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https://www.redwineplease.com/a-newer-wine-and-an-older-one/ Two more wines to talk about here, consumed sometime in March. One is a newer Ribero del Duero from Spain, the other a great wine from the 2003 Bordeaux vintage, and that vintage is drinking exceptionally well right now. Here they are: 2009 Casajus and 2003 La Tour Carnet Wine: 2009 Casajus Ribero Continue reading A Newer Wine and an Older One https://www.redwineplease.com/wines-of-the-week-feb-6-8-2013/ Two new wines were opened, as well as a surprise, and the results were mixed. One we didn’t like, and I think I know why. The other wine was on a sale rack for $6.99 and is an incredible bargain at that price point, and I do mean incredible. The surprise was good and fun. Continue reading Wines of the Week, Feb 26-28, 2013 https://www.redwineplease.com/a-nice-classic-bordeaux/ On my birthday we opened a nice bottle of Bordeaux. This wasn’t one of the big hitters, coming from a smaller chateau in Listrac, as well as being from a less heralded vintage. This was a 2004 Chateau Clarke, and it is pretty classic Bordeaux in every way. 2004 is sandwiched right between the excellent Continue reading A Nice, Classic Bordeaux https://www.redwineplease.com/wines-of-the-week-feb-21-23-2013/ Another week goes by, and the time flies. The wines we’ll review this week were OK, not great, but just OK. Here’s the wine: Wine: 2010 Concannon Cabernet Sauvignon Winery Location: California Tasted By: Neil & Cheri Date: Feb 21-23, 2013 Tasting Notes: Deep purple in color, this has a big nose of black Continue reading Wines of the Week, Feb 21-23, 2013 https://www.redwineplease.com/wines-of-the-week-feb-15-16-2013/ This week two new wines, and we’ll be sticking with Cabernet Sauvignon this time. One was very good and pretty appropriately priced, the other had very little to offer and got a resounding thumbs down from both Cheri and myself. here they are: 2010 Chateau Smith and 2011 Line 39 Here are the Continue reading Wines of the Week, Feb 15-16, 2013 https://www.redwineplease.com/wines-to-blizzard-by-feb-8-10-2013/ I remember well the Blizzard of 1978. I was in high school, and without the sophisticated computer models we have now the blizzard caught everyone by surprise. It started snowing and never stopped. Let out early from school we managed to get home four hours later after quite an ordeal. School was cancelled for a Continue reading Wines to Blizzard By – Feb 8-10, 2013 https://www.redwineplease.com/wines-of-the-week-feb-2-3-2013/ Another week, another wine or two. This week we went to the cellar and pulled a couple of favorites. One is an excellent Toro from Spain an the other an equally excellent, in fact even better, Rioja – also from Spain. It seems it was a Spanish week in Rhode Island. Habla Espanol? Here are Continue reading Wines of the Week, Feb 2-3, 2013 https://www.redwineplease.com/wines-of-the-week-jan-2526-2013/ This week we popped three wines, two inexpensive values and a very yummy California Cabernet. All are worth buying in my opinion, but Cheri does not necessarily agree on one of them. You’ll have to make our own judgement. Anyway, here they are:
Wine: 2011 Terra Andina Cabernet Winery Location: Chile Tasted By: Continue reading Wines of the Week, Jan 25&26, 2013 https://www.redwineplease.com/wines-of-the-week-jan-19-24-2013/ The previous week we opened three wines that varied all over the map. Our consumption is down a bit as we hopped back on the South Beach Phase 1 diet to lose a few unwanted holiday induced pounds. That means no red wine Monday thru Thursday, and the suffering is extreme, but we persevere. Anyway Continue reading Wines of the Week, Jan 19-24, 2013 https://www.redwineplease.com/wines-of-the-week-jan-5-11-2013/ This week we opened several good reds which fell into our Everyday and Once or Twice a Week categories. The best was very good and the worst was still pretty good, so call it a successful week of cork pulling. These serve further notice that you don’t have to spend a ton of money to Continue reading Wines of the Week, Jan 5-11 2013 |