Settlers' Spiced Wine

Name: Jamestown Cellars - Settlers' Spiced Wine

Variety: cabernet sauvignon, merlot

Country/Region: Virginia 

Year/Price: NV, $13 (Bought on sale for $6.99)

Critique Review: Colonial tradition of cloves, cinnamon, nutmeg, and other spices were added to this Merlot-Cabernet Sauvignon blend. Designed as a mulled wine, it is meant to be served warm during winter by the fireplace or after a cold day outdoors.

Reference Flavors: Black cherry, plum, raspberry, chocolate, vanilla, cedar, mocha, bay leaf, fig, blackberry

My Review:

This spiced wine pours a dark red, with a nose full of cinnamon, nutmeg, and classic mulled cider aromas. On the palate, it follows through with bold spiced flavors—pumpkin pie spice, mulled cider, maybe even a hint of clove. Any grape notes are buried under the spice, but that’s kind of the point here.

It’s cozy and seasonal, definitely one I’d try warmed up next time. Not super complex, but it delivers exactly what it promises—a festive, spiced sipper.