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Chateau Takeda, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, 2005
Boy, here's something you don't see everyday: wine from Japan. And no silly, I don't mean sake. I mean real, honest-to-goodness red wine. In this case, it's a Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon mix (the label doesn't specify the ratio). It appears that the ... 		Jul 20, 2009
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Di Stefano, Columbia Valley, Cabernet Savignon, 2004
This was a wine that I picked up awhile ago at Fred Meyer's. Some guy was there and noticed that we were looking at the same Pinots. We started talking, and he highly recommended this bottle. The nose was a strong river rock, along with plum, nutmeg, ... 		May 3, 2009
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Redhawk, Cabernet Sauvignon, 2005
We deliberately paired this bottle with the Arcane Cabernet (see other review). Both are Cabs. Both are produced by winemakers near Salem. However, Arcane's grapes are from the south (Rogue Valley), and Redhawk is from the north (Columbia Valley). Oh, ... 		Dec 20, 2008
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Arcane Cellars, Cabernet Sauvignon, 2006
This was our first bottle from Arcane Cellars. Jason Silva is the mastermind behind Arcane. Before becoming a winemaker ("coming to my senses" as he described the change), he had gotten his M.A. in English Lit with a focus on medieval ... 		Dec 14, 2008
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Osborne, Solaz, 2005
We've been really diggin' the southern French wine lately (I probably sound like a broken record if you read this regularly). So I've been trying to dabble to the east (Italy) and the southwest (Spain). And this is one of those Spanish wines. Just a ... 		Nov 24, 2008
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Dracula's Blood, Cabernet Sauvignon, 2006
Yikes! This wine is indeed scary. Okay, it was Halloween, and these places put these funny labels on their wine. And we're suckers enough to fall for the label. Halloween + Dracula ... how you can you not buy such a bottle of red? But, then there's ... 		Nov 14, 2008
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Vampire Vineyards, Cabernet Sauvignon, 2005
It was Halloween, so we had to try it. We bought some last year (also for Halloween then), but we never got around to trying it (the scary thing still lives in my cellar). One whiff, and it's like you you were thrown into the bottle of a fishing boat. ... 		Nov 4, 2008
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Vega Sindoa, Cabernet Sauvignon and Tempranillo, 2004
Here's another one (in a long list) of attempts at a good and cheap table wine. And this one isn't half bad (though perhaps not the holy grail). Denise described it as "feeling like a plush carpet in your mouth ... it sinks in your mouth). The ... 		Sep 19, 2008
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Aquinas, Napa Valley, Cabernet Sauvignon, 2005
It was my son's birthday, and he loves to go to Sal's restaurant. So off we went. The server said that the Sal's on Killingsworth had closed (bummer), so the NW location was swimming in extra wine; so much so, that they were blowing out some of it for ... 		Sep 13, 2008
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Titus, Napa Valley, Cabernet Sauvignon, 2004
We followed the Berringer Cab (see other review) with this one. Some liked this one better, but for me, the Berringer was clearly better. The nose was plum, and the oak was much lighter than the Berringer. However, it was also much less earthy, though ... 		Sep 9, 2008
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Beringer, Private Reserve, Cabernet Sauvignon, 2002
As I've mentioned in recent posts, I recently went on a fishing trip to Crater Lake with family. And one of those family members runs a Bed & Breakfast down in Napa Valley. And he likes wine. So he generously brought quite the powerhouse in this ... 		Sep 8, 2008
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Penfolds, 'Koonunga Hill', Shiraz Cabernet, 2006
Penfolds has been around a long time, and they make wines in a broad range of prices. Some, like the 'Grange' can be very expensive, while others are just table wine level (we reviewed a 1997 'St. Henry' Shiraz earlier). I've been a long-time fan of ... 		Jul 4, 2008
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Chateau St. Jean, Sonoma, Cabernet Sauvignon, 2004
Smell: Peat, river bank, cinnamon, oregano, pine needles. Plum. Taste: Plum, raisin, currant. Really tight for the first 20 minutes; and then, it was smooth and yummy. Finish: Currant. And a very subtle granny smith apple -- not that apple dryness, ... 		Mar 24, 2008
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Estancia, Meritage, 1999
Smell: Asparagus, green beans, dirt and bananas. Taste: Citrus, peach, fig, almond and banana. It's the tropical jungle wine. For as many fruits that explode in the mouth, this wine is not sweet--pretty amazing. An excellent and exquisite bottle of ... 		Dec 1, 2007
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Charmes de Kirwan, Margaux, 2002
Smell: Earthy, mushroom, moss, wood/bark, dead wood, and pine. Taste: Pork, mushroom, gamey (elk and venison). Blackberry and cherry. Like a cold lake. Finish: Blackberry and blueberry. Chalky. Cost: Rating: 		Nov 24, 2007
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Evil, Cabernet Sauvignon, 2005
Smell: Like grape soda pop. Taste: Totally evil. Syrup. Like a Luden's cherry cough drop. All you need to do is show a picture of this bottle with half the wine still in it and the quote, "Enough said." This would make a good cooking wine ... 		Oct 31, 2007
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Ventana, Monterey, Cabernet Sauvignon, 2003
Smell: Hits hard with the oak, but mellows out quickly and the fruit comes forward. Dark berry--like dried cherries. This is a "walk the plank" kind of wine--there's an immediate pirate hit. Smells like pirates: cane sugar, white sandy ... 		Oct 16, 2007
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Nederburg, Cabernet Sauvignon, 1979
Smell: Earthy. Taste: Where did this come from (rhetorical: South Africa)? We were totally blown away! We did not expect anything like what we tasted. Peat! It was like eating a bag of peat moss ... only in the best way imaginable. A groundhog must ... 		Dec 28, 2006