http://www.justagrape.com Simple Wine Reviews By Regular Guys Wed, 25 Aug 2010 06:17:21 +0000 en hourly 1 http://www.justagrape.com/marietta-old-vine-red-california-non-vintage/ http://www.justagrape.com/marietta-old-vine-red-california-non-vintage/#comments Wed, 25 Aug 2010 06:17:21 +0000 Eddie http://www.justagrape.com/?p=623 This wine was a request for a review by a visitor to our site.  We heard good things about it and figured we would go ahead and give it a try.  We actually bought it once before and planned on reviewing it; but then just ended up having it with dinner and missed out on reviewing it.  Since we really liked it, we felt like we needed make a point to review it… so here we go!!!! $9 From Total Wine

• Rich aromas of vanilla and over ripe berries
• Sweet components yet nicely balanced
• Very smooth and easy drinking
• Flavors of plum on the tip of the tongue
• Subtle sweetness that leads to a pretty good finish
• A good wine that feels a little like a nice visit from your grandmother.  She is sweet and charming but not overly gushing with wet kisses.  Her stories charm and you and when she leaves it almost feels as if she is still here.

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• Smells like bubble gum initially with dark berries in the middle followed my mint at the finish.
• Taste is very tart.
• One dimensional plumb flavors.  Improved greatly with decanting.
• This wine is easy to drink and does not offend… Sort of like a macro-brewed beer… it feels mass produced to appeal to a wide variety of tastes.

]]> http://www.justagrape.com/berberana-dragon-tempranillo-spain-2006/feed/ 0 http://www.justagrape.com/sagelands-vineyard-four-corners-cabernet-washington-2006/ http://www.justagrape.com/sagelands-vineyard-four-corners-cabernet-washington-2006/#comments Tue, 15 Dec 2009 15:30:32 +0000 Mike http://www.justagrape.com/?p=551 This is a Cabernet from the Columbia Valley in Washington.  We really enjoyed the Merlot from the same winery so we were really looking forward to trying this wine when we spotted it on the shelf. $12 from Total Wine

• Aromas of earth and deep dark berries
• Soft and smooth in the mouth
• Strong tannins in the finish giving it a tart cranberry taste
• Interesting yet unrefined.  Like a sports car that is a little too loud both in engine sound and color…it may put some people off yet who knows…in a few years it has the potential of being a classic…

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• Aromas of earth and moss with wood undertones
• Earthy taste, with toasted oak.
• Very similar to the Cabernet which was unexpected for a Pinot.
• Non-typical Pinot, but very enjoyable.
• Not your typical Pinot, but typical of Cellar No 8 wines.  Rustic, hard and very masculine – like a Pinot on steroids.  It has the feeling of a female body builder, you know she is a women but muscles are way bigger than yours!

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