Outside of the listed drinking window and I am trying to plow thru a glut of drink now wines in my cellar that I have identified. Past it’s prime, whatever that was. Drank one glass and then poured the rest out as it sat on my punter for 4 days. Was thinking I would use it for cooking but never got to it.
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What a surprise. An elegant blend of Merlot and Cab Sauv that is at its prime, yet still has another few years left. I decanted for an hour prior to the pairing with roast lamb. Seemed like the rigght amount of oxidation. I'm not reticent about assigning a relatively high score to an inexpensive wine. Seems like an interesting $25 bottle for less than $10.
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Interesting nose of dark fruit, graphite, and cedar which follows through with a balance of fruit, minerals, juicy acidity and fine tannins. After drinking so much new world red, this is a nice food friendly change. Also an excellent wine for the $7.00 cost!
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4/3/2021 - vitroman wrote: 81 Points
Outside of the listed drinking window and I am trying to plow thru a glut of drink now wines in my cellar that I have identified. Past it’s prime, whatever that was. Drank one glass and then poured the rest out as it sat on my punter for 4 days. Was thinking I would use it for cooking but never got to it.
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3/27/2021 - vitroman wrote: 84 Points
Past it’s drinking window and very unremarkable. Not much going on, poor finish. If you have any of this, use it now.
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8/4/2016 - zut alors! Likes this wine: 89 Points
What a surprise. An elegant blend of Merlot and Cab Sauv that is at its prime, yet still has another few years left. I decanted for an hour prior to the pairing with roast lamb. Seemed like the rigght amount of oxidation. I'm not reticent about assigning a relatively high score to an inexpensive wine. Seems like an interesting $25 bottle for less than $10.
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7/31/2016 - tomlbs Likes this wine: 87 Points
Interesting nose of dark fruit, graphite, and cedar which follows through with a balance of fruit, minerals, juicy acidity and fine tannins. After drinking so much new world red, this is a nice food friendly change. Also an excellent wine for the $7.00 cost!
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4/21/2014 - Chris Reppert Likes this wine: 87 Points
Nose
Big ripe fruits, currant predominately, black cherry, some mocha and toast/smoke
Palate
Very tight and structured on palate, earthy minerality, some hot menthol on mid palate, showing youth and some promise.
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