"Grand Estates" Red Blend
2 Bottles of Each Vintage
Retail Price: $15.00 btl
The Grand Estates Red Blend is a complex red that marries together a variety of characteristics and layers that complement each other, including lively flavors of red and black fruit punctuated with layers of spice and caramel on the finish. The blend usually includes Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Petit Verdot as well as a small quantity of Viognier to smooth out the blending. Try pairing these wines with beef stew and flank steak.
2011 Vintage
Wine Spectator:
"Lean and focused, with earthy, tarry overtones to the dark berry flavors, finishing with firm tannins. Merlot, Syrah, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon and others."
2012 Vintage
90 Points & Best Value - Wine Spectator:
"Supple, generous and flavorful, with green olive accents to the ripe blackberry, coffee and spice flavors. Harmonious, finishing seductively. Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon, Viognier, Merlot and other reds." - HS (Oct 15, 2015)
Best Buy - Wine Enthusiast:
"This wine is 57% Syrah, 25% Cabernet Sauvignon, 9% Viognier, 6% Merlot and 3% other varieties. The Viognier gives the aromas and deftly styled flavors, with notes of orange peel and flowers. The Syrah lends blueberries and gaminess, with herb and chocolate notes coming from Cabernet."
2013 Vintage
90 Points & Best Value - Wine Spectator:
"Ripe and expressive, supple and generous, with dark berry, black cherry, licorice and spice flavors, gliding into the long, harmonious and toasty finish. Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Malbec, Petit Verdot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah." - HS (Mar 31, 2016)