Chronic Cellars 2009 Purple Paradise
14.5% abv
Chronic Cellars
Paso Robles, California, USA
95% Zinfandel, 5% Petite Sirah
My Strength Rating: 4
This wine pours an attractive ruby color, deep ruby with big lighter ruby highlights.
As the wine smoothly glides across the tongue I detect sweet summertime red berries with a twist of vanilla. Right now I am thinking of a big bowl of vanilla ice cream with big ripe strawberries for some reason.
As I pour myself a second glass of this tasty little treat the wine starts to open. The strawberry presence is still tasty with that nice vanilla twist. But, now I start to notice a bit of a spice note. I continue my research with a few more sips of the wine and I think I am going to call it a mild pink peppercorn taste and this taste is on the back of the palate.
Indian Tabac Limited Reserve Bison
Wrapper: Conn. Seed Ecuadorian
Filler: Honduran
Filler: Honduran
Size: 6.5 x 54 Pyramid shape
My Strength Rating: 2
The Limited Reserve line-up is truly velvety smooth in its delivery and this size is just that; it is a smooth and mild smoke with a slight cedar profile. While I enjoy the big bold flavored cigars I have to admit that I always like to come back to this cigar for a good quality mild cigar.
This cigar always burns perfectly with a good looking salt and pepper colored ash that holds well. The mouthfeel is always velvety smooth.
Since this is my last one I think I’ll get online to order some more.
This is a smooth and mellow pairing. I was ready to pick up a big bold stogie out of the humidor but I saw this and said, ‘it is time to smoke this last stick.’ I am sure glad I did. I have never had this wine before and I did not know it was on the mild side of medium and this made it the perfect fit for this cigar. A bolder cigar would have interfered with the supple red berry flavors of this tasty wine.
The mild cedar wood taste of the cigar is a good complement to the red berries and vanilla profile of this Zinfandel.
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