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3CV/ Cimarone Estate Wines 2010 Bank ALC: 14.5%  Price: $24 Media Sample   Bottle Notes: “3CV BANK is our best known wine – you’ll find it in many fine restaurants by the glass. We specialize in Bordeaux varietals, and BANK contains pretty well all those that our vineyard produces: Cabernet Franc (26%), Cabernet Sauvignon (52%), Petit Verdot (3%), Malbec [...]

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Six Prong  2009 Cabernet Sauvignon ALC: 13.5%  Price: $20 Media Sample   Our Tasting Notes:  This luscious Cabernet is brooding with flavors of black cherry, plums, and a touch of dark chocolate.  Big on fruit but had some firm tannins to back it all up. A solid wine with an intriguing amount of earth and [...]

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Sawtooth Estate Winery 2009 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon ALC: 13.9%  Price: Available for as low as $20 Media Sample   Bottle Notes:  ”Our 2009 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon opens with sweet cedar, cola and loganberry aromas. A rich and developed palate marries red currant and black cherry supported by firm tannins and lingering oak notes on the [...]

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Canoe Ridge Vineyard 2011 Cabernet Sauvignon ALC: 13.7% Price: $15 Media Sample Bottle Notes: “Inspired by explorers Lewis & Clark, who, during their 1805 exploration, thought the ridge above the Columbia River resembled an overturned canoe. We’d argue the best exploration of all is discovering the Horse Heaven Hills’ delicious quality in every bottle of Canoe Ridge wine. Uncork [...]

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3CV/ Cimarone Estate Wines 2010 Cilla’s Blend ALC: 14.5%  Price: $17.99 Media Sample   Bottle Notes: “Cilla’s Blend is our chic designer wine and is made from exceptional estate grown, hillside hand-sorted fruit.  Fermentation is performed in open-top barriques using classic manual punch-down.  The wine is then brought up for 20 months in a combination [...]

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Sawtooth Estate Winery 2010 Skyline Red ALC: 13.5% Price: $13 Media Sample Bottle Notes:  ”Our Skyline Red Blend showcases rich plum and cherry fruit layered with earthy and spice notes. A beautiful long fruit finish is supported by a well balanced tannin structure.” Our Tasting Notes:  This wine is a massive blend of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon., [...]

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Frenchman’s Gulch Winery 2008 Ketchum Cuvée ALC: 14.5% Price: $18 Media Sample   Our Tasting Notes: I will start off by saying that the beautiful and elegant wax seal was a great first impression. It’s not often that you come across a bottle under $20 that has a nice wax closure. A nice surprise! This blend [...]

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Camelot Wines Chardonnay *Pinot Noir * Merlot * Cabernet Sauvignon Media Samples Established is 1993, Camelot Wines is known for producing a variety of quality wines at affordable prices. They source their fruit from various well-established vineyards throughout California including the Central Coast, the North Coast, the Sierra Foothills, and Lodi. We had the opportunity [...]

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90 + Cellars 2010 Langhe Rosso ALC: 14% Price: $17.99 Media Sample Bottle Notes: “Cabernet Sauvignon, Nebbiolo, and Barbera is not your typical blend, but then again we aren’t your typical winery.  This “Super-Piemonte” combines the sweet dark currant fruit of Cabernet with the fresh black cherry aromas of Barbera and the powerful savoriness of [...]

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Terra Nativa Vineyards 2009 Sunset Red Premium Blend ALC: 13.5% Price: $13.75 Media Sample Bottle Notes:  ”The distinctive estate wines of Terra Nativa Vineyards are produced in the Southwest region of Idaho. Our grapes are grown with sustainable management practices at the 3,100 food elevation of The city of Boise Foothills. The native clay soils [...]

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