This red blend of Syrah, Cinsaut, Mourvèdre, Grenache and Petite Sirah has a smoky nose of black fruits. Expect plum and blackberry flavours with a spicy savoury note and a finish of toasted herbs and dark chocolate. It’s on sale at the LCBO until the end of the month.
Food match: pepper steak
Goats Do Roam Red, 2011, South Africa, $12.95. LCBO #718940
Post City Magazines’ wine columnist, Tony Aspler, has written 14 books on wine and food. Tony also created the Ontario Wine Awards and has been inducted into the New York Media Wine Writers’ Hall of Fame. He can be heard on 680News.