Late August, the hot weather is fading and it is finally time to dig back into the deeper, darker reds I love so much. (Mrs. Vino has been stuck on Pinot's and I've been stuck on my Roses all summer.) My daughter selected steak for tonights dinner and my mind immediately thought, "great, I can dig into something that has been sitting (aging) in the basement (cellar) all summer. I had picked this one up at a Julio's 25% off sale, and the Wine Spectator 90 point rating caught my eye. "GSM" (Grenache, Syrah, Mouvedre) is a common blend that I like, but this wine substitues Carrigan for the "M". Mrs. Vino loves it and so do I. The wine was perfect with the grilled steak. In trying to describe this wine I'm reminded of the book I'm currently reading - "Judgement Day in Paris" which quotes a famous UC Davis professor who said, "Quality in wine is much easier to recognize than define." Amen. Words for this blog to live by. This wine is big and bold with great tannins and a bit of spice! It is around a $15 wine. Gr3at value for a wine in the top 100 from the WS. Look for it! (A very nice description of the full wine is linked)
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