BYOB Reviews - Restaurants & Wine & Music Review » Cline http://www.byobreviews.com Unbiased opinions for the people who value a dollar. Tue, 24 Mar 2009 16:07:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 2004 Cline Red Truck http://www.byobreviews.com/2004-cline-red-truck.html http://www.byobreviews.com/2004-cline-red-truck.html#comments Fri, 21 Mar 2008 04:00:36 +0000 admin http://www.byobreviews.com/2004-cline-red-truck.html I was wandering the isle of my local retailer and noticed a bottle of 2004 Cline “Red Truck“.  Having had some great Cline port wine in the past, I was intrigued and with the price being less than $10, I was sold.  As it turns out, this is a vinted blend of Syrah, Petite Syrah and Cabernet Franc, with a bit of Merlot from Sonoma Valley California.

This wine went very well with dinner, which was cheese tortellini from Trader Joe’s and a red mushroom sauce. I could see grabbing this wine as an inexpensive bottle to take out to dinner where you may not know the menu,  or if you are looking for a safe bottle.    I tasted a pleasing flavor of berries and something dark,  which I could not quite place.  Overall I would give this a strong B+ rating,  scoring well on it’s nice bouquet, clarity, and smoothness.  I believe I will pickup a bottle or two of this wine and let it sit in the cellar for a bit of time, it could be interesting to see how this one does with some age.

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