Dark Star Chain Reaction
On my way home from the folks’s house, I stopped at Paso Robles for a little fancy pants wine tasting. I stopped at Dover Canyon, and while there, they gave me a recommendation to check out Dark Star and Brian Benson. So I did.
I bought some of this Chain Reaction because it was one of the cheaper wines they had, and I needed to fill out my half case to get a discount. This wine is a mix of Grenache, Syrah, Zinfandel, Merlot, and Cab. It’s a weird mix.
It’s alright though.
Last night, when I opened it, it was a bit off, bitter, sharp, plummy and pruny. I was kinda, meh about it all.
Second night, it was a lot better. The Grenache and Syrah came through and were pretty darn good. dry, with a sharp pruniness. I like it a whole lot more. I wasn’t as sure about this last night, but tonight I like it a whole lot more.
This wine does not have a vintage, this is number 29 though, I assume the twenty-ninth version of this wine.
Price: $20
Grade: A- (bumped up from B+ last night)