2/24/2024 - Always4wine Likes this wine:

Absolutely perfect! Didn't need decanting - just perfect. Smooth and gentle - the Merlot coming through.

11/18/2022 - Always4wine Likes this wine:

Wow. I wasn't sure how this wine would hold up after being shipped from Italy and stored all these years. It is perfect right now - at its prime. Meaty and dark with a smooth silky mouth. So glad it is cold and rainy I have a fireplace and a beagle to enjoy this wine with!

4/28/2020 - Always4wine Likes this wine:

As fun as I remember it from the winery! Almost like an alcoholic strawberry wine cooler. Super fun on a HOT day in quarantine. Held up well at 13 celsius - way over the hill but did not taste old at all.

4/28/2020 - Always4wine Likes this wine:

Fabulous for the price. The gold foil looks special for any occasion. Very dry and crisp with subtle citrus. Like opening a bottle of sunshine - really great for mimosas!

4/28/2020 - Always4wine Likes this wine:

Delicious. Best in an icewater bath. Enjoyed slowly poolside while maintaining social distancing with friends. Crisp, bubbly, strawberry and a great lingering finish!

4/25/2020 - Always4wine wrote:

I was scared when I saw the drinking window for this 2010 ending in 2016. No way!! this is drinking so well. Dreamy dark fruit with a floral ending. The color is divine. I read the back label and David Tate says this can cellar for 10 years - well its 2020 folks and it is amazing!!

9/17/2016 - Always4wine wrote:

Over the hill - pure vinegar! Waited too long. Or it was corked to begin with??

6/6/2016 - Always4wine wrote:

Ready to drink. Over powering for the ribs we smoked. Would serve with a steak or game next time. Tannic but smooth.

5/30/2016 - Always4wine wrote:

Absolutely amazing. Smooth and rich, like drinking velvet. Dry and tannic but amazing structure and body.

4/2/2016 - Always4wine wrote:

Yummy! Perfect with a crawfish boil in a 70 degree sunny Texas day!

3/26/2016 - Always4wine Likes this wine:

This was surprisingly good. Deep dark fruit but not overpowering "raisin" - really went great with chocolate dessert!

12/25/2015 - Always4wine wrote:

Fantastic - still bright and fruit forward. Will enjoy many more years!

9/28/2015 - Always4wine wrote:

Really bright and crisp rose! Strawberry and a hint of flint!

1/1/2014 - Always4wine wrote:

Still holding strong. A bit mellowed than I recall but very balanced and smooth as velvet. A nice bottle to drink on the first day of 2014.

8/9/2013 - Always4wine wrote:

Forgot how jammy and yummy this wine is. Such a wonderful finish and full body - violet and leather!

7/29/2013 - Always4wine wrote:

Now it's good! Last bottle of the case. Age, age, age!

3/29/2013 - Always4wine wrote:

Wow. Drinking so well now! Jammy and full bodied - just enough spice!

3/24/2013 - Always4wine Likes this wine:

Drinking a bit thin. Maybe age is not helping this wine. Nice when chilled. I taste pears and a mineral.

3/17/2013 - Always4wine wrote:

Made pomegranate mimosas! Perfect!

12/19/2012 - Always4wine wrote:

Nice tropical fruit and acidity. Gets better as it opens. Don't serve too cold!

11/19/2012 - Always4wine wrote:

Black cherry and flint!! Yummy!

11/19/2012 - Always4wine wrote:

Great color. Nose of tropical fruit and a touch of citrus. Great on the mid palate and a lot of finish.

11/17/2012 - Always4wine wrote:

Bought in Italy. Tight and tannic - should age well.

7/22/2012 - Always4wine wrote:

Good but starting to show age. Glad we opened it!

4/15/2012 - Always4wine wrote:

Yummy. Black dark and fruit forward!!

4/12/2012 - Always4wine wrote:

Very nice but a touch rougher than I remember. Light citrus and flowers but a little bite at the end.

4/7/2012 - Always4wine wrote:

Nice fruit followed by a wonderful minerality - fabulous finish! Perfectly weighted and balanced - nice job David Tate!

3/26/2012 - Always4wine wrote:

Really deep and rich. Black fruit and tobacco. At its prime now, wish we had more!

2/13/2012 - Always4wine wrote:

Delicious! Thick and jammy and wonderful mouth feel. Dark black fruit with perfect balance. Yummy!

2/1/2012 - Always4wine wrote:

Love this wine! Tropical and almost melons.

1/30/2012 - Always4wine wrote:

Excellent color and nose. Delicious with nice lingering finish of currants.

1/26/2012 - Always4wine wrote:

This is concentrated mountain fruit at its best. Savored the jamminess until the last drop! Dark dark and deep wine.

1/4/2012 - Always4wine wrote:

Yummy!!

11/20/2011 - Always4wine wrote:

Much better than expected. Nice finish!

11/8/2011 - Always4wine wrote:

Nice solid Chard!

11/1/2011 - Always4wine wrote:

This is everything I want in a wine! Bold, aggressive and complex. This is the ripped muscle man who you discover has a love of poetry. Sultry, sexy and so smooth! Loved it!!!!

10/20/2011 - Always4wine wrote:

Excellent

10/15/2011 - Always4wine wrote:

Glad we finished this one off! Do not hold. Like I said last month - drink up these are a bit past prime time.

10/1/2011 - Always4wine wrote:

A bit of a barnyard smell and on palate. Light and easy to drink nice color but the rustic barn taste just stayed.

9/25/2011 - Always4wine wrote:

Better drink up - this wine is not holding up as well as the Zinfandels and Cabernets from this year. Lots of sediment - maybe thats where all the body went .....

9/23/2011 - Always4wine wrote:

A lot of tartarate crystals that I do not recall in others. Nice color and body but a bit off on the nose - almost a rotten fruit smell - taste was also off - may have been a bad bottle.

9/17/2011 - Always4wine wrote:

Still excellent but losing the bang it had when younger. Glad we opened it.

9/4/2011 - Always4wine wrote:

Thick and rich almost like hot chocolate in the winter. Still young even after decanting. Pride only gets better and better. Perfect for flank steak hot off the grill.

9/4/2011 - Always4wine wrote:

I almost feel this was just a touch "over the hill". Still excellent but missing that jubilant bounce of Turley. Drank very mellow and calm. The bouncy fruit like blackberry and boysenberry was replaced with a more mellow currant. If you have this bottle and tasted it before - time to drink up!

8/27/2011 - Always4wine wrote:

WOWWIE! This was so good we almost cried when the bottle was empty. Absolutely dark and rich. If you could literally put blackberry cobbler right out of the oven into a wine this was it. Jammy and a finish that you could not only taste but could actually feel. May not brush my teeth before bed to keep that finish!! One of the best wines we have had in years. i would recommend not to waste this on food. Open it with someone special and enjoy just as it is!!!

8/27/2011 - Always4wine wrote:

Slight aftertaste. Not as heavy as many Chards. Very floral.

8/20/2011 - Always4wine wrote:

Nice but simple. Like the Savoy and Tia Marie better

7/10/2011 - Always4wine wrote:

Much better after some age and air. Smooth and very tasty. Sipped over a filet mignon.

7/7/2011 - Always4wine wrote:

Jammy and rich for a tempranillo. Nice fruit and nose.

6/18/2011 - Always4wine wrote:

Drank with dinner at Just Dinner byob restaurant