1/2/2015 - blee357 Likes this wine:

Agree with recent comments by others (e.g. soft tannins, plum, etc). Enjoyable, but unremarkable. No need to hold any longer.

12/12/2014 - blee357 Likes this wine:

Still a bit of a fruit bomb, but with supporting acidity. Tannins are all but gone.

11/28/2014 - blee357 Likes this wine:

Great Thanksgiving wine, and a lots of fun break out the big format bottles for a big party.

10/11/2014 - blee357 Likes this wine:

Loads of dark fruit. Tannins fully integrated. No need to wait: drink now.

2/1/2014 - blee357 Likes this wine:

Very dark in the glass. Nicely balanced with plenty of fruit left. Wish I had 1 more.

8/21/2012 - blee357 wrote:

Found one last bottle in my cellar. Simple, but good QPR for $9.

2/12/2012 - blee357 wrote:

Fully integrated, but with plenty of fruit remaining. Maybe the finest Merlot I've tasted. No need to wait any longer: drink now!

5/11/2011 - blee357 wrote:

No formal notes, but this went great with osso buco. Excellent QPR.

4/8/2011 - blee357 wrote:

Too dark in the restaurant to see the color, but dark fruit and some leather on the nose; similar palate with fine, integrated tannins. No sense waiting any longer on this since it's drinking beautifully now.

3/20/2011 - blee357 wrote:

No reason to hold on to this any longer. Solid, but unspectacular.

3/18/2011 - blee357 wrote:

Perfect storm: server took the cork after opening at a BYO, the wifey is pregnant so I was drinking alone, it was the first warm day of spring and we were eating outside. No rating, but I thoroughly enjoyed it.

3/7/2011 - blee357 wrote:

Wow. This is serious stuff. Lots of fruit, but a nice balance of spice and tannins. Excellent QPR.

3/2/2011 - blee357 wrote:

Some citrus, maybe a little grassy, but light in body. Plenty of racy acids makes this drinkable if not altogether interesting. For $6 you could do a lot worse.

2/28/2011 - blee357 wrote:

A little citrus, but rather unremarkable.

2/25/2011 - blee357 wrote:

simple, cherry nose and palate with fine tannins. rather uninteresting overall.

2/23/2011 - blee357 wrote:

not mind-blowing, but definitely a solid cab for the $. great QPR.

2/12/2011 - blee357 wrote:

Some nice citrus, but not as crisp as I might have liked.

2/5/2011 - blee357 wrote:

Not overly interesting, but a solid, everyday pinot.

2/5/2011 - blee357 wrote:

Cherry, a little acid, and great, fine tannins at the back end. Perfect with a roasted pork shank.

2/3/2011 - blee357 wrote:

One-trick pony. Cherry on the nose and palate, with a weird artificial element.

1/29/2011 - blee357 wrote:

Dark fruit, fine tannins, and a little oak. Medium bodied and nice.