Kivelstadt Cellars-Old Wyve’s Tale-Carignane-Cooley Ranch Vineyard-Alexander Valley-California-2012-13.7% Alcohol-$19.99-A nose of some dark fruit and spice, dark garnet in color.  A medium to full bodied red, with cherry, plum, some chocolate and spice on finish, a bit different if that’s a good description.          NR          CR-88          Good with meats, chicken, pasta.

Bodegas Ovidio Garcia-Tempranillo-Crianza-Castilla Leon-Spain-2009-14.5% Alcohol-$12.22-A nose of dark fruit and some spice, dark purple in color.  A medium to full bodied red, with black cherry, raspberry, with spiced vanilla on finish, a very good QPR.          RP-91          CR-89         Good with meats, chicken, pasta.