1/18/2016 - J2K Likes this wine:

Wow, short decant and the wine just kept getting better! Beautiful Syrah and Cab blend firing on all cylinders.

1/16/2016 - J2K wrote:

Has potential but still way too young. Decanted 2 hours and didn't help. Give another 3 years at least

11/24/2015 - J2K wrote:

Was hoping for a winner here after reading the WA-94 and WE-93 reviews. I decanted for 3 hours but it didn't really need it. Soft tannins, smooth texture, some bold fruit but not rich or complex, low acidity, and short finish. Of course there could be some bottle variation. WA said to drink through 2027!! I don't see that happening as I thought it was ready now. WE wrote in 2011 to drink over next 5-6 years. I usually don't agree with WE but I think they got it right.

11/24/2015 - J2K wrote:

Southern Rhone wine from appellation way down near the sea-Costieres de Nîmes. 50% Syrah 50% Mouvedre. Floral with darker fruits and spice along with some herbal elements. Maybe a bit of mineral from the Mediterranean sea. Good structure. If you like Gigondas and hint herb for $11, go for it.

11/24/2015 - J2K wrote:

Big Cali chard, oak n butter nose and palate, lots of white fruit with some butterscotch, maybe caramel, good acidity which leads to a long finish, Its a power chard heavyweight! I'm a heavyweight too so I was a formidable opponent and a good match. I also drank this on a sunny day at the beach watching the waves roll up which also contributed to my enjoyment. Just like I'm doing now as I write this.....

11/24/2015 - J2K wrote:

CdP goes so well with the fall weather. So had to give this CS a try. Suprisingly lighter in color and body and overall disapointed. Nothing terrible but just seemed flat and missing the acidity, herb, spice, and plum balance expected. Although there was more fruit than expected. There is the well known theory that CdP's can "shut down" or go into a "dumb phase". Never been a fan of that theory....BUT, could be the case here although 2011 was a slightly above average vintage (91 WS). I drank a 2004 Domaine Montpertuis CdP in 2009. No, I don't have excellent wine geek memory, I checked my CT notes. Anyway, I loved the 2004, tho it was slightly better vintage, and I drank it 5 years after vintage. So maybe this just needs a litttle more time to open up out of the "dumb/shut down" phase. Hopefully so, $30 is a good price for a CdP, but there is some risk on this one evolving

11/24/2015 - J2K wrote:

Heavy full bodied mouthfeel, gobs of fruit, skittles, and even a hint of Syrah! Could be better with a little more acidity. But its good for this style and with the new price reduction, even better compared to the avg price on wine-searcher of $63. Drink this last, your palate may not recover for another wine.

11/24/2015 - J2K wrote:

Blackberry rounded fruit with a lot of wood, subtle tannins. Its okay for a $16 Merlot, slightly better than the mass produced, knee height merlot's. There was a Hogue many years ago that was a great buy. I was thinking this was the same with an updated label, maybe not

7/25/2015 - J2K wrote:

Southern Rhone wine from appellation way down near the sea-Costieres de Nîmes. 50% Syrah 50% Mouvedre. Floral with darker fruits and spice along with some herbal elements. Maybe a bit of mineral from the Mediterranean sea. Good structure. If you like Gigondas and hint herb for $11 in PA

6/27/2015 - J2K wrote:

Noticed the alc was 15.9 before I poured it and it showed from first sniff and taste. Decanted for one hour. Bottle doesn't detail the blend but I w.ould have guessed mostly Zin. Dense and rich fruit, black cherry, cranberry, plum, spice, little vanilla, touch of tobacco on finish later on. Good acidity. outstanding wine and I enjoyed it but the alc is still very evident. Will hold my other bottle for a while or give lots of decant time. Maybe a full day

5/2/2015 - J2K wrote:

Agree with Mindmuse. Great balance and finish, my kind of Chard

2/19/2015 - J2K wrote:

Decanted 2 hours- drinking beautifully, good balance, secondary flavors and nice lingering finish. So sad when it was gone..

2/19/2015 - J2K wrote:

Decanted 2 hours, medium bodied, lots of mineral and rock with good acidity and just enough fruit, clean and pure, perfumey finish, prob different then whats expected from Syrah and Grenache blend but I enjoyed it and would buy more.

