#19 of 24...still a great red field blend. The wine looks rosy colored. The legs are medium. There is no sediment in the bottle. It smells like strawberry and raspberry. It tastes like raspberry, cranberry and strawberry. The body is medium. The wine has silky texture. The wine finishes medium. The wine has low acidity.
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my tenth bottle of this Lodi field blend. I still think it is a fantastic buy at Costco for the price. Very smooth out of the bottle with great color and a medium finish. Always a crowd pleaser.
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Nothing wrong with this bottle. Jammy fruits, tobacco, earthy, dried herba, and peppery. Lower acid, rounded tannins, and more full bodied mouthfeel make this a winner for the <$10 price tag. Lots of bottle variation with this blend
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Good wine, would get again. Very fruit forward. I wish they had listed the blend percentages on the label, but the Zin is very prominent (and smoky). The Syrah brought a bit of fruitiness. Not the best wine ever, but a good occasional drink.
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Both the aroma and the initial flavor are fruity and jammy, perhaps a bit overly so. Then there’s a flavor of caramel (or maybe burnt marshmallow) that persists into the finish. It’s has a modest oaky flavor in the finish. A pleasant wine, but not worth the $10.99 I paid at Costco. Wine Enthusiast rated it 92!? If they truly believe that, I’d like them to hook me up with their supplier of semi-licit mind-altering substances.
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85: According to @R2-D2 in a comment to another tasting note, the winery identified the field blend as Cabernet Sauvignon, Zinfandel, Petit Verdot, and Syrah. I believe the Zin and Syrah, which are very obvious to me, but the Cab Sauv and PV must be what are making the whole thing difficult to classify. Do I like this? Yes and no. It's drinkable. It paired well with smoked sausage, BBQ pork ribs, and Swiss-grilled potatoes. It has enough body to stand up to heavy food but not so much that it cannot be sipped on its own. Nothing is particularly offensive. And yet... There is an almost overwhelming bouquet of caramel; another review described this as "burnt marshmallow" and that's not far off, though to me the thought of s'mores is more pleasant than this. The palate is super-jammy, as I suppose California reds tend to be, but somehow even more so. Tannins are present for structure but not in a smack-you-in-the-mouth kind of way. The Syrah pepperiness comes through more on the finish, which lingers well enough in an inoffensive way. (The wife suggests it would make a fine Red Sangria.) All in all, not bad for the price, but also not something for which I would make a special trip to Costco.
$5.99 at Costco - my expectations are already starting off low and the polarizing reviews of this did pique my interest. Gave it a short decant before writing a tasting note.
Very confusing nose. At first it smelled like an off-dry private label zin while pouring into a decanter. After 15 minutes, I got nothing but plastic. When I sat down to write the TN - toasted marshmallow, green pepper, red cherries, and a bit of blueberry. Palate is a sweet, jammy, medium acidity, and just as confused as the nose. Starts off with the stereotypical sweet Lodi zin cherry/bramble and then tries to veer off to a plummy cab. Light and round tannins. The finish is just sweet and sour cherries and burnt leather/oak. There is a lingering finish of burnt rye toast and plastic that just won't go away.
The finish just makes this wine undrinkable for me, it's extremely unpleasing. I am confused at so many of the 90+ point reviews on this wine here on CT. Not going to bother scoring and I regret pouring this in to a decanter since I now need to clean it.
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How is it that a cheap red from Cal. Which is a blend containing a grape I dislike,(zin), can give so much pleasure that I have to agree with WE, and give it 92 pts.? Well, I guess I’m not a total wine snob! Enjoy!! Congrats to the winemaking crew!
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$6.99 Costco red blend. WE says 92 points. Somebody was smoking something to give that rating, or paid off. Barely drinkable, comparable to most other bad $7 wines out there. There are better choices for just a few dollars more......like Goru Gold @10 from Costco, or Bogle Zin @9. Glad I bought one bottle only.
