Stopped at Midway yesterday in Joppatowne Maryland, (no affiliation to the business), and sampled a bunch of wines and these four won for best of my show, the last one receiving double gold, for QPR wines.
2007 Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
Alexander Valley, California
$13.99 Very rich and round in the mouth with good structure and balance. Nice flavors of black fruit, cassis and dark chocolate. Good cab for the price.
2007 Scott Family Pinot Noir
Central Coast, California
$17.99 This was amazing for the price! Very concentrated showing pure raspberry, cherry, clove and earthy nuances. The finish was very long.
2007 Fattoria ColSanto Sagrantino di Montefalco
Umbria, Italy
$95.95 6pak case. Rustic in style showing black and red fruit with hints of bitter chocolate and earth. Finishes long with substantial tannins.
RUN TO FIND THIS WINE!!!!
2007 La Tour Coste "Les Trencats" Cotes du Rhone. HOLY MOLY!! I've tasted a bunch of under $15, 2007 CDR's but this is the bomb.
Very floral. Silky in the mouth with flavors of raspberry, chambord, mineral and loamy soil with a very long finish. There's a little heat from the 14.5% Alc/vol on the finish but didn't detract from the flavors. Bought 2 cases on the spot at $120 each. You do the math.
It seems like every bottle is always on sale at Midway so I don't know how these prices compare to your area if the wine is available.
I would have had no problem paying $20 for the La Tour Coste...it was that good.
Drew