Not a traditional bordeaux blend taste. Strong Malbec presence that overpowers the smoothness of the rest of the varietals. Additionally, this wine was drank after it should have. I decanted this for about 90 mins. The bottle was past its prime. It was stored at 58 degrees during its 3 years with me prior to drinking. I would not purchase again.
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A servicable wine for every day drinking, short on fruit, short on finish, murky on the palate. As long as little complexity is expected, it delivers fine, good for lighter food.
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Black cherry, pepper, and a little graphite on the nose. More graphite on the palate. This is our second bottle--we still find the finish to be short. A fine enough wine, nothing spectacular. A fine, casual weekday wine.
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2/25/2010 - SLDESQ wrote: 80 Points
Not a traditional bordeaux blend taste. Strong Malbec presence that overpowers the smoothness of the rest of the varietals. Additionally, this wine was drank after it should have. I decanted this for about 90 mins. The bottle was past its prime. It was stored at 58 degrees during its 3 years with me prior to drinking. I would not purchase again.
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11/25/2008 - Blcmdpa@gmail.com wrote:
A servicable wine for every day drinking, short on fruit, short on finish, murky on the palate. As long as little complexity is expected, it delivers fine, good for lighter food.
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5/15/2008 - vvcellar wrote: 89 Points
Great value.
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4/9/2008 - nick&nora wrote:
Black cherry, pepper, and a little graphite on the nose. More graphite on the palate. This is our second bottle--we still find the finish to be short. A fine enough wine, nothing spectacular. A fine, casual weekday wine.
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3/7/2008 - Wolfgang wrote: 93 Points
Loved this California Bordeaux blend! Cassis, caramel, vanilla that was not overpowering. I hope the 05 is as good as this.
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