I love the combination of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. This is an easy going wine at a reasonable price.
Grape Variety : Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot
Producer : Calvet
Region : Bourdeaux, France
Year : 2005
Size : 75cl
Alcohol : 12.5%
Rating : 4 out of 5
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Full, with cherry, plum, raspberry and strawberry aromas, supported by spiced notes of pepper and clove. Warm, well structured and smooth, with fine tannins and a background of fruits and spices. A big wine that best pairs with flavoured pastas or polenta with meat-based sauces or sophisticated red meats. A deliciously surprising pairing for grilled swordfish. Selling in Malta for €10.88, I would pick this up again for a dinner for two, or to enjoy in the kitchen while I cook.
Grape Variety : Piedirosso 100%
Producer : Mastroberardino
Region : Italy
Year : 2006
Size : 75cl
Alcohol : 12.5%
Rating : 4 out of 5
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Mar 29
Not a big French wine drinker, most probably due to my ignorance on the subject. I found the Chateau Guillaume to be a great introduction of a Chateau wine from the Medoc region without pricing me into an entirely different ball park. This is a great bottle to pick up and enjoy with friends. €7.99 from a local wine shop in Malta.
Grape Variety : Cabernet Sauvignon 45%, Merlot 45%, Cabernet Franc 5%, and Petit Verdot 5%
Producer : Calvet
Region : Bourdeaux, Medoc, France
Year : 2007
Size : 75cl
Alcohol : 12.5%
Rating : 4 out of 5
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Enate has been my favourite winery since we picked up a bottle in the Barcelona market from one of those wine shops on the perimeter. I’ll list my all time favourite as soon as I try it again, however just last week I got a chance to sample the Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon 2003. What a fantastic wine, in the €14 region it can be pretty pricy for the casual drinker, however, if you want to try an upmarket wine with that vintage taste that goes down smoothly as a true Cabernet Sauvignon does. This is the one to buy.
Grape Variety : Cabernet Sauvignon
Producer : Enate
Region : Spain – Somontano
Year : 2003
Size : 75cl
Alcohol : 14%
Rating : 4 out of 5
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“Brought over by my Dad during a family Sunday, this was thoroughly enjoyable, bringing out the best in a Valpolicella by adding dried Valpolicella grapes to the wine and processing a second time”.
Grape Variety : Valpolicella
Producer : Zenato
Region : Italy
Year : 2006
Size : 75cl
Alcohol : 14%
Rating : 4 out of 5
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“The Mapu Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon from Baron Philippe Rothschild is one of our favourite bulk wines. Highly affordable, and easy drinking, this Chilean wine is great to keep a case of to bring to parties and dinners, or if you just want to pop open a bottle to enjoy without feeling the pinch”.
Grape Variety : Cabernet Sauvignon
Producer : Baron Philippe de Rothschild
Region : Chile
Year : 2007
Size : 75cl
Alcohol : 13.5%
Rating : 3 out of 5
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Jan 26
“Picked this bottle up to try something new, the ‘Col Di Sasso’ by Banfi is a Cabernet Sauvignon and Sangiovese retailing for around 6.99 Euro in Malta”.
Grape Variety : Cabernet Sauvignon & Sangiovese
Producer : Banfi
Region : Italy – Tuscany
Year : 2007
Size : 75cl
Alcohol : 13%
Rating : 4 out of 5
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Another vintage wine we opened during New Years Eve 2009-2010. I would like to have written more about this wine, expressing the flavours, and intoxicating smells… Unfortunately this won’t be the case due to the lateness of the evening, and the previous alcohol dulling the memories. One thing I can say for certain is that:
A. it was delicious and…
B. Once you’ve acquired a taste for vintage wines, it can be highly addictive. Just make sure you have someone around you that knows what their buying.
Grape Variety : -
Producer : Barbi
Region : Italy – Tuscany
Year : 1996
Size : 75cl
Alcohol : -
Rating : 5 out of 5 (Now to just track down another bottle)
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