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Perdomo Grand Cru @ Excalibur Cigar Club

Daniel Tyack — Thu, 14 May 2009 20:02:55 +0000

Excalibur Cigar Club in San Diego will be the first cigar lounge in California to have this hot new cigar!!!

Come in FRIDAY May 15 & SATURDAY May 16 Noon-9pm

7094 Miramar Road #113
San Diego, CA 92121
(858) 549-4422

$25 Cover Charge includes:
3 cigars, draft beer and food

HUGE SAVINGS ON PERDOMO BOXES
(Come in Friday for details)

Excalibur Cigar Club San Diego!

Daniel Tyack — Thu, 07 May 2009 21:48:03 +0000

We are pleased to announce a new alliance between Excalibur Cigar Club San Diego and Smoke-N-Spirits. They have worked hard to make Excalibur the most comfortable and inviting lounge to smoke a cigar in San Diego and we are going to work hard to bring you the best Cigar and Spirit reviews on the West Coast! Stay tuned for some great video blogs and cigar reviews.

Castle Rock Pinot Noir Sonoma County 2006

smokestack — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 01:16:09 +0000

I got this wine on sale, reduced from $12.99 to $8.99. For under ten bucks it is a pretty good deal. This wine demands to be drank. The complexity was lacking compared to some of the nice Points, but there were some flavors. It was smooth and briefly hit the mouth in the beginning, middle and end. I found the end to be strongest, but the beginning was sweet and nice. It finished earthy, but not as long as the bottle said it would. A good buy for the money and for that reason I give it an 80.

Irony Pinot Noir Monterey County 2005

smokestack — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 23:16:54 +0000

This Pinot lived up to its name. It was all things ironic. For starters it was a lot darker than most Pinots. No problem there. The letdown, however, was that this was a fairly straightforward wine with no complexities to speak of. It moved quickly through the beginning, skipped the middle and ended better than it started, but not by much. To be sure, it was smooth and did have some decent acidity at the end but not what I expected. There are many better Pinots out there in the $15-20 range.

Not quite for the dogs but Magnolia was looking good with it

Rating: 75 C

Francis Coppula – Point Noir 2006

smokestack — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 00:48:20 +0000

Diamond Collection
Silver Label

Here is what one website says about this wine:

Tasting Notes — The Silver Label Pinot Noir has a bright ruby color and reveals an alluring perfume of red plums, flowers, and sweet spices. Profuse flavors of black cherry, dark currant, and strawberry fill out the plush palate while notes of sandalwood continue into the soft, elegant finish.

My response to that is: No one has a palate that refined. If you do, go start your own review site and quit drinking the cheap stuff. My thoughts on it are more elementary. For the money, this is a very nice Point. It’s color was nice and the aroma was pleasing too. I found it to be quite smooth and sweet, but not too sweet. It did however lack the bite and peppery taste we might expect from a California Point. Hardcore Point fans will not be disappointed, but they will not keep a bottle in their cellar either. All and all: A great $13.00 wine that I am looking forward to drinking again…soon.

Price Paid 13.00

Rating 88

Red Truck California Red Wine 2005

smokestack — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 00:44:45 +0000

This red was better than I had remembered. Perhaps it was the fire that I was sitting in front of and the good book I was digesting. It is a blend of their Petite Syrah, Cab Franc and Syrah and offers a nice, robust color and is well made with no obvious deficiencies. It is not a complex wine, starting off weak, almost devoid of anything, and finishing stronger, though not as smooth as one might hope for. There are some fruity notes, but not too many. For the price (I think I paid less than six bucks at Costco when I bought a case) it is not a bad “everyday” wine, but not one you will want to serve to those with refined palates or try to play off as something really special to the undiscerning. My one recommendation is serve it at the correct temperature (around 57 degrees). This will make a big difference with this wine.

www.redtruckwine.com

Price 6.99

Rating 77