♥ Wine Club 67: BBQ Ribs & Big Reds. Oh, yeah!

Date: February 21, 2015
Host: Kim
Served: BBQ ribs, potato salad. Brie bonus!
Bonus bottles! Brouilly, Cote de Brouilly, Cupcake Angel Food

Spell Cabernet Sauvignon 2008 (CA, USA) 14.8% alcohol, $17 on sale at Waterford
♥ Love love love ♥ : This wine scored 18 or higher with each of us.

Christine says (19): Dark ruby. Plush, red fruit, tobacco, very slight violets, cherries. Full body. Cherry taste, nice acidity, well integrated tannins. Kymm said cinnamon, and I agree. And figs as it opens up. I tried this at a store tasting and knew we'd love it. Luckily, Kymm was making BBQ ribs so I could bring the wine right away! 

Andrea says (19): A pretty fushia color. I loved the smell! Earthy - brown sugar, anise, blackberry, raspberry and brown sugar. Surprisingly sweet! Jammy with brown sugar, cinnamon and berries. great with the ribs.








Kunin Zinfandel 2008 (Paso Robles, CA, USA) 15.6% alcohol, $22 at Waterford

Christine says (14.5): Dark wine color/Burgundy. Fresh air/violet smell. Light and delicate, for Zin. Black raspberry and peppercorn aromas. Big, full body, lots of tannins, not much fruit...blackberry. Some tingling acids. Vanilla taste. Fig smell on this one, too, as it opens up. I knocked it mostly on bouquet and overall, whether I liked it. And this one was just OK.

Andrea says (19): This was a good night for me for wine. Two 19's! A brick red color, looked like pomegranate juice. Nice aroma. Jam and tobacco with hints of strawberry, vanilla and pepper. The taste was sweet. Good tannins, really lingers on the tongue. Good body. Pomegranite, cinnamon, vanilla, strawberry and cranberry. I really liked it.