Over the hill and barely drinkable. Burnt rubber and leather on the nose. Thin, short and tart on the palate. Passable with food but not fun to drink on its own.
Bought on Winebid but don't think storage was the problem. Bottle was in perfect condition and cork was only stained 1/8 inch up. I've liked other vintages of this so maybe this was just a bad bottle.
Next night this was much better with fruit showing on the nose and palate so maybe the wine is just in an awkward stage. Score upped from 79 to 85
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- Garnet color with fast forming legs and aromas of raspberry, black pepper and oak. It's somewhat balanced and has flavours of raspberry, dusty and tobacco with a light/medium body. Silky texture with a short finish - Silky on the palate. Dry wine, with little finish. Great value. Slight pepper nose, raspberry fruit on the nose.
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Really beautiful nose of raspbery, truffle and garrigue with raspberry ganache and truffle on the palate. Slightly drying on the finish, which is the only thing that prevents this from scoring 90+. Screaming value at $15. I have a few more left and can't wait to see how they develop.
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Got it from Ultimo Wine centre. Bleeding cork and I guessed it is corked. And again I was right, badly corked. Do they have storing issue there? Or problem during shiping to Australia? Too many bottles have been corked from Ultimo wine centre!
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I drank this after dinner on 8/23/10. It had a decent bouquet of sour cherry, plum, raspberry, herb and spice aromas. The palate was smooth, balanced, dry and tart with flavors that followed the nose. My only real criticism was its lack of complexity.
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14.5% ABV. Opened this for a group of non-wine drinkers and it was well received. Dark garnet in the glass. Plummy black fruit. Medium full bodied, round and fairly supple fruit. I think this wine is approaching middle age pretty quickly. I will likely drink mine up by early 2011.
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The wine looks Garnet colored. The legs are Medium. It smells like Forest floor, and Lead Pencil. It tastes like and Forest floor. The body is Medium/Full. The wine is textured Round. The wine finishes Medium.
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14.5% ABV. This wine has a great QPR at $8. Dark garnet in the glass. Plum and black cherry fruit. Medium full bodied and supple. Not especially complex, but nicely made and very quaffable. I would plan on drinking these over the next year or so.
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This is quite a QPR at $11 bucks... It's got a similar nose/palate profile to the Domaine La Garrigue but leaner and a little more alcohol. Still, the yeasty bread notes make it interesting and keep it old world in style. This wine isn't sweet at all. It is savory. Very enjoyable at this price point.
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14.5% ABV. Tasted over a couple days. This is really outstanding QPR at the $8 entry price at Costco. This particular bottle was consistent with the others I've opened but with a note of tar on the nose that I don't recall from the others. Medium-full bodied with plummy black fruit and some pepper/garrigue. Plump texture and decent balance.
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medium+ ruby in the glass. Earthy fruit, hints of cherry syrup, a touch over ripe but low+ intensity fruit. Earth on back end. syrupy, almost candy like - kirsch. P: hint of pepper. Definitely rhone. Good, balanced, interesting. Ripe and focused on the palate. Slight grenache hint on balance. Med body, med/med+ alc. Hint of pepper reduction on the palate. but some nice roasted flavors. low+ tannins. Not my cup o tea but a nice entry level CdR. 80.
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14.5% ABV. $8. Familiarity breeds contempt? Maybe. Medium-full bodied with plummy black fruit. Good QPR, but this bottle, about the fourth or fifth I've opened, seemed a bit vinous and boring.
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Consistent with previous notes - Medium-full bodied with plummy black fruit. A little bit of garrigue on the nose. Noticed a little grapiness this time. Great QPR.
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Lots of dried fruit, port-like characteristics, with some balancing acidity. Extremely drinkable... maybe too much so! Good value, would buy again. Very soft tannin, and some acidity, but not a ton. Not a ton of structure here, but enjoyable.
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Wow, great surprise. Very dark crimson color. Nose initially with a little brett, but this blew off to show raspberry and nice layer of spices. Palate with a nice crisp acidity, but remained round and ripe, with mostly integrated tannin. Plenty of red fruits and iron. Finish was a little thin, but nice balance of iron, spices, and dark fruit. Fantastic QPR for $8 at costco, don't think this will improve with age.
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Dark, almost opaque ruby/black colour. Pretty nose of herbes de Provence, black fruit - plums and blackcurrant, vanilla, black licorice, raspberry. Full-bodied, rich, with notes of raspberry, grilled meat, peach, spice, and vanilla on the palate. Good persistence on the 30-35s finish. Puts on weight and shows more lush fruit on the palate with a bit of air. Really impressive for the price point ($15CAD). Something that would be an interesting ringer in a flight of Chateauneuf-du-Pape, as the quality is high. Other bottles have been even better than this. 60% Grenache, 20% Mourvedre, the rest Carignan and Cinsault.
