I was looking for a nice wine that wouldn’t break the bank. Something to open mid week, flexible enough to have with steak, roasted chicken, pizza, or burgers. This is a very drinkable wine, almost too drinkable and super flexible.
On the nose:
Fragrant blackberry and raspberry, some vanilla, almost like fruit and cream, very slight earthy fragrance that dissipates.
Taste:
cherry, vanilla, soft pepper note with smooth tannins, not a long finish but has you reaching for another sip and swirl.
On the lighter side of medium in terms of weight a light blackberry/black cherry color.
This drinks real easy, due to its weight, I wish the alcohol level was closer to 14% but it just means I needs to drink more water lol.
$30 Total Wine
71% Zinfandel,
16% Carignane,
9% Petite Sirah,
2% Mataro and
2% Alicante Bouschet
14.6% abv
Wine Critic Ratings:
93 Points – Tim Fish, Wine Specator
93 Points – Wilfred Wong, Wine.com
93 Points – Tom Lee, Zinfandel Chronicles
93 Points – Virginie Boone, JebDunnuck.com
by GrilledCheeseTn
10 Comments
This is funny, I see I’m not the only one with an animal skull in my wine area, LOL. Beautiful tasting area, friend! Thank you for the notes.
If anyone ever visits the Lytton Springs tasting room, add the Library Monte Bello tasting to your flight. Absolutely worth the price.
How many bottles does that setup hold?
That room is SEXY
Three Valleys is alright but that gator noggin is fire! 100/100
Love the wine room, any more pictures?
What color is your wall? Love it. Love Ridge too, thanks for the tasting notes!
What year? I had the 2022 last night and it was underwhelming
What fridges are you rockin?
If you could share some info on where you got those prints, that would be lovely.