5/15/2024 - MineFineWine Likes this wine:

5/5 THIS IS A FANTASTIC WINE. VIIBRANT AND DEEP FLAVORS, GREAT BODY, DEEP COLOR
The wine looks yellow gold colored. The legs are slow. There is no sediment in the bottle. It smells like raisin, apricot, pear, cantaloupe, honeydew, melon, papaya, black pepper, honeysuckle and butterscotch. It tastes like gooseberry, raisin, apricot, pear, peach, cantaloupe, honeydew, melon, papaya, black pepper, honeysuckle, orange blossom, peach blossom and honey. The body is medium/full. The wine has smooth texture. The wine finishes long. The wine has low acidity.

5/8/2024 - MineFineWine Likes this wine:

4.5/5 RICH DEEP FLAVORS, DEEP GOLD COLOR, VERY SMOOTH TEXTURE, SLIGHTLY PASSED PRIME
The wine looks yellow gold colored. The legs are slow. There is no sediment in the bottle. It smells like strawberry, raisin, apricot, peach, pear, cantaloupe, honeydew, melon, almond and honey. It tastes like strawberry, raisin, apricot, peach, pear, cantaloupe, honeydew, melon, papaya, almond and honey. The body is medium/full. The wine has smooth texture. The wine finishes long. The wine has low acidity.

4/14/2024 - MineFineWine Likes this wine:

5/5 GREAT IGT WINE. SMOUTH GREAT MOUTH FEEL, DEEP RASPERRY, BLACK CURRANT, BLACKBERRY AND PLUM
The wine looks ruby colored. The legs are slow. There is light sediment in the bottle. It smells like blackberry, raspberry, black currant (cassis) and plum. It tastes like blackberry, black currant (cassis), raspberry and plum. The body is full. The wine has round texture. The wine finishes long. The wine has low acidity.

4/14/2024 - MineFineWine wrote:

3/5 CLOUDY, PASSED PRIME, GETTING TO BE MADEIRA WINE
The wine looks tawny colored. The legs are slow. There is heavy sediment in the bottle. It smells like black currant (cassis), prune, plum, mushroom, light toast and black pepper. It tastes like black currant (cassis), prune, plum, forest floor, flint, mineral, light toast, sandalwood, black pepper and stoniness. The body is medium/full. The wine has coarse texture. The wine finishes long. The wine has low acidity.

4/6/2024 - MineFineWine Likes this wine:

4/5 PLEASANT AND RELIABLE. GREAT STRONG REFRESHING FLAVORS
The wine looks straw colored. The legs are medium. There is no sediment in the bottle. It smells like grapefruit, orange, strawberry jam, raisin, apricot, pear, cantaloupe, honeydew, papaya, black pepper and honeysuckle. It tastes like lemon, grapefruit, orange, raisin, strawberry jam, apricot, pear, cantaloupe, honeydew, melon, black pepper and orange blossom. The body is medium. The wine has leathery texture. The wine finishes long. The wine has medium acidity.

3/25/2024 - MineFineWine wrote:

3/5 TASTES LIKE A BLEND, SOME RCHNESS OF FLAVOR DEEP RED FRUITS, BUT HARD TO PLACE

The wine looks garnet colored. The legs are slow. There is heavy sediment in the bottle. It smells like black currant (cassis), red currant, fig, plum, forest floor, light toast, smokey bacon, phenolic, black pepper and wet wool. It tastes like black currant (cassis), fig, plum, forest floor, smokey bacon, black pepper and wet wool. The body is full. The wine has coarse texture. The wine finishes long. The wine has low acidity.

3/25/2024 - MineFineWine Likes this wine:

4/5 STILL PLEASANT AND COMPLEX. A LITTLE PAST PRIME
The wine looks yellow gold colored. The legs are slow. There is no sediment in the bottle. It smells like gooseberry, grapefruit, apple, peach, pear, cantaloupe and melon. It tastes like gooseberry, grapefruit, apple, apricot, peach, pear and honeydew. The body is full. The wine has angular texture. The wine finishes long. The wine has medium acidity.
The wine looks yellow gold colored. The legs are slow. There is no sediment in the bottle. It smells like gooseberry, grapefruit, apple, peach, pear, cantaloupe and melon. It tastes like gooseberry, grapefruit, apple, apricot, peach, pear and honeydew. The body is full. The wine has angular texture. The wine finishes long. The wine has medium acidity.

