October 28, 2018 - Fun, easy drinking, with a hint of dusty mineral/rock tone to keep it interesting. Lots of lighter red fruit and plenty of acidity. Nothing too serious or complex, and actually may do well with a light chill.
October 31, 2017 - Still strikes me as a "luncheon" wine. Holding up ok, if perhaps a bit clipped on the finish, something a bit more fruit depth (youth) might have once counterbalanced. Pleasant enough, but I liked it better a few years ago.
October 29, 2016 - Delicious $14 bottle of wine. Plenty of character, with tard red fruit, hints of green, and nice smooth tannins. Very easy drinking.
February 14, 2016 - Certainly some bottle variation in terms of the amount of funk - this one had a good dose that didn't blow off in a day or two. Bright, red fruit, sap, herbal/stemmy notes. Interesting evolution - funky, citrusy, mineral, earthy - a lot going on, and yet a great, inexpensive turkey wine.
January 2, 2016 - Opened yesterday. This is still so very tasty, even at 5 yrs old. When I first opened it, a moderate barnyard aroma was front and center, but it blew off after a few hours and gave an interesting earthy aroma and flavor profile over the next day or so. Help up nicely, refreshing acidity and just juicy and delicious red fruits and rocks otherwise. Drink up and enjoy it.
Tried a day later: Fresh with almost a citrus twist on the nose. Red fruited with dirt and chalky, wet rocks.
The palate shows such a lively and delicious wine, so gulpable, yet when you stop to ponder, there is a lot to think about. Strawberry and raspberry fruit that is bursting with freshness, alongside moderate spiciness and some menthol notes. The acidity is just scorching for a red wine, and the tannins are there but completely blend into the background, allowing the deliciously ripe red fruit to take center stage. A nice finish that is slightly short, but the next sip isn't far behind.
Buy this wine by the case in the future. At $15-16 it is quite a WFTM. Drink this one through 2016. Sooner than later while the deliciousness factor is so high!
October 30, 2015 - Rich red fruit, green herbs, and lots of sap on the nose. Initially, a good deal of funk, but that subsides over several hours. The sappy, very green character was quite prominent, though - a polarizing wine, from "yummy, green" to "flawed, moldy."
June 9, 2014 - Improved on the second night. Violet aromas. Gritty extract. Still big mineral tang.
June 9, 2014 - Intense minerality. Red fruit. Medium-light tannins. Medium body. Good acidity. Interesting wine. Good with salmon.
March 12, 2014 - PnP a few days ago out of the cellar. Just getting back to half the remaining bottle to do a TN.
Pale ruby/purple at the core.
This Gamay/Pinot/Malbec blend has a med intensity nose of wet soil, smoke, black cherry, and tart cherry pit.
The palate of this dry wine shows a med bodied wine with med alcohol. The med intensity flavors of cherry cola, tart bing cherry skin, orange zest, and a laser streak of minerality are supported by med tannins that are round and supple, and med+ acidity that makes this wine scream for food. The med length finish is tart cherry and a hint of citrus zest.
This Cheverny is drinking perfectly now, and will last through 2015 or so. Nice.
January 18, 2014 - Very herbal, with bright sweet cherries and cranberries. Good acidity, sourness, fairly light tannin. A good, enjoyable, fun wine. Nice.