@Delectable Wine - this is a weird blend of 33% Merlot, 25% Zin, 24% Petite Sirah, 14% Malbec, and 4% Cabernet Sauvignon. It was acquired in a drunken family Christmas present swap game several years ago and I’ve been staring at it periodically in the cellar with some trepidation for quite a while. It’s actually pretty good. The nose is open and ripe, with weedy dark berry fruit and a some dark chocolate (some people prize the chocolate notes more than I do). In the mouth I like the iodine notes, and there is also a fair bit of cassis syrup fruit (the wine’s dry, so don’t worry that I said “syrup”). It finishes on a note of graphite. It’s a little hot (in the finish particularly), but overall is a good wine.
@Delectable Wine - this is a weird blend of 33% Merlot, 25% Zin, 24% Petite Sirah, 14% Malbec, and 4% Cabernet Sauvignon. It was acquired in a drunken family Christmas present swap game several years ago and I’ve been staring at it periodically in the cellar with some trepidation for quite a while. It’s actually pretty good. The nose is open and ripe, with weedy dark berry fruit and a some dark chocolate (some people prize the chocolate notes more than I do). In the mouth I like the iodine notes, and there is also a fair bit of cassis syrup fruit (the wine’s dry, so don’t worry that I said “syrup”). It finishes on a note of graphite. It’s a little hot (in the finish particularly), but overall is a good wine.
Apr 27th, 2021
Napa Valley, California, USA
