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L.A. Cetto Petit Syrah 2007, Baja CA

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

We were so intrigued by our first bottle of LA Cetto that we had to find out more about the wines from this vineyard. We went out and found an ‘07 Petit Syrah to go with our strip steaks over the weekend. This wine is an inky dark violet color that is almost guaranteed to stain your teeth after the first glass. The fruit in the nose is very ripe and sweet and this carries over to the palate. The tannic finish leaves our mouth feeling dusty inside and I had a fleeting image at that moment of my grandmother standing in her attic. It must have been the slight lavender in the fruit and the dust on the palate that did it. Whatever it was, we thoroughly enjoyed the wine and for only the $11.99 we paid for it, we give it an unreserved 5 Stars — Highest Recommendation You just have to get over the whole “Mexico” thing….

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L.A. Cetto Cabernet Sauvignon 2005, Private Reserve, Baja CA

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

A friend gave us this bottle of wine and our first reaction was one of, BAJA? Are you kidding? That’s in Mexico! Everybody knows there’s no good wine in Mexico! (famous last words…)

And then we tasted. And what a delightful treat for the taste buds! This wine was in French oak for 14 months, and then laid down for 3 years of bottle aging before its release. It is a deep ruby color with a classic Cabernet nose of plums, currants and blackberries. There was good fruit on the nose, but it was restrained, almost formal in character, without the casual “juiciness” that some California wine makers seem to like. The finish was as you’d expect from a wine thus aged, nice oak and only slightly tannic. Our friend said he paid $25 for this bottle and while we find that pricey for any bottle of wine, especially one from Mexico where everybody knows there are no good wines we have to admit that this is a very good wine and is worth every bit of 4 Stars — Highly Recommended on our 5 Star scale. If you can find this wine, buy it for a special occasion and you will not be disappointed.