http://www.justagrape.com Simple Wine Reviews By Regular Guys Fri, 11 Nov 2011 01:00:01 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.justagrape.com/sandhill-gamay-noir-british-columbia-2006/ http://www.justagrape.com/sandhill-gamay-noir-british-columbia-2006/#comments Fri, 18 Apr 2008 13:45:45 +0000 Mike http://www.justagrape.com/sandhill-gamay-noir-british-columbia-2006/ This wine is a Gamay Noir from the Okanagan Valley $19 CAD Purchased from British Columbia Liquor

• Aromas of berries and pepper.
• Light and fresh aroma.
• Higher tannins and not well balanced with strong alcohol taste.
• Would pair well with grilled steak or hearty meal.
• Decanting is highly recommended.
• This wine is young, cocky and a little bit arrogant… but it will grow on you if you let it. It’s like that young rookie that gets drafted into the league every year… there is some promise there, but not nearly as much as he would have you believe… maybe give it a few more years to mature for it to reach it’s full potential.
  

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• Simple
• Cherries on the tip of the tongue
• Hints of grapefruit at first followed by a very dry finish
• Pleasant tasting but too simple and not enough depth
• This wine is like an attractive girl that is very shallow…You can handle her in doses every now and then but you do not want to spend a great amount of time or money on her….Luckily for you this one is very cheap

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• Hints of Chocolate and coffee in the aroma
• The aroma is intense
• The taste was slightly spicy witha little plum
• A bit harsher than past vintages
• Very dry wine with a lot of tannins
• One dimensional in its flavor and a little boring.
• This wine is like free tickets to a baseball game between two teams you do not have a vested interest in. Your glad you got them and not upset that you went, but were not overly thrilled while you were there. It was better than sitting around the house all night but not exactly the World Series either.

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• A sweet wine with a lot of Tannins.
• Decanting is recommended.
• Hints of pipe tobacco and maple syrup in the bouquet.
• A good after dinner wine.
• Like the bubbly little girl that is always smiling, sweet and happy… ya get a little bored and sick of her… ya need a little spice and dryness in your life. Now if you are the kind of guy that likes this… then go ahead grab a bottle… put on that happy little perm-a-grin and enjoy your time together.

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• Strong blueberry notes
• Good with shrimp
• Girl that looks really good, but once you date her you want someone else; not satisfying and leaves you wanting something else.

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