I've got a couple of recommendations;
The 2007 vintage in both California and Southern France was fantastic. This is a big boon to wine drinkers!
When you have an unusually good vintage, it means you can find better wine at lower prices because everyone has better fruit from which to craft their wines.
Even the most serious wine collector needs to have a stash of $12 or $13 ready-to-drink-right-now red wine he/she can serve with pride for either a casual mid-week meal or a larger get together with a mixture of both casual drinkers and wine-snobs. Sometimes you just want a real nice wine at a low stress price.
So, here are a few suggestions;
2007 Louis M. Martini Cabernet Sauvignon Sonoma County (around $13) (Parker 90 points)
2007 Avalon Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley (around $13) (Parker 88 points)
If you like to drink French wine, here is one from the Southern Rhone made from a blend of Grenache and Syrah...
2007 Chateau Pesquie Cotes du Ventoux Cuvee des Terrasses (around $12) (Parker 91 points)
All three of these wine are balanced, feel good in your mouth, finish on a soft, lingering note.
They are tasty, reasonably complex and seriously out-perform their price point.
Where can you find them?
Believe it or not, the first two can be found at your local CVS store. I noticed them there the other day. You can also find them at Bevmo. For the third, you will probably have to find it in more of a specialty shop. I purchased mine at K & L in San Francisco, which is also the answer to the question "what's the best specialty wine shop in SF?"
The 2007 vintage in both California and Southern France was fantastic. This is a big boon to wine drinkers!
When you have an unusually good vintage, it means you can find better wine at lower prices because everyone has better fruit from which to craft their wines.
Even the most serious wine collector needs to have a stash of $12 or $13 ready-to-drink-right-now red wine he/she can serve with pride for either a casual mid-week meal or a larger get together with a mixture of both casual drinkers and wine-snobs. Sometimes you just want a real nice wine at a low stress price.
So, here are a few suggestions;
2007 Louis M. Martini Cabernet Sauvignon Sonoma County (around $13) (Parker 90 points)
2007 Avalon Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley (around $13) (Parker 88 points)
If you like to drink French wine, here is one from the Southern Rhone made from a blend of Grenache and Syrah...
2007 Chateau Pesquie Cotes du Ventoux Cuvee des Terrasses (around $12) (Parker 91 points)
All three of these wine are balanced, feel good in your mouth, finish on a soft, lingering note.
They are tasty, reasonably complex and seriously out-perform their price point.
Where can you find them?
Believe it or not, the first two can be found at your local CVS store. I noticed them there the other day. You can also find them at Bevmo. For the third, you will probably have to find it in more of a specialty shop. I purchased mine at K & L in San Francisco, which is also the answer to the question "what's the best specialty wine shop in SF?"
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