2005 Trentadue Winery “Old Patch Red” Sonoma County Red Wine

Apr 10th, 2008 by admin

It’s hard to believe that I have never said anything about this wine, which usually sells at our local independent grocers for about $10. A paradigm of ten buck wines, it’s a rich, bold, clean, well -made wine that stands up to a variety of dishes and tastes as good the second or third time you try it as it does the first time around. This screw-capper is a blend of Zin, Petite, Carignane, and Syrah from various appellations in Northern Sonoma County. On the nose, it’s got briary fruit with considerable peppery spice. The mouth is rich and fruity and juicy - ripe but not quite jammy - with a nice framing of oak, and a good long finish. This is a good house wine. And it doesn’t hurt my affection for it that we call our youngest “Patch.”

Price: $9.99

Score: 145%