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| Page 1 of 1 | Previous | Next | | | DR. VINO JUNE 8, 2009 249 bottles of wine on the wall 2001 Cullen Wines Diana Madeline Cabernet Sauvignon/Merlot, Margaret River. 1989 Yarra Yering Dry Red Number 1 Cabernet Sauvignon, Yarra Valley. 1995 Cullen Wines Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot, Margaret River. 1998 Petaluma Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot. 2005 Henschke Cyril Henschke Cabernet/Merlot, Eden Valley. | | SLAKED MAY 24, 2009 1988 Ridge Vineyards Monte Bello This wine put the 1989 to shame. From 95% cabernet sauvignon, with 3% merlot and 2% petit verdot.makes me think they should add 2% petit verdot to the final blend of the 2008, in an attempt to recreate the longevity of the sweetness here. Oppulently opaque, but this is most likely mature. You can smell the twenty-one years on this. | | | | | | | | | -
SLAKED | WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 2009 1989 Ridge Vineyards Monte Bello acres of cabernet sauvignon, merlot, caberent franc and petit verdot consistently displays its own unique terroir. It's 1989, and the country is about to enter a brief recession. Looking at this decanter full of 1989 Monte Bello. Tags: 1989 3 stars Ridge Vineyards Monte Bello La Tache). It's pure marketing. MORE >> -
VIGNA UVA VINO | FRIDAY, MARCH 13, 2009 Message in a bottle: Sting's vineyard to sell 'rock star wine' It would amount to "rock music wine" with "a bit of swing and a bit of international pop thanks to the addition of Cabernet and Merlot grapes". From Times Online The rock star Sting – whose best known songs include Message in a Bottle – is to produce 30,000 bottles of Chianti a year from his 300-hectare estate in Tuscany. MORE >> -
WINE TASTING GUY | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, 2008 Polaner tasting standouts got to try the Lopez de Heredia Gravonia Rioja Blanco Crianza 1998, Tondonia Rioja Blanco Reserva 1989 & Tondonia Rioja Blanco Gran Reserva 1981. His 2004 Neiman Cellars Napa Valley Red is a blend of 1/3 Cab Sauvignon, 1/3 Merlot, & 1/3 Cab Franc. This could help to make events of this size more manageable. don't know. MORE >> -
SLAKED | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2008 2004 Ridge Vineyards Monte Bello ** have tasted Monte Bello cabernets from 1976, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1993, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2004, and I am constantly amazed by the wine's ability to age gracefully. According to the professional wine critics, 2004 was a very good vintage for California cabernets, merlots, and blends. These wines require patience. Margaux.) MORE >>
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