Bogle Vineyards - Essential Red 2009

I picked up this bottle from one of my favorite wine shops recently. It was very inexpensive, about $9, so on a random Thursday night I felt no guilt about opening it all by myself. I'm not sure if I got a bad bottle, let it sit too long (although I only purchased it 1-2 months ago), or what happened, but this was not at all as described. I thought it was way too sweet with no depth. I guess this would be a good intro wine for those who like sweet whites and have yet to venture into the world of reds. Although honestly, I would recommend the Side Yard Sweet Red (also a bargain at $8-9) over this one.

I salvaged the wine by making it into sangria but I definitely will not purchase this again.