11/17/2007 - wineocd wrote:

Pure red fruit flavors. Would have preferred a little more backbone and acidity, but nevertheless a well made wine. Good crowd pleaser for guests that don't appreciate the more structured wines.

7/31/2007 - wineocd wrote:

Massive wine that has all the stuff to be really good, but still needs a few more years to come together.

7/11/2007 - wineocd wrote:

Passed its prime or never reached it? Regardless, this was not good. Thin, acidic with washed out fruit.

7/11/2007 - wineocd wrote:

Needs about an hour in the decanter and then opens up niceley. Heat was subtle, but lingered in the background and caused this to be just slightly out of balance.

6/21/2007 - wineocd wrote:

Good quaffer. Solid QPR and everyday drinker.

6/19/2007 - wineocd wrote:

Good, but not great, Bordeux, particularly at this price point.

6/19/2007 - wineocd wrote:

Well-made wine with very good cabernet flavor profile. Opened up after about 2 hours in decanter. Lack of depth and complexity prevent this from getting more points.

5/26/2007 - wineocd wrote:

Not good. Drinkable upon opening, and that's the best I can say about it, but after a few hours, a truly miserable wine. Down the drain.

5/25/2007 - wineocd wrote:

Above average bourgogne -- good value. I would get this again.

5/25/2007 - wineocd wrote:

Very good. Not as big as a CA pinot, not as elegant as a burgnudy, just right.

5/25/2007 - wineocd wrote:

Disappointing. Not as good as the 04. No depth or complexity. Cheap pinot, and it tasted like it.

5/25/2007 - wineocd wrote:

Perhpas it needs a few years, but this was not giving up much fruit or personality. Decent wine, but not enough for me to try again.

5/15/2007 - wineocd wrote:

Big, ripe Aussie shiraz with lots of dark, pruney fruit and a hint of the alcohol, but one of the better ones.

5/8/2007 - wineocd wrote:

Had a jammy, cooked fruit aspect to it. Okay at this price point, but overall not something I enjoyed.

5/3/2007 - wineocd wrote:

Medium bodied pinot, with a complex but good flavor profile dominated by strawberries.

4/7/2007 - wineocd wrote:

Aussie fruit bomb, big alcohol. Well made, just not my thing.

3/29/2007 - wineocd wrote:

Very good and enjoyed having something different. Crisp, clean SB with just a little bit of fruit.

3/29/2007 - wineocd wrote:

We liked this one. Not as tart as the N/Z SBs, a much different style that is more refined. Excellent juice.

3/29/2007 - wineocd wrote:

Really enjoyed this. Elegant pinot, between Cali and classic Burg in style.

3/25/2007 - wineocd wrote:

Agree with WS review. Well made, but a bit fruity with lots of plum and cooked fruit going on.

2/17/2007 - wineocd wrote:

Didn't like this one. Very little fruit, fairly tannic. Drank with a cold, perhaps that was the problem.

2/10/2007 - wineocd wrote:

Really enjoyed this. Enjoyable now, will improve with a few more years in the bottle.

2/8/2007 - wineocd wrote:

Well made and enjoyable, but there just something here that I was missing or didn't appreciate. Full bodied, and high alcohol, but definitely did not have grape juice and alcohol profile you sometimes find in AU.

2/8/2007 - wineocd wrote:

Pleasant wine. Medium-light tannis, not terribly complex, but well made and likely to appeal to winos and non-winos alike.

2/3/2007 - wineocd wrote:

Did not enjoy this. Good nose and well developed flavors, but all of that was trumped by sharp tanins and a certain greenness to the wine.

2/1/2007 - wineocd wrote:

84. Decent value, but nothing to get excited about. Minor fruit, light tannins.

1/30/2007 - wineocd wrote:

Really enjoyed this. Rustic with complex flavors that had mellowed nicely over time. Blackberry, licorice and asphalt.

1/30/2007 - wineocd wrote:

Firm tannins, but not overbearing. Very little fruit and complexity. Acceptable for the price, but I would not get it again.