14/20 Bonne attaque en bouche avec des tannins gouleyants. Fruité / épicé / vif / agréable. Peut-être un peu raccoleur ? Comme un jeune crooner américain. Mais dans l'ensemble j'aime bien cette franchise que ne tente pas de nous tromper. Un crooner qui s'assume en somme !
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Pop and pour. Crimson in color. Low rim variation. Medium legs. Nose Forest floor, Hazelnut. Taste Blackberry, Red Currant, Raisin, Pear, Molasses. Ok for eight dollars. But I like Hey Mambo is much better.
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•The Stuff: While in the video I refer to 6 different grapes being in the wine, I must admit that I was wrong because there are 13 different wine grapes in this bend, including five that I can check off my wine century list (Algianico 6%, Tannat 6%, Nero D’Avola 5%, Sargentino 4%, and Touriga 3%). The other grapes in this wine are 23% Syrah, 14% Petite Sirah, 9% Grenache, 9% Montepuliciano, 6% Mourvedre, 6% Sangiovese, 3% Barbera, and 3% Petit Verdot. The wine clocks in at 13.5%abv and 30,000 cases were made.
•The Swirl: Bright purple with 50% translucence and slightly thin and watery at the edges
•The Sniff: The wine struck me as sweet cherry candy with some earthy dust and oak.
•The Sip: Definitely not the big red as I expected from the moniker. The mouth feel is slightly thin. The first impression was an oaky off balance. As I re-evaluated the wine there was some nice mild red berry flavor good back end structure and a descent finish. Not a wine you pull out of a nice dinner but certainly palatable for burgers.
•The Score: I wasn’t overwhelmed by the wine and even at a price of $20 for the 3L ($5 per bottle), I can only score it a 3 minus out of 5.
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12/23/2010 - Patrice61 wrote:
Gift
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12/21/2010 - hunterpelley wrote: 83 Points
A lot of tannins. Dry. A little rough.
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10/18/2010 - BoireBio wrote: 82 Points
14/20 Bonne attaque en bouche avec des tannins gouleyants. Fruité / épicé / vif / agréable. Peut-être un peu raccoleur ? Comme un jeune crooner américain. Mais dans l'ensemble j'aime bien cette franchise que ne tente pas de nous tromper. Un crooner qui s'assume en somme !
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8/23/2010 - chefpete wrote: 84 Points
Pop and pour. Crimson in color. Low rim variation. Medium legs. Nose Forest floor, Hazelnut. Taste Blackberry, Red Currant, Raisin, Pear, Molasses. Ok for eight dollars. But I like Hey Mambo is much better.
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8/16/2010 - Baylorwine wrote: 84 Points
Nice pasta wine, but non-distinct. With a blend like this it is hard for it to have anything stand out. Solid drink though.
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7/17/2010 - Marc Filion wrote:
ok California Winehouse. too much Oak but Wellington balanced. would pay 22 for this Winehouse.
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6/9/2010 - evanly415 wrote: 85 Points
Tasty n Jammie. Sweet not too boosie.
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4/29/2010 - DrinkNectar Does not like this wine: 84 Points
2008 Big House Red
•The Stuff: While in the video I refer to 6 different grapes being in the wine, I must admit that I was wrong because there are 13 different wine grapes in this bend, including five that I can check off my wine century list (Algianico 6%, Tannat 6%, Nero D’Avola 5%, Sargentino 4%, and Touriga 3%). The other grapes in this wine are 23% Syrah, 14% Petite Sirah, 9% Grenache, 9% Montepuliciano, 6% Mourvedre, 6% Sangiovese, 3% Barbera, and 3% Petit Verdot. The wine clocks in at 13.5%abv and 30,000 cases were made.
•The Swirl: Bright purple with 50% translucence and slightly thin and watery at the edges
•The Sniff: The wine struck me as sweet cherry candy with some earthy dust and oak.
•The Sip: Definitely not the big red as I expected from the moniker. The mouth feel is slightly thin. The first impression was an oaky off balance. As I re-evaluated the wine there was some nice mild red berry flavor good back end structure and a descent finish. Not a wine you pull out of a nice dinner but certainly palatable for burgers.
•The Score: I wasn’t overwhelmed by the wine and even at a price of $20 for the 3L ($5 per bottle), I can only score it a 3 minus out of 5.
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3/13/2010 - Esteban wrote: 83 Points
Très fruité, légèrement sucré. Ça rappelle le "Cherry Coke"! Rien de fancy mais se bois plutôt bien.
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1/27/2010 - bwmarket wrote: 88 Points
Red and tart fruits on the nose. Deep red with a hint of purple. Tannic and mouth-puckering with an unexpected hint of sweet.
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1/26/2010 - creining wrote: 84 Points
decent table / pizza wine
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