19 Crimes Snoop Dogg Cali - Red Blend

Name: 19 Crimes Snoop Dogg Cali Red Blend

Variety: California Red Blend - 65% Petite Sirah, 30% Zinfandel, 5% Merlot

Region: California, Lodi

Country: USA

Vintage: N/A

Price: $15

Wine Description: Ripe black fruit, accented with distinct, smoky, American oak aromas of vanilla and hazelnut.19 Crimes is defiant by nature, bold in character, and always uncompromising.
Full and dense, with strong black & blue fruit notes upfront from the Petite Sirah, complemented by bright red, slightly candied fruit in the background from the Zinfandel. The darkly toasted oak ties it all together along with a slightly sweet finish. 65% Petite Sirah,30% Zinfandel, 5% Merlot

Wine Folly: As this wine is primarily CA Syrah, It should have deep black fruit peppery flavors, and a dusty minerality. (pg 626). Since this is a wine from Lodi California, it should be highly aromatic and have smoky fruit flavors, this wine has 30% zinfandel so there should be notes of blackberry bramble,  raspberry jam, peach preserves, hickory, and star anise. (pg 418)

My Review: The wine had a pale ruby color. It had a fruity aroma. The wine itself was very acidic, it had notes of blackberry and spice. The wine had a dry tart finish that left my mouth watering after drinking it. From the wine description I could not detect anything other than the black fruit notes. As it says, the wine is defiant and bold. Overall I would not recommend this wine, personally I like wines with a smoother finish and less acidic.

Rating: 🍷🍷/5