3/12/2022 - pacw808 Likes this wine:

This is the one that I remember from the Thunder Cruise. So good! Sweet but not overly so, with nutty notes on top of the dried fruit flavors.

5/26/2020 - pacw808 Likes this wine:

Currently 15 years of age and drinking well. Dry fruits like black cherry and blackberries with an iron backbone.

1/18/2020 - pacw808 wrote:

Added it twice by mistake

1/11/2020 - pacw808 wrote:

Way past its prime. Sad

1/18/2020 - pacw808 wrote:

Added twice by mistake

11/2/2016 - pacw808 wrote:

This 375ml bottle may be a bit past its' prime. A loss of fruit and freshness is as expected in this format size and age. Color is still a decently vibrant red with little oxidation. Tannins are softer now. Perhaps a little bit tired.

5/23/2014 - pacw808 Likes this wine:

Simple but tasty and a great value!

5/25/2014 - pacw808 Likes this wine:

Expressive black cherry on the nose, with a very fruity and pleasant soft mouthfeel balanced with enough acid and general delicious if not very complex quality. Good with grilled sausage and cheesecake. Drink now.

11/12/2011 - pacw808 wrote:

Decent with barbecue, though a bit more oak than fruit.

6/10/2011 - pacw808 wrote:

Very bitter palate, though nose was okay. Nothing special

6/10/2011 - pacw808 wrote:

Nice small bubbles, fruity and dry

6/10/2011 - pacw808 wrote:

Nose of orange peel and dried fruit. Palate was dried fruits and finish was medium long with big almonds.

6/10/2011 - pacw808 wrote:

Non-descript.

5/27/2011 - pacw808 wrote:

Some honey, yeast, peach on the nose. Nice effervescent tingle on the tongue with mouth-filling fruit (peaches, something else I can't place). Nicely balanced acid.

5/26/2011 - pacw808 wrote:

Mild honey and peaches on the nose. Light honey, peaches and apricot on the palate with acid to keep it light and quaffable. Almost enough complexity, but just not quite there.

5/20/2011 - pacw808 wrote:

peach/apricot nose, orange peel and pink grapefruit on the palate. Balanced but not greatly interesting, with a feeling that some of the thickness that is missing would help it out.

5/20/2011 - pacw808 wrote:

Dry honey on the nose, orange peel and dried apricot with a bitter finish that turns watery except for the alcohol burn.

5/20/2011 - pacw808 wrote:

Simple, inexpensive serviceable wine, not a lot going on, but not terrible.

5/20/2011 - pacw808 wrote:

A bit too high in alcohol taste for me. Otherwise, nutty (almond?) with a little bit of sweetness.

5/20/2011 - pacw808 wrote:

Light, lightly bubbled and sweet, just as expected.

3/17/2011 - pacw808 wrote:

Pleasantly light for a muscadine (not too sweet). Enough acid to keep it alive.

3/11/2011 - pacw808 wrote:

A fairly simple wine, some good fruit scents & flavors but rather nondescript. No real finish.

3/11/2011 - pacw808 wrote:

A bit thin, watery, otherwise a decent sweet wine. A touch of acetone and the alcohol was a bit high for me causing a hot throat sensation. Dry honey flavor and an unidentifiable flower (acacia?)

3/12/2011 - pacw808 wrote:

A slight acetone hint with somewhat balanced sweet versus acid. Floral scent/flavors and unidentified fruits, dried honey. Better after a couple weeks in the refrigerator.

2/11/2011 - pacw808 wrote:

Golden yellow color, slight sweet floral nose, LEMON and mineral flavor with a good amount of acidity. I was a bit disappointed because I bought it by the description that included apricot, but I did not find it here. This wine is a bit past its' prime.

2/9/2011 - pacw808 wrote:

Classic Sauternes nose, but the palate was too much in the lemon zest and pith for me, almost grapefruit flavors. Light mouthfeel. Pretty good acid and not cloying at all. I wanted something more.

1/29/2011 - pacw808 wrote:

Blackberry, dark cherries; pleasant quaff.

1/29/2011 - pacw808 wrote:

Tasted after several other bottles, but held its' own. I was sure that a Chardonnay even late harvest would have some bitterness to it, but this one did not and it tasted like many other sweet white dessert wines with notes of apricot, honey and with a mouth-coating quality.

1/29/2011 - pacw808 wrote:

Pleasant fruit but rather one dimensional.

