Name: Crane Lake
Variety: Petite Sirah
Region: Lodi, California (Central Valley, California)
Country: USA
Year: 2013
Price: $5.95 (This might be the sale price since that seems very very cheap for an American wine and there was no sale price listed on the sheet)
Vintage Cellar review: "This wine is ruby-purple colored; notes of blackberry, plums and spice predominate the nose and falvors. The tannins give a soft, full mouth feel.
My review: One day I promise myself that I'll be able to detect tannins/mouth feel! One day! Every time I read a description that talks about mouth feel and tannins I just don't. get. it. Ugh.
But anyway... Me no likey this wine. Yick. I didn't get a chance to read what the alcohol content was on this one, but I wrote upon initial sniff, "smells like rubbing alcohol". I'm not a big liquor person, so I can't stand when when smells/tastes super boozy. It just reminds me of past alcohol-induced endeavors. And regret. All the regret. I also detected balsamic vinegar in this one and earthy, spicy, under notes. I also wrote that it reminded me a bit of cherry cough syrup - so I guess that was be picking up on syrupy cherry notes. Basically this was horrible. Would not do again. And judging by the other people I watched tasting it while pouring wine, no one else will either.
This was tasted without food.
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