Fenestra Lodi Tourvanillo Red Blend – 2006 – 8.9 – James Meléndez / James the Wine Guy

53% Touriga, 25% Alvarelhão, 8% Tempranillo, 8% Malbec, 2% Tinto Cão, and 2% Cabernet Sauvignon; a very interesting blend; acid forward wine cascading notes of dried bramble berry, fleshy plum, cinnamon-cardamom, and scent of cedar.

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Forlorn Hope Suspiro del Moro Amador County Alvarelhão– 2008 – 9.2 – James Meléndez / James the Wine Guy

Dried Turkish fig, cherry, cinnamon, chocolate, and grilled Fall herbs.

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Bray Vineyeard Shenandoah Valley Vinho Tinto – 2006 – 8.7 – James Meléndez / James the Wine Guy

This wine contains the following varietals Tinta Cao, Touriga Nacional, Souzao, Tinta Roriz,  and Alvarelhao.  This wine has a nice tannic and acid structure perfect for beef and tomato based sauces.  Presented with notes of ground red pepper, raspberry, crimini mushroom and leaves on the ground in an early autumn forest.

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