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This may be a "horses for courses" wine. I like, my wife - not so much. I call it a pot roast red, versus her pizza red. If this was the worst red in my cellar, I would be happy.
I rate reds using the Winespider™ rating system over two-sessions, if possible, before drawing conclusions. First round came in at 91 and the second a 92. I found it drank better after being opened for a bit, I gave it an hour.
I doubt if this going to improve significantly with cellaring, but I think it's got enough guts to be good for several more years.
Being a blend, it seemed like the winemaker may have had to overwork the fruit to get the end-product they have - and that was my biggest knock.
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OK, but nothing special here. A serviceable entry level red, with all the typical entry level characteristics: overly oaked, too much fruit with no long term structure.
Was worth a try for $7. Matches up with other wines in this price range, but not much else happening here.
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I realize by posting this tasting note the world will know I purchased this wine and then put some of it in my mouth. I regret both those actions. The reviewer from Wine Enthusiast who gave it "92" is obviously dyslexic.
Phenomenal QPR @7 on sale Costo. Simple pop n'pour table wine. Very smooth and plesant to drink. Medium weight. No tanins or finish, but a great every day drinker.
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Initially I was a denier, But this field blend from Lodi California packs a lot of punch in fruit, layers, and a good degree of complexity and structure… Totally surprised. My rating is based on the QPR but I’m sure if I tasted this in a blind tasting I would’ve put it at a $25-$30 Rich – it has a tad of acidity, good fruit and dark red notes… A great Tuesday wine at about $12… Don’t let the price for you – tell your friends you paid 30 and they’ll believe you… Because I’ve had wines in that range that don’t even come close to this one.
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This bottle still delicious 3 days after opening. Great QPR! I don’t think there is any detectable zin in this blend, but definitely not a Bordeaux varietal, and probably something cheap and plentiful. The winemaker really knew his/her stuff!
some dry red complexity a la french blends, complex nose and some finish, but overshadowed for me just a touch too much zinfy strength
the best (positively yummy) cheap red blend, zin + cab, that I have ever had from california was the 1974 chateau sonoma from ss pierce; drank cases of it all through that decade and beyond. I was hoping this would prove similar, but it tends slightly to zin jamminess
I might buy more, and do not want to mislead --- this has no vileness like menage a whatever and at costco the other cheap grapy-jammy thing right next to it
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For once I agree with Wine Enthusiast, partly because of the great QPR. Whatever the blend is, I hope they make more! I normally don’t like zin, but if there is zin in it , keep it in! Popped and poured.
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Best $5.99 I have ever tasted and, just hands down a delicious wine. No idea what the blend is in this but shows Zin and Cabernet Sauvignon character. Full bodied with jammy cherry-berry and plum, rich tobacco, leather, cedar, chickory, scorched earth, spice, and dried herbal flavors. At 13.9% alcohol, this sits well on the surprisingly lengthy finish. Smooth tannins, so I would drink now.
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Picked this up at Costco for $5.79 ($5 off normal). With a sticker showing Wine Enthusiast 92 points, had to try at this price. This was surprisingly good at this price. Big bold red wine with medium/dark color. Full body. Really enjoyed for the value and will buy more while still on sale.
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12/14/2023 - Vegas Bob Likes this wine: 90 Points
Still a solid bottle
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11/5/2023 - Vegas Bob Likes this wine: 92 Points
#19 of 24...still a great red field blend.
The wine looks rosy colored. The legs are medium. There is no sediment in the bottle. It smells like strawberry and raspberry. It tastes like raspberry, cranberry and strawberry. The body is medium. The wine has silky texture. The wine finishes medium. The wine has low acidity.
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10/31/2023 - Osselaer Cellar wrote:
Dougherty’s house and Dbacks game
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9/26/2023 - Vegas Bob Likes this wine: 89 Points
#18 of 24 bottles. Great everyday drinking bottle. Crowd pleaser and a great price at Costco.
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1/23/2023 - Vegas Bob Likes this wine: 89 Points
my tenth bottle of this Lodi field blend. I still think it is a fantastic buy at Costco for the price. Very smooth out of the bottle with great color and a medium finish. Always a crowd pleaser.
