Michael-David 2007 Petite Petit

The Winery: Michael-David
The Wine: 2007 Petite Petit
The Price: $15.99 at QFC

Michael-David produces several fairly well known wines (Incognito, 7 Deadly Zins, 7 Heavenly Chards, Earthquake, and several others). This is the first wine from the Michael-David family that I've reviewed.

I selected this wine for two reasons. First, I was looking for a Petite Sirah to review (and my local QFC had very little selection in Petite Sirah). Second, and I rarely fall for this, I really liked the label.

The Petite Petit is a blend of 85% Petite Sirah and 15% Petit Verdot. Petit Verdot is usually used as a minority grape in blends, most notably in Bordeaux wines. Interestingly, Petite Sirah was at one time considered to be a blend-grape, too.

Besides the cool label, Michael-David had the good sense to cork the wine with a natural cork. The Petite Petit is very deep purple in color. The wine has aromas of blackberries, strawberry jam and prunes with just a touch of black pepper.

The wine has big jammy berry flavors with a peppery finish. Overall, it's very good. I like it a lot. Despite that, the wine tastes a little young and would probably benefit from additional aging.

Don Ramon 2007 Red Wine

The Winery: Don Ramon
The Wine: 2007 Red Wine
The Price: $6.99 at Trader Joe's

Don Ramon is a Spanish winery. Beyond that, I haven't been able to dig up much information on them. The wine is a blend of 75% Grenache and 25% Tempranillo.

This wine comes in a kind of cool bottle. It has a natural cork stopper, which is surprising given the price of the wine. It also has a cloth ribbon affixed with a wax seal, another touch of class on a value-priced wine.

The wine has aromas of blackberry and blueberry. It is an amazingly smooth wine for the price. It has plenty of blueberry and blackberry flavor with just a touch of pepper on the finish.