Wines That Don’t Hurt Your Wallet! – Episode #450

April 23, 2008

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Gary tries some wines that are great for anyone on a budget and all these wines are adored by the press, lets see if Gary likes em!

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  • “QOTD: Inexpensive great wines: Tolva Cab-Merlot (Chile) Lamura Nero D’…” by richardvinifera
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Wines tasted in this episode:

2006 Anselmo Mendes Andreza LoureiroOther Portuguese White Wine play review at cork'd
2006 Evil Cabernet SauvignonAustralian Cabernet Sauvignon play review at cork'd
2006 Castano MonastrellOther Spanish Red Wine play review at cork'd
2003 Taja Jumilla ReservaOther Spanish Red Wine play review at cork'd

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  1. October 29, 2009

    richardvinifera

    QOTD: Inexpensive great wines: Tolva Cab-Merlot (Chile) Lamura Nero D’Avola (Italy)

  2. May 18, 2009

    nnothing

    qotd: terra andina carmenere it was like $8 or something and ended up being one of the more interesting wines i’ve had in the last year. It did need to breath for a couple hours but bright purple? fruits (blueberry + strawberry maybe) and this really interesting almond paste flavor (like dutch letters) started to develop.

  3. January 10, 2009

    Dessert Wine Nerd

    QOTD: Had a prosecco to ring in the new year. Nothing special but it was fairly tasty. Love how youre pushing the values again and again. Its finally hit me in the head to start jumping on these $10-$15 wines from other parts of the world.

  4. November 23, 2008

    Joel

    QOTD: on the topic of Monstrell, I’m enjoying a bottle of the 2005 ESTE de bodegas alto almanzora right now. It’s not blowing me away (the finish kind of falls away, leaving just the chalky dryness) but the nose has some nice dried cocoa, barnyard, and vegetation, and I’m getting some nice cola on the palate, as well as a touch of cinnamon mid-palate. Not bad for under $10 at my corner (highly overpriced) liquor store. Would be great with food for sure, but me, I prefer food friendly wines for general “quaffing” anyhow.

    GREAT SHOW! Hope I can find the TAJA

  5. November 23, 2008

    Ray Barnes

    Good to see the Taja being a cheap winner, thanks Gary. :-)

    QOTD – Thomas Kruse (Gilroy CA) Claire’s Field Red, every year is worth drinking.

  6. August 3, 2008

    jason anderson

    one under 10$ supermarket wine (imported by gallo) impressed with is the sebeka “cape blend” shiraz pinotage from south africa. Very servicable and interesting flavor profile for seven bucks

  7. July 26, 2008

    TexasTom

    2004 Banfi Col di Sasso (cabernet & sangiovese) for 10 bucks isn’t too bad.

  8. July 20, 2008

    Oakmon's BF

    I had my first monastrell/mourvedre as I rewatched the “Castano Momastrell” part of this episode. It was 2005 Hecula Monastrell. I got a little blueberry and black pepper on the nose. Very dry on the palate. I liked it.

  9. June 30, 2008

    Moselman

    QOTD (of yore) Bro brought over a bottle of Spanish red last night, and I swooned at the sniffey-sniff, almost fell out of my chair on tasting it. Luckily, most everyone else was drinking white, so I got to enjoy a good amount of this wonderful juice. So good I had to check it out on WLTV this morning, and wonder of wonders, found it.

    But hold on – Gary’s rating it ~84 and a pazzzz! Castano C Monastrell ‘06 – I’m with Miller or Reynolds on this one!!

    Happy Canada Day t’ y’all!

  10. May 19, 2008

    Tommy Vernieri

    QOTD: Another Jumilla. The 2004 Enciro Jumilla brought some thunder. Certainly not a perfect wine–it had some chemically funk to it at times–but I really enjoyed drinking it. I’ve got to find some more Mourvèdre.