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14.5% ABV. $8. This is great QPR. Medium-full bodied with plummy black fruit and some pepper/garrigue. Not much structure or complexity, but plump texture and reasonably good balance.
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Fruit forward on the nose with some stewed strawberry notes Palate shows kirsch, pepper and subtle herb notes.... Finish - medium length.....a little uninspiring.....
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10/29/2019 - Wedad Likes this wine: 98 Points
Nice smell excellent taste
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2/18/2014 - meniscus wrote: 85 Points
Over the hill and barely drinkable. Burnt rubber and leather on the nose. Thin, short and tart on the palate. Passable with food but not fun to drink on its own.
Bought on Winebid but don't think storage was the problem. Bottle was in perfect condition and cork was only stained 1/8 inch up. I've liked other vintages of this so maybe this was just a bad bottle.
Next night this was much better with fruit showing on the nose and palate so maybe the wine is just in an awkward stage. Score upped from 79 to 85
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12/1/2013 - rlat wrote: 86 Points
The wine looks Ruby colored. The legs are Medium. The body is Light/Medium. The wine has Smooth texture. The wine finishes Medium.
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3/17/2012 - Royaljelly Likes this wine: 88 Points
Drink now, tannins have mellowed somewhat, still full bodied/flavour and nice QPR for $15 CDN.
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1/15/2012 - jcsf420 wrote: 84 Points
This bottle was off just a bit from previous bottle, never came together.
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11/12/2011 - Sniffy-Sniff Likes this wine: 87 Points
Juicy raspberry, ganache, and spice. Not complex, but tasty. Paired really nicely with my cheese platter. A fun wine for $13.
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11/3/2011 - Cosmo3 wrote:
Well balanced and forward, drinking great right now.
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8/11/2011 - ey1294 wrote: 89 Points
- Garnet color with fast forming legs and aromas of raspberry, black pepper and oak. It's somewhat balanced and has flavours of raspberry, dusty and tobacco with a light/medium body. Silky texture with a short finish - Silky on the palate. Dry wine, with little finish. Great value. Slight pepper nose, raspberry fruit on the nose.
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4/24/2011 - CSM wrote: 89 Points
Really beautiful nose of raspbery, truffle and garrigue with raspberry ganache and truffle on the palate. Slightly drying on the finish, which is the only thing that prevents this from scoring 90+. Screaming value at $15. I have a few more left and can't wait to see how they develop.
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1/11/2011 - Ben Paquet wrote: 87 Points
Same as previous tatsting
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1/11/2011 - Ben Paquet wrote: 87 Points
TRes jolie vin...je recommande pour le prix.
No formal notes as both bottles I had were drank casually with friends. but will buy again ....very good QPR
Voila !
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1/8/2011 - groper1234 wrote: flawed
Got it from Ultimo Wine centre. Bleeding cork and I guessed it is corked. And again I was right, badly corked. Do they have storing issue there? Or problem during shiping to Australia? Too many bottles have been corked from Ultimo wine centre!
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12/25/2010 - Cosmo3 wrote:
Bright, peppery and fruity. Good integration, silky in the mouth and still on the young side.
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8/23/2010 - garambler wrote: 87 Points
I drank this after dinner on 8/23/10. It had a decent bouquet of sour cherry, plum, raspberry, herb and spice aromas. The palate was smooth, balanced, dry and tart with flavors that followed the nose. My only real criticism was its lack of complexity.
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7/4/2010 - walkers wrote:
Nice CdR character... no specific notes. Good.
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7/3/2010 - DesMarteau wrote: 89 Points
decently integrated, nice earth and fruit
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5/29/2010 - chanote44 wrote: 89 Points
Lovely CdRhone with bright fruit and good acidity. A perfect summer red. Well done and great QPR.
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5/17/2010 - Rsraustin wrote: 92 Points
Well balanced with fruit and earthiness
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5/16/2010 - greenwalter wrote: 87 Points
Light on its feet considering the alcohol. Lively mouthfeel and nice balance to the sweet fruit. Well made.
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4/17/2010 - OneLastSyrah Likes this wine:
14.5% ABV. Opened this for a group of non-wine drinkers and it was well received. Dark garnet in the glass. Plummy black fruit. Medium full bodied, round and fairly supple fruit. I think this wine is approaching middle age pretty quickly. I will likely drink mine up by early 2011.
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4/5/2010 - ottawalawyer wrote: 88 Points
Good, affordable CdR. Medium/Light bodied, with dark fruit flavours.
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3/24/2010 - OneLastSyrah Likes this wine:
14.5% ABV. Dark garnet in the glass. Plum and black cherry fruit. Medium full bodied with round, fairly supple fruit. A nice quaffer at $8.
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3/21/2010 - walkers wrote:
Big wine! Lots of fruit and alcohol. Nice though.
