Region: Napa
Year: 2009
It was never my intention to take a 6 month hiatus from my wine blog, but unfortunately that is what happened. Once all of the craziness around buying and selling a house kicked in, I never made the time to sit down and write. I surely didn't suffer from a lack of new bottles of wine to review. Now that we are settled in our new house, I am going to be sure to get back into the routine of weekly reviews (as best I can :)
I don't want to give this one away too early, but I must say one of the things that jump started me getting back into the swing of reviews was this particular wine. So let's jump right in. My wife actually bought a bottle of this a few weeks back for us to have with dinner one Friday evening. I didn't sit down and write any notes as I tasted it, but we both commented on the fact we didn't feel like we were drinking a $10 bottle of wine. So, in a subsequent run to my favorite wine store, I picked up a few more bottles. Last night was just a quiet evening home with my wife to sit down and watch a movie. The first thing I noticed as I was taking notes was this wine is a blend of Old Vine Zin, Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Petit Sirah. For those that have read some of my previous reviews, you'll know the Bogle Petit Sirah is really one of our old standby wines. Definitely one of my wife's favorite reds. I also enjoy the Bogle Old Vine Zin & the Cabernet is pretty good. So as I poured a glass, it was no surprise that I saw a deep, dark red wine in the glass. The aroma was also very pleasant. It was bold like you would expect the Zinfandel to be, but was softened a bit with some great floral aromas. The kicker for this wine to me though is the flavor. I have now had about four bottles of this wine, and the taste is very consistent. Not just from bottle to bottle, but also throughout a single taste. The one word that comes to mind with this wine is juicy. I think they have just done a very good job with the blending of these grapes to create a very tasty wine at a great price. This one is definitely taking the place of the Bogle Petit Sirah on my default wines list. Enjoy!!
Rating: 4.25 Corks (Buy a few bottles at this price)
2 comments:
Found this post randomly, took your suggestion as a gift for someone- you have a great palate for wine my friend. Great choice, did not go wrong with this wine. Definitely will buy this red blend again.
Am trying to decide which bottle to take to a friends' house tonight. Thanks for the review! Bogle Essential Red it is!
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