TeMata Estate-Awatea-Cabernet Sauvignon-Merlot-Cabernet Franc-Petit Verdot-Hawkes Bay-New Zealand-2013-13.5% Alcohol-$29.89-A nose of some funk and dark fruit, medium purple in color. A medium to full bodied Bordeaux blend with cassis, plum, chocolate and spices on long finish, was very good once initial funk blew off.          RP-90+          WS-81          CR-90          Good with meats, chicken, pasta.          One Cork Bonus. 

Small Gully Roennfeldt-Mr. Black’s Little Book-Shiraz-Australia-2013-15.0% Alcohol-$12.23-A nose of bold dark fruit and heat, dark purple in color.  A medium to full bodied red, with blackberry, black cherry, licorice and spice on finish, a bit too much heat.           RP-89          CR-86         Good with meats, chicken, pasta.