Route 128

Penfolds

Bin 128 Coonawarra Shiraz 2008

Deep crimson in colour. Notes of blackberry and other black fruits, quite bold for a Coonawarra (cool climate) Shiraz. In this warmer year of 2008 in South Australia this wine tastes more like a Barossa or McLaren Vale Shiraz than a Coonawarra Shiraz. Dry herbal notes and verging on full bodied. Being a Penfolds Bin No. red it will easily pass 20 years in the cellar. Hasn’t got the usual spice and pepper of a Bin 128 in this warmer year. — a day ago

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Route Stock

Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

At Lay line restaurant last week. Not sure of vintage. Almost Bordeaux level to me. Very good. Glass was $22! — 5 months ago

Three Wine Company

Spinelli Vineyard Mataro 2015

128-year-old Mataro vines grown in the sand in Contra Costa County, stunning redfruits, great freshness and lift from the lovely acidity, good balance, excellent depth, long finish, terrific Mataro!! — 7 months ago

Jim Powers
with Jim
Tom, Scott@Mister and 3 others liked this

Whale Route Vineyards

Old Vines Cinsault Rosé 2021

Light pink color. Aromas of red berries and red and white flowers. Flavors of wild strawberries, pomegranate, green melon, red apples and unripe peaches. A slight citrus note on the medium finish. Medium-minus body and medium acidity. Light, easy drinking and refreshing. Thanks for sharing, Chris B! — 18 days ago

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Silk & Spice

Spice Route Red Blend 2021

Mild yet a tad fruity with a spicy finish. — 5 months ago

Daumas Gassac

Mas de Daumas Gassac Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2003

One of those unicorn wines. Just a unique wine made of blend of varietals. Mostly Cab but some Pinot in there too. 2003 gives it a brickish color. Gorgeous wine with lively fruit and good acidity; lingering on the palate. “Daumas Gassac apparently has a geological formation unique in the Languedoc: chalky, friable, poor in humus, the bits of earth ranging in size from mere grains of sand to little stones, a soil similar in aspect, similar in constitution, to that of the Côte d’Or and the Italian Friuli.” Excerpt from Adventures of The Wine Route. — 7 months ago

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Spice Route

Swartland Pinotage

Bomba vino, pio s kumom u Baltazaru — 4 months ago

Tardieu-Laurent

Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhone Blend 2021

Clear, deep ruby colour. Clean, pronounced red fruits and pepper on the nose. Dry, high acidity and tannins, with ripe plum, red cherries and heaps of pepper! Full-bodied with a very long finish. Very good quality.

Great accompaniment to the beautifully cooked, glazed fillet.

Britannia Restaurant, onboard Queen Anne, in the South Pacific, en route from Tonga to New Zealand.
— 5 months ago

Michele Walker
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Spice Route

Swartland Chenin Blanc

Pio sa Kresom u Alegria. Odlicno! — 2 years ago

Summerside Vineyards

Route 66 Orange Blossom Meade

Sweet, but not too sweet. Nice honey taste. — 3 years ago