This wine still needs time in bottle. On opening, the wine was highly vegetal and not well balanced with high acid-- 80-81. But with an hour open the wine started showing some nice black fruits and a touch of mocha. After a couple days open, this started drinking like a nice but simple cab--86. Give it the benefit of the doubt and have it well aerated for most enjoyment. -- 85 overall.
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13.5% alc. Good Cabernet typicity on the nose, medium bodied with lower acidity and moderate tannins. Cherry, raspberry, vanillin oak, pretty straightforward. Decent food wine and something that while not a showstopper, is perfectly acceptable and of good quality.
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This was a Lot 18 purchase. Not much of a nose and if there was one, it was slight cherry bouquet. On the pallet it was fruit forward but not overly big. This would be a good bottle at $10-12. Unfortunately I paid slightly more.
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5/25/2015 - vatausae wrote: 89 Points
This was a surprise end to our night. After aeration it was smooth but full of dark fruit - a great pairing with chocolate.
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11/21/2014 - wtianseter wrote: 85 Points
This wine still needs time in bottle. On opening, the wine was highly vegetal and not well balanced with high acid-- 80-81. But with an hour open the wine started showing some nice black fruits and a touch of mocha. After a couple days open, this started drinking like a nice but simple cab--86. Give it the benefit of the doubt and have it well aerated for most enjoyment. -- 85 overall.
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11/5/2014 - surfnturf Likes this wine: 85 Points
13.5% alc. Good Cabernet typicity on the nose, medium bodied with lower acidity and moderate tannins. Cherry, raspberry, vanillin oak, pretty straightforward. Decent food wine and something that while not a showstopper, is perfectly acceptable and of good quality.
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7/9/2014 - Swajln wrote: 84 Points
Light nose, nothing really stand out, light tobacco....
Nice color.
Mild berry, not a complex wine. Priced about right.
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3/30/2014 - VinoHunter Likes this wine: 87 Points
This was a Lot 18 purchase. Not much of a nose and if there was one, it was slight cherry bouquet. On the pallet it was fruit forward but not overly big. This would be a good bottle at $10-12. Unfortunately I paid slightly more.
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