Tag Archives: Cabernet Sauvignon

Dark Star Cellars Chain Reaction 29

Posted on December 5, 2012 by sean

On my way home from the folks’s house, I stopped at Paso Robles for a little fancy pants wine tasting. I stopped at Dover Canyon, and while there, they gave me a recommendation to check out Dark Star and Brian … Continue reading →

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2007 Robert Mondavi Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley

Posted on January 20, 2012 by sean

Oak attack!! As I try more wine, I find I can taste more and more components of various wines. I’ve been able to detect the oak in wines more and more, and then I had this wine. I think someone … Continue reading →

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2009 Justin Savant Paso Robles

Posted on January 13, 2012 by sean

The more I drink this, the more I like it! Of course, when I first took a sip, I thought it was kinda terrible, so it is now “better than terrible”. I’m drinking it now on the second night, and … Continue reading →

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Taltarni 2003 Cephas

Posted on January 8, 2012 by sean

Strong fruity nose on this wine, fruity blast at first sip too, kinda a blackberry, raspberry taste to it. The fruit taste to it is pretty tasty! While it’s not a thin wine, it isn’t a super thick-o-rama that I … Continue reading →

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2009 Viticcio “Bere” Toscana

Posted on January 4, 2012 by sean

I picked this up because I’m looking for some decent “daily drinker” types of wine that I can buy in bulk and buy for an every day basis. This wine seems to serve this purpose rather well! It’s not amazing, … Continue reading →

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