New wine showed up at our SantaFe TJ's...so had to take one for the team:
1. RabbitRidge Allure de Robles PasoRobles Rhone-Style RW (14.8%; www.AllureDeRobles.com; Grenache/Syrah/Mourv) 2013: Med.dark color; ripe jammy/boysenberry/Syrah slight Grenache/strawberry slight earthy pleasant enough Paso nose; quite tart/lean/eviscerated light jammy/ripe/boysenberry/Syrah flavor w/ hard/bitey tannins; tart/lean ripe/Paso jammy/boysenberry/Syrah finish w/ light hard/bitey tannins; a pleasant enough PR/jammy nose but quite lean/eviscerated/hard on the palate; avoid this wine as it's pretty ugly. $7.00
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A wee BloodyPulpit:
1. RabbitRidge was started by ErichRussell in Heladsburg in 1981 when he was partners w/ SusanSelby. He was recognized as producing a lot of good value wines, particularly Zin. When they parted company, and after some run-in's w/ the law (he built/expanded his Healdsburg wnry w/o seeking out the necessary building permits), he bailed out to Paso, where he now runs RabbitRidge & RussellFamilyVnyds. His Allure de Robles line is targeted for TJ's and bottom feeders like myself. This is the first Allure I've tried. I'll try the White should it show up...but never again the Red.
Tom