One of the case I bought two years ago. Still has a very smokey/fruity nose. The fruity/spicy flavor is beginning to fade into a more tannic and caramel taste. I'd suggest finishing this up now before it degrades further.
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Smokey plum and cherry and some heady, alcohol smells. Straightfoward black cherry fruit and dry, tannic, ganache minerality on the finish. This is a simple, pure, and easy to drink red. Beautifully energetic mouthfeel. This is a deal.
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Opened by accident, meant to keep this one at least a year or two. After 24 hours open it is still all heat. This wine is just too young to me right now.
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Enjoyed a full bottle of this wine at a wine tasting bar in South America. Nice dark ruby, purplish color. The wine has beautiful aromas of fresh crushed cherries and toasty/smoky oak. It has an elegant wiff of exuberant fruit that doesn't quit. On the palate, the flavors of cherries and mild spice are obvious, and the jammy fruit flavors stick nicely with hints of bacon lurking in the background. This is a wine that you’ll want to buy and consume at for almost any occasion, whether at a fancy dinner party, or just curled up on the couch watching a football game. Fun and delicious.
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Dark red, nose is one-dimensional with berry fruit which has seen no oak, fresh and sweet but lots of burn and caramelized fruit, good length on the finish, good quality wine but just not my style
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Nose of strawberry, vanilla, and maybe a hint of cedar.
Complex taste. Starts with the strawberry nose, kicks into something I can't put a taste into, with a very dry and lingering finish. Not overlay acidic. All in all nice for a Malbec. Especially for the price point.
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Delicious young Malbec in the Balbo style, a baby version of her reserve stuff. Responded well to the Venturi Aerator since we didn't want to wait for it to sit in the decanter. Showed cherries, raspberries, leather, pepper, and vanilla. Great value.
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Dark purple/red fading to pink on edges. Nearly opaque in glass. Dense nose of raspberry/blackberry fruit with hint of dark chocolate. Medium-bodied with simple tannin structure and nice acidity. Overall, a nicely finessed Malbec, although a bit simple and straight-forward, it's very easy drinking and enjoyable; just right for the price B/ B-.
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block party tasting. a bluish purple fruit bomb. Not cloying though, which is remarkable. a well-made crowd pleaser wine Nothing to criticize here, a heck of lot better than most sub $15 wines out of France these days.
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3/11/2010 - raptor114 wrote: 85 Points
One of the case I bought two years ago. Still has a very smokey/fruity nose. The fruity/spicy flavor is beginning to fade into a more tannic and caramel taste. I'd suggest finishing this up now before it degrades further.
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11/7/2008 - RationalDenial wrote: 88 Points
Smokey plum and cherry and some heady, alcohol smells. Straightfoward black cherry fruit and dry, tannic, ganache minerality on the finish. This is a simple, pure, and easy to drink red. Beautifully energetic mouthfeel. This is a deal.
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10/13/2008 - vardaman wrote:
Opened by accident, meant to keep this one at least a year or two. After 24 hours open it is still all heat. This wine is just too young to me right now.
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8/30/2008 - stayhappy7 wrote: 90 Points
Enjoyed a full bottle of this wine at a wine tasting bar in South America. Nice dark ruby, purplish color. The wine has beautiful aromas of fresh crushed cherries and toasty/smoky oak. It has an elegant wiff of exuberant fruit that doesn't quit. On the palate, the flavors of cherries and mild spice are obvious, and the jammy fruit flavors stick nicely with hints of bacon lurking in the background. This is a wine that you’ll want to buy and consume at for almost any occasion, whether at a fancy dinner party, or just curled up on the couch watching a football game. Fun and delicious.
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7/20/2008 - mcook_ky wrote: 87 Points
Opened this about 2 hours before drinking. This wine was tasty but a bit short
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6/21/2008 - Fluffyruffles wrote: 88 Points
Delicious, robust. Not too musty but still with Malbec dry flavor.
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5/9/2008 - maxmanx wrote: 88 Points
Big wine, but lacking in complexity. Can't remember how much I paid, so not sure if it is a good value or not.
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5/2/2008 - duchamp wrote: 87 Points
Dark red, nose is one-dimensional with berry fruit which has seen no oak, fresh and sweet but lots of burn and caramelized fruit, good length on the finish, good quality wine but just not my style
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3/24/2008 - GrandeSerataFuori wrote: 87 Points
Didn't blow me away like last time. It hinted at tobacco, chocolate and cherries with some muskiness. Slightly tanninc. Killin' it for $10.
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2/22/2008 - JR_Boston wrote: 88 Points
Paired very nicely with Chinese food. Easy drinking. Scents of cherry and tobacco. Earthy, but still light with hints of berry/cherry.
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2/21/2008 - GrandeSerataFuori wrote: 88 Points
Shockingly good - excellent wood.
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1/10/2008 - mos wrote: 86 Points
Nose of strawberry, vanilla, and maybe a hint of cedar.
Complex taste. Starts with the strawberry nose, kicks into something I can't put a taste into, with a very dry and lingering finish. Not overlay acidic. All in all nice for a Malbec. Especially for the price point.
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1/4/2008 - thirtyoneknots wrote:
Delicious young Malbec in the Balbo style, a baby version of her reserve stuff. Responded well to the Venturi Aerator since we didn't want to wait for it to sit in the decanter. Showed cherries, raspberries, leather, pepper, and vanilla. Great value.
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12/21/2007 - Combee1 wrote: 87 Points
Dark purple/red fading to pink on edges. Nearly opaque in glass. Dense nose of raspberry/blackberry fruit with hint of dark chocolate. Medium-bodied with simple tannin structure and nice acidity. Overall, a nicely finessed Malbec, although a bit simple and straight-forward, it's very easy drinking and enjoyable; just right for the price B/ B-.
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11/23/2007 - migliore wrote: 85 Points
Inky. Not very memorable.
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11/10/2007 - vinole wrote: 87 Points
Crown Fall 07 Upscale Tasting (Boca Raton, FL): Nice ripe fruit of blackberry, with low acid and tannins, with a smooth finish.
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11/10/2007 - Dulcie and Aylwin wrote:
Deep purple red colour, aromatic, phenolic nose, concentrated berry fruit and spice, floral notes, complex, lingering finish. A malbec to chew on.
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10/13/2007 - topher18 wrote: 88 Points
Very dark inky purple. Nose has dust and dark fruit. Plum. Licorice. Tannins are prominent, but balance the big plum and cherry flavors nicely.
5/5 color
7/10 nose
8/10 balance
15/20 taste
3/5 finish
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10/7/2007 - cbuhlman wrote: 86 Points
block party tasting.
a bluish purple fruit bomb. Not cloying though, which is remarkable. a well-made crowd pleaser wine
Nothing to criticize here, a heck of lot better than most sub $15 wines out of France these days.
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10/3/2007 - cskordahl wrote: 85 Points
Good, easy drinking red, nice finish, not too tannic.
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