1/29/2024 - MineFineWine Likes this wine:

5/5 EXCELLENT, DELIGHTFULLY RICH AND ELEGANT
The wine looks ruby colored. The legs are slow. There is moderate sediment in the bottle. It smells like blackberry, black currant (cassis), plum and violet. It tastes like black currant (cassis), blackberry and plum. The body is full. The wine has smooth texture. The wine finishes long. The wine has low acidity.

1/29/2024 - MineFineWine Likes this wine:

4/5 POWERFUL, FRESH, CITRUSY

The wine looks straw colored. The legs are fast. There is no sediment in the bottle. It smells like grapefruit, lemon, orange, raisin, apricot, peach, cantaloupe, melon, papaya, orange blossom and peach blossom. It tastes like grapefruit, lemon, orange, peach, pineapple and peach blossom. The body is medium. The wine has leathery texture. The wine finishes long. The wine has medium acidity.

1/29/2024 - MineFineWine wrote:

4/5 QUITE GOOD, FLAVORFULL, A LITTLE BORDEAUX TASTE
The wine looks garnet colored. The legs are slow. There is moderate sediment in the bottle. It smells like black currant (cassis), blackberry, prune, flint, light toast and black pepper. It tastes like blackberry, black currant (cassis), prune, flint, light toast and black pepper. The body is medium/full. The wine has angular texture. The wine finishes long. The wine has low acidity.

1/2/2024 - MineFineWine wrote:

3/5 CRISP, LIVELY, SOME ACIDITY. GOOD VALUE TABLE WINE
The wine looks straw colored. The legs are medium. There is no sediment in the bottle. It smells like raisin, grapefruit, peach and alcohol/hot. It tastes like grapefruit, raisin, pear, black pepper, stoniness and alcohol/hot. The body is medium. The wine has coarse texture. The wine finishes medium. The wine has high acidity.

12/31/2023 - MineFineWine Likes this wine:

4/5 EXCELLENT, STILL FRESH, BUBBLY, STRONG DARK BERRIES

12/24/2023 - MineFineWine Likes this wine:

The wine looks yellow brown colored. The legs are slow. There is no sediment in the bottle. It smells like orange, raisin, fig, apricot, plum, banana, papaya, mango, light toast, orange blossom, peach blossom, butterscotch, honey and sherry. It tastes like raisin, fig, apricot, peach, plum, mango, papaya, light toast, vanilla, orange blossom, peach blossom, butterscotch, honey and sherry. The body is full. The wine has oily texture. The wine finishes long. The wine has low acidity.

10/31/2023 - MineFineWine wrote:

4/5 NICE BUT JUST A POULLY-FUISSE, NOT MUCH CHARACTER. ONE OF THE BETTER PUILLY FUISSEs
The wine looks yellow gold colored. The legs are slow. There is no sediment in the bottle. It smells like orange, raisin, apricot and peach. It tastes like orange, raisin, apricot and pear. The body is medium/full. The wine has leathery texture. The wine finishes long. The wine has medium acidity.

10/17/2023 - MineFineWine Likes this wine:

5/5 EXCELLENT : HEAVY BODY, RICH DARK RED FRUITS FLAVOR, ROUND BODY
The wine looks garnet colored. The legs are slow. There is moderate sediment in the bottle. It smells like black currant (cassis), raspberry, raisin, cherry, plum and violet. It tastes like black currant (cassis), raspberry, cherry and violet. The body is full. The wine has round texture. The wine finishes long. The wine has low acidity.

10/14/2023 - MineFineWine wrote:

4/5 GOOD, BUT NOT STRONG, UNDER DEVELOPPED AND SOME ACIDITY LEFT, AGE LONGER TO A MINIMUM 5 YEARS (2025)
The wine looks straw colored. The legs are slow. There is no sediment in the bottle. It smells like grapefruit, strawberry jam, apple, apricot, pear and geranium. It tastes like grapefruit, orange, strawberry jam, pear, flint and peach blossom. The body is medium/full. The wine has silky texture. The wine finishes long. The wine has medium acidity.

9/29/2023 - MineFineWine wrote:

3/5 OK BUT NOT SPECTACULAR. HAS TO BREATHE A LOT
The wine looks tawny colored. The legs are slow There is moderate sediment in the bottle. It smells like red currant, prune, raisin, plum, flint, mushroom and sandalwood. It tastes like red currant, prune, raisin, plum, flint, sandalwood, black pepper and stoniness. The body is medium. The wine has coarse texture. The wine finishes long. The wine has low acidity.

