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We bought this wine the day before my wife left for Florida and she's been bugging me to drink it since. I wanted to cellar it up for a while; but she won :-) and last night we hickory smoked a tri-tip and opened her up.
This wine has a colour reminiscent of Welch's grape juice; indeed after the swirl you even get the persistent bubbles in the meniscus just like you do with Welch's, and my glass acquired a purplish pink colour from the swirl.
The initial nose was of apricots. After the swirl the nose opened up to cherries.
My first taste was thick and dry. Typical of Rosenblum, it was jammy (how do you get dry jam?).
After a half hour, the cherries joined the apricots on the palate. I suspect this wine is unfiltered because of the little cinnamon-like sparkles of sediment that collected in the bottom of my glass.
This was a fun wine to drink - leaving my wife with a purple clown smile from the rim of her glass.
The presentation was good. It came in a traditional Rhône bottle with an agglomerated synthetic cork. The back label gives some info, and the tasting notes give more.
The Verdict:
It wasn't quite ready. This wine would benefit with more time in the cellar.| Style: | Rhône |
| Varietals: | Petite Sirah |
| Appellation/Terrior: | Rockpile, California |
| Vintage: | 2004 |
| Vintner: | Rosenblum |
| Alcohol: | 16.0% by Volume |
| Price: | $39.15 |
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