5/4/2024 - domco wrote:

This is a big wine and needs a little air to come together. Just a little boozy for me at times but still pretty tasty.

5/3/2024 - domco wrote:

A bit more oxidative in style. A little darker, notes of apple and honey. Nice value.

4/30/2024 - domco wrote:

Liquid fig newton. Sssooo sweet, might be a little over the top in that regard but still pretty fun.

4/24/2024 - domco wrote:

Still very good but had this iron/metallic element that I find in many Pinots that I don’t love. Don’t often find that in the Ceritas wines but a little here. Not overwhelming but knocks it down a peg for me in terms of overall enjoyment.

4/24/2024 - domco wrote:

Well balanced, interesting and quite tasty. Lighter than it looks but still more mid-weight overall. Nice fruit, some spice and just enough earthy notes to make interesting without going over the top.

4/13/2024 - domco wrote:

Not as fresh and balanced as the ‘21. Solid but the finish is a little disjointed

4/13/2024 - domco wrote:

Bretty. Bummed I have another bottle of this.

3/31/2024 - domco wrote:

Rolled the dice on a staff pick at the wine shop and not loving it. Took advice below and decanted for a few hours before trying. Definitely has a funky nose, I think a little brett, C just thinks reductive (sometimes hard to distinguish, at least for me). It’s not going away though which really caps the enjoyment on the wine. Decent fruit, a little herbs, nice acidity. Even if the nose was better not sure I’d be loving it at the price.

3/15/2024 - domco wrote:

One of the better Malbec we’ve had, at least for the style of wines we tend to like more. Some blue fruit, a little bit of herbs, great acidity to keep it fresh.

3/15/2024 - domco wrote:

Thought this would be undrinkable from the first sniff but turned out to be ok. Crazy vanilla and some nice fruit but definitely a fair amount of smoke too. Blew off a little with air but finishes with a gritty, ash, aftertaste. C doesn’t want to fight through it so getting her a different bottle and I’ll finish this it off (or most of it).

3/15/2024 - domco wrote:

This is a fairly amazing wine for $9. Originally purchased hoping it would be nice to cook with but drinking the half bottle left over on beef stew night is turning out to be a pleasure. Not super complex but nice fruit, balanced acidity. Sort of blown away given the price.

3/15/2024 - domco wrote:

Dangerously gluggable. How's that for a note?

3/13/2024 - domco wrote:

This smells like a wine that’s 40 years old but tastes fairly vibrant and fresh. Weird experience. It’s fine but was surprised at what we paid for it. Not a rebuy for us.

2/18/2024 - domco wrote:

Much better than our previous bottle but still not great. Tastes ok, some cherry, nice acidity to keep it fresh. But the nose it tough to get past so only drank about 1/2 the bottle.

2/16/2024 - domco wrote:

More oxidative in style. A little funky honeyed citrus thing going. Lots of acidity. Good but not our favorite style I’d say.

2/15/2024 - domco wrote:

A lot of fruit, nice acidity. Easy to drink and a great QPR.

2/15/2024 - domco wrote:

Sort of a funky barnyard nose. Not overwhelming but distracting. Some decent fruit but also a little metallic/copper/iron note that we weren’t digging. Dumped pretty quickly.

2/7/2024 - domco wrote:

Was just ok at first, a little pithy and sort of uninteresting. But as it warmed up it really blossomed and turned into what we remember loving when visited last fall.

1/28/2024 - domco wrote:

Ended up drinking a full case of this over the last 3 years and remained strong throughout and a great value. Feels like adding some depth of color, a little caramel/honey note hinting at the extra couple years in bottle but still really fresh and vibrant overall. Good stuff.

1/21/2024 - domco wrote:

Heavy smoke taint. This shouldn't have been bottled.

1/5/2024 - domco wrote:

Definitely worth seeking out again. Crisp, clean citrus with a little salty mineral thing going on. Yum.

1/3/2024 - domco wrote:

This was tasty. Nice depth, balanced acidity. Tannins still a little aggressive so I'm sure will be better in a couple more years but don't see the harm in opening now if inclined.

12/30/2023 - domco wrote:

This is outstanding. Some tangerine, peach and melon to go with some nice yeasty notes. Man, I don’t need another expensive bottle of bubbles I need to auto-buy but here we are…

12/20/2023 - domco wrote:

A few days ago, no formal notes. But tasty and need to keep an eye out for more.

12/17/2023 - domco wrote:

I realize we are opening WAY early (long story). Decanted for 3-4 hours and then drank over the following 2-3 hours. A lot of dill pickle to start (American oak? Can't remember the oak treatment here) but that calmed down after an hour or so. From there a lot of dark fruit, nice acidity, tannins not completely unruly to our surprise. I'd suggest waiting a while on this one but was still interesting, complex and tasty with a few hours of air if wanted to check it out.

