Normally $35, I was able to take advantage of a special for the 2005 Paul Autard Chateneuf Du Papeat $25 just in time for the Thanksgiving holiday. I grabbed 4 bottles because though this red blend from the southern part of the Cotes du Rhone region of France is drinkable now, it can be kept [...]
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Red-Eye Flight
We visited our favorite Atlanta wine bar tonight and I tried a flight of some not-so-infamous varietals: Monastrell, Carmenere and Petite Syrah. Interestingly enough, each wine retails anywhere from $12-16.
2005 Juan Gil Monastrell ($16) - Monastrell is evidently the Spanish version of Mourvedre. The color was inky and dark and had some damp sock and [...]