2/1/2015 - J2K wrote:

Decanted 2 hours.- Full and lush mouthfeel, lots of skittles fruit flavors but not jammy, with some mocha/chocolate, maybe some tobacco/leather. Good balance. Not much spice as expected but still Highly recommend

2/1/2015 - J2K wrote:

Decanted 3 hours. Interesting wine. Syrah and Grenache -CA central Coast trying to emulate a Rhone wine. Lighter color and lighter body then expected. Lots of black tea flavor, baking spice, black pepper with red fruit. Its very pure and clean with good balance. At the beginning I found myself trying to figure it out but by the end I was just enjoying it. Although I was thinking more of Chinon then Rhone. Recommend

2/1/2015 - J2K wrote:

I've enjoyed the other Vineyard Found wines so I had to try this one. Decanted 2 hours. Smells of cocoa or caramel. Immediate smooth mouthfeel, with lots of chocolate/mocha/cocoa, dark fruit, black cherry and some vanilla. The acidity hits after and really brings this wine together with some zing and good lingering finish. Highly recommend.

1/24/2015 - J2K wrote:

Decanted and drank over 5 hours. Strong cherry flavor with some leather and tobacco. Little astringent with decent tannins still present. Solid wine but not extraordinary. Still has plenty of life. Recommend.

1/10/2015 - J2K wrote:

Lots of leather, strong wood, red fruit, plum, good acidity, tannins still strong, wine still has time so no hurry. Overall, very good wine if you can handle the strong leather and wood.

1/10/2015 - J2K wrote:

Entry level CdP. Just enough fruit, spice, and herb to make it a "good" Cdp but leaves you wanting to get to the next level

1/10/2015 - J2K wrote:

Kinda funky at first, really took a few hours to open up, but then revealed a nice clean syrah. I'd put it in the 90-91 range

12/19/2014 - J2K wrote:

This has got much better with some cellar time. Drinking better now with more balance and integrated tannin, acidity. Prob still not Grand Cru quality Burg but Im glad I cellared a few years.

12/19/2014 - J2K wrote:

Mint on the nose, tastes of cherry, some herb, tobacco, earth , good acidity, med tannins, average BDX wine.

12/19/2014 - J2K wrote:

Decanted 2 hours then gave it a swirl and sip, seemed a little watery with some earth but not much secondary flavors. It really didn't open up until about 5 hours when the fruit, tannin, acidity, and typical BDX flavors came together. A good but not great wine. If I had another I would probably give a couple more cellar years. Otherwise a longer decant

12/19/2014 - J2K wrote:

Very heavy weight, rich creamy and oaky with apple, honey, and butterscotch on the finish. A bigger than most Cali Chard. Get your game face on.

12/14/2014 - J2K wrote:

Gave a 2 hour decant. Cherry and charcoal nose, palate is medium bodied with earthy/dirt, dusty, more cherry and charcoal, with touch of chocolate, good acidity. Finishes with a little stewed tomato. It's a decent wine if you like Carmenere, but it doesn't really float my boat.

12/13/2014 - J2K wrote:

Same as previous notes, outstanding!!

12/4/2014 - J2K wrote:

Lots of leather and cedar wood aroma, more of the same on the palate, overwhelming in fact, medium tannins and decent acidity but was expecting more fruit and vanilla. Let air for a while but not much change

11/30/2014 - J2K wrote:

Update to previous notes: wine getting better, more herbal on the nose and palate. Fantastic, gotta find more.

11/16/2014 - J2K wrote:

I'm going to be lazy and just completely agree with S_Nickell. I loved this wine and will be looking for more.

11/16/2014 - J2K wrote:

Very satisfied with this $11 bottle. Pooped and poured and got better with more air. Good toasty berry fruit, just enough oak, maybe some secondary flavors of chocolate. Good balance but could use a little more acidity. Next time I'll give more decanter time. When I purchase an inexpensive wine, I'm just happy when it doesn't have that artificial fruit and candy taste. This one does not. OTOH it's not complex but delivers as a solid wine for $11. I consumed my case of the Erasmo for a daily drinker so looks like this will be next on the menu at Chez 2K .

