2009 Old Moon [old vine] Zinfandel

(Review of wine mentioned in the previous post) 

So I was walking through the store with the sole intention of grabbing a bottle of wine. My only criteria tonight was a Zinfandel in my price range.(tonight $10)I decided on a bottle of Old Moon 2009 [old vine] Zinfandel from Trader Joe’s. I have had extraordinary good luck recently finding solid wines here for under $10. 

So I grabbed my bottle and hoofed it across the parking lot back to the hotel only to realize i had no cork screw. So, not only was I forced to drink out of a thin plastic cup, I had to get creative in opening the bottle. A friend of mine once opened a bottle by wrapping the bottom of the bottle in a towel and hitting the butt end on a tree. I gave it a whirl tonight, and although slow and loud it worked pretty well. I imagine that the front desk could have helped out, but where is the fun in that?

Anyway back to the tasting. The wine was dark, deep purple in color and very clear. It was hard to get a good whiff as I am sure you can understand given the vessel I am drinking from. This wine came on strong and then just disappeared through the middle and end but did not over power, it was actually really smooth. Right off the bat I picked up the strong spices and raisin along with hints of blueberry and cherry. Old Moon overall was worth the $6 American dollars, and would buy it again given the chance. What wines under $10 have you found and enjoyed?

Cheers-

Brandon