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1/18/2023 - Stemzware Likes this wine:
Good!
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11/5/2022 - Blueskystk wrote:
Berry plum aroma well balanced good wine , acidic and then sweet arise with long finish , silky elegant . Will buy again
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10/21/2022 - Amazonurse wrote: 86 Points
Costco $11.
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10/10/2022 - wayne47 Likes this wine:
For the price, absolutely want more.
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9/22/2022 - Vegas Bob Likes this wine: 88 Points
Still a very good wine for everyday use. my 6th bottle of 18.
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8/25/2022 - R2-D2 wrote: 89 Points
Nothing wrong with this bottle. Jammy fruits, tobacco, earthy, dried herba, and peppery. Lower acid, rounded tannins, and more full bodied mouthfeel make this a winner for the <$10 price tag. Lots of bottle variation with this blend
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8/22/2022 - Vegas Bob Likes this wine: 90 Points
The wine looks ruby colored. The legs are medium. There is no sediment in the bottle. Nice field blend wine. crowd pleaser
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7/28/2022 - Czechboy62 Likes this wine: 95 Points
Full front end with a peppery finish…nice!
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7/24/2022 - Depetro Likes this wine: 89 Points
Good wine, would get again. Very fruit forward. I wish they had listed the blend percentages on the label, but the Zin is very prominent (and smoky). The Syrah brought a bit of fruitiness. Not the best wine ever, but a good occasional drink.
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7/7/2022 - Dean&Libby wrote: 87 Points
Both the aroma and the initial flavor are fruity and jammy, perhaps a bit overly so. Then there’s a flavor of caramel (or maybe burnt marshmallow) that persists into the finish. It’s has a modest oaky flavor in the finish. A pleasant wine, but not worth the $10.99 I paid at Costco. Wine Enthusiast rated it 92!? If they truly believe that, I’d like them to hook me up with their supplier of semi-licit mind-altering substances.
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4/17/2022 - Caroltje wrote:
Easter at Lisa’s.
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4/4/2022 - ellars wrote: 85 Points
85: According to @R2-D2 in a comment to another tasting note, the winery identified the field blend as Cabernet Sauvignon, Zinfandel, Petit Verdot, and Syrah. I believe the Zin and Syrah, which are very obvious to me, but the Cab Sauv and PV must be what are making the whole thing difficult to classify. Do I like this? Yes and no. It's drinkable. It paired well with smoked sausage, BBQ pork ribs, and Swiss-grilled potatoes. It has enough body to stand up to heavy food but not so much that it cannot be sipped on its own. Nothing is particularly offensive. And yet... There is an almost overwhelming bouquet of caramel; another review described this as "burnt marshmallow" and that's not far off, though to me the thought of s'mores is more pleasant than this. The palate is super-jammy, as I suppose California reds tend to be, but somehow even more so. Tannins are present for structure but not in a smack-you-in-the-mouth kind of way. The Syrah pepperiness comes through more on the finish, which lingers well enough in an inoffensive way. (The wife suggests it would make a fine Red Sangria.) All in all, not bad for the price, but also not something for which I would make a special trip to Costco.
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3/29/2022 - JohnWino wrote: 75 Points
Over oaked, Needs more fruit, less wood. May be my personal bias. "We are winemakers, not carpenters".
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3/23/2022 - ChateauShiny Does not like this wine:
$5.99 at Costco - my expectations are already starting off low and the polarizing reviews of this did pique my interest. Gave it a short decant before writing a tasting note.
Very confusing nose. At first it smelled like an off-dry private label zin while pouring into a decanter. After 15 minutes, I got nothing but plastic. When I sat down to write the TN - toasted marshmallow, green pepper, red cherries, and a bit of blueberry. Palate is a sweet, jammy, medium acidity, and just as confused as the nose. Starts off with the stereotypical sweet Lodi zin cherry/bramble and then tries to veer off to a plummy cab. Light and round tannins. The finish is just sweet and sour cherries and burnt leather/oak. There is a lingering finish of burnt rye toast and plastic that just won't go away.
