I got this on sale. if I had given the full price I would have been angry n ow, but its fine at the sale price (10.5E). red yogurty fruits, a bit of ta nnic feel. pepper. Not buying it again.
2012 Buena Vista The Count ***
Rustic fruity merlot/zin blend. dark fruits, peppery spice, smooth transiti on from start to finish. enough tannins to not make it feel jammy as zins c an be, and yogurty as merlots can be.was good with my ossobuco bianco and saffron risotto. My wife went "wow this is my kind of wine". Ill only buy i t on sale again, though.
looking back to my note from sonoma trip where I visited the winery:
The Count, Sonoma, Founder's Red *** Syrah spice, pepper, dark fruit, rustic, earth 20$
interesting that its the same grade and similar notes. I didnt pick up eart h this time though, and apparently I mistook zin for syrah haha.
Also cross referencing the legendary badge, which seems to be a luxury vers ion of this, its funny to see that my wife exclaimed its her kind of wine.