What’s interesting so far is that the first two wines I’ve tasted in my chase of Joltin’ Joe is that neither wine has its own website. Not sure if this is simply a result of these wines only really existing in the imagination of their importers (see shiners) or these folks are humble winemakers who’ve not yet traveled as far as the 21st Century.
The good news I suppose is that in not spending for an overpriced web presence, the money is all in the bottle.
Next up for me is a wine called, La Ferme Julien (Julien’s Farm?) a mellow blend of Grenache, Syrah, Carignan and Cinsault. I’ve enjoyed all these varietals individually and together this wine is a soft and elegant blend, which mixes the main red grapes found in the Cotes du Ventoux region of the Rhone Valley.
The nose is dominated by pepper and black fruit, it’s mouth feel almost candy like. An alcohol soaked Jolly Rancher if you will. As has been my mantra of late, its 13.5% alcohol makes for very easy drinking and food pairing.
The one negative is the slightly tannic finish, which also ends with little fruit.
With a nod to Jason’s Wine Blog lets just say I fooled the infield with a bunt down the first base line and motored this one out for a SINGLE.
$5.99
Thanks for the mention. Don’t be surprised about not finding websites for these wines. I try pretty hard to find even a mere mention of them and usually strike out (pardon the pun). My guess is that the majority of time they would rather you don’t know the story. That said, try the importers. I usually email for info if I can’t find it but rarely hear back. On the other hand the wines from Kono Baru (via Three Loose Screws, aka Sebastiani & Sons) are made for blogging. Complete with podcasts!
Thanks, Jason. I think you’re right as most of these seem to be wine brands just looking for their little share of the shelf…