Ty's Red - in a word, Wow.

So the hubs and I were doing our annual Sonoma area trip a few weeks back, and we had a little time to kill before meeting friends. We pull the rental car into this nondescript strip mall because the hubs says he saw a sign for a tasting room. In an office-parky strip mall? Yep. If ever a place lived up to the saying, “Don’t judge a book by its cover”, this was it.

The tasting room was modest, but the host was friendly and knowledgeable. Two makers share the room – Muscardini and Ty Caton. Both had some phenomenal wines. Ty's are sustainable. What a score!

One of the less expensive options was this fabulous red, called simply, Ty’s Red. It doesn’t need a gimmicky name when it’s this good. It’s a red blend of syrah, merlot, cab and petite sirah.

The 2009 Ty’s Red has a beautiful deep plum color and red fruits on the nose. I picked up Bing cherry, grass, and minerals. It has a velvety texture with a rich mouth feel that slowly builds with tannins, dark fruits like blackberry and some spice. In a word, wow. Two words: buy some.  We also fell in love with the Tytanium that day, but you’ll have to wait for a special occasion for that review!