3/26/2018 - apes Likes this wine:

Outstanding

2/19/2014 - apes Does not like this wine:

No score as the bottle might have been flawed. Flat no fruit.

10/9/2011 - apes wrote:

Did nothing for me.

11/29/2009 - apes wrote:

Decant 1/2 hour plus, excellent

8/5/2009 - apes wrote:

excellent

4/22/2009 - apes wrote:

better on second day.

2/7/2009 - apes wrote:

No notes taken, everyone enjoyed. Will buy more.

2/3/2009 - apes wrote:

consistently enjoyable wine.

1/28/2009 - apes wrote:

Flawed or terrible. tasted like horse crap, but I think some people might like that.

9/24/2008 - apes wrote:

Good solid Cab, Tannins need to mellow a little, didn't decant.

9/12/2008 - apes wrote:

Nice medium body, nice fruit upfront, smooth finish. Good for the price.

8/26/2008 - apes wrote:

Drank this a little young, strong tannins that need to settle down. dried fruit and plum. would decant for a couple of hours as it got better over time. Will buy more to store over medium term.

8/18/2008 - apes wrote:

Decanted for 2 hours. Not sure but this may have been a flawed bottle. Tasted before decanting, after decanting and a day later, didn't like anything about it. Seemed overripe, very tannic and had this taste of dead rotten dry leather. either not my type of wine or flawed.

8/7/2008 - apes wrote:

Popped poured and drank over 2 hours with no food. This seems to be a big wine that is ready to drink right now lots of dark fruit, leather after an hour turning to a very enjoyable chocolate. Glad I have 5 more bottles, will drink another 2 within the next year or so and will let the rest "rest".

8/4/2008 - apes wrote:

Cherry and raspberry, ok bottle, better out there fir the price.

8/2/2008 - apes wrote:

Found it a bit tight upon opening, my son said it tasted watery. opened up a bit to cherry, coffee and chocolate. A great mineral taste. As stated before will only get better with time. Looks like I need to go to the wallet and buy more.

7/26/2008 - apes wrote:

You don't need me to repeat what everyone has already said.

7/10/2008 - apes wrote:

Popped and poured, cherry, a little tart, smooth, very enjoyable.

6/27/2008 - apes wrote:

Drank over a couple of hours. Big cherry and raspberry, strong tannins that subsided, some mineral. A little all over the place, think it needs a couple of years to come together, but very enjoyable right now. Great price, will buy more.

6/25/2008 - apes wrote:

nothing to talk about, uninspiring

6/22/2008 - apes wrote:

Maestro, Nice call. Drinking very well now. ahh Burgundy the fine intergration of fruit, mineral and oak.

6/20/2008 - apes wrote:

Very good bottle, great nose floral, earth, cherry. taste well integrated, acid fruit, a little dr. pepper. 2nd day after refridge a little tart. will buy more, interested to see how it will age.

6/16/2008 - apes wrote:

opened fathers day, No notes taken. very enjoyable. Would buy more

6/13/2008 - apes wrote:

Just another excellent bottle

6/8/2008 - apes wrote:

Dark, but more medium body. Lots of tannins up front. At first taste some raspberry, but needed some time to open up.(only about 1/2 hour in glass). Still tannic but much softer, abundance of horse leather seems to overtake the fruit. Well integrated from start to finish, although finish not as long as others have noted.

6/4/2008 - apes wrote:

Now I know the difference between Burgundy and North America, cherry red in color. nose is muted as mentioned previously. This is pure mineral and iron up front as opposed to what I have tasted in North America and for that matter anywhere else, mid palate letting in some fruit of raspberry. Very tannic at this point, will let my other bottles sit. I think this will come together. Score is due to the youth of this wine and should improve significantly.
Edit, 3 hours later still tannic, but opened up, raised rating 1 pt. It's going to be hard not break into rest of stash, need to buy more.

5/24/2008 - apes wrote:

Did not decant, couldn't get passed the alcohol and heat. The nose left a burning sensation in my nose. After about 1 hour the alcohol blew off a little allowing the fruit to come through. This wine just didn't do it for me.

