2012 Trader Joe's Reserve GSM, Dry Creek Valley, Sonoma County (California)

Once a month or so, I pick up a few wines from Trader Joe's we haven't tried before.  Sometimes we love them but never see them again so I hope this one will stick around.  GSM (Grenache, Syrah, Mourvedre) is a classic wine blend, from the southern Rhone region of France.  There the inexpensive ones are called Cotes du Rhone.  Australia provides most of those called GSM.  Nice to see the Rhone varietals take hold in California.  This GSM is a terrific value at $10, fruit forward, good body, moderate tannins, nice finish.

We had it with grilled bone-in  pork chops marinated in a Korean BBQ sauce, sauteed baby Bok Choi and baby vidalias, caprese, and a multigrain demi baguette.