Community Tasting Note

• mahmudn wrote: 78 points

  April 30, 2021 - Look: Deep ruby, mostly opaque, lighter translucent edges, and full body
  Nose: Dark jammy flavors, dark chocolate, dark cherry, mild astringency,
  Taste: no acid, medium tannins, dark red jam, dark chocolate, vegetal, cherry, and some savory notes.
  Finish: long, medium tannins, medium alcohol, some pepper and cherry

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4 Comments

• Clark W Griswold commented:

  5/1/21, 8:45 AM - 78?

• bobh22314 commented:

  5/15/21, 3:33 PM - In my mind 78 is a wine for the drain. Not sure the rating system here

• Clark W Griswold commented:

  5/18/21, 11:58 AM - This is the breakdown of the scale. I mostly live in the 85-99 range myself and I do not think that by todays standards that anyone recognizes an 80-84 point wine as "good".
  
  95–100 Classic: a great wine
  90–94 Outstanding: a wine of superior character and style
  85–89 Very good: a wine with special qualities
  80–84 Good: a solid, well-made wine
  75–79 Mediocre: a drinkable wine that may have minor flaws
  50–74 Not recommended

• mahmudn commented:

  5/18/21, 12:06 PM - Yeah to my taste I found this mediocre. I’ve been told it’s a good value though so maybe I need to try another bottle. To me I start at 80 and up for wines I would buy again, this barely missed the mark for me but I’d be happy if gifted.

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