All these years later, its still delivering good red fruit, surrounded interesting notes of garrigue and spices, with only a tiny bit of bricking. What a value.
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This wine is probably past its time, so read this review with that in mind.
Nose is raisin, old plum, jelly.
Taste is surprisingly fruity, it's opening up quickly. There's a muddy plum on the end of the palate, however, and maybe tart raisins. I can taste the alcohol, but it isn't overly astringent. The finish leaves a filmy texture on the tongue.
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Big expressive red fruit nose. Spicy, cranberries, cherries, undiscernible tannins, and a medium long sour cherry candy finish. Not getting any better, so drink up.
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Strawberry and raspberry nose, cranberries, pepper, cherries, somewhat green tannins are an off-note, and a bit of smoke and heat in the medium finish. Better than last time, with redder fruit.
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Even though the calendar has moved to 2015 I don't think this is ready for "panic drinking" yet. I am noticing a more pronounced meaty-smoky-ness to it now.
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Good price value, straight forward and clean. Has a medium body without any shining characteristics other than easily drinkable and semi-sweet fruits. Flavor doesn't stick around long. Sipped it w/o food, this wines flavor would probably would be overwhelmed by some heavier pairings.
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Translucent purple with ruby highlights. Blueberry, spice and oak on the nose. Light to medium bodied, cranberries, cherries, black pepper, soft tannins, and a cinnamon-sweet, short to medium finish. Overall, a nice simple sipper that is more than worth the price.
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Seems more fruit forward than 8 months ago but that may be at least partly because the oak has already mellowed out quite a bit. Still getting a candied fruit quality on the nose and palate but more strawberry than cherry this time. Light/medium bodied with mild tannins. Even more sure than before that this should be consumed sooner rather than later, i.e. within the next 2-3 years.
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I have very limited experience with Grenache, but if you had asked me what the majority of this blend was made of, I would have guessed Cab Franc, not Grenache. To me it seemed to have the body of a grenache or pinot noir, but the flavor profile of a cab franc. Medium to lighter bodied, with peppery, vegital notes (green pepper) on the palate. I think some of the more prominent green notes blew off after being opened for a little while and more fruit started showing through. I didn't get a lot of oak on this, but often-times I taste that more as a peppery note than an oak note, so it could be present here.
I definitely liked this better after some air time, and in the future will decant before drinking. This was a nice easy drinker and solid QPR. I'm sure this will be fine for a few years, but I don't see this evolving much over that time.
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This is very good. Lots of fruit on the nose, with a hint of green pepper, maybe? The initial palate tastes a lot like a young cab: lots of red berry tastes, but the finish is smooth. Not a lot of pepper on the finish, but still good.
I did not pick up the strong oak hints that others in their reviews had mentioned. That may be because I let mine rest for longer after shipment; I'm not sure.
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In the glass a light purple color, with moderate legs. At first on the pnp there was not much coming through on the nose except heat, and the wine was thin on the palate. The acidity was present with a bit of spice on the finish, but hollow in the mid palate. Set aside and waited about 1.5 hours to have with dinner.
After decanting, the nose opened up a bit and had raspberry and faint blueberry. On the palate there was raspberry and some dark fruit that was less discernible. The finish was short to medium, with a hint a a spice we tried for a while to place, but could not. The closest thing for us was a hint of cumin or maybe even clove. The most notable aspect was the acidity. Paired with turkey meatloaf and sauteed parsnips and turnips. This wine is best with food. With a little fat on the tongue it really rounded out the mouthfeel and paired with the acidity.
Highly recommend decanting (or cellaring) and pairing with food. This would not be a stand alone sipper for me.
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In the glass: Deep ruby, almost violet. Medium, closely spaced legs. On the nose: Bright fruit. Candied cherry, raspberry, boysenberry and a hint of oak. On the palate: Fruit is darker and a little more subdued than on the nose, oak is more prominent. Good acidity with mild tannins on the short/medium finish. Not especially complex but well integrated and paired well with milk chocolate.
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12/25/2021 - merryberry Likes this wine: 90 Points
All these years later, its still delivering good red fruit, surrounded interesting notes of garrigue and spices, with only a tiny bit of bricking. What a value.
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11/19/2020 - merryberry Likes this wine: 89 Points
Still plenty of red fruit, with lots of subtle spices, especially on the finish. This was enjoyable and didn't feel "old".
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5/24/2020 - hcnate Likes this wine: 87 Points
Found this hiding in th me cellar - super fruity. Probably past it’s prime, was losing much of its body.
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1/29/2018 - vaaccess wrote:
This wine is probably past its time, so read this review with that in mind.
Nose is raisin, old plum, jelly.
Taste is surprisingly fruity, it's opening up quickly. There's a muddy plum on the end of the palate, however, and maybe tart raisins. I can taste the alcohol, but it isn't overly astringent. The finish leaves a filmy texture on the tongue.
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4/26/2016 - merryberry wrote: 88 Points
Big expressive red fruit nose. Spicy, cranberries, cherries, undiscernible tannins, and a medium long sour cherry candy finish. Not getting any better, so drink up.
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9/4/2015 - foobarski Likes this wine: 88 Points
Still drinking very well. Soft and spicy.
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7/25/2015 - ChipGreen wrote:
Smooth, easy drinking crowd pleaser that just keeps hanging on....
