Synopsis, Our Opinion: A NOTEWORTHY week-night wine that’s a real bargain.
Producer/Winery: Tolosa Winery; San Luis Obispo, California.
Grape Variety: Petite Sirah (Durif).
Geographic Appellation: Edna Valley; Luis Obispo County; Central Coast, California.
Vintage: 2013
Price: $14.95
Purchased From: Woodland Hills Wine Company; Woodland Hills, California.
Paired With: (Leftover) Turkey picadillos made with tomato and onion, green olives and capers, flavored with garlic, cumin, and red pepper flakes; basmati rice; green beans, home made bread.
Tasting:
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Opened one hour before drinking. Opaque, VERY dark purple color with the same color rim. Juicy, ripe plum, blackberry and blueberry aromas with hints of forest floor and year-old dusty hay. Easy entry, heavy body and a 100 grit texture. POWERFUL, fruity, spicy plum and blueberry flavors that carry on with well-integrated slightly grippy tannins, abundant fresh acidity and a mellow mineral finish that goes on and on. WOW, GREAT wine at a BARGAIN price. This gets our Quality wine at a Bargain price approval rating in spades…AND as I write this Vicky is saying let’s go right now to the Woodland Hills Wine Company and buy a couple of cases!!! It’s a strong California red, but it was dry, smooth-edged from start to finish and exuded a freshness not normally associated with $15 California red wines. A NOTEWORTHY week-night wine that’s a real bargain.
Note: Another Matt Bayless wine selection…that really was a “best buy in the store wine”.
The Tolosa Salaal Vineyard that produces Syrah and Grenache
Photo from Tolosa.
Alcohol Content: 14.2%
Closure: Natural cork.
UPC Code: 8 51257 00043 1
Imported by: NA
