Domaine de la Curniere Vacqueyras

Name: Domaine de la Curniere Vacqueyras
Color: Red
Varietal: Blend (Grenache/Syrah/Mourvedre)
Vintage: 2006
Country/State: France
Region: Vacqueyras
Price: $17
Stars: 4 (out of 5)

I love red blends from the Vacqueyras region in the southern Rhone Valley!! The Domaine de la Curniere is a Grenache dominated blend of Grenache, Syrah, and Mourvedre. It's a little light in the aroma, but it's big and filling in the mouth. It has great acidity and big dark fruit flavors. It has a nice long finish and the spiciness that I expect to find in a southern Rhone red. Nothing complex, but very good.

Dombeya Amalgam

Name: Dombeya Amalgam
Color: Red
Varietal: Blend (Cabernet Sauvignon/Shiraz/Merlot)
Vintage: 2004
Country/State: South Africa
Region: Stellenbosch
Price: $17
Stars: 4 (out of 5)


We enjoyed this red blend last night with BBQ chicken fajitas. It's another South African wine that I bought recently, and it's another winner. This wine is big and juicy, but very smooth and easy drinking. The aroma is mostly red berries. The dominant taste is red and black berries, with a little bit of spice and earth.