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7/16/2015 - merryberry Likes this wine: 89 Points
Strawberry and raspberry nose, cranberries, pepper, cherries, somewhat green tannins are an off-note, and a bit of smoke and heat in the medium finish. Better than last time, with redder fruit.
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1/2/2015 - foobarski Likes this wine: 88 Points
Even though the calendar has moved to 2015 I don't think this is ready for "panic drinking" yet. I am noticing a more pronounced meaty-smoky-ness to it now.
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11/14/2014 - foobarski Likes this wine: 88 Points
It's still holding its own.
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7/12/2014 - Wicked Panda wrote: 86 Points
Nice GSM table wine
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6/14/2014 - bob_jones wrote: 83 Points
Good price value, straight forward and clean. Has a medium body without any shining characteristics other than easily drinkable and semi-sweet fruits. Flavor doesn't stick around long. Sipped it w/o food, this wines flavor would probably would be overwhelmed by some heavier pairings.
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12/31/2013 - joesi16 wrote:
A bit of strawberry and a touch of pepper, just what a GSM should be. My first Woot Cellar wine, dumb label but decent wine.
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11/15/2013 - hcnate wrote: 88 Points
Woot delivered good value with this wine. Nice fruit forward blend with beautiful light coloring. Definitely worth it.
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10/3/2013 - MerlynXLII wrote: 88 Points
Surprisingly different than the last 3 bottles opened, all of which were a little one-dimensional.
Well structured, medium bodied, enough bite to have a strong presence while encouraging you to come back for more and more.
This bottle went well with some leftover beef tenderloin and duck breast from a night out.
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9/27/2013 - FullerFamily wrote: 82 Points
Peppery and fruitier than expected. Good midweek sipper with dinner. Suggest a run through aerator for better nose.
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9/10/2013 - merryberry Likes this wine: 88 Points
Translucent purple with ruby highlights. Blueberry, spice and oak on the nose. Light to medium bodied, cranberries, cherries, black pepper, soft tannins, and a cinnamon-sweet, short to medium finish. Overall, a nice simple sipper that is more than worth the price.
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8/16/2013 - ChipGreen wrote: 86 Points
Seems more fruit forward than 8 months ago but that may be at least partly because the oak has already mellowed out quite a bit. Still getting a candied fruit quality on the nose and palate but more strawberry than cherry this time.
Light/medium bodied with mild tannins. Even more sure than before that this should be consumed sooner rather than later, i.e. within the next 2-3 years.
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6/21/2013 - foobarski Likes this wine: 88 Points
Spicy nose, rich fruit. Easy drinker, don't really notice the heat.
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5/13/2013 - grdnbrrtt wrote: 80 Points
Thin, some harsh tannins, light dark fruit. Would not rebuy.
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12/26/2012 - North316 Likes this wine: 86 Points
I have very limited experience with Grenache, but if you had asked me what the majority of this blend was made of, I would have guessed Cab Franc, not Grenache. To me it seemed to have the body of a grenache or pinot noir, but the flavor profile of a cab franc. Medium to lighter bodied, with peppery, vegital notes (green pepper) on the palate. I think some of the more prominent green notes blew off after being opened for a little while and more fruit started showing through. I didn't get a lot of oak on this, but often-times I taste that more as a peppery note than an oak note, so it could be present here.
I definitely liked this better after some air time, and in the future will decant before drinking. This was a nice easy drinker and solid QPR. I'm sure this will be fine for a few years, but I don't see this evolving much over that time.
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12/25/2012 - manny651 Likes this wine: 84 Points
Very tasty and smooth, a crowd pleasing red with soft tannins.
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12/18/2012 - Schaeferr Likes this wine: 88 Points
This is very good. Lots of fruit on the nose, with a hint of green pepper, maybe? The initial palate tastes a lot like a young cab: lots of red berry tastes, but the finish is smooth. Not a lot of pepper on the finish, but still good.
I did not pick up the strong oak hints that others in their reviews had mentioned. That may be because I let mine rest for longer after shipment; I'm not sure.
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12/11/2012 - foobarski Likes this wine: 88 Points
It has a very pleasant crispness to it.
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12/2/2012 - trifecta Likes this wine:
In the glass a light purple color, with moderate legs. At first on the pnp there was not much coming through on the nose except heat, and the wine was thin on the palate. The acidity was present with a bit of spice on the finish, but hollow in the mid palate. Set aside and waited about 1.5 hours to have with dinner.
After decanting, the nose opened up a bit and had raspberry and faint blueberry. On the palate there was raspberry and some dark fruit that was less discernible. The finish was short to medium, with a hint a a spice we tried for a while to place, but could not. The closest thing for us was a hint of cumin or maybe even clove. The most notable aspect was the acidity. Paired with turkey meatloaf and sauteed parsnips and turnips. This wine is best with food. With a little fat on the tongue it really rounded out the mouthfeel and paired with the acidity.
Highly recommend decanting (or cellaring) and pairing with food. This would not be a stand alone sipper for me.
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12/2/2012 - ChipGreen Likes this wine: 87 Points
In the glass: Deep ruby, almost violet. Medium, closely spaced legs.
On the nose: Bright fruit. Candied cherry, raspberry, boysenberry and a hint of oak.
On the palate: Fruit is darker and a little more subdued than on the nose, oak is more prominent. Good acidity with mild tannins on the short/medium finish. Not especially complex but well integrated and paired well with milk chocolate.
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