4/12/2020 - dgyeaney wrote:

Dan likes

11/26/2017 - dgyeaney wrote:

- Garnet color with medium forming legs - Drank at Teresa and Edward's, Nov.24, 2017

11/25/2017 - dgyeaney wrote:

Teresa and Edward's Nov. 25, 2017

10/14/2017 - dgyeaney wrote:

Nice but nothing special. Not good value.

10/14/2017 - dgyeaney wrote:

No

10/14/2017 - dgyeaney wrote:

- Garnet color with slow forming legs and aromas of alcohol and has flavours of black currant and chocolate with a medium/full body. Satin-Like texture with a long finish.

10/14/2017 - dgyeaney wrote:

Did not like

5/21/2017 - dgyeaney wrote:

- Purple color with medium forming legs. It's lacking fruit with a light/medium body. Narrow texture with a short finish - Ok, not great but drinkable. Light on the nose with fruity notes and some floral. Very short finish. Medium mouth feel and somewhat thin. Passable but would not buy again.

2/5/2017 - dgyeaney wrote:

Do not buy again.

2/4/2017 - dgyeaney wrote:

Weird taste. Too old? Do not buy again.

1/30/2017 - dgyeaney wrote:

Much better day two. Definitely needs to open. Buy again!

1/16/2017 - dgyeaney wrote:

- Garnet color.

12/16/2016 - dgyeaney wrote:

- Garnet color with medium forming legs.

11/25/2016 - dgyeaney wrote:

- Aromas of black pepper and has flavours of black pepper - Drank at Thanksgiving dinner 2026

11/25/2016 - dgyeaney wrote:

- Purple color with medium forming legs and aromas of dusty and has flavours of mushroom and dusty with a light/medium body. Linear texture with a short finish - Took to 2016 Thanksgiving dinner at Jim and Monuca's.h

11/24/2016 - dgyeaney wrote:

Took to Thanksgiving dinner 2016 at Jim and Monica's.

10/17/2016 - dgyeaney wrote:

- Narrow texture with a medium finish.

10/1/2016 - dgyeaney wrote:

- Garnet color with medium forming legs.

9/3/2016 - dgyeaney wrote:

- It's in total harmony with a medium/full body. Leathery texture with a long finish.

7/18/2016 - dgyeaney wrote:

- Brick color. It's balanced with a medium/full body. Smooth texture with a medium finish.

7/14/2016 - dgyeaney wrote:

- Ruby color - Jennifer liked, I was pretty so...so. Usual dislike for Grenache although the Syrah did tone it down.

6/11/2016 - dgyeaney wrote:

- Garnet color with slow forming legs. It's lacking fruit with a medium body. Narrow texture with a medium finish.

4/8/2015 - dgyeaney Likes this wine:

My first experience with Tannat. Started with very heavy oak, which I actually like but was not expecting. Good balance and fruit,a bit acidic which I also did not expect. On day two the oak was noticeably absent and the wine relatively boring. I would say drink and don't re-cork/vacuum and this is an enjoyable change.

4/8/2015 - dgyeaney wrote:

- It's overly acidic with a medium body. Narrow texture with a medium finish.

12/6/2014 - dgyeaney Does not like this wine:

Way too hot, and showed little legs which may have been indicative of the light body, more in the Pinot range. I will wait a couple of years to open another but I don't think there is enough here to age. Disappointed.

3/30/2014 - dgyeaney wrote:

Not that excited about this. Will let cellar another year.

3/30/2014 - dgyeaney wrote:

Not that excited about this. Will let cellar another year.

3/29/2014 - dgyeaney wrote:

Drank at La Vista wyh Jennifer. She did not care for it but as it opened I enjoyed it more and more. Still I would prefer a cab. Too Punitive like for my taste.

8/13/2013 - dgyeaney Likes this wine:

Medium bodied with well balanced fruit and oak. Not complex but a pleasant drinker with a short to medium finish. A much better wine than most of the NAPA cabs I have tried recently. Put on my buy again list.