9/29/2023 - MineFineWine Likes this wine:

4/5 GOOD, A LOT OF CHARACTER
The wine looks straw colored. The legs are fast. There is no sediment in the bottle. It smells like grapefruit, lemon, lychee, pear, cantaloupe and pineapple. It tastes like grapefruit, lemon, lychee, pear, pineapple, black pepper and peony. The body is medium/full. The wine has angular texture. The wine finishes long. The wine has medium acidity.

8/26/2023 - MineFineWine Likes this wine:

5/5 8/26/23 THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST CHARDONNAYS. TASTEFUL, FRUITY, COMPLEX, STRONG - YOU GET A LOT IN THIS BOTTLE
AGED 5 MONTH IN FRENCH OAK, FRESH FINISH
The wine looks light gold colored. The legs are slow. There is no sediment in the bottle. It smells like strawberry, lemon, apricot, peach, cantaloupe and geranium. It tastes like strawberry, lemon, apricot, pear, cantaloupe, black pepper and geranium. The body is full. The wine has leathery texture. The wine finishes long. The wine has low acidity.

8/25/2023 - MineFineWine wrote:

GOOD

8/25/2023 - MineFineWine Likes this wine:

5/5COMPLEX AND DRY. COTES DE PROVENCE IS THE BEST OF THE ROSEs
The wine looks salmon colored. The legs are fast. There is no sediment in the bottle. It smells like orange, grapefruit, red currant and cherry. It tastes like red currant, grapefruit, orange, cherry and peach. The body is medium. The wine has leathery texture. The wine finishes medium. The wine has low acidity.

8/10/2023 - MineFineWine wrote:

4/5 OK, BUT NOT MUCH FRUIT. WAY BELOW CALIFORNIA CHARDONNAYS
The wine looks straw colored. The legs are fast. There is no sediment in the bottle. It smells like stoniness and straw It tastes like mineral and stoniness. The body is medium. The wine has satin-like texture. The wine finishes medium. The wine has low acidity.

7/31/2023 - MineFineWine Likes this wine:

4/5 OK BUT PASSED PRIME

7/31/2023 - MineFineWine Likes this wine:

7/31/23 THIS IS GREAT, AGED VERY WELL, DEEP AND STRONG MATURE FLAVORS

The wine looks yellow gold colored. The legs are slow. There is no sediment in the bottle. It smells like fig, raisin, apricot, peach, pear, plum, butterscotch and honey. It tastes like fig, raisin, prune, apricot, apple, peach, pear, plum, butterscotch and honey. The body is full. The wine has juicy texture. The wine finishes long. The wine has low acidity.

7/31/2023 - MineFineWine wrote:

4/5 OK BUT PASSED PRIME
The wine looks yellow brown colored. The legs are slow. There is no sediment in the bottle. It smells like raisin, prune, apricot, peach, pear and plum. It tastes like raisin, prune, apricot, peach, pear and honey. The body is medium/full. The wine has silky texture. The wine has medium acidity.

6/28/2023 - MineFineWine Likes this wine:

6/28/23 VERY NICE, COMPLEX AND REFINED, BUT NOT VERY FRUITY

The wine looks yellow colored. The legs are slow. There is no sediment in the bottle. It smells like fig, peach, pear, banana, cantaloupe, honeydew, mango, melon and papaya. It tastes like peach, pear, melon and mango. The body is medium. The wine has leathery texture. The wine finishes long. The wine has medium acidity.

6/28/2023 - MineFineWine wrote:

6/28/23 NICE, HAS SOME BODY, BUT NOT AS GOOD AS ALSATIAN PINOT BLANC
The wine looks straw colored. The legs are medium. There is no sediment in the bottle. It smells like pear, peach, honeysuckle and honey. It tastes like pear, honeysuckle and honey. The body is medium/full. The wine has bright texture. The wine finishes long. The wine has medium acidity.

5/29/2023 - MineFineWine Likes this wine:

5/5 THIS WAS GREAT, DUE TO A RESERVA AND GOOD AGING ? SOLID FLAVORS, DEEP COLOR AND SMOOTH BODY.

5/7/2023 - MineFineWine wrote:

4/5 PLEASANT, HAS MILDED DOWN, SMOOTH
The wine looks straw colored. The legs are slow. There is no sediment in the bottle. It smells like grapefruit, lemon, lychee, peach, pear, cantaloupe, honeydew, melon and mango. It tastes like grapefruit, lemon, lime, lychee, peach, pear, mango, melon and cantaloupe. The body is medium/full. The wine has smooth texture. The wine finishes long. The wine has low acidity.

