I suspect the other raters didn't wait long enough to drink this wine. Nice black raspberry on the nose that transfers to the palate. Medium finish and I'm not noticing any heat. Very good QPR at @12.99.
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The only reason this wine is scoring as low as it is is because of it's low price. I don't imagine that too many people paid the full retail, $12.99, for this. I have purchased it at various times at World Market at prices ranging from $4.99 to $7.20/bottle. It is, IMO, the best under $10 wine that I've had. It's nose is worth the price alone and the addition of the 12% zin to the otherwise Rhone blend gives that little extre kick to both nose and palate.
I have served this blind to people who are in danger of being fulltime wine nerds and they have guessed the price at between $20 and $40. Don't be a slave to preconceived ideas friends! Just enjoy the great cheap ones when they show up.
Yet another example of how giving a wine enough time to breathe can dramatically change it. At the 3-hour mark this was still kind of flat with a lot of alcohol. At the 5-hour mark the alcohol had integrated and the fruit came through as pure as snow. Nice.
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2009 Rosenblum Cellars Zinfandel Harris Kratka Vineyard
1/14/2014 - ivorytusk01 Likes this wine: 90 Points
I suspect the other raters didn't wait long enough to drink this wine. Nice black raspberry on the nose that transfers to the palate. Medium finish and I'm not noticing any heat. Very good QPR at @12.99.
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2006 Rosenblum Cellars Château La Paws Côte du Bone Roan
12/12/2011 - ivorytusk01 Likes this wine: 92 Points
The only reason this wine is scoring as low as it is is because of it's low price. I don't imagine that too many people paid the full retail, $12.99, for this. I have purchased it at various times at World Market at prices ranging from $4.99 to $7.20/bottle. It is, IMO, the best under $10 wine that I've had. It's nose is worth the price alone and the addition of the 12% zin to the otherwise Rhone blend gives that little extre kick to both nose and palate.
I have served this blind to people who are in danger of being fulltime wine nerds and they have guessed the price at between $20 and $40. Don't be a slave to preconceived ideas friends! Just enjoy the great cheap ones when they show up.
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2006 Phillips Hill Pinot Noir Oppenlander Vineyard
3/20/2010 - ivorytusk01 wrote: 92 Points
Yet another example of how giving a wine enough time to breathe can dramatically change it. At the 3-hour mark this was still kind of flat with a lot of alcohol. At the 5-hour mark the alcohol had integrated and the fruit came through as pure as snow. Nice.
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