Peju Winery Red Blend Piccolo North Coast 2021

PICCOLO! Brand spanking new release – OVER 60% LESS than the winery price…and you simply CANNOT find this anywhere else! Under $20 means y’all should be FLYING to your carts. This is one of those powerhouse, could-only-come-from-Cali, blockbuster blends, and it WORKS – crazy well. 2021 vintage does it again…and you’d be wise not to miss out! We know, because it was the first bottle off the tasting bar yesterday to disappear, even with a broken Coravin needle that exploded this inky goodness all over a favorite t-shirt of mine.  What ya gonna do, right? This is delicious – and a SCREAMING bargain. Super juicy, toasty, wildly aromatic, soft and generous, with considerable structure and power – it begs you to go to a party, cook something off the wall, dance naked under the full moon, and well, you get the idea. The price we scored is something else, too – over 60% OFF! Grab a handful of bottles and get going!!!

You’re still HERE?!?! Oh, right… what’s it like, you ask? Redder than red roses, juicy plums, mouth-watering cranberry tea, and heck, even some cherries and raspberries for good measure. Mineral notes of graphite and chalk giving you that kung-fu grip, balanced caressingly with soft and supple notes of chocolate truffles – ones that have been laced with berry liqueur and spiked with Madagascar vanilla. Umm, YUM!!! The finish is spiced up with a fancy cigar box or walk-in Cuban humidor sensation – and that sweet, smoky, and heady sense of general well-being ensues before your first sip vanishes. Cabernet sauvignon, merlot, and petit verdot I’ve been told, but no idea on the exact blend. Who cares?!?! I’m loading up…even though this record-setting 12 day heatwave had me swearing off red wines until the winter. Let’s be real – that was never gonna happen. Good juice is good juice, and I’ll drink this at 3 pm, in full sun, without sunscreen or shades, rocking a wool coat if I have to. I don’t, happily, but still…CAPTIVATING stuff! UNDER $20 is simply INSANE for this sort of pedigree and quality.  

Grab yours quick, for PEJU’s sake! (But mostly for your own…)

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