The finish just makes this wine undrinkable for me, it's extremely unpleasing. I am confused at so many of the 90+ point reviews on this wine here on CT. Not going to bother scoring and I regret pouring this in to a decanter since I now need to clean it.
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3/20/2022 - candyman wrote:
improved with air after 45 to 60 minutes
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3/8/2022 - KenWine12 Likes this wine: 87 Points
It was good.
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2/16/2022 - frontenac Likes this wine: 92 Points
How is it that a cheap red from Cal. Which is a blend containing a grape I dislike,(zin), can give so much pleasure that I have to agree with WE, and give it 92 pts.? Well, I guess I’m not a total wine snob! Enjoy!! Congrats to the winemaking crew!
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2/12/2022 - wcf1946 Does not like this wine: 82 Points
$6.99 Costco red blend. WE says 92 points. Somebody was smoking something to give that rating, or paid off. Barely drinkable, comparable to most other bad $7 wines out there. There are better choices for just a few dollars more......like Goru Gold @10 from Costco, or Bogle Zin @9. Glad I bought one bottle only.
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2/10/2022 - djacksonmd@hotmail.com Likes this wine: 90 Points
Dark fruits on the nose, blackberry and leather on the palate, nice round tannins and a long finish
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2/4/2022 - SoCalGolfGuy Likes this wine: 91 Points
This may be a "horses for courses" wine. I like, my wife - not so much. I call it a pot roast red, versus her pizza red. If this was the worst red in my cellar, I would be happy.
I rate reds using the Winespider™ rating system over two-sessions, if possible, before drawing conclusions. First round came in at 91 and the second a 92. I found it drank better after being opened for a bit, I gave it an hour.
I doubt if this going to improve significantly with cellaring, but I think it's got enough guts to be good for several more years.
Being a blend, it seemed like the winemaker may have had to overwork the fruit to get the end-product they have - and that was my biggest knock.
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1/22/2022 - jmcmchi wrote: flawed
Weird nose on opening: quarter inch pour confirmed corkiness
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1/7/2022 - Valentino56 wrote: 70 Points
For the price it’s a good wine as an everyday wine but not more.
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12/14/2021 - ewisor wrote: 81 Points
OK, but nothing special here. A serviceable entry level red, with all the typical entry level characteristics: overly oaked, too much fruit with no long term structure.
Was worth a try for $7. Matches up with other wines in this price range, but not much else happening here.
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12/1/2021 - R2-D2 wrote: 84 Points
Off bottle compared to last two. Perhaps cooked?
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11/26/2021 - Johndawannabewineguy Likes this wine: 90 Points
Not a huge red fan but I like this, smooth, good flavor and no too dry
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11/25/2021 - Caroltje Likes this wine: 93 Points
Fantastic! Would buy again. Jammy, smooth and deliciously trickles off your tongue.
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11/13/2021 - KVM Does not like this wine:
I realize by posting this tasting note the world will know I purchased this wine and then put some of it in my mouth. I regret both those actions. The reviewer from Wine Enthusiast who gave it "92" is obviously dyslexic.
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11/5/2021 - @yourfavoritewino Likes this wine:
Fruit forward, easy drinking, great QPR
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11/2/2021 - noahbw Likes this wine: 90 Points
wonderful QPR. Nice complexity in nose. mixing a bit of old world charm in a solid new world daily drinker.
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11/1/2021 - jwarthman Likes this wine: 89 Points
Great value at $5.99 from Costco.
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10/31/2021 - wcf1946 Likes this wine: 88 Points
Phenomenal QPR @7 on sale Costo. Simple pop n'pour table wine. Very smooth and plesant to drink. Medium weight. No tanins or finish, but a great every day drinker.
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10/30/2021 - wicho Likes this wine: 88 Points
For a $10 bottle of wine, this is pretty good. COSTCO keeps carrying it and I will keep buying it. It is a nice table wine.
