Again, a similar bottle to the first - kind of a lower ripeness, structured Bordeaux, but with enough fruit to make it drinkable and even enjoyable. Definitely over-delivered for the price I paid.
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12.5% abv. Recent auction purchase. Saw a 3-bottle lot of these for nothing at auction and figured I'd pick these up to see what 21 year old cheap Bordeaux under screw cap (white plastic liner) would be like. I think the screw cap did its thing pretty well, as this was tasting much younger than one would think for a wine this age. This tasted like cheap Bordeaux, with some tannin and light fruit lacking depth. Was not bad, actually, and paired acceptably well with a Panda Express meal. Held up well the second evening after storing in the wine fridge overnight with just the screw cap back on. Nothing to get excited about, but a fun experiment for < $4USD per bottle.
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4/29/2024 - PIntag wrote: 86 Points
Again, a similar bottle to the first - kind of a lower ripeness, structured Bordeaux, but with enough fruit to make it drinkable and even enjoyable. Definitely over-delivered for the price I paid.
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4/16/2024 - PIntag wrote: 86 Points
12.5% abv. Recent auction purchase.
Saw a 3-bottle lot of these for nothing at auction and figured I'd pick these up to see what 21 year old cheap Bordeaux under screw cap (white plastic liner) would be like. I think the screw cap did its thing pretty well, as this was tasting much younger than one would think for a wine this age. This tasted like cheap Bordeaux, with some tannin and light fruit lacking depth. Was not bad, actually, and paired acceptably well with a Panda Express meal. Held up well the second evening after storing in the wine fridge overnight with just the screw cap back on. Nothing to get excited about, but a fun experiment for < $4USD per bottle.
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9/10/2008 - greenwalter wrote: 87 Points
A solid value priced Bordeaux. Dark fruit and some tar, medium body. Not dynamic or exciting, but it seems like Bordeaux.
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4/3/2008 - greenwalter wrote: 87 Points
Solid, decent fruit, a little leather and medium body.
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