4/23/2023 - MineFineWine Likes this wine:

4/23/23 4/5 VERY GOOD FOR A SANGIOVESE, FLAVORFUL AND SILKY SMOOTH
The wine looks purple colored. The legs are slow. There is moderate sediment in the bottle. It smells like blackberry, black currant (cassis), prune and plum. It tastes like blackberry, black currant (cassis), plum and black pepper. The body is medium. The wine has smooth texture. The wine finishes medium. The wine has low acidity.

4/8/2023 - MineFineWine wrote:

4/8/23 4/5 PLEASANT PINOT NOIR FROM CALIFORNIA
The wine looks tawny colored. The legs are slow. There is heavy sediment in the bottle. It smells like blackberry, black currant (cassis), cherry, sandalwood, nutmeg, walnut and sherry. It tastes like blackberry, black currant (cassis), prune, fig, cherry, stoniness, sandalwood, stoniness, violet and sherry. The body is full. The wine has leathery texture. The wine has low acidity.

4/8/2023 - MineFineWine Likes this wine:

4/5 QUITE PLEASANT, BUT NOT UP TO THE GOODNESS OF GEWURZTRAMINER FROM ALSACE
The wine looks yellow colored. There is no sediment in the bottle. It smells like raisin, lychee, peach, pear, honeydew and honey. It tastes like grapefruit, raisin, lychee, peach, pear, honeydew, mango, melon, papaya and honey. The body is medium. The wine has juicy texture. The wine finishes medium. The wine has low acidity.

3/25/2023 - MineFineWine Likes this wine:

4/5 PLEASANT, CRISP, VIVID

The wine looks straw colored. The legs are fast. There is no sediment in the bottle. It smells like grapefruit, lemon, pear and acacia. It tastes like grapefruit, lemon, pear, apple, pineapple and acacia. The body is medium/full. The wine has angular texture. The wine finishes long. The wine has medium acidity.

3/17/2023 - MineFineWine Does not like this wine:

2/5 NOT FRUITY, NOT ENJOYABLE, NO REASON TO DRINK THIS
The wine looks yellow colored. The legs are fast. There is no sediment in the bottle. It smells like lime, grapefruit and peach blossom. It tastes like grapefruit, lime and peach blossom. The body is light/medium. The wine has smooth texture. The wine finishes long. The wine has medium acidity.

3/17/2023 - MineFineWine Likes this wine:

The wine looks purple colored. The legs are medium. There is light sediment in the bottle. It smells like blackberry, black currant (cassis), prune, flint, black pepper, acacia and sherry. It tastes like blackberry, black currant (cassis), prune, flint, black pepper, acacia, tea and sherry. The body is medium. The wine has leathery texture. The wine finishes medium. The wine has low acidity.

3/17/2023 - MineFineWine Likes this wine:

3/16/23 5/5 DELICIOUS FRUITY FLAVORS, NO ACIDITY, MEDIUM BODY
The wine looks ruby colored. The legs are slow. There is light sediment in the bottle. It smells like black currant (cassis), blackberry, fig and plum. It tastes like blackberry, black currant (cassis), fig, plum and violet. The body is medium/full. The wine has silky texture. The wine finishes long. The wine has low acidity.

2/28/2023 - MineFineWine Likes this wine:

2/23/23 4/5 VERY GOOD FOR A SANGIOVESE. NICE BODY, GOOD FLAVOR
The wine looks ruby colored. The legs are slow. There is moderate sediment in the bottle. It smells like blackberry, mineral, light toast and black pepper. It tastes like blackberry, mineral, light toast and black pepper. The body is medium/full. The wine finishes long. The wine has low acidity.

2/28/2023 - MineFineWine Does not like this wine:

2/28/23 3/5 AVERAGE AT BEST, NOTHING DISTINGUISHABLE, DULL AROMA AND FLAVOR
The wine looks straw colored. The legs are slow. There is no sediment in the bottle. It smells like grapefruit, lemon, pineapple and honeysuckle. It tastes like grapefruit, pineapple and honeysuckle. The body is light/medium. The wine has angular texture. The wine finishes medium. The wine has medium acidity.

2/28/2023 - MineFineWine Likes this wine:

2/28/23 5/5 OUTSTANDING, GREAT AROMA, FRUITY FLAVOR, GREAT MOUTH, CURVY BODY
The wine looks ruby colored. The legs are slow. There is moderate sediment in the bottle. It smells like black currant (cassis), raspberry, blackberry and cinnamon. It tastes like blackberry, raspberry, black currant (cassis) and black pepper. The body is medium/full. The wine has round texture. The wine finishes long. The wine has low acidity.

