Evening Land Vineyards-Pinot Noir-Blue Label-Central Coast-California-2009-14.1% Alcohol-$21.50-A nose of muted fruit and some spice, medium garnet in color. A medium to full bodied Pinot, with cherry, raspberry, floral notes, some spice on finish, was average, just missing something. RP-90 WS-87 CR-87 Good with seafood, cheeses, salads.
Bodegas Volver-Tarima Hill-Estate Old Vines-Monastrell-Alicante-Spain-2010-15.0% Alcohol-$12.37-A nose of dark fruit and funk, dark black in color. A full bodied over the top red, with blueberry, blackberry, tar and some spice on disjointed finish. Maybe it was an off bottle but not up to the advance billing. RP-93 CR-83 Good for cooking wine.