Came across the last bottle of this one lurking in the depths of my cellar and thought it would be well past its prime but -- it's only slightly past its prime! For a bargain bin wine it's, well, a bargain! Nose is a little bit slightly off putting but on the palate the slight oxidation from age brings out a lot of bright red and dark fruit with a brief but tart finish. If you still have any of this wine, drink now, and hopefully you've stored it well -- you'll be in for a surprise treat.
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Dark ruby in the glass. Great nose of black fruit, smoked meat, a bit of a sap. Taste is very unusual. Bitter and sappy, need plenty of air. Hard to drink upon opening. Perhaps passed its prime. Will report on day 2.
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6/2/2020 - t0pshelf Likes this wine:
Came across the last bottle of this one lurking in the depths of my cellar and thought it would be well past its prime but -- it's only slightly past its prime! For a bargain bin wine it's, well, a bargain! Nose is a little bit slightly off putting but on the palate the slight oxidation from age brings out a lot of bright red and dark fruit with a brief but tart finish. If you still have any of this wine, drink now, and hopefully you've stored it well -- you'll be in for a surprise treat.
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6/14/2015 - Sugarb Likes this wine: 88 Points
Good fruit, not a lot of depth.
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3/8/2015 - Sugarb wrote: 88 Points
Disappointing versus the last time we had it, about 8 months ago. Think this needs to be consumed in the next 12 months.
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11/27/2014 - Sugarb Likes this wine: 90 Points
Solid cab with good fruit, not too much structure. Great QPR.
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11/3/2014 - mr21cbs wrote: 87 Points
Dark ruby in the glass. Great nose of black fruit, smoked meat, a bit of a sap. Taste is very unusual. Bitter and sappy, need plenty of air. Hard to drink upon opening. Perhaps passed its prime. Will report on day 2.
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