India Ink Napa County Red

Dark purple in color with a purplish rim.

Fruity nose of sweet cherries, dried fruits, coffee, vanilla, wood, plums, metals, milk chocolates, tobacco and black pepper.

Full bodied and smooth with medium acidity and long legs.

Dry and fruity on the palate with plums, cherries, currants, oak, vanilla, licorice, cloves, herbs, spices, dark chocolates, vinaigrette, bitter greens, graphite and peppercorn.

Medium finish with full tannins and tangy cranberries.

This Napa Petite Sirah /Malbec blend is very enjoyable. Nicely balanced with a great mouthfeel. Shows nice complexity too.

Good right out of the bottle and better as it opens up. Will be better in a year or two, but already enjoyable even by itself.

A blend of 60% Petite Sirah, 20% Malbec, 6% Cabernet Sauvignon, 6% Merlot, 5% Zinfandel and 3% Syrah.

14.8% alcohol by volume.

89 points.

$25.

Pretty simple.

Dark purple in color with a purple rim.

Fruity nose with cherries, plums, blackberries, black currants, vanilla, licorice, spices, oak, leather, earth, chocolates, coffee, light vegetables, graphite and black pepper.

Full-bodied and smooth with medium-plus acidity and long legs.

Dry on the palate with plums, black currants, cherries, sweet raspberries, tobacco, spices, wood, vanilla, cloves, dark coffee, chocolates, bitter herbs, cola, earth, vegetables and peppercorn.

Long finish with round tannins and tangy raspberries.

This is a nice Napa red blend. Still young, but already enjoyable even by itself. Needs a year or two to balance itself out. Showing nice complexity and a great mouthfeel. A little bitter on the ending, which will disappear in time. This is very enjoyable.

Needs 2 hours to open up properly and show some tannins.

A blend of 60% Petite Sirah, 20% Malbec, 6% Cabernet Sauvignon, 6% Merlot, 5% Zinfandel and 3% Syrah.

14.8% alcohol by volume.

89 points.

$23.

45% Syrah
28% Cabernet Sauvignon
22% Merlot
Plus handfuls of Malbec and Petit Verdot. Loving he addition of Syrah that lends a little of The at velvety body and still with the retrained tannins that dissipate within a few seconds, non lingering. Velvety body

Fruity, easy drinking, plush

Dark ruby in color with a purplish rim.

Fruity nose of blackberries, black currants, cherries, toasted oak, vanilla, licorice, spices, tobacco leaf, dark chocolates, earth, vegetables, thyme, bitter herbs and black pepper.

Full bodied with medium acidity and long legs.

Dry on the palate with blackberries, black currants, wood, licorice, vanilla, earth, green vegetables, bitter herbs, graphite, spices, eucalyptus, peppercorn, leather and tobacco.

Medium plus on the finish with round tannins and tangy raspberries.

This Red Blend from Napa County is already drinking nicely, but is still young. Showing nice complexity and mouthfeel. Balanced and spicy, but a little bitter on the mid palate still. Another year or two in the bottle will make that go disappear.

Good right out of the bottle and better after 90 minutes in the decanter, showing more complexity and tannins.

I paired it with soft and hard cheeses, but the brie was perfect for it.

14.8% alcohol by volume.

89 points.

$25.

Nose earthy& berry fruit,View night burgundy,flavors dark berry,chocolate,oak, some heat on the back,chewy pairs with chopped beef & spicy peppers

Not sure of the blend here, but almost certainly dominated by Cab. Has those hallmarks. Heavy use of oak. Has some sweet and spicy notes. Definitely on the heavier side. A lot of leather and cedar. Long vanilla finish. Very much a “steakhouse” red. Punches above its weight in terms of price.

Big initial bite but not in a good way. Tastes like actual ink. JZ “ worse than home brew.” Maybe it will open up.

Fruit forward. Easy finish. Nice wine for food. Duck with blueberry bourbon sauce and filet mignon. Keeper.