Phantom sighting

Like Harry Potter — OK, not quite like Harry Potter — but in the same vein: the release of Bogle Vineyards Phantom is an event which hordes of fans await. We’ve even been known to line up outside stores, credit cards at the ready, and rush in to buy cases of the thick, red, potent brew. While it doesn’t have the household cachet of Gallo or Beringer (a good thing, in my opinion) Bogle is one of the top 20 wine companies in the country — a family of vintners specializing in ruby fruits and vivid wines. Phantom is a proprietary blend of Old Vine Zinfandel, Petite Sirah, and Old Vine Mourvedre, that the Sacramento Delta winemakers release only once per year — a limited case run that usually sells out in three to four weeks. This year’s vintage, Phantom 2004, is rich and sweet — almost dessert-like in its mouth feel — with a lot of blackberry on the sides of the tongue, hints of vanilla and clove, and a hauntingly peppery finish that lingers like. . . well. . . the ghost of a long-dead friend. As well it should, with an alcohol content of 14.8%. Local stores, including Haskell’s, just received their shipments of Phantom. So I suggest you put down your copy of the Deathly Hallows this minute so you can run out and buy your share.


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