5/20/2008 - apes wrote:

Do not think of popping and pouring, the alcohol is overwhelming. Let decant at least 2 hours. I promised myself I would not open another bottle for at least 1 year, but I was in the mood for a big expressive wine. Well, this is it big bold, heavy. After 4 hours fruit comes through with some chocolate. I think this wine will improve greatly, but needs 2,5,10 years. Not that I know anything about such longevity in wine, but I can imagine.

5/18/2008 - apes wrote:

Decanted 3 hours. I think that was too long. The chocolate and vanilla was very present. Enjoyable, but I think I missed out on some of the fruit. I recall drinking this wine at another time without decanting and enjoyed drinking it over a few hours to taste the changes. Next bottle pop pour and enjoy.

5/18/2008 - apes wrote:

Decanted 2 hours. Solid wine, well balanced throughout. Taste of minerals. Very enjoyable. Drank both bottles I own with friends, will buy more.

5/16/2008 - apes wrote:

Light body. Mostly ripe cherry coming through, some mineral notes. Pale finish. I think it needs a few years to come together. High acidity.

5/6/2008 - apes wrote:

popped and poured. Beautiful bouquet of wild cherry,plum, minerals. taste of carbonation. Excellent intergration of alcohol and tannins. Smooth and delicious nice finish, will buy more.

5/4/2008 - apes wrote:

Nice bouquet, Not over the top fruit, good smooth tannins, well integrated alcohol.

5/2/2008 - apes wrote:

Light cherry up front, simple well made pinot. Found good balance not too much acidity, to me. Need to drink with plain foods or you will lose the wine.

5/1/2008 - apes wrote:

Dark fruit, good mouth feel, balanced.

4/29/2008 - apes wrote:

Dark fruit, a bit of chocolate, lush mouth feel, soft tanins. Really enjoyed. Bought the rest of the Glaetzer collection Bishop, annaprenna, amon ra, hope the higher prices compare favorably.

4/9/2008 - apes wrote:

What am I missing from other reviews. On the nose pomergranate and cherry cola. Not a big wine, tasted a tad sweet for me. overall a light enjoyable wine.

4/6/2008 - apes wrote:

Needs to decant for 2 hours to soften up. brings out tabacco and leather. After another hour some chocolate. I think is still young and should age well. With 10 bottles left, I think opening 2 a year will be interesting.

4/5/2008 - apes wrote:

Pop poured, drank over 2 hour period. A lot of fruit to start and yes as mentioned before very grapey. This some what subsided and yielded to more cherry and raspberry. Hint of chocolate toward the end. Nothing complex for very nice for the price. Will buy more.

3/31/2008 - apes wrote:

3rd bottle, starts out very tannic, must decant for at least 1 hour. Like the taste of strawberry and dark chocolate. can't believe WS gave it a 70 something rating, much better then that. I keep buying one bottle at a time and is always pretty enjoyable, not great.

3/26/2008 - apes wrote:

Heavy alcohol to start needs 1-2 hours to decant. Dark ruby red, blackberry and after time chocolate. Should show better in a couple of years.

3/24/2008 - apes wrote:

light ruby color rasberry cherry, not complex but decent for the price.

3/22/2008 - apes wrote:

Drank while making sauce, also used it in the sauce. dried cherries, but tannins never softened. Not a big fan.

3/19/2008 - apes wrote:

needed 2 hour decanting blackberry strawberry decent bottle.

3/14/2008 - apes wrote:

doesn't live up to the Stu's recommendation. Maybe I needed some food to have with it

3/14/2008 - apes wrote:

A bit of an amendment to my earlier note. Great occasional pinot better describes. If you drank this everyday, I'm sure it would get boring fast.

3/7/2008 - apes wrote:

Really enjoyed this. Seems like it's a good fit with many foods. Not overly sweet.

3/6/2008 - apes wrote:

Nothing complex medium body. Good with a steak.

2/29/2008 - apes wrote:

I have had this wine twice once alone, once with Ribeye, It drank much better with steak. Dry, strawberry and chocolate. Needs to decant 1-2 hours. Will buy again.

1/31/2008 - apes wrote:

I'm no expert but I know what I like and I love this wine, just stick your nose in and smell Blackberry and lots of dark chocolate, hope this keeps in my cellar for years to come.