| Community Tasting Notes (average 88.6 pts. and median of 89 pts. in 31 notes) - hiding notes with no text |
| | Tasted by no leashes on 1/27/2014 & rated 89 points: Still very tasty. Red ripe cherry, spice and pepper. (2995 views) |
| | Tasted by no leashes on 1/7/2013 & rated 89 points: Drinking nicely - very good car -- but time to drink up. (3460 views) |
| | Tasted by dboatguy on 9/2/2012 & rated 90 points: very smooth, velvet feel. (3791 views) |
| | Tasted by no leashes on 3/14/2012 & rated 90 points: Delicious cdr, silky texture, medium bodied, dark fruit, earth and tar flavors. Drinking now. (4006 views) |
| | Tasted by no leashes on 10/18/2011 & rated 90 points: Wow, this 2007 cdr is drinking beautifully. Rich red fruit, pepper and earth, medium bodied, nicely balanced. (4379 views) |
| | Tasted by bcmatthias on 10/15/2011 & rated 88 points: When first opened, there was a slight note that the bottle may have gone bad. After about 30 minutes, the basement smell was gone and it opened up to a decent, drinkable wine. (2106 views) |
| | Tasted by no leashes on 8/21/2011 & rated 90 points: Drinking very nicely, the additional bottle age seems to have smoothed it out very nicely, with red cherry, lavender and earth flavors. (1714 views) |
| | Tasted by cobbpa on 12/14/2010 & rated 84 points: Good bottle. Start to finish: bright red fruits, spices, and hints at darker red fruits. Decent structure makes it nice with food. (1693 views) |
| | Tasted by no leashes on 7/15/2010 & rated 90 points: Delicious everyday drinker, smooth texture, cherry, pepper, stone and spice flavors. (2074 views) |
| | Tasted by no leashes on 7/15/2010 & rated 90 points: Very nice everyday drinker, as others have said, but also was the wine we went to with a grilled leg of lamb when the B&H Chien Lunatique was undrinkable with food. (2073 views) |
| | Tasted by no leashes on 5/13/2010 & rated 90 points: Delicious Rhone, smooth texture, drinking beautifully. (2112 views) |
| | Tasted by ecnemergut on 5/8/2010 & rated 88 points: Still tight. Needs more time. (1832 views) |
| | Tasted by cmr on 4/14/2010 & rated 89 points: Very nice everyday drinker. On opening strong raspberry fruit up front but after an hour the raspberry settled down and more of a cherry mix started to come through along with the raspberry. Good structure and body with a nice finish with hints of raspberry clinging on. Excellent value. (2270 views) |
| | Tasted by green-steve on 4/14/2010 & rated 87 points: Pop and pour; closed at first, gained weight with 30 minutes air time; "grenache" fruit profile, some spice/pepper with an interesting hint of citrus; great acidity, fine tannins, medium finish. Pretty nice for $7. (1721 views) |
| | Tasted by orkmork on 3/29/2010 & rated 88 points: The wine looks Garnet colored.
The legs are Medium.
It smells like Strawberry Jam, and Black Pepper.
It tastes like Blackberry, Mineral, and Vanilla.
The body is Light/Medium.
The wine is textured Juicy.
The wine finishes Short. (1991 views) |
| | Tasted by ecnemergut on 3/4/2010 & rated 90 points: A surprise. Great raspberry nose and full palate. Wound up pretty tight right now. Revisit again in a year.... (1899 views) |
| | Tasted by bin905 on 2/15/2010 & rated 88 points: Ruby red color. Initially, bright red fruit (strawberry), herb and cinnamon, followed by currant and black tea, finishing with ample acidity and moderate tannins. (2300 views) |
| | Tasted by Old Amarone on 2/4/2010 & rated 88 points: The first of a case I bought yesterday at an unreal price for a 97 from a pretty good mass producer
It had a Vegetative nose with points of Asparagus and Straw. Lots of Red Fruit in the mouth mid palette, but finished with a Acid- alcohol Heat. Quite good for a Tuesday night wine and at the giveaway price, it is a deal. (2286 views) |
| | Tasted by jsums on 1/13/2010 & rated 88 points: Darker ruby color. Nose: ripe strawberry/raspberry fruit with some brussels sprouts/string beans, distinct minerality, and a light touch of vanilla. A little hot. Palate: ripe red berries and pronounced stone/metal minerality framed by some peppercorn, bay leaf, and a very light touch of creme brulee. Moderate/lighter earthy tannins. Focused acidity. Moderate length. I like the earth/vegetal notes in this wine. It almost has a Cab Franc element to its rustic personality. Needs some air to come together. Well made. Excellent value. (1959 views) |
| | Tasted by aroby on 12/20/2009 & rated 87 points: Great QPR. Nicely spicy with red fruits and some tannins which, although present, were soft and lush. Good mouthfeel and decent finish. Would buy this again. (1850 views) |
| | Tasted by no leashes on 11/22/2009 & rated 90 points: Delicious ripe red fruit, some earth and mineral as well. Great for the price. A wine to simply enjoy, and we did! (2304 views) |
| | Tasted by cab on 10/16/2009: Rustic, not complicated, but acidic and bracing, even if barnyardy. Very drinkable by itself. Very slightly candied finish. When I think Grenache I think cinnamon and chocolate, and this is more unripe plums, pears, and maybe raisins. But a little viscous and coats the tongue. Weird comment, I know, but not sure I need to buy more of this, although I really enjoyed it tonight. (2399 views) |
| | Tasted by WinePT on 9/5/2009 & rated 86 points: Raspberries, a little cherry, mineral, and cedar. Touch of vanilla. Strong backbone of velvety tannins and acid. Should improve with time in bottle. (2027 views) |
| | Tasted by etherscreen on 9/1/2009: decent qpr. would buy again. nice raspberries and some minerals framed by good acid. (1222 views) |
| | Tasted by wbq8f on 8/25/2009 & rated 88 points: Nice, spicy, rich. (1262 views) |
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