Wine of the Month: 2012 BOGLE Essential Blend, Clarksburg CA

by Frank Mangio

About the wine:  A #3 pick from Wine Enthusiast, dry red blend, structured and balanced, with outstanding value. An old vine blend of  Zin, Cab, Petite Sirah and Syrah, aged 18 months in French and American oak barrels.

 About the winery:  This wine is the kingpin of the Bogle inventory of low price, quality wines with ramped up production, found in wine shops, on up to large supermarkets.
The cost:  It’s the wine of the week at North County Wine Company in San Marcos at an attractive $7.97 a bottle. Check for inventory at 760-653-9032.