2006 McPrice Myers L’Ange Rouge (100% Grenache) by Ashley Constans | Read more wine reviews on the Beyond Napa Valley Blog

Retail Price: $36.00 Appellation: Santa Barbara County Purchase at: www.mcpricemyers.com Ashley gives it a 92 Point Rating!

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2005 Barnwood Tempranillo 'Untamed' Price: $15 Region: San Luis Obispo  Haydn gives it: 87 pts You can buy this wine: Through laetitia vineyards.  I consider the Tempranillo to be the Cabernet Savignon's little sister or younger cousin. Not in terms of literal...

2002 Archipel Price: $40 Region: Sonoma and Napa Valleys  Haydn gives it: 92 pts  You can purchase this wine: At archipelwines.com. Unfortunately the '02 is sold out, but the '03 is available (stay tuned for that review soon).  A Bordeaux blend is generally...

Pinots are some of the most complex wines out there. While they do have standard characteristics, there is almost always secondary levels of complexity in them. It's as if Pinots beg to be scrutinized. The Laetitia Pinot Noir Reserve is...

Wow. A California Chardonnay that doesn't bring up visions of rows and rows of oak barrels? Yep. I'm talking about the 2006 Scheid Chardonnay. While it did touch some oak, the overall palate of this wine is more indicative of...

2006 Scheid Pinot Noir Pinot Noirs are some of the easiest wines to size up simply by judging their color. Unlike other wines that usually don't budge, say a Petite Sirah or a Cab, the Pinot will range from bright...

I've been wanting to open this one up for a while. With any prized wine, you have to, albeit a nonsensical reason, attribute something to the reason for opening it. For this one, it was successfully receiving my Read More

This Chardonnay through me for a total loop. When I first tried the wine, nearly immediately upon opening it, the hints of oak were in this wine, but not enough to be very noticeable. I guesstimated that this wine was...