Lot No. 122
NV
California Red Wine
Fess Parker Winery
Santa Maria, California, USA
14.9% abv
$10.00 a bottle (case price)
I purchased this at the Fine Wine Source in Livonia
Michigan.
This NV – no vintage wine had me interested when I sampled
it at Jimmy’s store.
I have to say that for a 10 dollar bottle and a no vintage
on top of that this is one damn good bottle of red wine.
Appearance: this has one dark body for a wine at this price,
deep purple with a shiny ruby edge.
Aroma: this is one complex aroma for any price. It is just a guessing game waiting to happen
– ‘what do you smell’. Big time berry
bowl – I’ll call it black cherry, black currant, boysenberry; a nice touch of spice
– a little pinch of sage and white pepper; there is a good smoky note and it
also reminds me of a fresh box of cigars in a quality cedar box and with 800
cigars in my humidor I think I know that smell.
Flavors: this is not one of those wines that just fool you
with a nice bouquet and then quits on the flavor. Take all those notes from the nose and add a
little sweet 50% dark chocolate and a touch of hardwood.
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| Fess Parker Played Daniel Boone and Davy Crockett in Movies and TV Shows |
To the Point: this wine tasted really good in the store and
so good that I bought a case. I think
I’ll get another one if there are any left.
(Jimmy save me a case) If you
ever see this one don’t buy just one bottle you will be disappointed if you do. Dollar to Taste = Value; and that means this
is the best value out there. Most $10.00
bottles I water the grass with them.
Here are the Vineyard Notes:
73% Camp Four Vineyard in the Santa Ynez Valley, 20% Schied
Vineyards in Monterey County, 4% French Camp Vineyard in Paso Robles, 3%
Rodney’s Vineyard in the Santa Ynez Vallery.
Here is the blend:
40% Syrah, 20% Merlot, 18% Grenache, 9% Petite Sirah, 5%
Mourvedre, 4% Cinsault, 2% Caringnane, 2% Tempranillo. I think they should have found one or two
more grapes to add this assemblage of fine grapes. I wish they put the years to each of the
grapes.
