Original 1999 Reserve bottling had a clear label with gold and red. It bore the notation: "Prestigious Red Dinner Wine". Back label was "signed" by then Winemaker Tom Lane. The wine label shown here may have been for a Trader Joe's marketing effort? Original wine was rich, plummy and vigorous - - even as recently as two weeks ago. A little bottle-stink blew off to reveal a stunningly integrated and complete Petite. Am guessing there may have been several bottlings from different barrels. The 99's I've tasted have been bell ringers.
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Not as bad as others rated, but disappointing given what I paid. Bought at the winery for considerably more than the TJ price (not sure what I was thinking, seems like I must have tasted a different wine?). Nice rich mouthfeel, some fruit, but nothing special. And yes, a bit of iodine lurking in the background. Would have been a good value from Trader Joe's.
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11/9/2013 - chapspot Likes this wine: 97 Points
Original 1999 Reserve bottling had a clear label with gold and red. It bore the notation: "Prestigious Red Dinner Wine". Back label was "signed" by then Winemaker Tom Lane. The wine label shown here may have been for a Trader Joe's marketing effort? Original wine was rich, plummy and vigorous - - even as recently as two weeks ago. A little bottle-stink blew off to reveal a stunningly integrated and complete Petite. Am guessing there may have been several bottlings from different barrels. The 99's I've tasted have been bell ringers.
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7/27/2007 - Gnome wrote: 82 Points
Not as bad as others rated, but disappointing given what I paid. Bought at the winery for considerably more than the TJ price (not sure what I was thinking, seems like I must have tasted a different wine?). Nice rich mouthfeel, some fruit, but nothing special. And yes, a bit of iodine lurking in the background. Would have been a good value from Trader Joe's.
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2/5/2007 - thevandelindes wrote: 70 Points
Don't waste your time. Terrible.
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2/5/2007 - thevandelindes wrote: 70 Points
Taste like blueberry flavored iodine. Flat, no fruit...just terrible.
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12/21/2006 - jjoster wrote: 78 Points
Purchased at Trader Joes. Was not good. Smelled bad. Didn't taste very good either. I poured it out. Life is to short to drink bad wine.
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