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Vintage: 2006
Price Range: Gift ($6)
Producer: Sea Ridge Coastal Winery
Region & Country: Napa, California
Grape Variety: Chenin Blanc
Recommended By: Brought to the New Years Eve Party that wasn't on New Years Eve by Grace Pederson, but it was actually recommended by Sakeena Henderson.
Place & Date Purchased: Rockin' New Year's Eve Party, Chiacgo, IL - 01/10/2009
Place & Date Tasted: Home - 01/31/2009
Dinner: Baked Salmon & Pesto Pasta
Appearance: Light gold; Brilliant and full-bodied
Nose: Faint sweet, soft, clean and slightly fruity
Taste: Very sweet and rich; buttery w/ citrus
Finish: Smooth; lingers slightly
Overall Impression: Midway through this wine, I decided to look up the price just to get an idea of my "overall value" rating. There were several different prices, but to purchase one bottle it was $6. I was surprised. For a sweet wine, it's very delicious. It has a great sweetness to it. With the butter taste of it too, it's the perfect balance.
Overall Rating: 90/100
Overall Value: ***** / 5 Stars
Vintage: 2006
Price Range: $15
Producer: Vina Santa Alicia
Region & Country: Maipo Valley, Chile
Grape Variety: Carmenere
Recommended By: Maggie Noonan
Place & Date Purchased: WineStyles, Evanston, IL - 10/04/2008
Place & Date Tasted: Home - 01/21/2009
Dinner: Steak, salad & various cheeses
Appearance: Raspberry red; full-bodied
Nose: Slightly hot, with berry and spice bouquet
Taste: Berries, spices and slightly sweet
Finish: Lingers, but smooth
Overall Impression: As you are well aware, I do enjoy Killer Bee a lot, but I enjoyed other grapes more. The Carmenere was different, but in a good way. It definitely holds its own.
Overall Rating: 89/100
Overall Value: ***.5 / 5 Stars
Happy Inauguration Day, Everybody! Did you catch Obama's speech today? I didn't because I'm a real American with a job and that's why we have YouTube.
Vintage: 2006
Price Range: $12
Producer: Blackstone Winery
Region & Country: Napa Valley, California, USA
Grape Variety: Merlot
Recommended By: N/A
Place & Date Purchased: Dominick's Grocery, Chicago, IL - 01/20/2009
Place & Date Tasted: Home - 01/20/2009
Dinner: Spaghetti
Appearance: Black cherry red; Medium-bodied
Nose: Without airing, it's hot; with airing, still hot but not as bad. The hotness overpowers the berry scent just trying to come through.
Taste: Watered down flavor; very little berry taste
Finish: Citrus, but not very acidic
Overall Impression: Not that impressed. There was no real flavor that stuck out and made me like this Merlot. It was just an average wine. To be honest, it was on sale, but I would definitely never pay full price for this wine. Too bad it wasn't as good as our new president's speech.
Overall Rating: 75/100
Overall Value: **.5 / 5 Stars
Vintage: 2006
Price Range: $14
Producer: Campo de Borja Vineyard
Region & Country: Fuedejalon, Spain
Grape Variety: Grenache 85% / Syrah 15%
Recommended By: N/A
Place & Date Purchased: WineStyles, Evanston, IL - 1/6/2009
Place & Date Tasted: Home - 01/14/2009
Dinner: Various cheeses and meat
Appearance: Purplish-red; full bodied
Nose: More flower scent but has hints of berries
Taste: Very dry; dryness overpowers the fruit
Finish: Extremely dry; Lingers for a while
Overall Impression: Wow, I haven't had a wine that was so dry before aerating and even after. It was very bitter to the point where there wasn't much of a fruit taste. It pretty much made my tongue retreat to the back of my throat.
Overall Rating: 76/100
Overall Value: **.5 / 5 Stars
Vintage: 2006
Price Range: $20
Producer: Luigi Bosca
Region & Country: Mendoza, Argentina
Grape Variety: Chardonnay Semillon
Recommended By: WineStyles
Place & Date Purchased: WineStyles, Evanston, IL - 12/14/2007
Place & Date Tasted: Home - 01/06/2009
Appearance: Brilliant gold and very bubbly
Nose: Apple sweet scent, but still has the hint of chalk
Taste: Sweet and fruity. Not very acidic.
Finish: Fades away. It's does not linger at all, very clean
Overall Impression: For an extra brut, it was not very acidic and has a good fruity taste. I'm not a huge fan of champagne, but this was delicious.
Overall Rating: 91/100
Overall Value: *** / 5 Stars
Vintage: 2006
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