Primus The Blend 2018
Primus The Blend 2018 Primus The Blend 2018
Primus The Blend 2018
Price: $19.95
Tastes Like:
Raspberry, Black Cherry, Blueberry
Serve With:
Smoked Turkey, Souvlaki, Goat Cheese Frittata
Sean’s Take
This red blend is a really well made medium bodied wine. Great choice if you’re looking for something a little more subtle and less in your face bold like a Zinfandel and most Cabs. It just makes the No Snob Wine price cutoff but it easily competes with its peers. It is very easy to sip on its own and will easily pair with a wide variety of foods.
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Laura Hartwig Single Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2018
Laura Hartwig Single Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 Laura Hartwig Single Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2018
Laura Hartwig Single Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2018
Price: $16.95
Tastes Like:
Blueberry, Plum, Cocoa
Serve With:
Wood Fired Pizza, Beef Stroganoff, Roasted Whole Chicken
Sean’s Take
This is a truly remarkable wine that costs less than $20. If this bottle was coming out of California they would charge double. It has loads of fruit flavour but is somehow balanced and bold simultaneously. As table wines go, it is technically very dry (2g sugar per litre) but has a surprising level of implied sweetness. The acid and tannins are matched perfectly to the sweetness for that Goldilocks just right glass.
It’s a perfect blend of three Bordeaux grapes, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, and Petit Verdot. You can learn more about them on our About Wine Grapes page.
In the early 2000’s a version of this wine launched my search for the best inexpensive wines. I purchased more bottles than I care to admit (and have done so again). I have not seen this wine in 15 years and have never forgotten about it.
If you live in Ontario, Canada this wine is a limited release and is going fast, as in run don’t walk, fast. Click the shop link below to find it near you.
Please let us know if you love it as much as we do.