Folie à Deux Ménage à Trois Red 2006
Price: $10
Maker: Folie à Deux Winery, St. Helena, Napa County, California
Varietal: Blend of Zinfandel, Merlot, and Cabernet Sauvignon
Packaging: Bottle, natural cork
Alcohol: 13.5%
Our Rating: 8.5 out of 10
Folie à Deux Ménage à Trois Red 2006 is a blend of Zinfandel, Merlot, and Cabernet Sauvignon that most heavily favors the Zin side of its heritage. It has a nice aroma of spicy berries. It’s flavor is jammy, with strawberries, raspberries, and chocolate notes, and the finish is slightly peppery. This red wine leans toward the sweet side a bit.
We found a few other wine bloggers who have tried Menage a Trois Red. Budget Vino said, “This wine is overly sweet- so much so that I questioned whether I would be able to finish the glass I poured and salvage my $10 investment.” The Wine Cask Blog liked it a bit more, saying, “It delivers easy drinkability and simple, fruity tastes and smells. Structurally it is unsophisticated but not poor. A good every-day value wine.” Yoav thought it “went down nicely.” And, G&D’s mother-in-law recommended she try Menage a Trois, much to G&D’s delight.
The last vintage of this wine we tried was Folie à Deux Ménage à Trois Red 2003.
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June 9th, 2009 at 8:29 pm
Great every day wine without the tannin blast finish.
June 19th, 2009 at 10:34 pm
Very easy drinking. It does tend to be a little on the sweet side, but goes well with most meals and is also nice on it’s own. Every bottle seems to be different, which does turn some people off. I find it to be an adventure and have never had a bottle that wasn’t pleasing. This is a wine that we always have on hand and have shared with many people who have enjoyed it as much as we do.