Domaine de Noire Chinon "Soif de Tendresse" Rouge 2008

The Wine
Region: Loire, France
Vineyards: Chinon 
Grapes: Cabernet Franc
Oak: ???
Price: $15

Tasting Notes
Look: Dark purple (the cork bottom was PURPLE)
Smell: fruity, could smell alcohol
Attack:  berries, purple
Evolution: dry and juicy at the same time. tasty.
Finish: dry, not too long, good.


This vintage got 90 points from RP Wine Advocate.  Apparently it was very good very soon after it was bottled.  What we got out of the bottle wasn't bad, but it wasn't great.  We probably won't get it again.  Niki liked it more than Phil did.  Not worth the $15.

Chateau Ducla Bordeaux Superieur 2000

The Wine
Region: Bordeaux, France
Vineyards: Chateau Ducla
Grapes: 50% Merlot,  25% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Cabernet Franc
Oak: ???
Price: $13

Tasting Notes
Look: Dark, dark red.
Smell: Smells good?  Not a big smell, but deep, a little complex.
Attack: Blackberry? (The bottle says we should taste it)
Evolution: Dry, subtle/mild flavor.
Finish: Dry, not very long, 


Overall, quite good.  It's a 2000 vintage, which means there's not many bottles left in the store.  If we see it again when we go back to the store, we'll get it again.  Phil drank 3/4 the bottle.

Desert Wind Ruah 2006

The Wine
Region: Wahluke Slope, Columbia Valley, Washington, USA
Vineyards: Desert Wind Vineyard
Grapes: 48% Merlot, 36% Cabernet Sauvignon, 16% Cabernet Franc
Oak: 14 months in American and French Oak
Price: $16

Tasting Notes
Look: dark purple-ish
Smell: cherry and pepper
Attack: a bit spicy
Evolution: cherry, spicy, dry
Finish: smooth, lasting, gets better and better as you drink it.

This wine is very good. Very worth the $16 we paid.  We will probably get another bottle when we go back to the store to get more wine.  We have had this wine before at a restaurant (paid $36 for the bottle) and the bartender told us where we could find it for ourselves.  We bought 2 bottles and we are saving the other one until 2013 (it's supposed to be quite good when aged).