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View Article  2007 MCKINLEY SPRINGS BOMBING RANGE RED ... $14.99

I am a huge fan of Mckinley Springs wine promoting the crap out of the syrah which I feel is right up there with one of my long time favorites... Ex Umbris from Owen Roe.

Bombing Range Red is a blend of 55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 32% Syrah, 8% Mouvedre, 3% Petite Verdot and a 1% splash of Malbec. This is a true "Kitchen Sink" blend that delivers way more then the kitchen sink. At first the nose is closed somewhat with some dusty tannins and dark cherries. As the wine airs out the aromas intensify too dark fruits and hits of black licorice. If you are a big Amarone fan as I am, you are going to love this little gem. Sweet tannins, black licorice, and ripe black currant notes fill the palate in a very Amaronish way. (Not sure if that is a word, but hopefully you get the idea). This is an intense wine that only gets richer as it breathes. This wine is drier on the finish then it is on the front and mid-palate which is a nice side to the wine and it lingers very for some time on the palate.

Amarone typically sells for over fifty bucks, so if you are in the mood for an intense wine like that but do not want to fork out those major bones, this wine could fit the bill for you. During the month of July they are letting this baby go for a meagerly ten bucks a bottle. That is a sick price for such a good bottle of wine, and you would be crazy to pass it up... I'm just saying. Cheers!   Stan The Wine Man

View Article  IF YOU SEE IT, BUY IT!
I really should have commented on this wine three months ago since I have been enjoying it immensely and finished off my last bottle recently. The 2008 Owen Roe "Sinister Hand" is one of the most outstanding examples of a Rhone style wine out of Washington State that I have experienced in some time. 62% Grenache 35% Syrah and 3% Mouvedre this wine is silky and concentrated. The nose is smokey and dark with some nice minerality and perfume notes. When this baby hits your mouth you know you are in for a treat. Plums, boysenberry, smoke and hints of bacon fat wrap around your palate and do not want to go away. There is a slight freshness to this wine so it does not get too heavy on the palate but the finish is persistent leaving hits of charcoal, toast and black plums. I am not sure if words can help anyone appreciate how good this wine is, but my advice to you is go to your local bottle shop and search out as many bottles of this that you can get your hands on. Not only is it an outstanding value at twenty bucks, it will be perfect for grilled foods this summer. There is not a whole lot of this around so do your best to find some. Good luck!  94 points