My wife liked this more than I did but I didn’t have any on the first night. By the second day it was pretty much gone so I am going to drink the rest that I have as soon as possible. Next bottle was pretty good. It was a little out of balance but not bad with leftovers.
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A blend of Grenache (65%), Syrah (31%) and Mourvèdre (4%). 14,5% alcohol, 3 g/l reidual sugar, 5 g/l acidity. Tasted blind in VV.
Youthful and pretty translucent ruby red color with subtly blueish hue. Very ripe and sweet nose with aromas of raspberry marmalade, some overripe strawberry, a little bit of vanilla and a hint of milk chocolate. The wine is soft, sweet and flabby on the palate with unctuous flavors of strawberry-flavored soft serve ice cream, raspberry marmalade, some vanilla and a hint of mulled wine with christmas spices. The wine is lacking in structure with modest-to-medium acidity and very gentle and mellow tannins that offer very little texture and no grip to speak of. The finish is soft and flabby with sweet, almost jammy flavors of strawberries, raspberry marmalade, some vanilla, a little bit of strawberry ice cream and a hint of sweet, toasty oak spice.
Ugh, nope. Among the wines tasted fully blind, this was definitely among the worst - just sweet, jammy and flabby with almost unpleasant crowdpleaser flavors and no structure to speak of. Although Châteauneuf-du-Papes can be somewhat jammy and a tad high in alcohol in their own right, this wine was an insult to its French GSM cousins. Rather repugnant stuff, a total rip-off at 17,99€.
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Great nose of raspberry, strawberry and spice! Palate of raspberry, flat cola, oak, cinnamon and pepper. Could really taste the alcohol on it. Hardly any acidity. Balance seemed off.
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A solid if simple GSM. Aromas and flavors of red berries, oak, and spices. White pepper on the woody finish. I would imagine this would be a notch better if decanted.
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A great deal! Seems like it would be a very versatile wine able to pair with many types of food. Will be picking up a few more bottles to keep on hand.
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Delightful balance for the price. While not an "outstanding" wine, it is an unbeatable deal for a balanced wine with fruit evident, but not overpowering. Quite simply, a great wine for a basic dinner during the weak! QPR recommended. I will be ordering another case and watching future vintages!
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This bottle has a lot of potential. Good fruit with some spice and it opens up on day two but there is some bitterness on the finish. Will it go away with ageing?
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I rushed to drink this but aerated and let stand for a while. The first experience is raspberry! I think it settled down a little bit. Very full, robust, example, I think, of this blend. Good value.
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Strawberry, raspberry, coffee , a little heat, A raspberry little jelly donut. A little bitter with minerals. Nice but a bitter. A little spicy.. Decent cost performance. Seems a bit flat.
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8/24/2018 - Castello della Gatta Likes this wine: 88 Points
Delicious full-bodied GSM blend. Black berries and spicy.
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6/26/2018 - golfhawk wrote: 86 Points
My wife liked this more than I did but I didn’t have any on the first night. By the second day it was pretty much gone so I am going to drink the rest that I have as soon as possible.
Next bottle was pretty good. It was a little out of balance but not bad with leftovers.
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2/10/2018 - forceberry wrote: 68 Points
A blend of Grenache (65%), Syrah (31%) and Mourvèdre (4%). 14,5% alcohol, 3 g/l reidual sugar, 5 g/l acidity. Tasted blind in VV.
Youthful and pretty translucent ruby red color with subtly blueish hue. Very ripe and sweet nose with aromas of raspberry marmalade, some overripe strawberry, a little bit of vanilla and a hint of milk chocolate. The wine is soft, sweet and flabby on the palate with unctuous flavors of strawberry-flavored soft serve ice cream, raspberry marmalade, some vanilla and a hint of mulled wine with christmas spices. The wine is lacking in structure with modest-to-medium acidity and very gentle and mellow tannins that offer very little texture and no grip to speak of. The finish is soft and flabby with sweet, almost jammy flavors of strawberries, raspberry marmalade, some vanilla, a little bit of strawberry ice cream and
a hint of sweet, toasty oak spice.
Ugh, nope. Among the wines tasted fully blind, this was definitely among the worst - just sweet, jammy and flabby with almost unpleasant crowdpleaser flavors and no structure to speak of. Although Châteauneuf-du-Papes can be somewhat jammy and a tad high in alcohol in their own right, this wine was an insult to its French GSM cousins. Rather repugnant stuff, a total rip-off at 17,99€.
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12/31/2017 - eyamato wrote: 65 Points
Good as everyday bottle
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5/11/2017 - Jhawk635 wrote: 88 Points
Simple, but very good, nice finish
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4/21/2017 - Merrit wrote: 85 Points
Great nose of raspberry, strawberry and spice! Palate of raspberry, flat cola, oak, cinnamon and pepper. Could really taste the alcohol on it. Hardly any acidity. Balance seemed off.
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3/28/2017 - IstidVin Likes this wine: 89 Points
Red berry jam, blueberry, raspberry... nice finish. Smoother than others have described. I aerated and let it sit for an hour.
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1/30/2017 - Baron Slick wrote: 86 Points
A solid if simple GSM. Aromas and flavors of red berries, oak, and spices. White pepper on the woody finish. I would imagine this would be a notch better if decanted.
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1/14/2017 - nisid Likes this wine: 89 Points
Brought a bottle over to a friend's house for burgers. Was a crowd pleaser.
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12/20/2016 - wine maestro wrote: 90 Points
A high-end value-oriented winery that makes delightful and well made wines
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12/10/2016 - nisid Likes this wine: 89 Points
A great deal! Seems like it would be a very versatile wine able to pair with many types of food. Will be picking up a few more bottles to keep on hand.
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11/24/2016 - Decanthor Likes this wine: 89 Points
No formal notes. We all liked it and thought it was a very good QPR.
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11/10/2016 - Axelpeter wrote: 90 Points
-18; (G. Vinothek m C.Hollw) modern, gut gemacht, feine, kräftige Frucht, weiche Tannine, würzig, unkompliziert.,.for me
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9/22/2016 - mike.s wrote:
Delightful balance for the price. While not an "outstanding" wine, it is an unbeatable deal for a balanced wine with fruit evident, but not overpowering. Quite simply, a great wine for a basic dinner during the weak! QPR recommended. I will be ordering another case and watching future vintages!
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9/1/2016 - Z1nnfull Likes this wine: 88 Points
Creditable GSM for $10.99 that hits all the bases.
Was better the second night, so might wait on opening another 6-12 mos.
Great Tuesday night wine.
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8/28/2016 - spicy1 Likes this wine: 87 Points
This bottle has a lot of potential. Good fruit with some spice and it opens up on day two but there is some bitterness on the finish. Will it go away with ageing?
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8/27/2016 - Johngugel Likes this wine: 90 Points
I rushed to drink this but aerated and let stand for a while. The first experience is raspberry! I think it settled down a little bit. Very full, robust, example, I think, of this blend. Good value.
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7/23/2016 - mwiens wrote: 88 Points
For $9, why not? Good.
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4/29/2016 - Jobu wrote: 88 Points
Red fruit, cherries & raspberries, spicy with a lightly smokiness on the finish. At $15 it's a bargain.
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11/27/2015 - RickyT12 Likes this wine: 86 Points
Strawberry, raspberry, coffee , a little heat,
A raspberry little jelly donut. A little bitter with minerals. Nice but a bitter. A little spicy.. Decent cost performance. Seems a bit flat.
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