We decided to have an at-home dinner during his first officialweek of the new job. We recently got a Trader Joe's in Athens, so I stopped by to try and find something good for dinner. I bought a Cabernet marinated roast, brocollini and fingerling potatoes. Well... not super impressive. The roast was just ok, so that was slightly disappointing. But, I still thought Trader Joe's was pretty cool! : )
We figured we needed a Cab to go with our Cab marinated roast, so I pulled one out of our wine fridge and hoped for the best. This particular bottle was (surprise, surprise) one of our wine club wines and I had been wanting to try it for awhile. The winemaker is the lead singer of "Tool"... pretty cool, huh!? : )
It's a blend of Cab, Petit Verdot, Petit Syrah, Valdique, Cab Franc and Zin. and the grapes are from both California and Arizona.
2006 Chupacabra California Red Wine
Merkin Vineyards (Livermore, CA)
Date tasted: 11/3/10
Purchased at: Shiraz wine store
Price: $20.99
Rating: 7.5 (Clay didn't think it was as good, but didn't give it a rating)
Clear and really, really dark wine.
Smells: cranberry- almost overwhelmingly so, smells jammy
Tastes: hay or wood tastes, not fruity, slightly smoky, really tannic (really dries mouth out)
Doesn't have a whole lot of flavor while you're drinking, but has a pretty spicy/powerful aftertaste
I would drink this one again, but I probably wouldn't buy it... does that make sense!? : )
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