Those of you who attended the Boston Wine Expo with me probably remember Four Vines, those great "Pirates of Paso"! The thing that sold me on them...in addition to the wine, of course...was the fact that they gave everyone temporary tattoos (I got "Naked"--which references their unoaked Chardonnay).
So while at Trader Joe's on Sunday, I came across Four Vines 2004 "Old Vine Cuvee" Zinfandel (it was about $9). I did a little happy wine buying dance, cooked up some French onion soup, and sat down with a glass.
Here's the tasting notes from the site:
On the nose the wine has layers of berry fruit and anise aromas with hints of spice. On the palate, blackberry and spicy plum fruit with a rich mouth feel. Big and opulent on the mid palate with plenty of structure, trailing to a velvety toasted oak finish. Enjoy with a friend!
My notes:
Relatively user-friendly...it goes nicely with the saltiness of the beef broth. Dark berry flavor, good mouth feel, nice oak. Not a fruit bomb. Went well with a piece of dark chocolate too. Fuck, that's nice.
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