TN: More Bottom Feeding at TJ's...(short/boring)

WINE TALK
#1

Sara brought this as a mystery wine last night:

  1. 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:

  1. 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
#2

Good tip, Tom. It’s nice to have some bottles that can be opened at any time without guilt.

#3

Yup, Corey. At TJ’s, you have to kiss a lot of frogs to find a prince. But they are there…hiding on the shelf…sometimes.
Tom

#4

We’re not frequent buyers (or shoppers) at Trader Joe’s but once in a while we’ll grab a couple bottles and grab more if we like them. We grabbed about a case of the Mayhall Tibbs PN when it was available. It was too big/ripe for me, but SWMBO liked it.

Recently, we grabbed the new Simpler Wines rosé in a can that they’re carrying for $4.99/4-pack. I’ll post when I try it.