Hello everyone! This wine is the younger brother to the previous wine, from the same producer, so bear with me as I can't help but compare the two wines. I tasted this at the Second Harvest wine tasting sponsored by Campbell Station Wines and Spirits and then we took home a bottle. It is a bllend of syrah and grenache. I believe it also sells for $15 to $18 a bottle. This wine is similar to the 100% syrah, but a little rougher, with tannins that are not as well integrated. It's also a 2008, whereas the previous wine was a 2006 vintage. I liked this wine, but I do believe it would become more rounded with a few years in the bottle. We had this wine with pizza at home. Not as bad a pairing as you might think, because I make this pesto pizza with spinach, mushroom and goat cheese that is always too light for a classic Italian pizza wine. Al always makes a second more traditional pizza with red sauce and mozzarella. So picking out a wine for pizza night is a bit of a problem. This wine was pretty good with both, not a great pairing, but ok with both pizzas.
The color was very inky and dark with a rim of purple at the edge of the glass. The nose was of cherry and vanilla with a bit of licorice. Much like the previous wine, this one nicely coats the palate. It's not a heavy wine, but has a medium body, just a little lighter than the 100% syrah. The flavor profile included lots of currents, some cherry, a little vanilla, black tea, and a hint of licorice. This is a very nice wine, and I may pick up another bottle while I'm there purchasing several bottles of the 100% syrah.
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