Community Tasting Note
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bevetroppo wrote: 86 points
November 25, 2022 - For fun arranged to have this served to me quasi-single blind from four random bottles all less than $11. At that price it's hard to approach with a true spirit of academic interest, but I tried. Here's my thought process: It's got a robust red color, expressive nose of dark red and black fruits and something not altogether unappealing like burnt marshmallow. Open and unassuming on the palate, clearly New World in its simple straightforward fruit attack. Seems like a blend but couldn't get past the evident vegetal presence of cab franc which I would have bet cash money was part of the story. It was of the South American herbaceous ilk so that's where I went, though I didn't really hazard what the other components might be. So I got the south part right if not the African one, and lo and behold, it's 23% cab franc with the rest syrah, merlot and tempranillo. Too fruity and sweet for me and I have a hard time with that cloying New World cab franc edge. Now 2/4 rebuy rate on the sub-$11 case. Early hypothesis:stay away from red blends that are 14% alcohol or more.
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