red, Import Red, Red, Wine

The nose and palate are a delicate mix of fruit characters; perfumed raspberries, peach, and poached quince. The palate extends to a juicy, fleshybitch texture with confectionary flavors of strawberries and cream and finishes with spicy, cloves, and nutmeg.

Hope Estate “The Ripper” Shiraz

Posted on Monday, February 1, 2010 in Australia Red, Import Red, Red, Wine

Huge berry fruit, spicy nutmeg and chocolate characters fill the palate.  The oak is well balanced with acidity leading to a long finish of persistentthe-ripper fruit, fine grained tannins and cool climate mint notes.  A full bodied wine.

Haute Pierre Chateauneuf du Pape 2006

Posted on Wednesday, December 2, 2009 in France Red, Import Red, Red, Wine

Deep ruby/purple color in addition to a gorgeous nose of black fruits, spring flowers, licorice, incense, lavender, and grilled Provencal herbs.   On the palate, the wine is rich, revealing intense licorice-haute-pierre-2006like flavors.  Full-bodied.

Castillo de Almansa Garnacha

Posted on Wednesday, December 2, 2009 in Import Red, Red, Spain Red, Wine

Enjoy the intensity in the nose and on the palate.  Ripe black fruit aromas and flavors layered with complex smoky, spicy, earthy notes. Tannins are savory and firm without being hard-edged and thecastillo wine’s natural acidity provides a bright, juicy touch.

Mesta Tempranillo

Posted on Wednesday, December 2, 2009 in Import Red, Red, Spain Red, Wine

Deliciously fruit-driven bouquet shows notes of raspberry and strawberry with a hint of spice and smoky leather. On the palate, the wine is full and ripe with concentrated flavors of black cherry fruit mestaand smooth tannins balanced by bright acidity.

Tommasi Poggio Al Tufo Rompicollo

Posted on Thursday, October 1, 2009 in Import Red, Italy Red, Red, Wine

rompicolloAromas of plum and berry follow through to a medium body, with soft tannins and a vanilla and chocolate aftertaste. Sangiovese and Cabernet Sauvignon.

2005 Veleta Tempranillo

Posted on Thursday, October 1, 2009 in Import Red, Red, Spain Red, Wine

This wine has red berries, white plums, minerals, licorice and spices on the palate.  It has a long persistence that brings back the fruits on the finish.  Twelve months in American & French oak barrels.

2007 Cascina Bruni Barbera d’Asti

Posted on Thursday, October 1, 2009 in Import Red, Italy Red, Red, Wine

This limited production Barbera is made of grapes from 45 year old vines from the small vineyard Villa Lisa in the region of Costigliole of Asti.  It has a delicate ethereal fragrance and a well-barbera-dastibalanced, velvety-round, full bodied taste.  A fine accoumpaniment to antipasti, red meats, chicken and cheeses.

2006 Borgo Scopeto Chianti Classico

Posted on Thursday, October 1, 2009 in Import Red, Italy Red, Red, Wine

Deep ruby red, with light burgundy reflections. Bouquet is full and intense, with notes of small wild berries and pleasing scents of noble wood, vanilla and cocoa. The palate is dry, well borgo-scopetostructured, austere and elegant; good harmony between the tannic and acid components and those responsible for softness (alcohol and glycerine); excellent persistence on the palate.

2004 Resta Gelso Moro Negroamaro

Posted on Thursday, October 1, 2009 in Import Red, Italy Red, Red, Wine

Intense aromas with hints of plum, cherry and other red fruits. Fresh and lively with spicy undertones, a good balanced structure make this wine elegant and enjoyable.resta