Malbec

Layer Cake Malbec – Love it at $12.95

December 1, 2010
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Nothing is better than a good wine at a great price. Initially, I received Layer Cake wine media samples in the mail, including this bottle. I opened it for family on the Tuesday before Thanksgiving. I’ve had it before so knew people would enjoy it, and they did. On Wednesday, I drove over to San Diego Wine Company to grab some wine for Thanksgiving Day. They have this Layer Cake Malbec for $12.95. I put [...]

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Wine Wednesday: Layer Cake Malbec 2008, $13 tastes like $30-50

May 12, 2010
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If you like Malbec wines, you’re going to love this Layer Cake.  Beware though, it’s a bold one. Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate gave this wine a 91 rating and said “Dense, with notes of blackberry, earth and roasted meats. Add a hint of barbecue spice, this wine exhibits great fruit, delicious full bodied texture, silky tannins and a long finish. It does taste more like a $30-$50 bottle of Malbec than one that can be [...]

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Wine Wednesday – Altocedro Malbec 2008

August 26, 2009
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Once again I had a Bevmo coupon so I placed an online order and ducked into the store to pick it up.  This wine caught my eye because it’s a Malbec (which as you can see we are huge fans of) and secondly Bevmo’s Wilfred Wong gave it a 93 rating.  I don’t usually buy based on his ratings because we disagree with him sometimes but I figured this wine was probably good because of the [...]

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Wine Wednsday – Naiara Reserva Malbec 2006

August 5, 2009
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The theme of this Wine Wednesday is unintentionally Argentina. This wine was recommended to me by a commentor on my Norton Reserva Malbec post. At my next Costco shopping trip, I saw it and bought a lot. The price tag there is $8.99 so given the glowing recommendation of my commenter (who I believe distributes the wine) and Costco, we bought a lot. The 2005 vintage got a 90 rating from Wine Advocate and from [...]

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Wine Wednesday – Norton Reserva Malbec 2006 (Revised)

July 15, 2009
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I reviewed this wine back in July and since then have had it a few more times. Right now, Costco is having a wine sale via coupons they hand out at the door. With coupon this wine was $10.19. That’s way down from the over $15 I paid (see below) in July. The coupon sale runs through 11/29 so do check it out. Anyway, we served this to guests over the weekend. We opened 2 [...]

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Wine Wednesdays – An Explanation

July 3, 2009
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Join us every Wednesday for reviews of wines under $15 that can currently bought around San Diego. Even if you don’t live in San Diego, I’m sure you can locate these as we often buy at Costco, Trader Joe’s and Bevmo. Subscribe!

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