Magic Box Wines
Red Blend
Spain
Clear dark purple in the glass. Intense nose of herbs and purple fruit. Medium full bodied palate leads with dark purple fruit, yielding to menthol, currant, and a hint of herby anise. Medium plus(!) tannins and medium acidity make this a wine as comfortable with a sit-down dinner as with medium cheeses or cookout fare. Some serious hooch in this bottle, and at seven bucks it’s a stellar QPR. If this is what happens when the Old World takes aim at the young New World market, I’m all for it! Again: seven bucks!
Clear dark purple in the glass. Intense nose of herbs and purple fruit. Medium full bodied palate leads with dark purple fruit, yielding to menthol, currant, and a hint of herby anise. Medium plus(!) tannins and medium acidity make this a wine as comfortable with a sit-down dinner as with medium cheeses or cookout fare. Some serious hooch in this bottle, and at seven bucks it’s a stellar QPR. If this is what happens when the Old World takes aim at the young New World market, I’m all for it! Again: seven bucks!
1 person found it helpfulMay 27th, 2018
Aerated this vigorously and it was good right out of the bottle. Had weeks before and it had to sit overnight before it smoothed out. Had with a spicy lasagna. As an aside, they have the heaviest, thickest bottle of any wine I have ever had. And the tallest punt.
Aerated this vigorously and it was good right out of the bottle. Had weeks before and it had to sit overnight before it smoothed out. Had with a spicy lasagna. As an aside, they have the heaviest, thickest bottle of any wine I have ever had. And the tallest punt.
Oct 30th, 2019Nice easy drinking red wine. 90% Strah and 10% Grenache...nice blend. For $7 a bottle, this is amazing. I found my new house wine. Just bought a case.
Nice easy drinking red wine. 90% Strah and 10% Grenache...nice blend. For $7 a bottle, this is amazing. I found my new house wine. Just bought a case.
Jul 3rd, 2019
Very light. Very drinkable. No alcohol on the throat which is ok. This wine is good with fish when you just want a little something. Love the price.
Very light. Very drinkable. No alcohol on the throat which is ok. This wine is good with fish when you just want a little something. Love the price.
Jun 30th, 2019Not bad, but definitely needs time to breathe. High alcohol content.
Not bad, but definitely needs time to breathe. High alcohol content.
May 20th, 2019
All around a good wine. It’s a different blend with it being 90% Syrah. Repeat purchase.
All around a good wine. It’s a different blend with it being 90% Syrah. Repeat purchase.
Mar 23rd, 2019
Excellent inexpensive blend that is so good with food. Needs lots of time to breathe.
Excellent inexpensive blend that is so good with food. Needs lots of time to breathe.
Jul 2nd, 2018Has some of the violet coloring, can smell berries, maybe some vanilla, it’s kind of creamy I guess. This is a Spanish blend, 90% Syrah and 10% granache, it’s making my mouth water which it says here is indicative of acid. Bit of a bite at the back of the tongue, which is what the 14% abv will do. Tasting fruits is harder, maybe jam or plumb?
Has some of the violet coloring, can smell berries, maybe some vanilla, it’s kind of creamy I guess. This is a Spanish blend, 90% Syrah and 10% granache, it’s making my mouth water which it says here is indicative of acid. Bit of a bite at the back of the tongue, which is what the 14% abv will do. Tasting fruits is harder, maybe jam or plumb?
May 27th, 2018