Fess Parker Winery
2008 Triune Synthesis
Red Blend
Santa Barbara County
Mission Briefing
Combined Forces
Today’s 2008 Triune Synthesis is a delicious Santa Barbara red blend that really took our tasting panel by surprise. Concentrated dark fruit melds with earthy spice minerals and a lively acidity, framed against fresh, ripe tenants, to deliver a most delicious and wonderful overall experience.
This very highly recommended, budget-friendly wine is drinking just beautifully now. Balanced flavors and bright acidity make this morning and easy companion for most fine meals. At a price that won’t bust your budget. If you do decide to sample today’s wine, just be sure to purchase a few extras to keep on hand for the next few years. This wine will certainly continue to evolve overtime. Decant for best results and be rewarded with a wine whose flavor profile really comes alive, offering a softer feel and brighter, more authentic fruit.
Tasting Profile
| Look: | Darkest ruby red hues, with a slightly opaque core. Soft ruby edges catch the light, offering lovely red glints as the wine is swirled. As the wind settles it leaves behind type clusters of chubby, slow-moving legs. |
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| Smell: | Lush, dusky aromas of dark raspberry, black cherry and wild strawberry jump from the glass. As the wine opens up - with some hearty swirling - it reveals a bevvy of follow-on aromatics. These include sweet Blackberry, spiced cherry candy, blackcurrant, cigarbox, sweet leather, violets and a hint of peppercorn. |
| Taste: | Focused, lush and complex with rich flavors of cherry, wild strawberry, blackberry juice, smoky blueberry, mild tobacco, something toasty oak and sweet spice. |
| Finish: | Very long and lush, with a mouth coating presence that lingers on for a very long time. Dark flavors of ripe black fruit, spice, wood and a soft minerality fade very gradually. At the very end a subtle graphite flavor remains behind for a long time. |
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