The always-generous folks over at Cleavage Creek Cellars sent three different bottles of wine for our action, their 2005 Tracy Hills Cabernet Syrah, 2007 tray Hills Merlot-Shiraz, and 2009 Tracy Hills Reserve Chardonay, total retail value $54.00. Lot 81 - Cleavage Creek-read more-
The folks at Peconic Bay Winery get into the spirit of things with the generous donation of two different cases of their award-winning wine. This lot is for a case of their 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon, retail value $264.00. Tasting Notes:-read more-
Huneeus Vintners, which already contributed a 3.0L Quintessa plus a wine tour, has opened their hearts and cellars again to offer this 3.0L Faust Cabernet, vintage 2006. Retail value $200.00. Lot 25 - 3.0L Faust Cabernet "A very good Cabernet-read more-
Versatile. Quick but deep. Bright fruit and great acidity make for a tremendously well-balanced wine. Drink with a steak or solo. Awesome. WHO Bennett Lane Winery WHAT Cabernet Sauvignon WHERE California, Napa Valley WHEN 2006 HOW MUCH $95 (media sample)
Rodney Strong Vineyards is the generous benefactor for our second huge format special offering, a 6.0L bottle of 2005 Rodney Strong Cabernet Sauvignon Rockaway. Retail value is $600.00. This is a single bottle auction lot. Reviews: Vibrant and concentrated, with-read more-
For Palate Press: The online wine magazine's first grand tasting, we collected sixty different wines and a group of wine bloggers and wine professionalsfrom the Indianapolis area, including: Arthur Black Arthur Black, Master Sommelier Candidate through the Court of the Master-read more-
This full bodied blend of cabernet sauvignon, merlot, and syrah is very well-balanced. It lacks the complexity of Napa's very best, but is delightful for its price point. It is also quite food-friendly, in part because its alcohol, at 14.5%,-read more-
Enormous but balanced. One reviewer described "vanilla and mocha flavor, and balanced, not overpowering, oak." Another noted the size of the wine, too, writing "big up front fruit but enough earth/spice to make it interesting." The only negative review came-read more-