This is not your standard bottom shelf Chianti. It’s a riper, darker-fruited Chianti, with some raisin notes and a layer of milk chocolate–but also plenty
Category: Budget Wines
Budget Wine: Mulderbosch Chenin Blanc Steen Op Hout 2015
A shy nose if you’re looking for fruit. There is passion fruit and some apple but the intensity comes from matchstick and grass aromas. The
Budget Wine: Fetzer “Valley Oaks” Cabernet Sauvignon 2015
I was underwhelmed when I tasted the 2012. I’m still underwhelmed. On the nose the green, vegetal notes are too prominent, a distraction from the
Budget Wine: Bogle Vineyards Essential Red 2014
How would my favorite budget winery do when producing my least favorite wine style—budget red blends? Of course some of the best wines in the
Budget Wine: Trapiche “Oak Cask” Malbec Mendoza 2014
A quintessential supermarket wine, soft, approachable, and flawless with juicy flavors and enough acidity to keep you refreshed. “Oak Cask” is Trapiche’s entry level line.
Budget Wine: Bodegas Mas Que Vinos Ercavio Tempranillo Tierra De Castilla 2013
Bursting with fleshy dark fruit, dried fig and smoke, with toasty oak on the nose. In the mouth it’s full bodied and juicy up front
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