12/17/2023 - domco wrote:

2 years since our last bottle. Has a little honey on the nose which I don't think I noticed last time, perhaps starting to give a little hint to its age. After that still a ton of citrus with crisp acidity. Definitely better as it warms up and gets some air so keep it away from those flutes! :)

12/14/2023 - domco wrote:

Very earthy and mossy with the fruit following behind.

12/14/2023 - domco wrote:

Light and bright, tasty. Not overly complex. Nice value, would certainly drink again but not sure it’s one I’d go out of my way to seek out.

12/14/2023 - domco wrote:

Love this one. Mid weight, a ton of fruit but a little earth and spice to round it out. Easy drinking and delicious.

12/1/2023 - domco wrote:

A lot going on here. On first pour I thought I was about to drink a chardonnay as it had this creamy oak thing going on with the nose that blew off after 5-10 minutes. After that, super bright, citrus, a little floral. Super interesting, complex, fun and delicious.

11/29/2023 - domco wrote:

This was quite good, will need to explore more here. Mid-weight, mix of red and blue fruits with a little earth and minerality to it.

11/22/2023 - domco wrote:

Decanted about an hour, drank over the following two. Didn’t tell C anything about this one and she thought smelled a little like gasoline (though this lessened as time went on). For me, and I’d like to think I was being objective, there is some ash on the nose and palate. Noticeable but not overwhelming. BUT, overall the wine was just ok. Nice fruit but something isn’t quite right (especially at this price point). We’ve enjoyed several MB’s young with a quick decant and this just doesn’t compare.

11/22/2023 - domco wrote:

2 bottles of this, neither that enjoyable. Had a very ‘chemical’ taste to them for lack of a better term.

11/21/2023 - domco wrote:

Disappointing at this point. Muted nose, mostly just the alcohol coming through on the nose and palate. Feels like even more alcohol than the 14.5% on the label. Not sure if this comes together but I guess I’ll try and sit on the other bottle to see if it improves.

11/17/2023 - domco wrote:

Has this fun, almost honeyed nose. One of those subtle fruit, liquid rock type champagnes. For my taste could use just a little more fruit to balance it out but I can appreciate the style.

11/11/2023 - domco wrote:

Very tasty, liked this one a lot. A little spritz as others have noted, some tropical fruits with a nice cut of acidity.

11/3/2023 - domco wrote:

This was great. Bright cherry, some salinity, a little earth and spice. Looking forward to trying more here.

10/29/2023 - domco wrote:

Delicious. A lot of tart cherry, just starting to develop some tertiary notes. For me, probably time to drink up as I like a hint of those older notes to make it interesting but not much more.

10/25/2023 - domco wrote:

Wasn’t great out of the cellar but as it warmed the flavors and complexity really developed so would suggest not serving too cold.

10/25/2023 - domco wrote:

Echo the other notes, has a super sour taste to it. Down the drain.

10/18/2023 - domco wrote:

A little tight and I thought showing a little oak at first but C didn’t find that. Quick decant helped it opened up. Very tasty but I think will really blossom in another year or two.

10/15/2023 - domco wrote:

Decanted a few hours but still too early. Great potential but still feels like tannins need to chill out a little…

10/4/2023 - domco wrote:

Hard to beat for $13. Should have ordered a case

9/28/2023 - domco wrote:

Very good but feels like the Weber has a bit more earth and iron to it. Not over the top but I think I like the Maresh offerings a little better in general.

9/25/2023 - domco wrote:

Mid to light weight, cherry, cranberry, maybe a little orange peel thing going on with some very subtle spice on the back end. Fun to drink and such a great value for the quality.

9/19/2023 - domco wrote:

Little bit of spritz to start and then it’s juicy, crunchy, red fruited deliciousness. Tasty, fun and goes down way too easy. Need to pick up some more.

9/14/2023 - domco wrote:

Probably the best Kirkland wine we've had. Looks, smells, tastes like you'd expect... not sure why that surprised me but it sort of did! Not overly complex but tasty. Seems like you could lay this down for a while but we enjoyed the freshness here so we'll probably drink them early.

9/10/2023 - domco wrote:

Tasty but, for me, perhaps a bit too floral. Prefer the Durant from what we’ve had so far.

9/10/2023 - domco wrote:

This was really singing with a little air. Nose was amazing, exploding out of the glass. Had this juicy yet creamy thing going which was delicious.

9/7/2023 - domco wrote:

Tasty, fun to drink, nice value. Some red fruit and herbs, C thought a little effervescent on the tongue that first sip. Light but still depth to it. Should pick up some more.