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Les Calades Vin de Pays d’Oc Cabernet Sauvignon 2006
Very overt berries, very light-bodied and a little bit of an astringent edge. 13.5% $7.99 at Bottle Barn
Mas de Daumas Gassac Vin de Pays de L’Herault 2006
Lots of reduced sulfur smells of onion and garlic; there’s quite an astringent grip as well; frankly this wine is terrible. 80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7% Merlot, 6% Petit Verdot, 4% Pinot Noir, 3% Syrah and 18 months of oak aging. Produced by the Guibert family in Aniane 13% $35.99 at Bottle Barn Mas de Daumas