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3/19/2010 - jcsf420 wrote: 88 Points
Like this one a lot for the price. Earthy nose, nice fruit on the palate, medium finish. Fine QPR!
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3/14/2010 - Copper wrote: 88 Points
The wine looks Garnet colored.
The legs are Medium.
It smells like Forest floor, and Lead Pencil.
It tastes like and Forest floor.
The body is Medium/Full.
The wine is textured Round.
The wine finishes Medium.
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2/9/2010 - OneLastSyrah wrote: 88 Points
14.5% ABV. This wine has a great QPR at $8. Dark garnet in the glass. Plum and black cherry fruit. Medium full bodied and supple. Not especially complex, but nicely made and very quaffable. I would plan on drinking these over the next year or so.
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1/29/2010 - DoubleMagnum wrote: 89 Points
This is quite a QPR at $11 bucks... It's got a similar nose/palate profile to the Domaine La Garrigue but leaner and a little more alcohol. Still, the yeasty bread notes make it interesting and keep it old world in style. This wine isn't sweet at all. It is savory. Very enjoyable at this price point.
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12/30/2009 - OneLastSyrah wrote:
14.5% ABV. Tasted over a couple days. This is really outstanding QPR at the $8 entry price at Costco. This particular bottle was consistent with the others I've opened but with a note of tar on the nose that I don't recall from the others. Medium-full bodied with plummy black fruit and some pepper/garrigue. Plump texture and decent balance.
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12/22/2009 - jraider wrote:
Terrific QPR given $8 purchase price. Was eagerly slurped down at my son's birthday party.
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10/28/2009 - RajivAyyangar wrote: 80 Points
Distributor Tastings (CV): Vintage (CV): 60:20:10:10, Grenache Mourvedre, cinsault carignan 14.5% (????)
medium+ ruby in the glass. Earthy fruit, hints of cherry syrup, a touch over ripe but low+ intensity fruit. Earth on back end. syrupy, almost candy like - kirsch. P: hint of pepper. Definitely rhone. Good, balanced, interesting. Ripe and focused on the palate. Slight grenache hint on balance. Med body, med/med+ alc. Hint of pepper reduction on the palate. but some nice roasted flavors. low+ tannins. Not my cup o tea but a nice entry level CdR. 80.
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10/19/2009 - OneLastSyrah wrote:
14.5% ABV. $8. Familiarity breeds contempt? Maybe. Medium-full bodied with plummy black fruit. Good QPR, but this bottle, about the fourth or fifth I've opened, seemed a bit vinous and boring.
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8/14/2009 - Edv wrote: 88 Points
Beau fruit, belle longueur, de l'épice, bel équilibre, une acidité digeste, sans lourdeur. Très bon!
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8/3/2009 - OneLastSyrah wrote: 88 Points
Consistent with previous notes - Medium-full bodied with plummy black fruit. A little bit of garrigue on the nose. Noticed a little grapiness this time. Great QPR.
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7/31/2009 - walkers wrote: 88 Points
Lots of dried fruit, port-like characteristics, with some balancing acidity. Extremely drinkable... maybe too much so! Good value, would buy again. Very soft tannin, and some acidity, but not a ton. Not a ton of structure here, but enjoyable.
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7/28/2009 - Nutty08 wrote: 89 Points
Wow, great surprise. Very dark crimson color. Nose initially with a little brett, but this blew off to show raspberry and nice layer of spices. Palate with a nice crisp acidity, but remained round and ripe, with mostly integrated tannin. Plenty of red fruits and iron. Finish was a little thin, but nice balance of iron, spices, and dark fruit. Fantastic QPR for $8 at costco, don't think this will improve with age.
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7/28/2009 - futronic wrote: 89 Points
Dark, almost opaque ruby/black colour. Pretty nose of herbes de Provence, black fruit - plums and blackcurrant, vanilla, black licorice, raspberry. Full-bodied, rich, with notes of raspberry, grilled meat, peach, spice, and vanilla on the palate. Good persistence on the 30-35s finish. Puts on weight and shows more lush fruit on the palate with a bit of air. Really impressive for the price point ($15CAD). Something that would be an interesting ringer in a flight of Chateauneuf-du-Pape, as the quality is high. Other bottles have been even better than this. 60% Grenache, 20% Mourvedre, the rest Carignan and Cinsault.
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7/17/2009 - OneLastSyrah wrote: 88 Points
14.5% ABV. $8. This is great QPR. Medium-full bodied with plummy black fruit and some pepper/garrigue. Not much structure or complexity, but plump texture and reasonably good balance.
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6/16/2009 - Dave Canada wrote: 88 Points
Fruit forward on the nose with some stewed strawberry notes
Palate shows kirsch, pepper and subtle herb notes....
Finish - medium length.....a little uninspiring.....
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