Once in a great while I find a wine label that speaks to me....I present to you one such label. I'm not tasting this blind and am doing notes over the course of a few weeks. Retail on this is around $14.Black cherry, black raspberry, and dark chocolate on the nose. After a few weeks of being open the nose is dominated by brandied cherries or maybe even cherry kijafa.
This wine needs air - pop it, pour a glass or two, and let it sit for a while (fridge or counter). Day one I called this flabby and dull. Now I'm rather sold. Big body, spice, oak, vanilla, spice, cinnamon, vanilla, plum, a bit of nuttiness.
A somewhat short finish - dark cherry at first, drifting away to vanilla.
Tasty and complex enough you'll want to drink it, cheap and tasty enough it would be great to poach some pears in. No complaints.
Score: 88* *not blind
We have quite fallen for this one too, we can buy it locally at Whole Foods, but that is the only place we can find it. A friend of ours cant find it in her area, so we have to buy it in bulk and take it to her!
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