Not decanted, one generous glass consumed over ~1 hour. International in style - plummy, a bit oak-chocolate-y, a bit extracted, substantive but anonymous. There is a welcome streak of citrus acidity running through it to help lift it and add interest. I have to say it carries its labeled 15% abv fairly well. Not enough personality for me to gravitate towards it, but it's fairly good, and it's a good QPR for what it is. 87ish for me, add 2-3 points if you're a fan of the style.
Update from the last bits on day 2: This has only changed a little overnight...slightly softer, and now showing some savory beef stock notes, mostly on the nose.
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4/23/2017 - mdcdavis wrote: 77 Points
Nothing special
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1/20/2017 - bretrooks wrote: 87 Points
Not decanted, one generous glass consumed over ~1 hour. International in style - plummy, a bit oak-chocolate-y, a bit extracted, substantive but anonymous. There is a welcome streak of citrus acidity running through it to help lift it and add interest. I have to say it carries its labeled 15% abv fairly well. Not enough personality for me to gravitate towards it, but it's fairly good, and it's a good QPR for what it is. 87ish for me, add 2-3 points if you're a fan of the style.
Update from the last bits on day 2: This has only changed a little overnight...slightly softer, and now showing some savory beef stock notes, mostly on the nose.
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10/17/2016 - despore wrote: 89 Points
QPR outstanding, solid wine, decently made, nice up front fruit, great acidity and backbone.
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