Sometimes I think simple flavours and aromas are more welcome to the average everyday wine drinker than complexity. I know fellow writers and tasters who pick out the smallest detail from a wine and find things that only those that spend their day in a sensory lab could pick out … reminds me of a famous line from the movie JFK, “it’s like picking gnat shit out of pepper”. Konzelmann has a wine here that you won’t have to do that kind of indepth analysis to enjoy, in fact you don’t have to be a rocket scientist or have a degree in chemistry to identify tastes and smells. The nose is black cherry and vanilla – it’s as simple as that. The taste is rich with black cherry and just a touch of tannins … smooth enough to drink now and over the next couple of years, and it’s priced exceedingly well. Price: $13.50 – Rating: ****