1/29/2011 - pacw808 wrote:

Very syrupy but with the acidity to back it up. Mouth coating. Consumed alongside several ther bottles.

1/29/2011 - pacw808 wrote:

Very nice! Consumed alongside several other bottles.

1/29/2011 - pacw808 wrote:

Very nice! Tasted among several other wines.

1/29/2011 - pacw808 wrote:

Tasted alongside several other bottles bu remember that it was a nice blend.

1/22/2011 - pacw808 wrote:

Smells of honey, very fruity with peach, peach fuzz, apricot and honey on the palate. As it warms up some orange peel comes out as well. Held up well after about 1 week in the refrigerator. Yummy! Small bottle, but good QPR.

1/20/2011 - pacw808 wrote:

Very high acidity definitely balances the sweetness. Dry honey notes on nose and on the palate along with orange peel. Not bad but rather one dimensional.

1/15/2011 - pacw808 wrote:

This tastes like a cross between a sauvignon blanc and a viognier or albarino. It definitely has the crisp green edge and grapefruit flavors of a sauvignon blanc, but the other flavors definitely soften the edge. High acid but with a little too much alcohol bite on the front end for my taste.

1/14/2011 - pacw808 wrote:

El Calie: A very sweet, but with enough acid to keep it light, Moscato D'asti. Smelled and tasted like Spree candy (not citrus, but other fruits). Enjoyable for those who like the sweet stuff, but enough balance to keep it from being gloppy. As with all Moscato D'Asti's, love the light effervescence!

1/14/2011 - pacw808 wrote:

This is my second tasting of this wine. Previously tried at a large wine sampling event after many other wines and felt that it had a mocha (chocolate & coffee) flavor. This time around Dark roast coffee overwhelms just about anything else on both the nose and palate. Good with dark chocolate which softens the coffee bitterness a bit. A whisp of chocolate was barely detectable on the palate this time.

1/14/2011 - pacw808 wrote:

Tasted #2 of 5. Very classic Riesling flavors, even the hint of Kerosene that I was not expecting from this Napa Valley offering. Delicious, off-dry but feels sweeter due to the fruitiness.

1/14/2011 - pacw808 wrote:

Good acid! Tasted 1 of 5 that night so don't remember much about it. May have had honey on the nose, but a very crisp almost dry flavor.

1/15/2011 - pacw808 wrote:

Good acid! Tasted 1 of 5 that night and don't remember anything else about this one, perhaps honey on the nose.

1/12/2011 - pacw808 wrote:

If you wanted honey-sweet this is not your wine. It has refreshing acidity with tangerine peel and other unidentified citrus flavors. Somewhat one-dimensional, but nice in its' way. Drank with friends several days later and it keeps well.

1/7/2011 - pacw808 wrote:

I let it breathe in the bottle about 30 minutes. This wine loves food! I tried it with pizza, chocolate, fruit, veggie chips, cinnamon apple chips and all went pretty well with this wine. It has enough acid to be very food-friendly. Dark cherry nose. blackberry and cedar box with silky soft tannins on the palate. I am not fond of Cab. Sauv. because I can't really taste the fruit behind the tannins. This Grenache really solved that problem for me. It may be at its' prime now. I liked it a little better around 60 degrees over room temp.

12/31/2010 - pacw808 wrote:

Yummy, wish I could remember more...too many days later.

12/31/2010 - pacw808 wrote:

A bit too much bubbles for me, more like a sparkling wine than a Prosecco, unexciting flavors. Not memorable.

12/24/2010 - pacw808 wrote:

Very alcoholic nose and flavor, hopefully will be better on the second day. I know it is a Ruby Port, but I expected some raisin flavor which this did not have. I actually like the fresh red fruit flavors. It is not very complex and if the alcohol dissipates some it should be an easy sipping Port.

12/25/2010 - pacw808 wrote:

Used for making a Spiced Cranberry Sangria. It smells of red fruits with a bit of earthiness. It should mak a very good Sangria.

12/12/2010 - pacw808 wrote:

Raspberry flavored wine is exactly what it is. Decent but not terribly complex.

12/12/2010 - pacw808 wrote:

One of the best Moscato D'Asti's I have had. Flowery honey nose and peach & apricot on the palate with the perfect amount of small bubbles (mousse-like). And the bottle is very pretty too!

12/12/2010 - pacw808 wrote:

Definite crystalized honey on both nose and palate among the other fruity sensations.