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2005 Belle Vallee Cellars Red Wine, Southern Oregon

Mar 24th, 2008 by admin

You don’t think of Oregon for Bordeaux varietals, but the Southern part of the state is much warmer of than the famed Willamette Valley and the rest of Oregon’s Pinot Noir country in the north. Today’s wine is a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc from the Rougue Valley near Medford. It’s a simple, quaffable wine, with pleasant red fruit on the nose, similar flavors in the mouth, and a clean finish that turns nicely spicy. There is not much complexity or depth to the wine, but also nothing off or plonky, which is 4/5ths of the battle at this price.

Price: $6.99 ( I think - can’t find receipt / I’d buy this happily at $5.99 to $7.99)

Score: 125%