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| Drinking window: Drink between 2005 and 2012 (based on 3 user opinions) |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 89.6 pts. and median of 90 pts. in 29 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by robertdtwo on 11/7/2014 & rated 90 points: Very nicely evolved and at its peak. Lush dark fruit, currant, touch of mildly-tart cherry, resolved tannins; just wonderful! Decant (or screen) carefully, as the neck of every bottle is full of baby-powder-fine sediment. Great QPR. Slight heat blemish is gone; no more waiting - Drink 'em up!! (1729 views) | | | Tasted by robertdtwo on 5/8/2014 & rated 90 points: Very nicely evolved and at its peak. Lush dark fruit, currant, touch of mildly-tart cherry, resolved tannins; just wonderful! Decant (or screen) carefully, as the neck of every bottle is full of baby-powder-fine sediment. Great QPR. Drink 'em up!! (1758 views) | | | Tasted by robertdtwo on 4/3/2014 & rated 90 points: I loved this four years ago at $24/btl; purchased a couple more cases after email alert from winery at $18/btl...great QPR! Dark fruit and currant with a hint of reticent cherry. L-o-n-g legs, just a tiny spot of heat. Solid. (1731 views) | | | Tasted by Joegish on 6/18/2012 & rated 91 points: Excellent as always. Sadly, only one more bottle in my cellar. Nice cab blend, paired well with a fillet. (3986 views) | | | Tasted by robertdtwo on 4/9/2011 & rated 90 points: Purchased an 02/03/04 mixed case of the Dog Series at the winery; this is the last of the lot...wish I had bought more, as this is one fantastic bottle of wine at 24 bucks! Dark fruit and currant with a hint of reticent cherry as an afterthought. Despite 15.1% alcohol on label, smooth as silk with no heat. (3331 views) | | | Tasted by mda7 on 2/21/2011 & rated 89 points: BIG wine, drink now! (2139 views) | | | Tasted by robertdtwo on 5/6/2010 & rated 89 points: Nothing special, but certainly a great everyday drinker. Merlot & cab seem dominant, mild red fruit, approachable tannin level, medium finish. Good QPR. (2439 views) | | | Tasted by beezer6 on 11/13/2008 & rated 91 points: Johnny brought to dinner at Scoozi with peeps after Siduri Wine Tasting.
Merlot Cabernet blend only available through winery. Drank from a 1.5L.
Dark cherry, Asian spice aromas.
Dark red fruit on the palate. Nice length but nothing over the top.
Well tamed and accessible with exciting nuances.
Well balanced alcohol acidity and tannins with a solid finish. (2388 views) | | | Tasted by whynblog on 2/16/2008 & rated 88 points: Nice purple color. Nose offers currant and blueberry. Complex mix of Merlot, Cab, Syrah, and Petite Syrah so there is alot going on.Merlot and Cab dominates but the spice from the Sryah peeks through. A good effort for what it is. (2153 views) | | | Tasted by jtcseventysix on 12/22/2007 & rated 85 points: A standard mutt wine; merlot, cab, syrah and petite syrah; mild fruit, mineral, some backbone; underwhelming. (2738 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
| Delectus Producer websiteRed Blend.USAAmerican wine has been produced since the 1500s, with the first widespread production beginning in New Mexico in 1628. Today, wine production is undertaken in all fifty states, with California producing 84% of all U.S. wine. The continent of North America is home to several native species of grape, including Vitis labrusca, Vitis riparia, Vitis rotundifolia, and Vitis vulpina, but the wine-making industry is based almost entirely on the cultivation of the European Vitis vinifera, which was introduced by European settlers. With more than 1,100,000 acres (4,500 km2) under vine, the United States is the fourth-largest wine producing country in the world, after Italy, Spain, and France.California2021 vintage: "Unlike almost all other areas of the state, the Russian River Valley had higher than normal crops in 2021, which has made for a wine of greater generosity and fruit forwardness than some of its stablemates." - Morgan Twain-Peterson Napa Valley Napa Valley Wineries and Wine (Napa Valley Vintners)Napa ValleySt. Helena |
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