Grabbed a bottle of this for eight bucks because a shelftalker told me someone - Spectator, I guess - dug it.Sort of a Beaujolais type nose - raspberry, earth, rotten fruit, perhaps a bit of banana....
Acidic, inching towards harsh, almost seems to scorch the tongue. Dirt and earth dominate, fruit is very mild, maybe some plum, perhaps peaches mixed with strawberry as well.
A dirty, spicy finish - brown baking spice, some mint, perhaps a touch of eucalyptus.
I tend to go easier on cheap swill if it's not a sweet sugary mess, and I find myself wanting to go that way here, but I'll resist....with food, I suppose it would be fine, but I can't get behind this.
Score: 80
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