The Count Founder's Sonoma Red Blend

First impression on opening: Worcestershire sauce. (Friendly version: strong nose of tamarind!). Robust tannins. Moderate acidity. Suspect Cabernet/Syrah blend given heavy currant note, some Zin plum as well. Good pairing with skillet fried pork chops and roast Brussels sprouts. A few years in the basement might let it stand better on its own.

Finished off with Tinto Nacional, this is well worth it's price. As my rep says, "ooh, I like that wine! That's a lot of shit going on there!" $17.99 / 91pts

I usually attribute noticing first on the nose oak aging as an indicator that the wine won't be very good but this blend defies that logic. It's also got plum and kirsch notes while the palate has tart red cherries, wood and some.. cinnamon? It's a little too hot for my liking but for less than $25 it's a damn good red blend.

Easy drinking, excellent if your with a group who want something a little more mild than a cab.

Dinner with Jim and Hillary

Thanks to Marco for turning us in to some new places in Sonoma.

Yumm! Eurasia # 2

Started off really good but ended up tasting sour

Very rich fruity flavor, great wine!

Nice fruit and tannins. Great QPR.