Variety: Zinfandel, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Syrah
Region: California
Country: USA
Year: 2017
Price: $12
Critic Review
"This is not a wine about complexity. It’s about a perception of cherry cola and alcohol that will never change from vintage to vintage. It smells like a Christmas shop in August. It does not taste like a wine made with care, but mass produced with no care in mind. It has low alcohol, but somehow the heat comes at you first. But hey if you're in a pinch it would work on a wine table at a huge party where wine is not the focus."
- Keith Beavers
Wine Folly
According to pages on each of the grapes that make up this blend (88, 131, 172 and 189), they mostly share the same general flavor profile dominated by dark fruit and spices. I tasted an especially strong representation of the Cabernet Sauvignon's flavors, which are listed as black cherry, black currant, cedar, and baking spices.
Personal Review
This wine had smells of of dark fruit and mocha, and flavors of currant and spices. there wasn't anything wrong with it, but it tasted like pretty standard red wine without much to set it apart from other reds. It was also pretty cheap though, so if you're looking for a pretty average red wine at a low price, then this could be a decent pick.
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