It's Friday, so here at the Enchanted Forest we've opened up a bottle of wine for our customers to taste (and hopefully buy). We've settled on Red X. Despite the fact that it's name sounds like a comicbook supervillain (in fact I'm pretty sure "Red X" is a comicbook supervillain) the X winery was started about 10 years ago by a bunch of painfully stylish wine nerds (really, the packaging for the wine is beautiful) who thought they could do better than a lot of older California wineries aaannndd they might be right. Their Red X is a rich red (duh) blend of Syrah and Cabernet that brings forth great structure that can support barrel ageing and the lovely toasty vanilla notes with just enough Zinfandel to bring this wonderful strawberry jam flavor that dances all around the palate. It's a real open-up-pour-drink-and-then-enjoy-your-afternoon type of wine. At $12.99 (10% off today because we are doing a tasting) it's a steal.
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