This wine is ok. CJM hit it on the nose with grape jam. I was trying to figure out what that familiar smell was and it's Smucker's grape jelly from when I was a kid, mixed with a little tomato skin and green peppers. This is straight forward fruit that I'm sure would be great on the porch for a nice summer BBQ with friends. Unfortunately for me it is February and I'm drinking it next to a bottle of 2010 Albatreti Brunello. Every time I go back to this wine it makes me chuckle at the difference. Just not in the same class and the Brunello was only $10 more.
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Sweet red fruits on the palate with good balance between acid and tannins. Not the last word in complexity, but more than I was expecting, honestly. Pleasantly surprised.
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9/18/2020 - Davidalan Likes this wine: 84 Points
Drank with beef stroganoff. Fruity and peppers.
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1/13/2018 - koernerja wrote: 89 Points
Very smooth. Peppery with good blend of herbaceous and fruit. Hint of coffee.
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2/24/2016 - brooklynwine wrote: 87 Points
This wine is ok. CJM hit it on the nose with grape jam. I was trying to figure out what that familiar smell was and it's Smucker's grape jelly from when I was a kid, mixed with a little tomato skin and green peppers.
This is straight forward fruit that I'm sure would be great on the porch for a nice summer BBQ with friends. Unfortunately for me it is February and I'm drinking it next to a bottle of 2010 Albatreti Brunello. Every time I go back to this wine it makes me chuckle at the difference. Just not in the same class and the Brunello was only $10 more.
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10/30/2015 - xwine wrote:
A good, straightforward zin, with lots of juicy berries, and alcohol pretty well held in check.
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1/29/2015 - DSP Likes this wine:
Sweet red fruits on the palate with good balance between acid and tannins. Not the last word in complexity, but more than I was expecting, honestly. Pleasantly surprised.
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