Deep, rich and blackish. Medium viscosity on the glass. Intriguing smoke, dry earth and dried herbs on the nose. On the palate, chocolate covered blueberries straight away followed by subtle allspice. Round and plush. This wine conceals the fruit on the nose and surprises with it on the palate. Not overly complex through the mid-palate to the finish. The finish fades rather soft and quickly.
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color: dark inky purple nose: Jammy and brambly blackberry, a bit medicinal, and some yeasty/breadiness. also a hint of band-aid. soft but full upront, leading to full and chewy tannins, brisk acidity and a very dry, slightly rough finish.
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Black fruit on the nose although somewhat muted. Juicy in the mouth....a little disjointed. Hot on the finish. Good QPR. Good solid everyday table wine.
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Overpowering flavors of anise and black currant. Nothing else was clear through this black haze. Slightly bitter, almost effervescent at first. Once it aired a little, it was comletely dead. Harsh on the palate and throat. Unbalanced and strange.
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Reminds me of a basic juicy Cote du Rhone with less of the rustic minerally aspect and a bit more on the oak/wood side. Plus some black pepper and a bit of not unpleasant green stemmy-ness on the finish.
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Lovely wine. Blackberry, cherry tones, fruit forward but not overly ripe, smooth in the palate and good but not long finish. At $4.99 one of the best QPRs out there.
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Unoaked & unfiltered. Dark ruby. Rich nose of vanilla and berry. Lots of good, dry fruit, black and blue berries that manages to not cross the jammy line. Nice structure for an inexpensive, medium bodied wine. A bit of dust. A few non-agressive tannins. Great affordable glass of wine that would be great with almost any red meat driven, everyday dinner. (D7,F7; ?)
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Drank out of a Riedel wine vinum cabernet sauvignon glass. Opened and poured straight into the glass. Deep purple color, kind of muted nose. Black fruit on the palate very simple pleasent wine short finish a bit tart for $4.99 this might be the best QPR wine I have ever had.
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Pretty magenta color. That carbonic sparkle. Full of earth/funk. My 1st Bonarda, and it's a weird one. Tart, acidic, strange. I just couldn't get past that sparkle and funk. Others at the tasting seemed to enjoy it more then I did.
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considerably better than the previous vintage. Dense purple, dense blackfruit flavors, a bit tart on the finish. Indistinguishable from other Spanish or Argentian cheapies, but what do you want? It's 8 bucks. Unoaked, unfiltered.
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9/29/2008 - jbshows wrote: 86 Points
For 7 bucks, this aint bad.
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7/7/2008 - tsc wrote: 84 Points
Pretty tasty. Very drinkable dinner wine, goes well with something spicy to calm the mouth a bit.
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1/24/2008 - 16% wrote: 86 Points
Deep, rich and blackish. Medium viscosity on the glass. Intriguing smoke, dry earth and dried herbs on the nose. On the palate, chocolate covered blueberries straight away followed by subtle allspice. Round and plush. This wine conceals the fruit on the nose and surprises with it on the palate. Not overly complex through the mid-palate to the finish. The finish fades rather soft and quickly.
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12/14/2007 - Glassman wrote: 83 Points
Magnificent pitch dark color. NOSE: Seaweed (nori) and astringent. PALATE: restrained fruitiness with a firm floral and honey background.
Would it be great with an Argentinian tango?? Wolfgang can tell you....! Cheers Wolfie!
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10/10/2007 - Wolfgang wrote: 74 Points
Muted flavaors of anise and dark berries. Consumed over two days and this wine never seemed to want to open up.
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8/17/2007 - sa66 wrote: 83 Points
color: dark inky purple
nose: Jammy and brambly blackberry, a bit medicinal, and some yeasty/breadiness. also a hint of band-aid.
soft but full upront, leading to full and chewy tannins, brisk acidity and a very dry, slightly rough finish.
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8/7/2007 - espia wrote:
Nice for the price
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8/3/2007 - Old_Winyards wrote: 85 Points
Pleasant, a bit hot on the finish. Lots of rustic blackberry fruit, pepper, some bitterness on the midpalate, and perhaps some tar.
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7/31/2007 - Evil Homer wrote: 85 Points
Black fruit on the nose although somewhat muted. Juicy in the mouth....a little disjointed. Hot on the finish. Good QPR. Good solid everyday table wine.
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5/29/2007 - silvercup wrote: 75 Points
Overpowering flavors of anise and black currant. Nothing else was clear through this black haze. Slightly bitter, almost effervescent at first. Once it aired a little, it was comletely dead. Harsh on the palate and throat. Unbalanced and strange.
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3/25/2007 - Old_Winyards wrote: 86 Points
Reminds me of a basic juicy Cote du Rhone with less of the rustic minerally aspect and a bit more on the oak/wood side. Plus some black pepper and a bit of not unpleasant green stemmy-ness on the finish.
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2/24/2007 - DoubleMagnum wrote: 88 Points
Lovely wine. Blackberry, cherry tones, fruit forward but not overly ripe, smooth in the palate and good but not long finish. At $4.99 one of the best QPRs out there.
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2/8/2007 - Always4wine wrote: 90 Points
Unique taste. Fresh berries and a wonderful silky finish. I hope this varietal gets the attention it deserves. YUM.
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11/11/2006 - nubbin wrote: 85 Points
Unoaked & unfiltered. Dark ruby. Rich nose of vanilla and berry. Lots of good, dry fruit, black and blue berries that manages to not cross the jammy line. Nice structure for an inexpensive, medium bodied wine. A bit of dust. A few non-agressive tannins. Great affordable glass of wine that would be great with almost any red meat driven, everyday dinner. (D7,F7; ?)
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10/30/2006 - Seanr7 wrote: 86 Points
Drank out of a Riedel wine vinum cabernet sauvignon glass. Opened and poured straight into the glass. Deep purple color, kind of muted nose. Black fruit on the palate very simple pleasent wine short finish a bit tart for $4.99 this might be the best QPR wine I have ever had.
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10/8/2006 - RogerG wrote:
Very grapey, youthful, Italian style. Good balance.
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9/21/2006 - hutch wrote: 80 Points
Pretty magenta color. That carbonic sparkle. Full of earth/funk. My 1st Bonarda, and it's a weird one. Tart, acidic, strange. I just couldn't get past that sparkle and funk. Others at the tasting seemed to enjoy it more then I did.
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9/19/2006 - Chomsky wrote: 84 Points
considerably better than the previous vintage. Dense purple, dense blackfruit flavors, a bit tart on the finish. Indistinguishable from other Spanish or Argentian cheapies, but what do you want? It's 8 bucks. Unoaked, unfiltered.
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