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re: Good wines - both pricey and cheap
Posted on 12/4/18 at 9:32 am to BugAC
Posted on 12/4/18 at 9:32 am to BugAC
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Flavors i enjoy in wine: oak, dark chocolate, blackberry/blueberry esque, medium to low acidity
Sounds like you want cab/merlot. If you want pricey good stuff, go to your best bottle shop and start going through the Bordeaux section, reds obviously. These will be a stark contrast to the domestic stuff you’re drinking, but you’ll really get to appreciate the grape much more. Chateau de Carles Fronsac is about $20 and exactly what you’re looking for. Blueberry and Blackberry flavors, and aged in new oak barrels.
If you want over the top berry bombs, Orin Swift is your line. Papillon is my favorite. Great new world red blend.
A cheaper one would be the cab from smith and hook. Great bottle in the $18 range.
This post was edited on 12/4/18 at 9:38 am
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Posted on 12/4/18 at 9:35 am to TH03
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Chateau de Carles Fronsac is about $20 and exactly what you’re looking for. Blueberry and Blackberry flavors, and aged in new oak barrels.
Perfect, thanks. Is this hard to come by, or can i swing by most stores with a good wine selection and grab one?
Posted on 12/4/18 at 9:43 am to TH03
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If you want over the top berry bombs, Orin Swift is your line. Papillon is my favorite. Great new world red blend.
From the website
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An inky, dark garnet sits in the glass with bursting aromatics even from afar—ripe blackcurrant and blackberry with hints of Kirsch, Madagascar vanilla and cigar box. Velvety and rich on entry and through the mid, the wine offers flavors of dark plum, blueberry and notes of fennel, fresh leather and a subtle minerality. Plush, layered and dense, the wine finishes with dusty tannins and a lingering touch of black cherry.
That sounds delicious. But at $70/ bottle, won't be getting this often.
Posted on 12/4/18 at 9:56 am to TH03
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If you want over the top berry bombs, Orin Swift is your line. Papillon is my favorite. Great new world red blend
Have you tried his 8 Years in the Dessert yet? I bought a half case but just haven't gotten to opening a bottle yet.
Posted on 12/4/18 at 4:38 pm to TH03
Any natural wine recs?
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