Color: Sedimented red leather, thinner at the edges
Nose: Hints of old leather and prunes
Taste: Toasted pear, service berry, prune, very dry but still managed to be bright. The tannins were pleasant and 30 minutes of an open bottle helped the flavors open up considerably. This is a mellow wine which translates to very drinkable. Having no real punch makes this wine decidedly not California in style. In fact, it is so subtle that my wife and I had to carefully toss back and forth flavor profiles until we got it right. This wine does not bowl you over with any one aspect except its smoothness and subtlety. The age on it is graceful. It's certainly a wine to drinks with friends and conversation, but not a conversation wine. You might not even remember this wine when the bottle is finished, but you'll remember that the wine was good enough and the price was right.
Price: $20
Alcohol: 13.5%
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