It’s that time of the week! Today’s wine…

Josh Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon 2011- $12.99

Winemaker’s Notes: “Rich, aromatic dark fruits and baking spices delight the nose, yielding fresh plum and blackberry fruit, violet, dried fig, vanilla bean and Chinese Five-Spice. The wine is juicy with the plum and blackberry flavors prominent, layered with smoky and sappy maple wood, roasted almonds and hazelnuts, finishing long with fine, firm tannins.”

Kim’s Notes: “Mmm, as balanced as my mood after eating copious amounts of sugary carbs.”

This wine paired wonderfully with my favorite Eggplant Pizza and those five handfuls of chocolate chips that I ate directly from the bag. However, it was not compatible with being informed of my husband’s upcoming business trip…I detected a sourness when swallowing that news.

The flavors that I noticed were NOT Chinese Five-Spice, Mr. winemaker, (WTF? Are these chicken wings or something?), but rather berry and chocolate. It’s like Fruit Loops and Cocoa Puffs had a baby, and then they squished that baby until all of its red juices came running out. Yum!…if that visual doesn’t make you want to run out and buy it, what will?

Mid-tasting, Brian came strolling through the kitchen to find me drawing lewd pictures of a Fruit Loop and Cocoa Puff having sex- it was intercereal and it. was. beautiful! Closing his eyes, and my notebook, he suggested that I might want to approach this a little more professionally, “Maybe focus on the flavors detected on your palate?”

After wiping the “la di freakin da” taste out of my mouth, I took a sip, smacked my lips together, and declared (sounding like Patrick Star), “I detect light tannins upfront” sip, smack smack smack “It’s very smooth on the mid palate” sip, smack smack smack “and a tang just hit the back of my throat”, at which point Brian choked on his lemon water. Now who wasn’t being professional?

I would definitely recommend this wine, it’s subtle, fruity yet warm, and smooth…just like me (except my legs…my legs are rarely smooth).

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