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TN: Black Box 2005 Paso Robles Cabernet Sauvignon

Part of the box-wine-tasting-marathon. Sweet chocolate-covered cherry nose. While there’s clearly a structured, acidic, cherry-flavored wine in here somewhere, there’s an overwhelming flavor of bad mold, like a blue cheese that’s sat out in a plastic wrap for far too long. DNPIM. About $20/3L. Safeway.

TN: Fish Eye 2006 California Pinot Grigio

Part of the box-wine-tasting-marathon. From bag-in-box package. Not as sweet as the Bandit Pinot Grigio, but over the neutral, dry white wine there’s a cheesy lactic note that’s nasty. About $18/3L? Safeway.

TN: Fish Eye 2005 California Shiraz

Part of the box-wine-tasting-marathon. From bag-in-box package. Stewed fruit nose. Sweet, sour, and rancid. Gross and grody. DNPIM. $18/3L. Safeway.

TN: Three Thieves “Bandit” 2005 California Pinot Grigio

Part of the box-wine-tasting-marathon. From Tetra-Pak. Sweet watermelon nose. Sweet watermelon flavor. A little ripe, very one-dimensional, a little off-dry. Simple and inoffensive. About $7/L, Safeway.