Tasting - "Beringer Smooth Red Blend"

4. Beringer Smooth Red Blend

a. Variety: Red Blend

b. Region: California

c. Country: USA

d. Year: 2012

e. Price: $5.95 

If these wines would have been invited to a social gathering the other four would wear polos and this one would wear a blazer. It looked better and was more composed than the others in that it had a point to its taste.  It had a mixed smell to it, probably because its a blend of reds. Having a mix of flavors does make it harder to identify the different smells in it though. The overall scent was tart and fruity, dark red fruits to be more precise. The taste was more on point than the smell. There wasn't a mix of flavors it all came together to taste like a dark red fruit like a dried peach or rasberry. There was pungent nuttiness to the smell that didn't carry over to the taste but the smell and the taste did linger in my senses for a while. Because this wine is so tactful and professional I got the sense that it wouldn't be paired well with a food but act as more of  pallet cleanser or a social wine that you drink on on its own.

What Others Say: This short review remarks about the balance this wine has to make it smooth. They also pointed out the raspberry and blackberry flavors that linger in the aftertaste. They also say that there is a touch of vanilla and other subtle spices in the wine itself.