  11. May 12, 2008

    Victor M

    i founded a 2000 rosemont states cab at the bottom of the shell at my local grocery store at 6.99 and i though it was pretty good

  12. May 7, 2008

    AVP

    Terre del Sole Chardonnay from Pasqua, which i had with a bunch of other budget wines to review in a university newspaper. It was the only one I could see myself buying.

  13. May 7, 2008

    JOberle

    Smoking Loon Merlot – a great bottle in the 6 – 7 dollar range. Easy drinking, smooth fruit, cherries, maybe some chocolate, very light acid. An awesome wine at this price for a Tuesday night.

  14. May 7, 2008

    chezjosh

    Just had a Nero D’Avola from TJ’s that really brought the thunder.

  15. May 7, 2008

    Sassodoro

    QOTD. Little James Basket Press, for $9 at my local wine store. It’s mostly (or maybe all) grenache from Southern France. The producer is Saint Cosme, located in the Rhone, but I’m not sure that all the grapes are sourced from there.

  16. May 3, 2008

    Oregon Jim

    2005 Castle Rock Monterey Pinot Noir. $8.99 There are no good Pinot Noirs at 8.99 much less 15.99 but this is a balanced, serious, well made Pinot. The exception that just proves the rule, I guess. Bought it last year around August. All gone now and haven’t seen it since even in ‘06 livery. They do have an ‘06 Mendocino at 14.99. Haven’t tried it yet.

  17. May 2, 2008

    Jarvis H

    Hey GV and friends.
    Being a CKC, my price range is 7 to 14 bones. The last two bottles I’ve got my hands on included a Jean Bousquet Rose (60% Malbec and 40% Cab) from Mendoza and a SIMI 2006 Sauvignon Blanc. The medicine flavors on back end of the Rose caught me by surprise. The SIMI was simple. No razor blades, just butter knifes.
    Thank you GV, for advising the nation to try new wines. I have tried new wine, without any repeats, for the last 10 months. Six months ago, I would never buy a white wine. After drinking them regularly, it is easy to see why GV says whites are just as good as reds. This Jean Bousquet is the first Rose I’ve ever had. No regrets. Both wines under 8 bones.

  18. May 1, 2008

    Bigsigar

    QOTD: Ercavio Tempernillo….8 bones…a true steal!!!

  19. May 1, 2008

    DenverDarlin'

    Penfold’s 2006 Koonuga Hill Shiraz/Cab 91pts WA. $8.

  20. May 1, 2008

    YoungDave

    VALUE EP.! YES! MORE!

    QOTD: Louis Bouillot Cremant de Bourgogne Rosé. Maybe a dollar or so over $10, but phenomenal anywhere under $15- $20.

  21. May 1, 2008

    zabin29

    QOTD: Geyser Peak Sauvignon Blanc $9 at Trader’s

  22. May 1, 2008

    TMac

    I like the 2005 Castano quite a lot, so maybe take this with a grain of salt: Alba Liza 65% tempranillo, 35% grenache, $8-9.

    Looking forward to the Taja. I love high value wines!!

  23. April 30, 2008

    hockeywiner

    QOTD:Lindemans Bin 70 2006, Chardonay/Riesling, SE Australia $5 !!
    First time I chose a wine from Austalia – broadening our pallets – and we LOVED it. I wanted to go back to the store (Meijer-Grand Rapids MI) & buy a case! I was always afraid to try new wines, but you have encouraged me to jump out of my box :)

  24. April 30, 2008

    lawschooldrunk

    QOTD: yarden mount hermon red for 8.99.

    good show, gary.

  25. April 29, 2008

    JayZee

    Nice show – big save at the end. Actually, I’ve had a couple of the EVIL wines and they were both awful to my PAL.

    QOTD: The best under $10 wine I had recently was the 2004 Castano Hecula Yecla wine. Very nice Spanish red table wine for about $9.00 at the time I bought it a couple of years ago.

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