Very Dark Red. Great nose, bright cherries, earth, dusty. Palate has nice acidity, follows the nose well and has soft, fine grained tannins. Excellent balance. Really nice wine. Second time drinking this and I am really impressed. Great QPR.

Mediocre Shiraz with no particular distinguishing characteristics. Some pepper and Dark fruit on the nose. Somewhat sharp tannins. Short finish.

Dark red color. Nose of earth, black fruits, somewhat tannic. Basic everyday Malbec. 86+

Interesting blend. Nice aromatics, citrus and minerality. Palate is crisp and clean. Nice finish. Very pleasant.

Tasted blind. Dark purple color. black fruits with cedar, pepper, spice, and later a nice earthy component. nice tannins, well balanced. 92+pts.

Tasted blind. Dark purple color. Fairly aromatic on the nose, blackberry, black currant, some heat, glycerin, . Palate shows good concentration, black fruits, pepper and spice. Medium finish. I would not have pegged this as an old world wine. 25% grenache, 25% carignan, 25% cab, 15% syrah, 10% merlot blend.

Tasted blind. Dark purple. Blackberry, black cherry, earth, spice, oak on the nose. Palate is consistent. Medium-full body and nice finish. Consistent with previous notes and score. 91+pts.

Dark red purple. Nose shows cassis, cherry, spice, cedar, earth and some floral qualities. Nice on the palate, but the tannins are slightly sharp and the finish is just a bit off. This seemed to deteriorate over the evening making me think this is a drink sooner than later wine. 92- pts.

Dark red purple color. Nose has black cherry, blackberry, creme de cassis, earth, cedar. Palate has lots of black fruit, pepper. Great concentration. Very well made wine. Still quite young with prominent but round tannins. 93+pts.

Black, purple color. Nose shows herbs, cedar, spice, and some understated dark fruit. The palate diplays earth, coffe, tobacco, cedar and is well concentrated, but is somewhat lacking in fruit. Medium-long finish.

Black purple color. Amazingly concentrated wine. Distinct charcoal on the nose with a smokey, mequite quality to it as well. Black fruits. Palate is strikingly more concentrated in the fruit profile than the 2003. Great depth on the finish and excellent balance. Tied for my WOTN.

Dark Purple color. Nose is gorgeous with floral, red and black fruits, earth, mocha, and spices. The palate is well concentrated with great balance. Very long finish. Very elegant style integrating fruit and secondary characteristics. Ben Glaetzer knowns how to make wine. This tied for my WOTN with the 2004 Old Bastard. But the Glaetzer takes it for style, finesse, and QPR.