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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Peachy Canyon Zinfandel 2017

Nice depth of hue at a dark cranberry jelly with aromas of stewed cherries, and tart pie cherries. Palate--Nice first impression with dry tannins, impressive Zin dark berry flavors full of spice and lingering berry flavors. Peachy Canyon has always made a decent inexpensive Zin and this is at the $8 price point at Trader Joes. It is satisfying, and though it is at cellar temperature at the moment it will even be bigger and open to more expressive Zinfandel fruit. This Lodi Zin is another example of Lodi really coming into its own for solid Zins which are value priced. I still like Sonoma Zins as my fave but honestly it won't be long before long that Lodi may bust their bubble. Raise a glass!

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Purple hue showing off the uncomplicated, celebratory wine it is, with aromas of nicely pronounced, tart ripe raspberry and beautiful grape jam with a special touch of sweet marshmallow circus "peanuts" candy! Palate--Fresh, slightly tart, ebullient, grape flavors in this Gamay which is celebrated as the first released wine of the year. It is a bacchanalian celebration always occurring on the third Wednesday of November when the "Nouveau" meaning NEW, wine is released world wide on the same day. It has not seen oak, it is a mere 6 weeks from the time of harvest til the time of release and is a simply wonderful, fresh, fruity, wine meant to momentarily lift one's spirits. This is the least expensive release I have seen in a couple decades selling for under $8 which is amazing. Remember this wine does not age so grab a bottle, have some friends over and raise a glass for Nouveau ést arrivé! The Nouveau has arrived!

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