Mellowed nicely by day 2 although still quite a bit of heat. Strong nose of red and black fruit with notes of chocolate, a little sage and spruce wood. Slightly syrupy on the palate but accompanied by solid tannin to augment structure. Overall a good effort.
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The blend is a different one than the previous vintage which was malbec/cab. sauv. (this year is shiraz/cab. sauv). Still good value but not as spectacular than last year's (which had an incredibly long and pleasant finish).
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1/23/2010 - mbermingham wrote: 69 Points
Alcohol taste over bearing, very thin no fruit, I would not pay $10 for this wine.
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1/15/2010 - lumpyelbow wrote: 88 Points
Mellowed nicely by day 2 although still quite a bit of heat. Strong nose of red and black fruit with notes of chocolate, a little sage and spruce wood. Slightly syrupy on the palate but accompanied by solid tannin to augment structure. Overall a good effort.
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1/15/2010 - jeward wrote: 79 Points
Wife and I couldn't pick out any discernable flavors. Nothing wrong with the wine, but I'd never buy it again
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8/15/2009 - Litalieny@hotmail.com wrote: 85 Points
The blend is a different one than the previous vintage which was malbec/cab. sauv. (this year is shiraz/cab. sauv). Still good value but not as spectacular than last year's (which had an incredibly long and pleasant finish).
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