Thursday, August 2, 2012

Guardian Peak Cabernet-Shiraz-Merlot South Africa 2009

Type: Cabernet, Shiraz, Merlot
Year: 2009 Price: ?? (Sat. July 28th 2012)
Rating: 3 - Will try it again
Where Bought: Sendik's Brookfield Capitol Drive
Comments: This was a nice blend. Will try again and see if we consistently like it.

Root 1 Cabernet Sauvignon Colchagua Valley, Chile 2010

Type: Cabernet Sauvignon
Year: 2010
Price: 12.99
Rating: 3 - Will try it again
Where Bought: Brew's, Wine and Spirits, Capitol & J shopping center
Comments: Nice Cabernet. We will need to try it again to see if its consistently good. The bottling is nicely done.

Saturday, June 9, 2012

Cono Sur Carmenere Wine of Chile 2009



Type: Red Wine
Year: 2009
Price: 8.99
Rating: 3 - Will try it again
Where Bought: Brew's, Wine and Spirits, Capitol & J shopping center
Comments: A nice red wine. We have had very nice red wines and this is no exception. If we get the opportunity, I'd like to try it again, if nothing else, to verify its consistency.

Vitiano Cabernet Sauvignon Sangiovese - Merlot 2009



Type: Merlot
Year: 2009
Price: 11.99
Rating: 2 - Probably won't buy again
Where Bought: Brew's, Wine and Spirits, Capitol & J shopping center
Comments: It was a nice wine. Nothing against it, but just one of those that we may not have an opportunity to try again, with so many choices available to us. Overall, a nice wine.

PETs Petite Syrah - Clarksburg CA - 2006



Type: Syrah
Year: 2006
Price: 13.99
Rating: 3 - Will try it again
Where Bought: Otto's Brown Deer
Comments: A very nice wine, from what I can remember. We're a little behind in our wine reviews. But, its was nice with dinner and we will probably try it again, given the opportunity, to at least make sure of its consistancy.

Tuesday, May 8, 2012

337 Cabernet Sauvignon Lodi 2009



Type: Cabernet Sauvignon
Year: 2009
Price: 13.99 (Sat. March 24th 2012)
Rating: 4 - Would definitely buy again
Where Bought: Otto's Brown Deer
Comments: A Pleasant surprise. We were in a mood to try something different and this wine didn't disapoint. Firm taste as expected from a Cabernet, yet pleasing. We will try it again at some point in the future.

Cline Red Zinfandel 2010



Type: Red Zinfandel
Year: 2010
Price: 8.99 (Marked down from 9.99, Sat. March 24th 2012)
Rating: 3 - Will try it again
Where Bought: Otto's Brown Deer
Comments: Nice Red Wine. We tried it before, since we had it in a restaurant and really thought it was nice tasting. Pleasant, nice wine with dinner.