Dull red color. Plain red table wine taste with no complexity or distance tones. For a blend we expected much more. Did not improve with age. Drank half a glass and got bored. Poured out the rest.
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Nice enough nose of French-smelling merlot, French oak, herbs and spices, a touch of minerality, and soil. With air the '09 Gassac Grande Reserve becomes a touch more perfumed with a whisper of tapenade making an appearance. Overall not a very expressive nose. Where this wine suffers is the palate with its short, ineffective finish. You'd be doing it a favor to even call it medium bodied. Just a bland, boring palate here. I'm sad.
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A surprisingly nice bottle of wine. Good blend of varietals. Medium acid, good aftertaste, solid performer. Definitely a "medium" red wine all the way around, but certainly a nice drinker. Light oaking comes across as a touch of butter, nicely balanced.
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1/12/2022 - OldHick95 Likes this wine: 87 Points
Cherry, licorice, raspberry. A bit weak on the finish. Light tannins. Has held up well for a $15 wine.
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5/8/2015 - WaltnMicki wrote: 70 Points
Dull red color. Plain red table wine taste with no complexity or distance tones. For a blend we expected much more. Did not improve with age. Drank half a glass and got bored. Poured out the rest.
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5/2/2015 - kanjimoti wrote: 85 Points
Nice enough nose of French-smelling merlot, French oak, herbs and spices, a touch of minerality, and soil. With air the '09 Gassac Grande Reserve becomes a touch more perfumed with a whisper of tapenade making an appearance. Overall not a very expressive nose. Where this wine suffers is the palate with its short, ineffective finish. You'd be doing it a favor to even call it medium bodied. Just a bland, boring palate here. I'm sad.
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2/27/2012 - Tim221 wrote: 86 Points
A surprisingly nice bottle of wine. Good blend of varietals. Medium acid, good aftertaste, solid performer. Definitely a "medium" red wine all the way around, but certainly a nice drinker. Light oaking comes across as a touch of butter, nicely balanced.
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7/1/2011 - OTTnMIA wrote:
Too long ago since now to score, but I do remember this being semi-enjoyable. Nothing special but it was decent for sure.
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