This was a very decent bottle of wine, especially considering the price of $8.99. Deep, dark red/brick color, nice big flavors of dark fruit. Notes of chocolate and cigar smoke and a nice pepper element. This would be a great wine to fill the cellar holes with. Good for a party or event where you needed to get a lot of wine, but wanted to have something acceptable. I will buy this again.
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Tangy, peppery with a rubbery and full palate that is 1 dimensional and unforgiving. But then it costs 5 quid. At least it has the semblance of wine, which is more than you can say for a lot of other liquids in wine bottles at this price.
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Deep dark purple color. Bright nose of dark red fruit. Big fruity flavors of black cherry, blackberry, and currant. A fruit forward Merlot. Nice hints of coffee, a little licorice, baking spices and some mineral. A really decent South American Merlot with a relatively good QPR.
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rather thick with long legs. nose:very fruity - a lot of blueberries and plums - quite clean. Simple. Later these blueberries become more heavy - like fried in the skillet for some time. taste: milky with sticky, cocoa like tannins (togue stiffs rapidly) Finish rather medium with chocolate, raspberry, musky flavouurs. Wine is correct, may be liked by the tanins which now still sharp but in 1 year time should be completeley integrated and ripe.
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Fruit-forward style with ripe dark cherry, raspberry and currant flavors with hints of coffee, and vanilla. Very approachable with a fleshy texture and soft tannins. Great for the price. Impressive. Drink now until 2020.
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good merlot at the price point; berry and grape flavors on the palate; very nice pepper too. paired well will seasoned and grilled tri tip; finish carries the flavors well and of medium length
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This wine impressed me. Lots of mocha and chocolate, with some jazzy blackberry and boysenberry. Pretty good complexity and length. I went out of town before finishing the bottle, and vacu-vinned and refrigerated for a week, and it was still outstanding when I finished the bottle.
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10/9/2018 - wanagel wrote: flawed
Past it’s prime. Flat taste.
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7/2/2014 - Grochol wrote: 84 Points
Nose: dark fuit berries, plums, hint of smoke
Taste: medium body, firm acidity and decent tannins, pepper, dark chocolate, plum
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1/12/2013 - PrometheanFire Does not like this wine: 79 Points
Generic, characterless Merlot. Inchoate and flat. Avoid it. Even at this price point it doesn't have anything interesting to offer.
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12/11/2012 - tjdripper wrote: 86 Points
This was a very decent bottle of wine, especially considering the price of $8.99. Deep, dark red/brick color, nice big flavors of dark fruit. Notes of chocolate and cigar smoke and a nice pepper element. This would be a great wine to fill the cellar holes with. Good for a party or event where you needed to get a lot of wine, but wanted to have something acceptable. I will buy this again.
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12/9/2012 - JenXH Likes this wine: 85 Points
Good basic Merlot. Nice price.
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10/2/2012 - pjaines wrote:
Tangy, peppery with a rubbery and full palate that is 1 dimensional and unforgiving. But then it costs 5 quid. At least it has the semblance of wine, which is more than you can say for a lot of other liquids in wine bottles at this price.
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8/24/2012 - Sascha76 wrote:
Sattes, dunkles Rot - gute Struktur - Anflüge von Schokolade und Gewürzen - ansprechende Aromen von Pflaumen, Kräutern - dezent-rauchige Note
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5/8/2012 - tjdripper wrote: 87 Points
Deep dark purple color. Bright nose of dark red fruit. Big fruity flavors of black cherry, blackberry, and currant. A fruit forward Merlot. Nice hints of coffee, a little licorice, baking spices and some mineral. A really decent South American Merlot with a relatively good QPR.
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5/1/2012 - Kelleroni wrote: 80 Points
Mild acid aftertaste finished that one.
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4/8/2012 - G.O. wrote: 82 Points
Good. But nothing more.
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2/23/2012 - Jeffyboy wrote: 84 Points
rather thick with long legs. nose:very fruity - a lot of blueberries and plums - quite clean. Simple. Later these blueberries become more heavy - like fried in the skillet for some time. taste: milky with sticky, cocoa like tannins (togue stiffs rapidly) Finish rather medium with chocolate, raspberry, musky flavouurs. Wine is correct, may be liked by the tanins which now still sharp but in 1 year time should be completeley integrated and ripe.
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1/15/2012 - Life At Your Leisure 🍷 wrote: 87 Points
Fruit-forward style with ripe dark cherry, raspberry and currant flavors with hints of coffee, and vanilla. Very approachable with a fleshy texture and soft tannins. Great for the price. Impressive. Drink now until 2020.
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1/15/2012 - Jdgourmet wrote: 86 Points
good merlot at the price point; berry and grape flavors on the palate; very nice pepper too. paired well will seasoned and grilled tri tip; finish carries the flavors well and of medium length
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1/7/2012 - Coleman wrote: 88 Points
This wine impressed me. Lots of mocha and chocolate, with some jazzy blackberry and boysenberry. Pretty good complexity and length. I went out of town before finishing the bottle, and vacu-vinned and refrigerated for a week, and it was still outstanding when I finished the bottle.
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