The Trader Joe’s Reserve Paso Robles Grenache 2023 is a $9.99 wine available exclusively at Trader Joe’s stores. This wine was produced and bottled by the Beckett Family of Paso Robles. ” Produced and bottled” indicates that the listed producer fermented and aged a minimum of 75% of the wine.
The Story
The Beckett Family shown on the label is some division of Peachy Canyon Winery. Doug and Nancy Beckett founded Peachy Canyon in 1988 and are well known for their Zinfandel wines. They are also members of the Rhone Rangers.
The Rhone Rangers are an organization of mainly Central Coast wineries dedicated to the advancement of grape varietals from the Rhone Valley in the South of France. Granache is one of those grapes.
Trader Joe’s offers no information on this wine; the Fearless Flyer beverage section is loaded with wines from months, if not years, ago. They need to clean this up and start giving info on current wines.
The Trader Joe’s Reserve Paso Robles Grenache 2023 may not be oak-aged, but Grenache is one of the few Red wines that does well without oak finishing.
The Beckett Family and Peachy Canyon own several vineyards in Paso Robles that grow Grenache grapes, but there is no indication that their vineyards produce the grapes.
The alcohol content is 14.4%.
The Trader Joe’s Reserve Paso Robles Grenache 2023 Tasting Notes
The color is a see-through garnet red. The nose is raspberry, dark chocolate, herbs, and strawberry, along with a savory note. The Trader Joe’s Paso Robles Grenache 2023 is a sleek, subtle wine. Smooth, but with rough edges.
This Grenache tastes like raspberry, followed by a slap of tight exotic spice, black licorice, spicy, with a salty sensation, and dried strawberry pieces.
The tannins provide a solid foundation; they do not pull on your palate, but you can sense them.
The acidity is balanced and helps provide length.
The Summary
- The Trader Joe’s Reserve Paso Robles Grenache 2023 is well worth a try; at $9.99, it’s a no-brainer.
- It is full of spice and flavor, and really, how many Grenache wines have you had lately?
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