Category Archives: Enjoying Wine
Balbo Mendoza Torrontes 2006
I love Torrontes. I do. This isn’t the first time I’ve announced my affection for the grape, and after tasting this Balbo Torrontes I know it won’t be the last. Canned pear, white peach, and nectarine with a smattering of flowers, and is nicely balanced between dry and sweet.
Rating: 3.40 / 5.00
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Tagged Affection, Balbo, Flowers, Love, Mendoza, Nectarine, Peach, Pear, Smattering, Torrontes
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Balbo Mendoza Cabernet Sauvignon 2007
Bright black cherry, black raspberry and blueberry line the palate from this fruit-forward wine. Oak and barrel spices lead the finish with a touch of baseball card bubble gum to polish it off. Give this a few years of time to mature in the bottle.
Rating: 3.15 / 5.00
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Tagged Balbo, Baseball Card, Black Cherry, Black Raspberry, Blueberry, Bubble Gum, Cabernet Sauvignon, Mendoza, Palate, Raspberry, Spices, Wine
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Bodega Norton Mendoza Torrontes 2006
I just can’t seem to get enough Torrentes wine these days – they are all delicious and excellently priced. The Bodega Norton featured lovely floral notes on the nose, with a mixture of green apple, grapefruit and peach on the palate. Everyone who tasted it picked up the bottle to try to memorize the label. And for under $10? Nice!
Rating: 3.60 / 5.00
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Tagged Bodega Norton, Floral Notes, Grapefruit, Green Apple, Mendoza, Mixture, Palate, Peach, Torrontes, Wine
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Domaine Gachot-Monot Côte de Nuits-Villages 2004
Early in the day before tasting this wine, I was smelling a purple rose, and when I stuck my nose in this glass of wine, I swear it smelled exactly like that rose. Great perfume, notes of black cherry, stewed pomegranate, cinnamon, slate and dried mushroom. A lovely wine.
Rating: 3.97 / 5.00
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Tagged CôTe De Nuits, Gachot, Glass Of Wine, Monot, Mushroom, Perfume, Pomegranate, Slate
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Crios de Susana Balbo Mendoza Cabernet Sauvignon 2005
Blueberry and pomegranate are the first flavors you’ll notice when you sip this wine. And all you will need is one sip to know this is a wine you will happily drink until the last drops are gone. Hints of chocolate and espresso make this seem as appropriate for dessert as it is for dinner.
Rating: 3.80 / 5.00
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Tagged Blueberry, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chocolate, Crios, Dessert, Espresso, Flavors, Mendoza, Sip, Susana Balbo, Wine
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