Look at this box...amazing. It looks like a fancy wooden case, yet that's just the box of this "box wine." Seriously, this is packaging at its finest. I paid $21 for this at World Market for this three liter box (the equivalent of four bottles). Medium to firm tannins, blackberry, cherry, oak, tobacco. Fruity, but not terribly sweet – very well balanced. I have to say, this is a solid wine all around - put this in a bottle at charge $12 and few would complain.
Earthy and woody notes linger for some time.
For $5.25 per “bottle” this is the way to go. In fact, this is one of the bargains of the year in terms of QPR. While it's not terribly deep and complex, there's more than enough here to really enjoy beyond a simple quaff.
I tried to buy a box today at World market, but they were so busy that it would have been a hour to get thru checkout. The box at this store says 2005
ReplyDeleteas does the ad in today's SF Chronicle. $ 19.99
Thank you very much Bruce - I modified the original post to remove question about the vintage.
ReplyDelete08.25.08 - World Market has it on sale for $10.99
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