Tasting- Apothic Red

Picture of the Bottle

Name: Apothic Red

Variety: Red Blend of Zinfandel, Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, and Merlot

Region: California

Country: United States of America

Year: 2017

Price: $9.98

Critic Review:  From Reverse Wine Snob: "The 2009 Apothic Red Winemaker’s Blend begins with aromas of plum and blackberry. Actually not just blackberry but really just a whole lot of berry flavor. What we have here is a certified “fruit bomb” and normally in this situation the fruit just overwhelms everything else, for better or for worse. That is decidedly not the case here; however, as this wine also exhibits many other interesting flavors. There are aromas of vanilla, spice, and maple. The wine tastes of juicy mixed berries for sure, but also cherry cola, brown sugar and then a little spice that gives way to a finish of lingering chocolate and maple syrup. A very intriguing wine that will take you through quite a trip of flavors. I also couldn’t help thinking this could pair really nicely with a bbq pizza. Cheers! "

My Review: Very dark red wine, almost black. Pretty tannic, left a bitter and burning feeling in the mouth. Got hints of dark fruits like maybe a dark cherry. Left a dry-mouth feel afterwords. 

With Food: Decided to try it with some pepperoni pizza spiced with Italian seasoning and garlic powder. After taking a bite and combining it with the wine, the feel of the wine changed slightly. It was a bit smoother, like the fats of the cheese and things were helping to cut through some of the tannins. Definitely still getting those darker fruits, and maybe a hint of vanilla? Hard to be sure, mostly I get the tannic component. Felt like a very dry wine to me. Didn't particularly care for it.