For the next ten days, InterWined.com is bringing you a new review from its Totally Awesome Christmas Cracker Wine Case, as it counts down the Twelve Wines of Christmas.

The 2005 Cline Cashmere (14.5%) from California is a tremendous and complex blend of Mourvèdre, Syrah and Grenache. A light, fresh berry nose with the colour of a Pinot Noir.

The wine itself is ripe and fresh, with a notable flavour of green olives. There is nice tannin and a smooth mouth feel…but there is maybe too much burn on the finish: 8.6 alone; 8.8 with discounted mixed case.

Totally Awesome Christmas Cracker Wine Case

2005 Cline Cashmere £12
2003 Frescobaldi Nipozzano Riserva Chianti £12
2005 Finn ‘Off the Leash’ Adelaide Hills £10
2006 Marotti Rubico Lacrima di Morro d’Alba £8.29
2004 Quinta Generación Casa Silva Colchagua Valley Chile £12
2004 Jean-Luc Colombo Les Forots Cotes-du-Rhone £11.49
2005 Katnoon Founder’s Block Coonawarra £9
2003 Ailes de Paloumey Haut-Medoc £9.49
2005 Domaine Saint Antonin ‘Les Jardins’ Faugeres £8.49
2005 Sleeping Dog Lies West Australia Shiraz-Cabernet £8
2005 Parducci Sauvignon Blanc Mendocino £8
2002 The Observatory Swartland £20 [InterWined’s Cellar Secret]

Follow its list and, with the year-round discount, the total should come to around £107. That’s less than £10 per bottle…

Don’t forget to visit tomorrow for review number 2 the 2003 Frescobaldi Nipozzano Riserva Chianti.

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