Country: US / The Big Easy
Variety: Red Blend California
Winery: Fess Parker / Santa Barbara County
This is a dark and tarry wine, perhaps a tad early for release, showing condensed purple flowers, beef jerky, charcoal and plum peels on the nose. The palate is tart and chewy, with asphalt, sour black fruit and tobacco notes. Wait a year and this may sing much more strongly.