Wednesday, September 11, 2013 - nose: cranberry, red plum, brush, black pepper. a bit of mud.
palate: red fruit all around, and intensely spicy. not quite dry, but pretty well balanced nevertheless. crunchy tannins, beautiful fruity acidity. long searing finish of fruit salad with pepper.
distinctive, and the best damn bottle of cheap supermarket wine EVER
followup: on the second day it was tastier...on the third it exploded into a decadence of raisin and minerality. quite the best 6 bucks i ever spent!