Boston's Best Reds: Find Them at RWB Partner Stores!

Cathy Huyghe — Tue, 31 May 2011 18:40:00 GMT

Last week I wrote about unusual white wines that RWB partner stores have chosen to feature in our app. The idea was to highlight the search-by-wine functionality, where app users can simply toggle back and forth between searching by location or searching by a particular wine.

This week we're shifting gears to highlight unusual red wines featured by RWB partner stores. Check out the first round of them, below. Consider this list -- and the search-by-wine functionality of the app -- a bee line to the wines that some of Boston's best retailers think are noteworthy right now.

Cheers to your enjoyment of Boston's best wines, courtesy of RWB partner stores everywhere!

WINE: 2008 Pierre Amadieu (Vacqueyras), $21.99

PARTNER STORE: Andover Liquors
WHY THEY LIKE IT: "Very hedonistic and well-balanced. A deeply-colored, intensely-flavored, full-bodied wine with the tell tale garrigue, pepper, and lavish dark fruit notes."

WINE: 2007 San Fereolo Valdiba Dolcetto (Piedmont), $14.99

PARTNER STORE: Shawsheen Liquors
WHY THEY LIKE IT: Only "6000 bottles produced annually. The vineyards are on steep slopes and are worked entirely by hand. The vines average 40-60 years old, which naturally restricts the yield... It is aged in stainless steel to preserve the fruitiness of the grape."

WINE: 2008 Guidobono Barbera d'Alba (Piedmont), $12.00

PARTNER STORE: bottles
WHY THEY LIKE IT: "Most inexpensive barbera is red-fruity, zesty and light. This wine is everything but: a big, rich mouthful of dark fruit with excellent polish due to some time in barrels. Not oaky, just delicious."

WINE: 2008 Vindemio Red Blend (Cotes du Ventoux), $12.99

PARTNER STORE: Atlas Liquors
WHY THEY LIKE IT: "Wow... this wine is simply fabulous. It's a blend of juicy grenache and spicy syrah and is a biodynamic gem. Fermented in large concrete vats (very traditional French method), the wine is incredibly fresh, vibrant, and velvety smooth. Regularly $18, on sale for $12.99."

WINE: 2008 Turtle Creek Cabernet Franc, $20.00

PARTNER STORE: Wine Bottega
WHY THEY LIKE IT: "Lincoln, Massachusetts by way of Sonoma Mountain, where winemaker Kip Kumler buys the fruit for some of his wines. Buy local!"

WINE: 2008 Owen Roe "Abbot's Table" (Columbia Valley), $27.00

PARTNER STORE: Boston Wine Exchange BWX
WHY THEY LIKE IT: "Very balanced and smooth with the signature velvety mouth feel with enough stricture to support generous ripe flavors of sweet red and black fruit, plums, and dark cherries. This 8-varietal blend works in harmony to create this gorgeously layered wine."

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Boston's Best Reds: Find Them at RWB Partner Stores!