Ridiculously dark, opaque color, some brickish edges. Aromas of tar, smoke, leather, black pepper, warm spices, smoked meat, and black forest fruit. Extremely full bodied, in your face but smooth tannins. Minty, medicinal herbs, leathery texture, cinnamon, tar, some in your face charred oak, perhaps a bit too much for my likes, but there's fruit, body, and alcohol to support it. And the aromas linger on for some time. Excellent, but it almost comes off too new worldish - a bit too much fruit and wood. Great for the price and has aged very well.
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Just dreadful. Rubbery, synthetic, plastic, blech. What a waste of an otherwise fabulous grape. Even at the deeply discounted PA price of $15 this is still a huge pass.
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Dark red with aromas rich black berries, earthiness, tobacco and cinnamon. Medium bodied; strong structure and tannins....long dry finish with rich earthy flavors.
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11/17/2018 - Wranglerdriver Likes this wine: 87 Points
nice fruit flavor but faded with time leaving only the alcohol and some tannins. probably past its time.
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5/14/2017 - WY Leonidas Likes this wine: 89 Points
Ridiculously dark, opaque color, some brickish edges. Aromas of tar, smoke, leather, black pepper, warm spices, smoked meat, and black forest fruit. Extremely full bodied, in your face but smooth tannins. Minty, medicinal herbs, leathery texture, cinnamon, tar, some in your face charred oak, perhaps a bit too much for my likes, but there's fruit, body, and alcohol to support it. And the aromas linger on for some time. Excellent, but it almost comes off too new worldish - a bit too much fruit and wood. Great for the price and has aged very well.
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12/17/2015 - GregGH wrote: 89 Points
Needs a few hours to smooth out .... Have 5 more in cellar .... Good value ...this came highly recommended and I see why
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11/25/2015 - lifeattable Does not like this wine: 75 Points
Just dreadful. Rubbery, synthetic, plastic, blech. What a waste of an otherwise fabulous grape. Even at the deeply discounted PA price of $15 this is still a huge pass.
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11/1/2015 - CieloVista wrote: 86 Points
Dark red with aromas rich black berries, earthiness, tobacco and cinnamon. Medium bodied; strong structure and tannins....long dry finish with rich earthy flavors.
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