This wine was brought to my attention by someone who knows that I like red wines, it's a new powerbuy wine at the West Lebanon Liquor store. I've never heard of this wine company but I liked the blend of grapes in this bottling, and in recent years growers in CA have been figuring out where the best places are to grow them.
Flux is a blend of 66% Grenache, 20% Syrah, and 14% Mourvedre. Upon opening there are notes of blackberry, black raspberry, a bit of tobacco leaf, and a floral note that reminds me of roses.
The palate matches the nose, with an added hint of blueberry... it's not over extracted, slightly translucent with a nice color. The finish is smooth with fine grained tannins and a berry note.
Day 2 brought more of the berries in the nose, it reminded me of a mixed berry pie smell, the tobacco leaf note is a bit more present but balanced with everything... very interesting. The mouthfeel became a bit more viscous, with the berry flavors blended together, with a spicy note on the finish.
Available at a number of NH Outlet stores in the powerbuy section for $14.99, also at Total Wine in Natick for $27.00 per bottle.... There is also a 15% case discount sale that ends tomorrow night at the NH Outlets....
Cheers!
Ed
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