Quie fine and smooth blend that was excellent on opening. Cherry and a syrah influence. Well made. By night 2, still nice but not as multidimensional. Great qpr. Found this in the bowels of the cellar, likely moving there to hide. I'll be looking for other wines that also chose to hide in the same place to see whether an insurrection was being planned. Will be interesting to see if the bottles were able to overcome language barriers.
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After grabbing 6 of these for 11 bucks a pop I was initally disappointed with the wine. Sure it was fine for an $11 bottle from a flash site but with the blend of fruits I felt like I was picking up too much on the green pepper taste that comes with austere cab.
For my 3rd bottle of the bunch I did not decant. This made a huge difference. The wine was smoother and the fruit came through much better than on the previous 2 bottles.
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Decanted for about 2 hours. Bouquet of red fruits & vanilla with a hint of ground coffee. Medium palate, red fruits abound with a hint of vanilla and oak. Firm tannins lead to a long finish resembling raspberry with rich chocolate. At $12 this was a steal. Will definitely seek again.
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3/2/2014 - BklynNeophyte wrote: 88 Points
Quie fine and smooth blend that was excellent on opening. Cherry and a syrah influence. Well made. By night 2, still nice but not as multidimensional. Great qpr. Found this in the bowels of the cellar, likely moving there to hide. I'll be looking for other wines that also chose to hide in the same place to see whether an insurrection was being planned. Will be interesting to see if the bottles were able to overcome language barriers.
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10/18/2012 - vinniemontoni wrote: 91 Points
Decanted for 90 minutes. Consistent with prior notes. Finish on this wine is amazing.
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1/15/2012 - qcwino wrote:
After grabbing 6 of these for 11 bucks a pop I was initally disappointed with the wine. Sure it was fine for an $11 bottle from a flash site but with the blend of fruits I felt like I was picking up too much on the green pepper taste that comes with austere cab.
For my 3rd bottle of the bunch I did not decant. This made a huge difference. The wine was smoother and the fruit came through much better than on the previous 2 bottles.
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1/7/2012 - vinniemontoni wrote: 90 Points
Decanted for about 2 hours. Bouquet of red fruits & vanilla with a hint of ground coffee. Medium palate, red fruits abound with a hint of vanilla and oak. Firm tannins lead to a long finish resembling raspberry with rich chocolate. At $12 this was a steal. Will definitely seek again.
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11/12/2011 - nlassow wrote: flawed
Every bottle in shipment flawed. Shame.
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