When I was a little girl in Panama, a rich American came to our town and he was wearing the softest most beautiful sweater. I said to him, "what do you call this most beautiful fabric?" and he said "they call it cashmere." I repeated the words "cashmere, cashmere."
My friend Georgie bought a bottle of this. At retail this goes for about $15, but we had this at a restaurant so it ran us - ahem - considerably more.
This is a blend of Grenache, Syrah, and Mourvedre.
A big nose dominated with black fruit - cassis, plum, even some ultraripe blackberry.
For such a big nose, this is a rather smooth, soft - basically mild mannered - wine. Strawberry, cherry, black pepper, sassafras, cassis dominate - tannins present and smooth with acid well integrated.
A tad - just a tad - of heat on the finish with cherry and cassis lingering.
This is certainly a solid bottle - easy drinking, smooth, and enjoyable.
Strange thing about this bottle....it has a small red dot right on the front.
Score: 87* (*not blind)
2 comments:
Good to know about this one. Have seen it but never grabbed it.
Nice review. Cline sponsors the Breast Cancer Network of Strength's Ride to Empower event from proceeds of sales. So you also supported a good cause.
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