Good and drinkable, but not a keeper. Bit sweet. Mild tannins. Acidity went well with what we ate - a Beef Bourgagnon. Cherry, some oak. Finish is short with a bit of cough syrup. Drank it late (2022 vs 2020).
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very tasty with a bit of bite and sourness compared w a year or even a half-year ago; a pleasantly strong red w barbecued food and edgy flavors (ginger, chili pepper, vinegars, toasted sesame, etc. etc.)
also good on its own, refreshing, no food, which is a surprise w this kind of strong red often
I might give this a 90 or 91 in another few months, but don't have that many bottles left :(
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okay, had another bottle tonight, we barbecued-beef wannabe bolognese, and it was fab fab fab, a 90 or better
so I will be looking for this whenever on sale
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Bottle variation? I found this quite fruit forward, particularly upon opening. Dried out a touch and the fruit got progressively more Sth Rhone grenache like (ie bitter and stinky.) Worked out quite well in the end. If bought smart can be hard for a touch over 600 baht which makes it, probably, the cheapest serious red in Phuket.
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3/25/2022 - Stosh_Izzy Likes this wine: 86 Points
Good and drinkable, but not a keeper. Bit sweet. Mild tannins. Acidity went well with what we ate - a Beef Bourgagnon. Cherry, some oak. Finish is short with a bit of cough syrup. Drank it late (2022 vs 2020).
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4/15/2021 - wicho Likes this wine: 88 Points
good everyday drinking wine. For $8 it is a really nice wine!
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10/19/2020 - wicho Likes this wine: 88 Points
No complexity, but goes great with spaghetti! But for $8 it is pretty good!!
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9/3/2020 - davidrmoran Likes this wine: 89 Points
very tasty with a bit of bite and sourness compared w a year or even a half-year ago; a pleasantly strong red w barbecued food and edgy flavors (ginger, chili pepper, vinegars, toasted sesame, etc. etc.)
also good on its own, refreshing, no food, which is a surprise w this kind of strong red often
I might give this a 90 or 91 in another few months, but don't have that many bottles left :(
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okay, had another bottle tonight, we barbecued-beef wannabe bolognese, and it was fab fab fab, a 90 or better
so I will be looking for this whenever on sale
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8/28/2020 - StewartWent wrote: 88 Points
Bottle variation? I found this quite fruit forward, particularly upon opening. Dried out a touch and the fruit got progressively more Sth Rhone grenache like (ie bitter and stinky.) Worked out quite well in the end. If bought smart can be hard for a touch over 600 baht which makes it, probably, the cheapest serious red in Phuket.
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