Tom's Big B-Day Dinner (Pearl (Bellevue, WA)): The nose of this wine had an aroma of deodorant. Not very appealing right from the start. As the wine warmed up, the nose had a bit of a B.O. funk that was hanging out under the deodorant smell. The wine tasted much better than it smelled, but some nice apple flavors aren't going to overcome B.O. No way, no how. Didn't even finish half the glass. The only disappointing wine of the evening. I recently heard a quote from "Waugh on Wine" along the lines of Never speak of a wine you did not enjoy as a disappointment - Speak of it as an attempt to poison you. OK. This one might have been poison.
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2/8/2018 - maxima wrote: 85 Points
Buvable mais pas les gros chars, un peu gras et lourd.
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6/19/2017 - andrewdodd86 Likes this wine: 85 Points
Cremant from Bordeaux? That's Merlot? Strange but true. Quaffable, but not great. Easy pass in the future.
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11/10/2016 - Ben Christiansen wrote:
100% Merlot. ANd hey, for around $16 its pretty tasty. Has a biggger fruit driven mid palate but its works it out stil.
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5/30/2009 - last chance wrote: 74 Points
Tom's Big B-Day Dinner (Pearl (Bellevue, WA)): The nose of this wine had an aroma of deodorant. Not very appealing right from the start. As the wine warmed up, the nose had a bit of a B.O. funk that was hanging out under the deodorant smell. The wine tasted much better than it smelled, but some nice apple flavors aren't going to overcome B.O. No way, no how. Didn't even finish half the glass. The only disappointing wine of the evening. I recently heard a quote from "Waugh on Wine" along the lines of Never speak of a wine you did not enjoy as a disappointment - Speak of it as an attempt to poison you. OK. This one might have been poison.
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2/17/2009 - Ben Christiansen wrote:
Richly styled, a touch short on the finish but good for its price. Nice apple fruit. Still ok at $16.
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