2/28/2023 - MineFineWine wrote:

2/28/2023 4/5 GOOD BUT NOT GREAT
The wine looks garnet colored. The legs are slow. There is heavy sediment in the bottle. It smells like prune, raisin, blackberry, mineral and light toast. It tastes like blackberry, prune, raisin, mineral, mushroom, sandalwood and black pepper. The body is full. The wine has coarse texture. The wine finishes long. The wine has low acidity.

1/16/2023 - MineFineWine wrote:

3/5 QUITE AVERAGE, NOT MUCH FLAVOR
The wine looks straw colored. The legs are fast. There is no sediment in the bottle. It smells like lemon, artichoke and hay/straw. It tastes like lemon, artichoke and hay/straw. The body is light/medium. The wine has leathery texture. The wine finishes short. The wine has medium acidity.

1/16/2023 - MineFineWine Likes this wine:

4/5 QUITE GRAPEFRUITY
The wine looks yellow brown colored. The legs are fast. There is no sediment in the bottle. It smells like grapefruit, apricot, cantaloupe and orange blossom. It tastes like grapefruit, apricot, passion fruit and orange blossom. The body is medium. The wine has leathery texture. The wine finishes medium. The wine has medium acidity.

1/16/2023 - MineFineWine Likes this wine:

4/5 A LITTLE TAMED AND SMOOTHER DUE TO AGE, BUT STILL STRONG AND BLASTING FLAVORS
The wine looks yellow gold colored. The legs are slow. There is no sediment in the bottle. It smells like grapefruit, lemon, raisin, apricot, peach, pear, black pepper, apple blossom, almond and butterscotch. It tastes like lemon, grapefruit, raisin, apple, peach, pineapple and black pepper. The body is full. The wine has coarse texture. The wine has medium acidity.

1/16/2023 - MineFineWine Likes this wine:

5/5 EXCELLENT, COMPLEX AND ENJOYABLE

1/16/2023 - MineFineWine wrote:

4/5 STILL QUITE GOOD, A LITTLE PAST PRIME
The wine looks yellow brown colored. The legs are fast. There is no sediment in the bottle. It smells like prune, grapefruit, orange, apricot, pear, honey and sherry. It tastes like grapefruit, orange, prune, pear, apricot, cantaloupe, black pepper and honey. The body is medium. The wine has silky texture. The wine finishes long. The wine has low acidity.

12/8/2022 - MineFineWine wrote:

12/8/22 DECENT WINE, BUT NOT GREAT. SIMPLE, MONO TASTE
The wine looks garnet colored. The legs are fast. It smells like blackberry and acacia. It tastes like blackberry. The body is medium. The wine finishes medium. The wine has medium acidity.
There is heavy sediment in the bottle.

12/8/2022 - MineFineWine wrote:

12/8/22 QUITE AVERAGE, CLOUDY
The wine looks garnet colored. The legs are fast. There is moderate sediment in the bottle. It smells like prune and blackberry. It tastes like blackberry, prune and mushroom. The body is medium/full. The wine finishes long. The wine has low acidity.

12/8/2022 - MineFineWine Likes this wine:

12/8/22 AN THIS AGED SANGIOVESE IS BETTER THAN A YOUNG CHIANTI
The wine looks garnet colored. The legs are medium. There is lHEAVY sediment in the bottle. It smells like red currant, cranberry, forest floor, acacia and black olive. It tastes like cranberry, red currant, forest floor and acacia. The body is medium. The wine has satin-like texture. The wine finishes long. The wine has medium acidity.

12/8/2022 - MineFineWine Likes this wine:

12/8/22 DELICIOUS, FRUITY, SILKY, BEAUTIFIES WITH AGE, A PLEASURE.
The wine looks ruby colored. The legs are slow. There is light sediment in the bottle. It smells like blackberry and black currant (cassis). It tastes like blackberry, black currant (cassis), dust, flint, mineral, black pepper and violet. The body is full. The wine has polished texture. The wine finishes long. The wine has low acidity.

12/8/2022 - MineFineWine wrote:

12/8/22 A PLEASANT WINE, BUT SWEETER AND LESS CHARATCTER THAN AN ALSACE GEWURTZTRAMINE
The wine looks yellow brown colored. The legs are slow. There is no sediment in the bottle. It smells like raisin, peach, mango, papaya and butterscotch. It tastes like raisin, peach, mango, guava and butterscotch. The body is medium/full. The wine has satin-like texture. The wine finishes long. The wine has low acidity.