I thought this was actually pretty good. Nice purity of bright cherry fruit and pencil lead. Like an Oakville merlot cab/blend. Relatively light bodied, but enjoyable.
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N: black currant, plum notes with red fruit as well. Very nice nose.
t: I really enjoyed this wine for the price. Good effort. Nice currant/black/blue berry flavors with hints of red fruit. Excellent value for 11.98. Good tannins, nice long finish, not much oak,
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Nice nose upon opening, but this wine degrades very quickly. Easy drinking, but somewhat disjointed, mainly caused by the high alcohol level. You can almost taste the glycerin under the nice plum, fruity notes, thus also a bit flabby and boring all throughout.
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(Thunder Napa Red) COLOR-dark; NOSE-classic Rose petals; some dark chocolate powder action; also an aerosol freshness; some Grenache-like strawberries; TASTE-nice tannic balance and roasted peppers from the Sangiovese; beautiful dark fruit of the Merlot and just enough oomph factor from the Syrah; nice Napa wine for $15 bones; nice chocolate covered cherries; vibrant, fruity; explosive; very happy with this; shockingly accessible, but will last 3-5 years; WS-99; GV-no score
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4/14/2010 - javadrinker wrote: 88 Points
No tasting notes but enjoyed more than I expected.
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11/19/2009 - JeremyQ wrote: 87 Points
didnt enjoy it as much this time around. After been opened for a while, found the wine a little sour. Not bad.
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10/13/2009 - winegr wrote: 88 Points
I thought this was actually pretty good. Nice purity of bright cherry fruit and pencil lead. Like an Oakville merlot cab/blend. Relatively light bodied, but enjoyable.
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7/29/2009 - AndrewSica wrote: 90 Points
N: black currant, plum notes with red fruit as well. Very nice nose.
t: I really enjoyed this wine for the price. Good effort. Nice currant/black/blue berry flavors with hints of red fruit. Excellent value for 11.98. Good tannins, nice long finish, not much oak,
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5/24/2009 - Capt M wrote: 82 Points
Nice nose upon opening, but this wine degrades very quickly. Easy drinking, but somewhat disjointed, mainly caused by the high alcohol level. You can almost taste the glycerin under the nice plum, fruity notes, thus also a bit flabby and boring all throughout.
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