1/14/2015 - blind troglodyte wrote:

Dude, this stuff is good.

6/7/2014 - blind troglodyte wrote:

delicious and also really good.

5/31/2014 - blind troglodyte wrote:

Surprisingly tasty stuff after all these years. Big and black cherry-like.

4/27/2014 - blind troglodyte wrote:

black cherry steeped in liquor.

4/19/2014 - blind troglodyte wrote:

Just lovely.

4/13/2014 - blind troglodyte wrote:

old and present, nice experience.

3/26/2014 - blind troglodyte wrote:

they knew how to make them back then.

3/22/2014 - blind troglodyte wrote:

minerality, acidity, fruit, love.

3/8/2014 - blind troglodyte wrote:

The missing link between wine and port.

3/2/2014 - blind troglodyte wrote:

cherry, dusty plum, light tobacco. Nice.

2/23/2014 - blind troglodyte wrote:

Deep, rich inky things. Much better on day two

2/3/2014 - blind troglodyte wrote:

Watery beginning, a nice spicy middle and a big, jammy finish that lasts.

1/25/2014 - blind troglodyte wrote:

There's a lot going on here. I think that last bit might be the kitchen sink. Certainly curious and lots of it.

1/19/2014 - blind troglodyte wrote:

the key word in everyone's review seems to be "surprising." That's what I was going to write. It must be true.

12/28/2013 - blind troglodyte wrote:

a little too sweet cherry, a tad hot, otherwise well made, from what I understand.

12/30/2013 - blind troglodyte wrote:

with a nod to a well-made wine, a bit too sweet cherry front and hot back for my own personal taste.

12/21/2013 - blind troglodyte wrote:

I thought it might be tired by now, but no. Everything is just right.

12/7/2013 - blind troglodyte wrote:

plum things and berry things and a lovely pucker.

12/5/2013 - blind troglodyte wrote:

Nice enough with dinner but even better when I woke up at 2 a.m. and couldn't get back to sleep. So I had two more glasses between 3 a.m. and 6 a.m. Then I went to bed. Woke up at 10 very satisfied. So it's like that.

10/19/2013 - blind troglodyte wrote:

this is terrible!

10/17/2013 - blind troglodyte wrote:

way too sweet and fruity at the expense of anything (everything)else.

9/5/2013 - blind troglodyte wrote:

If it's Monday night and you have no food in the house and you whip up some eggs and you decide you want a glass of wine with them, this will do.

8/17/2013 - blind troglodyte wrote:

Past its prime? No, evolved into another idea, interesting and memorable.

8/23/2013 - blind troglodyte wrote:

nice fruity-spicey things; dark, soft and structured.*
*(night 2: crazy tasty.)

8/11/2013 - blind troglodyte wrote:

tuckered out but still breathing.

8/3/2013 - blind troglodyte wrote:

meh.

7/27/2013 - blind troglodyte wrote:

decadent and luscious and pretty.

7/20/2013 - blind troglodyte Likes this wine:

This stuff was like WHITE. All the color was gone. Some guy was throwing it out, but I opened it and it tasted like Scotch + Mead with a dash of cider. Honey and floral. What a trip! A-ha.

7/20/2013 - blind troglodyte wrote:

A lot of people seem disappointed with this wine. Why? It's fine, it's what it's supposed to be. If you want a fruit bomb drink a different wine.

7/20/2013 - blind troglodyte Likes this wine:

Oh my god, this is really good.

6/22/2013 - blind troglodyte wrote:

Tasty. Also: really good.

6/16/2013 - blind troglodyte wrote:

fruity and thin on night one, better and with secondary notes night 2.

5/25/2013 - blind troglodyte wrote:

really good.

6/8/2013 - blind troglodyte wrote:

Rustic and right and good, I like it.

5/24/2013 - blind troglodyte Likes this wine:

Really good.

5/4/2013 - blind troglodyte wrote:

It seems that this is a chardonnay is a big deal to wino's - which I am not. Not at all over the top sweet as one might fear. Dill and apple with good balance of tannins. Liked.

5/17/2013 - blind troglodyte wrote:

Could also be called "Sledgehammer." Boozy and inoffensive, sure to be a crowd-pleaser.

5/2/2013 - blind troglodyte wrote:

oh so pretty!

4/20/2013 - blind troglodyte Likes this wine:

This wine was a revelation, a game changer in my deeply flawed and pathetic wine journey. I've had access to some amazing wines, but after the experience of them I didn't need to try them again. They were amazing-but-self-contained stories. This wine was a mystery, a bottle of intelligent, structured well-placed clues that hit all the right notes while lingering in corners in hushed tones. This is the only bottle of wine where, when done, I thought - I need to do that again.

4/13/2013 - blind troglodyte wrote:

Big, brawny, and a little bit boozy. Not a subtle bone in the bottle. Not unpleasant, if this is your thing.

4/10/2013 - blind troglodyte wrote:

$10. Not a big wino, not a fancy reviewer, just want a good glass of wine with dinner. This is that. I'd get it again and again. Pleasant, fruit front, soft leather back, easy tannin. What more do you need, really?

3/23/2013 - blind troglodyte wrote:

good wine.

3/7/2013 - blind troglodyte wrote:

sublime.

3/3/2013 - blind troglodyte wrote:

decent trifecta of fruit, acidity, and tannins. Watery non-finish on the first day, better on day two. For some odd reason seemed to want to go with celery.

2/24/2013 - blind troglodyte wrote:

bright and balanced.

2/17/2013 - blind troglodyte wrote:

Smooth mouthfeel, big pucker. On day three when I'd already decided it was unnecessary to try again (especially at that price-point for what it is) the second to last sip was pure velvet and licorice. The last sip cured any last second wantonness.

2/10/2013 - blind troglodyte wrote:

I liked it and then I didn't like it and then I liked it and then I didn't like it and then on the third day it was fantastic and floral and delicate and there was only a glass left.

2/13/2013 - blind troglodyte wrote:

Thick ruby ink. Leather behind fruit, bring a knife and fork.

2/3/2013 - blind troglodyte Likes this wine:

elegant and resolved. Night two: a little bit of fish sticks. Beats me.

1/4/2013 - blind troglodyte wrote:

This is a really good wine and I didn't get it. I'm so ashamed.