Sigh. I knew better when I bought it. But it seemed like such a fun Halloween purchase. I love holidays, I love kitsch and I love wine. I was on a high. I thought it would be a fun wine to take to friends’ houses when we go over for dinner. Including shipping I paid roughly $20 per bottle. For $20 a bottle there is a LOT of good wine out there. This sadly is not one of them. I would never take this wine to someone else’s house or open it for a guest.
Yesterday I said we were going to try the merlot, but we decided to open the Cab because we were having Bolognese sauce so I thought it would stand up better. This wine is so flat it couldn’t stand up with an easel.
It has a nice promising dark purple color in the glass. This must have come from somewhere other than the grapes. On the nose I smelled …. weak wine. No blackberry, spice, oak or anything other than weak wine. Sadly, the taste confirmed the nose. One note — fruity sweet wine, no spice, no oak, no wood no cherry, just muddled fruity wine.
It’s not unpalatable, it’s just not good. There are plenty of $20 wines that are great and many $10 wines that are superior to this. One of my favorite reds in the $20 range; Carmel Road Pinot Noir
So there you have it, I’m whining about wine today.
Tonight: Dinner at Bistro de Paris to celebrate our anniversary!
Ah what a disappointment. But cool label!!
Sorry to hear…It does have a really cool name.
By the way, my girlfriend made the same rolls today and loved them also. I am glad you enjoy them so much….
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Agree. Cool label, but delivers a dismal bite.