1/28/2011 - jdkru wrote:

generally unfamiliar with apple cider wine, pretty good, poor integration from the initial attack through the finish

1/28/2011 - jdkru wrote:

getting only better

1/28/2011 - jdkru wrote:

great for mimosas

1/28/2011 - jdkru wrote:

classic viognier

1/28/2011 - jdkru wrote:

Wine advocate, or whomever gave this a 90 is smoking, disjointed transitions, thin, and generally not delicious in anyway

1/28/2011 - jdkru wrote:

very big, but very delicious, drinking well right now.

1/28/2011 - jdkru wrote:

over extracted and flabby, delicious though

1/28/2011 - jdkru wrote:

Great with food

1/28/2011 - jdkru wrote:

Disjointed

1/28/2011 - jdkru wrote:

Very disappointing

1/28/2011 - jdkru wrote:

Great everyday drinker

1/28/2011 - jdkru wrote:

Great easy drinking bourbon.

1/28/2011 - jdkru wrote:

This bottle seemed vastly improved over the last one that I had. Delicate, earthy burgundian style. Delicious. still needs to be decanted, still drinking very young.

8/23/2010 - jdkru wrote:

Seriously just buy two buck chuck syrah, it is just as good, or bad, depending on how you look at it.

8/23/2010 - jdkru wrote:

Unique style, worth buying!

8/23/2010 - jdkru wrote:

passed its prime

3/20/2010 - jdkru wrote:

Shows the terrior well, and is not made-up with too much oak, Which is impressive, because this is not grown in "traditional" wine country. Maybe that should change.

3/20/2010 - jdkru wrote:

very impressive, just had the 2000 Dom, and the 2002 Crystal, and for the money this is amazing, certainly not on the caliber of the other mentioned, but you can almost buy a case of this for a bottle of the crystal. Similar notes to below on the flavor profile, drank very well into day two and three. (I always set aside a little to see how it develops, (or fails))

3/20/2010 - jdkru wrote:

Serviceable, especial at this price point, good for mixing,

1/31/2010 - jdkru wrote:

Nose: raspberries, cherries, very fresh. Mouth: singular fresh raspberries, a light acidity that starts in the mid palette and continues on into the finish, a simple wine, but well worth its price of $ 12.00 Enjoyed with meatballs in a tomato sauce, with tortellini. and broccoli. Great pairing. Easy to drink red.

1/31/2010 - jdkru wrote:

Day One: popcorn, baked bready, with heavy bubbles, nice acidity I would have given it about 93 points. Day Two: only got a small glass, just wanted to see how it was developing, starting to show third tier flavors through the mid pallet, about 94+ Day Three: This is when it started to get amazing, the bubbles where softening, but still very present. which allowed for a more elegant mouth feel. I got dried mushrooms, complex bread flavors, creme, almonds, brazil nuts, with all of their earthy overtones. It finish with a sprtizy acidity that is still very fresh even after three days open. Amazing, I can't imagine it being much better than this, so due to lack of experience I feel afraid to rate it any higher than 97+. If you are dropping a couple hundred on a bottle of champagne than this is the one to do it on, and waiting a couple of days with it open is very worth it.

1/31/2010 - jdkru wrote:

This is very serviceable cheap bubbles. Great for mixing, We used an Apple Cider bitters for a Christmas Party. It was a hit

1/31/2010 - jdkru wrote:

I am a sucker for great spatlese, this had good acidity, everything that it needed to go well with food. We had it with crab, it was awesome!!!

1/31/2010 - jdkru wrote:

Typical California Chard, over the top oak, and nothing to write home about.

1/31/2010 - jdkru wrote:

maybe the worst wine that rolled across these lips EVER!. No formal notes because one sip, was one too many. Return to Trader Joes if you have purchased.

1/31/2010 - jdkru wrote:

Very soft, and understated, not what I expected from this CNdP, Not stunning, very similar tasting notes to IlonaN

1/31/2010 - jdkru wrote:

Wow. I had forgotten how inexpensive this was. When I got into this, it was drinking like a Gewurtz two or three times its price. What a great deal.

1/31/2010 - jdkru wrote:

The campfire was not as pronounced on this bottle as the last, which made it much more pleasant.

1/31/2010 - jdkru wrote:

Still drinking surprisingly well.

1/31/2010 - jdkru wrote:

Disappointing. I have been waiting on this for a long time, and it lacked acidity, and had just an overly cloying sweetness, that was not backed up by any complexity, it was very singular in its flavor profile. Bummer,

1/30/2010 - jdkru wrote:

either bad wine, or bad wine, either way no good.

1/30/2010 - jdkru wrote:

still drinking ok, good qpr

1/30/2010 - jdkru wrote:

meh!

1/30/2010 - jdkru wrote:

very good new world pinot

1/30/2010 - jdkru wrote:

should have drank it months ago. Do not delay on drinking this. Any structure is fading fast, very flabby with tons of jammy fruit.

1/30/2010 - jdkru wrote:

falling apart

1/30/2010 - jdkru wrote:

very rich, over the top

11/21/2009 - jdkru wrote:

this was terrible, not sure what happen to this bottle, thin, off putting, very disjointed, almost feel like I must have been baited and switched at the winery, there is no way this was the same wine I tasted there. wow!. I little embarrassed too, this happened to be the bottle my guest picked, I had to go and get another to replace it.

11/21/2009 - jdkru wrote:

glad I have more, especially because I got it for 12 bucks.

11/21/2009 - jdkru wrote:

Campfire, and smoke, and charcoal, and every other, smoke related word you can think, of, I am not sure if this fell into a little funk, It was rich, and meaty, with great mouth feel, but I felt like I was eating ash straight out of the fire pit.

11/21/2009 - jdkru wrote:

This was amazing, had it with gourmet meatloaf, and it pair nicely.

11/21/2009 - jdkru wrote:

yum, and for the price

11/21/2009 - jdkru wrote:

a little cloying

11/21/2009 - jdkru wrote:

decent cab

11/21/2009 - jdkru wrote:

close to a spatlese

11/21/2009 - jdkru wrote:

maybe cook with it?

11/21/2009 - jdkru wrote:

This was pretty good, but for a $ 21.00 SB, you can get SB that is $ 12-15 that is at least this good.

11/21/2009 - jdkru wrote:

amazing for the money,

11/21/2009 - jdkru wrote:

delicious inexpensive prosecco

11/21/2009 - jdkru wrote:

great cheap bordeaux