Monthly Archives: September 2017

Franciscan Estate – 2014 Cabernet

This Napa Valley cab is a great buy from your friendly Costco! Here’s another one of those 2014 cabs that you can drink now and enjoy, but also buy four more and store to have one every six months. Enjoyed this … Continue reading

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Justin 2013 Merlot

  This is a Paso Robles Merlot wine that Jim and Rich reviewed as a blind wine taste test. They thought this would really go well with and thing or beef. Very nice wine! We would rate this as 4 glasses. … Continue reading

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Domaine du Mistral 2014 Cotes-Du-Rhone

This blog is about a French wine, Cotes-Du-Rhone, I got from my Wall Street Journal wine club. This is a very nice, lighter red wine, mainly from the Rhone region of France which is known for their Grenache with 25 % Syrah giving it … Continue reading

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Trilogy 2013 Red Wine by Flora Springs

An exceptional wine by Flora Springs! Very, very oaky with a wonderful finish. In the beginning you will smell a wonderful aroma of oak and blackberry. This wine is jammy with overtones of berries. A 92 point wine that is … Continue reading

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Emblem – Cabernet Sauvignon 2014

A  cab blend by Michael Mondavi family. Found this cab blend to be extremely dry and not fruity. Does not drink well before or after dinner but would pair nicely with a steak. Store this wine for 2 more years … Continue reading

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Educated Guess 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon

    We tasted this as a blind wine tasting test. We thought it was very jammy wine with some blackberry and lots of strawberry overtones. Fruity on the end. Let it air at least 2 hours before drinking to reach maximum … Continue reading

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