Sara brought this as a mystery wine last night:
- LazyBones CabFranc PasoRobles (13.9%) C&B by CentralCoastWineWarehouse/SantaMaria 2015: Very dark color; very strong plummy/PR jammy/ripe/licorice/blackcurranty Cab/light herbal/CabFranc light toasty/oak rather attractive nose; soft ripe/plummy/some PR jammy/blackcurranty/bit herbal CabFranc/chocolaty light toasty/oak w/ light soft/ripe tannins; long ripe/plummy/PR jammy/blackcurranty Cab/bit herbal CabFranc soft/rich/lush light toasty/oak finish w/ light ripe tannins; speaks strongly of PasoRobles and quietly of CabFranc; quite a nice/tasty red at a very good price. $7.00 (TJ)
A wee BloodyPulpit:
- Sara brought this as a mystery wine last night. Nobody was able to guess what it was. I thought PasoRobles but couldn’t get the variety. When she revealed it as a TJ’s $7 bargain wine, I was quite surprised. I’d not noticed it on my last foray of bottom-feeding at TJ’s…but then I seldom shop the Cab section. Then when I looked at the label, I understood why it was so good…CentralCoastWineWarehouse in SantaMaria. AKA CentralCoastWineServices…a custom crush facility. Owned by the Millers/BienNacidoVnyd. Winemaker is ClayBrock. They made several white Rhone blends that were mighty good…including the ComiqueRevolution. So…anytime you see a TJ’s cheepo and it says CentralCoastWineWarehouse…you should jump on it.
Tom