Don’t know quite what to make of this. Trader Joe’s tells me it’s an “authentic” Rhone blend, essentially grenache and mouvedre. It certainly has the color and the nose, but I found it confusing in the mouth. Good fruit but very unbalanced in terms of both acid and tannins. Long but unappealing finish. Happy enough to drink with spicy food at this price point, but I doubt that aging will improve it.
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Woodsy, peppery, a little raspberry. Nice tannins, no sweetness at all. Fairly light, short finish, but nice and dry. Taste has some cigar box flavor. Would be nice with lamb, maybe osso buco or braised short ribs. Very nice
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More of a rusty colored wine which threw me off at first. Popped and poured - first ship was very offputting however it opened up almost immediately there after and was a delicious lighter red with a smooth finish. Life is like a box of chocolates
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10/18/2019 - Whidah wrote: 82 Points
Don’t know quite what to make of this. Trader Joe’s tells me it’s an “authentic” Rhone blend, essentially grenache and mouvedre. It certainly has the color and the nose, but I found it confusing in the mouth. Good fruit but very unbalanced in terms of both acid and tannins. Long but unappealing finish. Happy enough to drink with spicy food at this price point, but I doubt that aging will improve it.
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9/29/2019 - Whidah Likes this wine: 85 Points
Good deep color. Ripe plums on the nose. Nice fruit in the mouth, but very raw tannins still. Lets hope they soften with time and food.
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8/8/2019 - mvigilius@gmail.com Likes this wine: 89 Points
Excellent value for money
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6/11/2019 - Eva151 Likes this wine:
Woodsy, peppery, a little raspberry. Nice tannins, no sweetness at all. Fairly light, short finish, but nice and dry. Taste has some cigar box flavor. Would be nice with lamb, maybe osso buco or braised short ribs. Very nice
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4/2/2019 - Foxsea1 wrote: 91 Points
More of a rusty colored wine which threw me off at first. Popped and poured - first ship was very offputting however it opened up almost immediately there after and was a delicious lighter red with a smooth finish. Life is like a box of chocolates
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