Castello di Querceto Chianti Classico Riserva – 2006 – 9.0 – James Meléndez / Jaime Patricio Meléndez
This Chianti exhibits bright acids and fruit; Flambe raspberry, cherry, cinnamon, anise and slight pepper.
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Nuevo Mundo Maipo Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Carmenère – 2006 – 8.8 – James Meléndez / Jaime Patricio Meléndez
This is an organic wine from the Maipo Valley. This wine certainly highlights it’s birth place with a complex wine– a sturdy Cabernet Sauvignon 60% and the Chilean significant wine of Carmenère 40%.
The nose presents with freshly cut cedar and slight raisin. The flavor gives notes of roasted blueberry, ground mace, Crimini mushroom. The wine has superb tannins and balances evenly with acid and alcohol–a memorable wine.
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Pircas Negras Valles del Famatina, La Rioja Torrontes – 2006 – 8.7 – James Meléndez / Jaime Patricio Meléndez
A slightly sweet wine with wonderful notes of lime and Meyer lemon zest and gentle notes of toasted hazelnuts. Perfect with food or alone on a hot summer day.
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Parusso Dolcetto d’Alba – 2006 – 8.9 – James Meléndez / Jaime Patricio Meléndez
This wine an wonderful expression of Dolcetto. Dry, complex and inky dark and aptly suited to food. This wine gives evocative scents of Fall plum orchard, moist earth mushroom; a flavor profile of field mushroom, ground clove, chocolate, fennel, and roasted blackberry. A wonderful wine that is uniquely different from big reds like Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Shiraz. For me I must serve Italian food. A lovely wine.
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Lone Madrone Points West Paso Robles Roussanne – 2006 – 8.9 – James Meléndez / Jaime Patricio Meléndez
Elegant and bold; delicate and delightful; notes of Pluot, almond, cardamom, Meyer lemon zest, and anise.
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Tres Pinos San Luis Obispo Tierra Blanca White Blend – 2008 – 8.5 – James Meléndez / Jaime Patricio Meléndez
This white blend contains Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Viognier and Gewürztraminer; a very well blended wine; no overly pronounced notes from any particular varietal; I expected some scented and floral notes but instead the wine gives notes of pineapple, guava and Meyer lemon zest. A good value. I go this at Trader Joes in San Francisco for $4.99. A very food friendly wine–great value–can serve wtih food or as a stand-alone wine.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUYJh7dcdqQ
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Novella Synergy Blanc Paso Robles White Blend – 2008 – 8.7 – James Meléndez / Jaime Patricio Meléndez
A perfect picnic basket wine; completely accessible and appreciable with many palette preferences. Delicate, evocative and racy acids; this is a blend of Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Grigio, and Muscat Canelli the notes are exciting – white peach, kiwi, hibiscus, and long mineral finish–drier than you might expect. All this for just $4.99 at Trader Joes. Not sure of the distribution of this wine — and if found outside of California or another retailer I am sure it would be a different price point. It is rare to find a $4.99 that is drinkable and this wine is not just drinkable but pleasing. EOS is the winery producing this wine.
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lK15nyIMgaA
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Thank you for Your Votes – James Meléndez / Jaime Patricio Meléndez
Thank you for your support and votes for the Murphy-Goode wine correspondent contest. Nice to know I have wonderful supporters out there–I am truly grateful!
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Shane The Unknown Sonoma County Syrah – 2007 – 8.7 – James Meléndez / Jaime Patricio Meléndez
This wine with superb acid and tannic structure gives notes of red pear, crushed spiced, chocolate and scent of dried leaves.
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Hahn Central Coast Syrah – 2007 – 8.8 – James Meléndez / Jaime Patricio Meléndez
This wine gives notes of cherry-cranberry, biscuit, cashew and Asian simmering spices.
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