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Vintage: 2006
Purchased: Feb 8th 2008
Price: $13.96
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Tasting Notes:
Kathrine made a pot roast that had an entire bottle of Cotes du Rhone in the gravy, which made me think a Cotes du Rhone would be a good pairing. This wine had an inky black color, totally opaque in the glass. The nose was a mixture of red and black fruits, pepper, and herbs. In the mouth it was quite heavy with thick tannins (although not harsh). Initially I got the flavors of raspberry and blackberry with a nice acid streak. Then a peppery and almost meaty bacon flavor carried the wine to the finish which was like an herb garden in the mouth.
This wine was super at this price. I can't find a real fault with it, and I wouldn't have complained if I had payed $25+ for it. If I had to make a complaint, it would be that I have no more.
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Vintage: 2005
Purchased: May 31st 2007
Price: $15.71
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Tasting Notes:
I opened this up to go with a smoked brisket BBQ meal that I prepared for some friends.
The wine is a deep dark red with dried, black fruit aromas. I detected a bit of smoke and meatiness in the nose. In the mouth it's lighter and more acidic than normal for a Southern Rhone wine, but the flavors were outstanding. There's no oak to get in the way of the black fruit, leather, and herbal notes that dominate. The tannins are nice and integrated.
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Vintage: 2005
Purchased: Jul 14th 2007
Price: $6.50
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Tasting Notes:
This is a nice simple Southern France rose that Tim Shannon at First Crush Wines produces. It has nice flavors and aroma, and at this price, how can you really go wrong?
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Vintage: 2005
Purchased: Jul 14th 2007
Price: $10.00
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Tasting Notes:
This is another wine that we got from
Tim Shannon at First Crush. I opened it to have with a deconstructed cassoulet that I had made. In the glass it was an inky purple. It was full of dark fruit scents, with a hint of dust and herbs. In the mouth it's a delicious well balanced wine. The definition of a good food wine, and at this price it really could be an everyday drinker. If you like Cotes du Rhone wines, give this one a chance.
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Vintage: 2005
Purchased: Mar 24th 2007
Price: $15.99
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Tasting Notes:
It's been hot in Seattle lately, so for our Friday night dinner we settled on having a salad nicoise. What wine to go with a Southern French dish than a Southern Rhone rose?
This wine had a very powerful nose of ripe red berries and violets. In the glass it was a much darker pink color than you usually see from a rose. On first taste the fruitiness of the berries exploded into my mouth. It was so fruity it almost seemed sweet and was a good foil to the floral components I also got. It finished dry, with a bit of pepper flavor in the back of the throat.
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Vintage: 2005
Purchased: Mar 31st 2007
Price: $9.00
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I got this kind of at a whim off of the under $10 table at a small wine shop in Seattle. It sat in the basement for a while until Kathrine made a bulgogi. I thought this red would stand up to the steak well, without overpowering the spice.
In the glass it was a dark ruby color. The nose was licorice and plums. Not very strong and not all that interesting. The first taste I got was blackberry and cherry; a little acid, but not a lot; and very light tannins on the finish. It was very quaffable, especially for the price, but nothing about it really stood out.
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Vintage: 2004
Purchased: Jan 20th 2007
Price: $10.99
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I opened this up to go with a steak for a mid week dinner. I generally love the grenache based wines of the Southern Rhone, so I was excited to try this one. It is a blend of 60% grenache, 20% syrah, 20% mourvedre
This was a deep cranberry red color. On the nose I got ripe red berries and burnt sugar. The first taste is all fruit: strawberry, raspberry, and boysenberry. Very jammy, almost like a California zin, until the spice hits. A strong black pepper tastes fills your mouth. Then you get to the finish. What I would call rustic tannins that are very tart and dry and stay lingering for a long time.
At this price, this wine is a steal!
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