11/7/2014 - J2K wrote:

Second bottle, same notes, solid performer

11/7/2014 - J2K Likes this wine:

Wow, this is a big teeth staining wine. The color is inky black. Palate is dense, full bodied with dark berry, mocha, kinda syrupy, thick. Good acidity and silky tannins, it all came together but its also kinda port-like. You won't drink this one fast, sit and sip, it's going to take a while. If you're into this style, I highly recommend.

11/7/2014 - J2K wrote:

This won't blow your socks off but a solid wine for the money.

11/7/2014 - J2K Likes this wine:

I enjoyed how this Burg opened and changed with more complexity as I drank each glass. barnyard, cherry, good balance.Solid wine-recommend

11/7/2014 - J2K Likes this wine:

Cork broke again on this second bottle, but now worries, needed @ an hour to warm up from the cellar and the flavors to open. Still drinking beautifully, has life left but wouldn't wait long. Highly recommend

11/7/2014 - J2K Likes this wine:

a Big dawg, lots of fruit, more new world style, full bodied with lots of flavor. Highly recommend

10/27/2014 - J2K wrote:

I've enjoyed many previous vintages 04-07 of this wine. But I stopped buying as the price increased with the hype. Gave this @ 3 hours decant. Mixed red and blue fruit, good acidity, jammy but not over the top jammy, more balanced and restrained then expected. A good wine, but not as good as those previous vintages and probably not a shocker as 2011 was a bad weather year down under in Aussie land. Although my Sheila enjoyed it.

10/25/2014 - J2K wrote:

Who Nelly! Full body, skittles and starburst fruit flavor, with a lingering finish. I like the big Aussie style when in the mood but this one was almost too jammy candy sweetness. Sometimes I was asking myself, "is this wine?'

10/25/2014 - J2K wrote:

Lovely syrah, balanced pure fruit and clean. Have never been disappointed from this producer

10/21/2014 - J2K wrote:

My bottle seemed a little off, lots of acidity and tannin, fruit wasn't really in balance. Was still okay/avg but disappointed as I was hoping for a memorable wine.

10/16/2014 - J2K wrote:

Boom! Heavy and rich, woody, dark fruit, fig, with some graphite. Excellent Chilean Syrah (if you like this style) and a definite slow sipping wine. The wife and I got tired and went to bed before we could finish the bottle........and that's a rare occurrence.

10/11/2014 - J2K wrote:

Very nice Rioja, great balance- Highly recommend. Of course give a some time to breathe.

9/7/2014 - J2K wrote:

Still drinking well and balanced but no reason to sit on these, drink up!!

8/31/2014 - J2K wrote:

Good stuff here, rich flavor, great balance, and long finish. Decanter gotmit right, I don't know about 97 points but for $30, this is a winner.

8/17/2014 - J2K wrote:

This is a decent Cote Du Rhone type wine. Aromatic , light-med bodied, baked berry, charcoal smokey cherry, still time for that summer BBQ red wine. 38% Mourvedre, 26% Grenache, 25% Cinsault, 11% Syrah

8/17/2014 - J2K wrote:

Good modern Rioja, little sweeter fruit, vanilla, plums, leather, low tannin, ready to pop and pour

8/3/2014 - J2K wrote:

Decanted one hour, lots of vanilla with black currant, and some spice. Nice Paso Robles cabernet from an excellent vintage. Good tannic structure and acidity. There's no mistaking the Cali cab character here, it just not Napa, but could be. Not that much depth, mostly vanilla/oak, (in French barrels for 18 months) but a very good buy at $16 in PA--Picking up more.

8/1/2014 - J2K wrote:

Oh yeah, big fruit, red berry and black fruit jammy, creamy, ends with something darker like mocha or espresso?, good balance, if you're down with that stereotypical Aussie shiraz then you'll be down with Henry. Plenty of life so give some time to breathe.

8/1/2014 - J2K wrote:

Very harsh and strong on opening, dark color, more black fruit than a typical Cali Pinot with some tobacco, needed about 2 hours to really open then the fruit lightened up, picked up some cola action. medium acidity low tannin, smooth palate, I like Pinots that don't really taste like Pinot, this one started like a dark brooding force and ended a kinda weird Pinot.

7/30/2014 - J2K wrote:

Needed about 2 hours to really open up, well balanced with lots of flavor. Recommend