8/6/2013 - dgyeaney Does not like this wine:

Bottle past it's prime.

8/1/2013 - dgyeaney wrote:

Not a Pinot fan by any stretch, but this was drinkable and certainly better than most Pinots I have tried in this price range. Still has some of that strange Pinot, back of the throat taste that I can not describe but dislike immensely.

6/28/2013 - dgyeaney Likes this wine:

Initial impression, it is a little lighter bodied than expected but easy drinking. Not complex at all and blueberries are predominant. Did not allow to breathe, but getting better after 15 minutes. Nice, if a bit short finish. A lot of better wines in this price range, but not a disappointment.

6/8/2013 - dgyeaney Likes this wine:

Very nice bottle with well integrated oak and good balance. Better the second day makes me believe I should decant the next bottle.

5/17/2013 - dgyeaney wrote:

Definitely past its prime. Flat, bitter, not vinegar but heading that way. This one went down the sink.

4/24/2013 - dgyeaney Does not like this wine:

I understand the attraction this wine would have to some, especially Pinot lovers which I am not. So to be fair, I will not rate it. Definitely not my taste.

2/21/2013 - dgyeaney Likes this wine:

Did not like at first, second day after opening up it was much better balanced with nice subdued oak and vanilla notes. Still slightly peppery but not our of balance like first day.

12/29/2012 - dgyeaney Does not like this wine:

Why did they even bottle this? 1 sip and I dumped the rest.

11/27/2012 - dgyeaney Does not like this wine:

The wine looks Ruby colored. It tastes like earth and Dust. The body is Light/Medium. The wine has Narrow texture. The wine finishes Short and tart.

11/15/2012 - dgyeaney wrote:

Smoky,pepper fruit forward. Medium finish that is very smooth. Good price point for very pleasant if somewhat unexciting wine. Would definitely try again if Syrah was the mood.

11/6/2012 - dgyeaney wrote:

Okay, I do not like Pinot Noir. This bottle did nothing to change that. Tasted thin, with weak fruit and no after taste. It was passable to drink with food but only because the food easily covered the taste of the wine. Poured most of it away and opened a bottle of Juslyn Cabernet.

10/7/2012 - dgyeaney wrote:

I agree with bullmarkt, not a bad cab but I have had many better at half the price. Still, I opened this after being dissappointed time after time with under $20 Cal. cabs. Over all impression was a bit boring. Nice nose with a lot of promise of big fruit and good balance but just didn't quite deliver.

8/13/2012 - dgyeaney wrote:

Poured this one down the sink.

5/18/2012 - dgyeaney wrote:

Very enjoyable Petite Sirah, especially at this price point. Big jammy fruit typical of PS with plumb and spice also. Still pretty hot with alcohol after a few days. Medium finish that stays true to taste and doesn't go strange as I have noticed in some other Petites Sirahs.

4/28/2012 - dgyeaney wrote:

This is a man's wine. I have not found a woman yet that likes it. It has bite and obvious jalapeno nose and flavor. A clean finish but it lets you know it was there! Not for the timid, a man's dessert wine. Don't know about the 90 rating I gave it, there is nothing to compare it with, but one of my favorites when something completely different is desired!

4/25/2012 - dgyeaney wrote:

Agree with ratings. May try again with another vintage. Not bad but other better wines at this price.

2/19/2012 - dgyeaney wrote:

This is a one dimensional fruit bomb. It is cloyingly sweet, if you are expecting a typical Napa cab... this ain't it!

11/6/2011 - dgyeaney wrote:

Nice nose but then very thin, little fruit. I couldn't get a real idea of what this wine was about. Boring, would not buy again.

9/12/2011 - dgyeaney wrote:

This is our "fun" go to wine. It is a fruit bomb not for the timid. Blueberry and dark fruits on the nose, nice but not overtly silky mouth-feel . It finishes clean and moderately long, slightly sweet.