Tenacity Winemaker's Blend 2016

Nice inky dark hie with aromas of cigar ash, rich dark berry fruit, Fresh ripe berries above the rim

Palate--Mouth filling flavors with supple tannins, loads and loads of dark black berry fruit, and a big fruity finish on the end.

This is your classic, well made 20 mega ton fruit bomb as I call these at times and that's not a pejorative. I love a well made fruit bomb and this is a blend of Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon, Grenache, Mourvedre from down under!

The Aussie's have been making delightful wines for a long time and McLaren Vale is just one of many notable regions. Not everyone will like this, and I find not a few wine snobs who turn their noses up on fruit bombs as if they are inferior or simplistic or whatever. Fruit bombs can be awful and you might have to be a little more careful about pairing them with food. But this one will be wonderful with our Chicago deep dish pizza so raise a glass! I paid $10 for this $20 creation--fyi.

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Emma Reichart Gewürztraminer 2020

*Label is for their Riesling not their Gewurztraminer Pale straw hue with loads of sweet aromas consisting of vanilla, citrus, tropical fruit with a lime splash. Palate--mouth watering acid, mouth filling tropical fruit, lime base, with sweet-tart freshness This $10 Gewürztraminer literally "Spicy Traminer" is one of my favorite German grapes and under appreciated much in the way German Riesling is. If you can get past the name, it's a lovely wine that pairs with Asian foods, spicy foods, or all by itself so raise a glass!

Sardon 2017 (Quinto Sardonia)

Vibrant plum purple hue with aromas of a spicy floral bouquet, sweet red hard cherry candies, sweet cream on the edges. Palate--Great first impression of joyful candied red fruit, and pink/orange colored circus peanut marshmallow(?) candy. This blend of primarily Tempranillo, with Malbec, Garnacha, and Cab Sauv. is a bit atypical for Tempranillo with delightful flavors of sweet cherry cream, a nice spicy beam of light red fruit and a finish of more candied flavors. Do NOT mistake my description with all the "sweet" adjectives as if this wine is actually sweet, it isn't. It is extremely fruity, lighter bodied, well made and really quite spectacular. It will do well with my grilled pork chops! At the $18 price point it is a real treat so raise a glass!

Barrel Heist Cabernet Sauvignon 2019

Lighter hued cranberry color with aromas of sweet red berries and dried red fruit with a touch of spice. Palate--Fruit forward, easy to quaff with soft tannins, and a simple pleasant all around red. Just don't confuse this with a "real" cabernet Sauvignon. At $7 (Trader Joe's) let's get real... It's better than two buck chuck!

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