Rating 85
Style Red
Blend , Petite Sirah
Vintage 2015
Appellation
North Coast
California
USA
ABV 15.1%
Price $31.00  Buy This Wine
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Reviewed 2020-03-20

Perfect For

Backyard BBQs, Host/Hostess Gifting, Party Wine

Drink If You Like

Malbec, Petite Sirah , Zinfandel

Bootleg Sonoma County 'Prequel' Red 2015 Review

The label looks like a Lichtenstein on weed after a Quentin Tarrantino film and the liquid doesn’t smell or taste like the grapes that made the wine. It has a whopping high alcohol content, and whatever subtleties the wine had have been eaten by the heat. But it has a sweet fruit core and good acidity so, with its cool bro label, it’s a fun gift wine or a bottle to drink with goopy BBQ. But hydrate, cuz yes, that says 15.1% alcohol.

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Bootleg Sonoma County 'Prequel' Red 2015
The label looks like a Lichtenstein on weed after a Quentin Tarrantino film and the liquid doesn’t smell or taste like the grapes that made the wine. It has a whopping high alcohol content, and whatever subtleties the wine had have been eaten by the heat. But it has a sweet fruit core and good acidity so, with its cool bro label, it’s a fun gift wine or a bottle to drink with goopy BBQ. But hydrate, cuz yes, that says 15.1% alcohol.

Reviewed On: 03-20-2020
85
POINTS
Bootleg Sonoma County 'Prequel' Red 2015
The label looks like a Lichtenstein on weed after a Quentin Tarrantino film and the liquid doesn’t smell or taste like the grapes that made the wine. It has a whopping high alcohol content, and whatever subtleties the wine had have been eaten by the heat. But it has a sweet fruit core and good acidity so, with its cool bro label, it’s a fun gift wine or a bottle to drink with goopy BBQ. But hydrate, cuz yes, that says 15.1% alcohol.

Reviewed On: 03-20-2020