A little hot on opening, this wine evened out very quickly in the glass. Great fruit, velvety texture. A great treat from an inexpensive wine. Sorry it's my last bottle!
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med purple color. nose: sweet cherries, cola, a bit of alcohol. wow, this is still big on the palate. holding up very well. this is big, with sturdy tannins and a ripe, chewy mouthfeel. lots of black cherries and vanilla coke but there's also some really nice spicy, kind of grilled herb notes and a dead ringer for teriyaki beef jerky, seriously. a really delicious and unique flavor. a hint of dark coffee on the finish. i also like that this wine actually has good acid as well, making it refreshing. i was surprised by how ingtriguing this wine was. grenache, syrah, mourvedre, counouise.
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Popped the 2007 version of this wine last weekend so I thought I'd open my last bottle of the 2005 for comparison. Cherry and a bit of alcohol on the nose. On the palate, nice Rhone flavors with the bright red fruit from the Grenache being primary and some nice secondary dark fruit flavors and some noticeable, but not overpowering, oak. Full mid-palate with smooth mouthfeel but the finish is somewhat hot which prevents this wine from scoring a 90 for me. Pretty nice effort and definitely superior to the 2007.
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(BECKMEN CUVEE LE BEC) #1; COLOR-dark red; NOSE-more traditional Rhone; nice spiciness; little barley action; some dirty rocks, green pepper, radish; blackberry jam; nice; TASTE-very nice; very CDP-like; very creamy on the mouthfeel; a little Oak; venison/leather component; little George Brett pine tar action; little basil leaf component, hint of Olive Oil; I like this wine..quite complex; some tannins; this is a BIG wine; bringing a lot of thunder for $14; a little New World and dry on the finish, but alot happening on the mouthfeel; blackberries; RP-88; GV-90
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12/3/2018 - Insane Diego Likes this wine: 90 Points
Very good. Surprisingly drinkable still. Opened 1 hour prior to dinner and decanted. Good nose and good finish. Nice balance of tannins.
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6/18/2011 - JayAAllen wrote: 90 Points
A little hot on opening, this wine evened out very quickly in the glass. Great fruit, velvety texture. A great treat from an inexpensive wine. Sorry it's my last bottle!
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3/20/2010 - isaacjamesbaker wrote: 90 Points
med purple color. nose: sweet cherries, cola, a bit of alcohol. wow, this is still big on the palate. holding up very well. this is big, with sturdy tannins and a ripe, chewy mouthfeel. lots of black cherries and vanilla coke but there's also some really nice spicy, kind of grilled herb notes and a dead ringer for teriyaki beef jerky, seriously. a really delicious and unique flavor. a hint of dark coffee on the finish. i also like that this wine actually has good acid as well, making it refreshing. i was surprised by how ingtriguing this wine was. grenache, syrah, mourvedre, counouise.
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1/18/2010 - Go Blue wrote: 89 Points
Agree with other postings.
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10/12/2009 - PIntag wrote: 88 Points
Popped the 2007 version of this wine last weekend so I thought I'd open my last bottle of the 2005 for comparison. Cherry and a bit of alcohol on the nose. On the palate, nice Rhone flavors with the bright red fruit from the Grenache being primary and some nice secondary dark fruit flavors and some noticeable, but not overpowering, oak. Full mid-palate with smooth mouthfeel but the finish is somewhat hot which prevents this wine from scoring a 90 for me. Pretty nice effort and definitely superior to the 2007.
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