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10/18/2021 - Jg22124 wrote:
Morgan’s
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9/29/2021 - passion4wine Likes this wine: 93 Points
Initially I was a denier, But this field blend from Lodi California packs a lot of punch in fruit, layers, and a good degree of complexity and structure… Totally surprised. My rating is based on the QPR but I’m sure if I tasted this in a blind tasting I would’ve put it at a $25-$30 Rich – it has a tad of acidity, good fruit and dark red notes… A great Tuesday wine at about $12… Don’t let the price for you – tell your friends you paid 30 and they’ll believe you… Because I’ve had wines in that range that don’t even come close to this one.
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9/14/2021 - AriaKB24 wrote: 75 Points
Decent for a cheap wine.
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9/6/2021 - R2-D2 wrote: 88 Points
Similar notes as before - a field blend of Cab S, Zin, Petit Verdot, and Syrah (I asked the winery).
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9/3/2021 - frontenac Likes this wine: 91 Points
This bottle still delicious 3 days after opening. Great QPR! I don’t think there is any detectable zin in this blend, but definitely not a Bordeaux varietal, and probably something cheap and plentiful. The winemaker really knew his/her stuff!
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8/28/2021 - davidrmoran Likes this wine: 88 Points
some dry red complexity a la french blends, complex nose and some finish, but overshadowed for me just a touch too much zinfy strength
the best (positively yummy) cheap red blend, zin + cab, that I have ever had from california was the 1974 chateau sonoma from ss pierce; drank cases of it all through that decade and beyond. I was hoping this would prove similar, but it tends slightly to zin jamminess
I might buy more, and do not want to mislead --- this has no vileness like menage a whatever and at costco the other cheap grapy-jammy thing right next to it
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8/21/2021 - frontenac Likes this wine: 92 Points
For once I agree with Wine Enthusiast, partly because of the great QPR. Whatever the blend is, I hope they make more! I normally don’t like zin, but if there is zin in it , keep it in!
Popped and poured.
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8/6/2021 - Mjones8504 wrote:
Love this red.
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7/25/2021 - Dnharri Likes this wine: 90 Points
I expensive and Easy drinking with dry finish. Lighter than cab but went well with beef and dark chocolate. Very affordable
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6/13/2021 - tsdv Does not like this wine: 81 Points
Cheap wine, tastes manufactured. Additives. At least it isn't overly sweet like most others of its ilk.
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5/26/2021 - Mr. Boe Likes this wine: 88 Points
Very enjoyable red blend for such a geat price. Went back to buy more.
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4/25/2021 - Caroltje Likes this wine: 90 Points
Very jammy and smooth. Nice wine especially for the price.
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4/20/2021 - RE/MAXRick wrote: 80 Points
Fine tasting value wine for the price.
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3/23/2021 - atmalinin Likes this wine: 89 Points
Had with finger food
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3/20/2021 - R2-D2 wrote: 90 Points
Best $5.99 I have ever tasted and, just hands down a delicious wine. No idea what the blend is in this but shows Zin and Cabernet Sauvignon character. Full bodied with jammy cherry-berry and plum, rich tobacco, leather, cedar, chickory, scorched earth, spice, and dried herbal flavors. At 13.9% alcohol, this sits well on the surprisingly lengthy finish. Smooth tannins, so I would drink now.
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3/4/2021 - Vegas Bob Likes this wine: 92 Points
nice little bottle at a great price point. smooth out of the bottle after 5 minutes.
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3/4/2021 - RLVas Likes this wine: 88 Points
Picked this up at Costco for $5.79 ($5 off normal). With a sticker showing Wine Enthusiast 92 points, had to try at this price. This was surprisingly good at this price. Big bold red wine with medium/dark color. Full body. Really enjoyed for the value and will buy more while still on sale.
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1/10/2021 - Virescit Vulnere Virtus Likes this wine: 86 Points
Medium, short, dry
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