2007 Sweet Valley Wines Double Barrel Red Blend

Community Tasting Notes (4) Avg Score: 86.7 points

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  4/12/2012 - alexlikes7 wrote: 92 Points

  Sweet with a slight dryness at the end, great with pasta!

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  11/13/2011 - golfhawk wrote: 85 Points

  Showed some green fruit on the finish when opened but smoothed out as it sat in the glass. May decant the next one.

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  1/21/2011 - heggink1 wrote: 85 Points

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  It pours a deep garnet with some slight haze. The aroma, however, does not penetrate very deeply, showing hints of butter, charcoal, leather, chalk/crayon, dark currants and sweet meat. The flavor is black cherries and earth with a bit of residual sugar and acid.
  
  It's got a little of everything good - body, some earthy scents, a bite of fruit on the tip of the tongue without being overly sweet - it just doesn't seem to go anywhere. Unmemorable moments after sipping. Not at all unpleasant, but it definitely doesn't stand out on its own. Food opens this wine up like a confessional booth on Sunday! Steak and potato salad paired very well, turning this into a great table wine.

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  1/21/2011 - heggink1 wrote: 84 Points

  Drinking this wine was like listening to a small child tell a story - it started off slow, then had a burst of flavors that trailed off and left me wondering what, exactly, had happened. The look is a very deep garnet with a bit of haze. The nose shows leather, tobacco, blackberries and earthy, meaty tones with a bit of alcohol. The flavors take some time to develop, and when they hit rush past the fruit to get to a peppery meat finish that rushes out too quickly. Some leather holds it together throughout.
  
  It ultimately proved to be a decent food wine as it was much improved by the steak and potato salad we had with it, as well as some gouda we snacked on afterwards.

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