QPR: 5 bangs for your buck (out of 5)
Where to buy: Received as sample, suggested retail $ 12.99 ; Available elsewhere, $ 10 to $ 13
2010 Milbrandt Vineyards The Estates Cabernet Sauvignon ( Wahluke Slope, Washington) : 89% Cabernet Sauvignon, 6% Merlot, and 5% Malbec. Dark purplish red. Aromatic with molasses and blackcurrant on the nose. More molasses, blackcurrant, and black pepper come through on the palate. Medium to full-bodied with lively …
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QPR: 5 bangs for your buck (out of 5)
Where to buy: Received as sample, suggested retail $ 25 ; Available elsewhere, $ 25 to $ 40
2010 Owen Roe Ex Umbris Syrah ( Columbia Valley, Washington) : Deep, dark purple. Aromatic with red fruit and vegetal notes on both the nose and palate. Medium to full-bodied with lively acidity and medium to high tannins.
Quality: 3.5 stars (out of 5)
QPR: 4 bangs for your buck (out of 5)
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…and has been become a popular series featured at Israeli restaurants and for quality to price ratio ( QPR) value minded consumers. Attaching the name of the grower to the wine is the one way to use pride as a way of motivating a grower to nurture the best grapes possible for the wines those grapes are intended.
2012 Binyamina Yogev Sauvingon Blanc/ Chardonnay NIS 52 ($15) 86 points
The 2012 Binyamina Yogev Sauvignon Blanc/ Chardonnay is a dry white wine which is typical of these …
…Price = $ 9 = $ 14 ( really impressive QPR here ).
Alcohol = 14.2%.
Aging = 12 months in 85% French Oak and 15% American Oak.
Rated 2 hours post decant (suggest you do same, she really transforms with airing)...
N = A
T = B+
I = A-
Overall = A-
This wine was a media sample kindly provided by the winery .
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…jammy sipper that paired quite well with the lunch, and given the great price, this one has a great QPR and is highly recommended.
Earlier in the meal I opened up a pair of Paso Robles wines from Tower 15 Winery .
Paso Robles
100% Sauvignon Blanc
$ 19, 13.2% abv.
Loads of bright acidity here, with flavors of lemon and apricot. Nice crisp finish. Should be served with shellfish and salad.
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Hard to argue with this producer in terms of delivering a good QPR. The wine is woolly, fresh, exciting, seems almost spiked with minerals, and generally kicks ass. It's also got an appealing story in terms of hailing from an Australian region that's still off of most people's wine loving radars.
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N/ Crisp, acidic and wonderful hay notes. Crushed limestone, honeysuckle, and sunshine. Clean and bright.
T/ Light mouthfeel. Clean lines of yellow fruit with soft citrus notes. Light asparagus notes, bracing acidity and long mineral notes.
Surprising flavor intensity given the reputation of this grape as being somewhat neutral.
Sur lie aged.
Alcohol = 12%
Price = $ 9.95 - $ 11 (fantastic QPR here)
N = A-
T = A-
I = A
Overall = A-
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…Earthy, minerally with chocolate-laced plummy fruit. Major structure which will make this astonishing QPR age better than Lil Kim.
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…tannins, good balancing acidity, and a medium-length finish. In my opinion, this wine offers good QPR ( Quality-Price-Ratio) at the pocket-friendly price of $ 12. Shelton Vineyards was founded in 1999 and is the largest family-owned estate winery in North Carolina. While I didn't have this with food, I can see it partnering nicely with a plate of North Carolina pulled-pork barbecue. Click here to find this wine. Note: This vintage may be sold out at the winery. I found …
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