Nose of prunes, artificial (think Welch's) grape juice, candied apricot, generic sweet cooked fruits, and sugary grape syrup. Sugary and flabby on the palate, a weird bitterness develops on the finish. Other than that, it just tastes like sweet grape juice with some alcohol and acidity. Literally no tannins. With more than a small sip, something is clearly off here but it's hard to describe in detail. Drain pour
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on impulse, vinny decided to open this bottle which had been brought to Christmas Eve dinner by his father who reported that it was a corporate gift. vinny tried extracting the cork without removing the capsule which caused the cork to become stripped, thus rendering a variety of corkscrews useless. we had no choice but to punch the cork in. we then decanted the wine off using a strainer to remove cork particles. i can see why many people enjoy this easy drinking style of wine. for me, the fruit profile is too sweet and there is not enough tannin to provide structure. everyone else at the party enjoyed the wine. to each his own.
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5/12/2023 - nebbiolofan Does not like this wine: 70 Points
Nose of prunes, artificial (think Welch's) grape juice, candied apricot, generic sweet cooked fruits, and sugary grape syrup.
Sugary and flabby on the palate, a weird bitterness develops on the finish. Other than that, it just tastes like sweet grape juice with some alcohol and acidity. Literally no tannins. With more than a small sip, something is clearly off here but it's hard to describe in detail. Drain pour
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3/3/2023 - gabrowns wrote: 82 Points
Too much of a fruit bomb for one of us. The other enjoyed it more, but we won’t be seeking this out.
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2/26/2023 - KeithSorem wrote: 88 Points
see notes, nice
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2/26/2023 - KeithSorem wrote: 88 Points
nice fruity nose. medium body, probably a little past prime, lomg finish, some ripe grape and apricot
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12/24/2022 - bacchus wrote: 86 Points
on impulse, vinny decided to open this bottle which had been brought to Christmas Eve dinner by his father who reported that it was a corporate gift. vinny tried extracting the cork without removing the capsule which caused the cork to become stripped, thus rendering a variety of corkscrews useless. we had no choice but to punch the cork in. we then decanted the wine off using a strainer to remove cork particles. i can see why many people enjoy this easy drinking style of wine. for me, the fruit profile is too sweet and there is not enough tannin to provide structure. everyone else at the party enjoyed the wine. to each his own.
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