Nope....not this time....sucks bigtime...forget it.
Tried last night:
1. Lance&Windmill PetiteSirah Stag'sLeapDistrict/NapaVlly (14.4%) Q Cllrs/Napa 2007: Very dark/black color; rather strong plummy/bing cherry/PS slight earthy/peppery/dusty some Am.oak/pencilly nose; fat/soft rather black cherry/bing cherry/plummy somewhat earthy/dusty slight peppery light Am.oak/pencilly/vanilla flavor w/ slight tannic bite; med.short soft/fat/porky quite plumme light earthy/dusty/peppery/bing cherry finish w/ slight tannic bite; lots of earthy/plummy character but a very fat/porky/soupy wine on the palate totally devoid of structure; displays all the oafish character PS can sometimes have. No bargain at even half the price. $16.00 (TJ)
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A wee BloodyPulpit:
1. Spotted this at our local TraderJoe's on Thurs. The Lance&Windmill are a not-so-subtle (as are most of the TJ special wine labels) reference to the DonQuixote wnry, adjacent to the old Sagg'sLeap Wnry, owned by CarlDoumani. With those kind of creds, I just knew this had to be another TJ's steal. Alas....such was not to be. It's pleasant enough on the nose..but delivers no pleasure on the palate. Flee in the other direction as fast as your feet will carry you if you spot it at your local TJ's.
Tom