12/30/2016 - Meridianus Likes this wine:

Lovely Rioja. Good bang for the buck, as always!

12/31/2015 - Meridianus Likes this wine:

Good QPR for $16.

11/18/2016 - Meridianus Likes this wine:

Almond aroma, peach flavor with a bit of alcohol. Low acidity. Drink it sooner rather than later.

11/18/2016 - Meridianus wrote:

The wine felt a lot older than it actually was.
If you have one drink it ASAP, just to be safe

11/18/2016 - Meridianus wrote:

Way past its bedtime. At least this bottle was.

11/28/2016 - Meridianus Likes this wine:

Fruity (red berries) with moderate tannins for a cabernet franc. Nice balance between the two, worth the price (8.5 USD).

9/28/2016 - Meridianus Likes this wine:

Buttery popcorn with acidity. Good QPR if you're into this kind of stuff.

9/24/2016 - Meridianus Likes this wine:

High acidity, citrusy-mango flavors.

8/6/2016 - Meridianus Does not like this wine:

Not really memorable.

8/6/2016 - Meridianus wrote:

Nose: vanilla, the barrel is evident.
Flavor: medium+ body with considerable tannins. Feels pretty general, but it's good.

8/6/2016 - Meridianus Likes this wine:

Strong elderflower with some pineapple and citrus, both on the nose and on the palate. Has a bit of residual sugar.
Classic NZ SB, with a really good price at 9 USD.

8/5/2016 - Meridianus Likes this wine:

Strong nettle aroma with a bit of elderflower.
Grapefruit and nettle in flavor with mango and peach. Complex, needs a bit of time to open up more. Minimal residual sugar, but noticeable.

8/5/2016 - Meridianus Likes this wine:

Lots of vanilla in aroma, with a hint of alcohol, maybe with a bit of sour cherry and plums. Sharp.
Flavor: alcohol, lots of tannin, but not overwhelming: chocolate and plum is still noticeably there.

7/25/2016 - Meridianus Likes this wine:

Sauvignon Blanc blind tasting with friends (Budapest): Very dark yellow color.
Strong and heavy buttery aroma, maybe with a hint of barrel aging (?).
Flavor: concentrated, oily, slightly reminiscent of aszú, with some acidity.
It was obvious that this wine was a lot older than the rest of them.

7/25/2016 - Meridianus Does not like this wine:

Sauvignon Blanc blind tasting with friends (Budapest): Orange aroma, reminiscent of the "Plusssz" multivitamin effervescent tablet (quite amazed to find it in a wine!).
Flavor: concentrated citruses with a bit of residual sugar.

7/25/2016 - Meridianus Does not like this wine:

Sauvignon Blanc blind tasting with friends (Budapest): Aroma: sewage (!)...
Flavor: green grasses, has this unripe feeling to it, acidic. Reminiscent of grüner veltliner.

7/25/2016 - Meridianus Likes this wine:

Sauvignon Blanc blind tasting with friends (Budapest): Strong kiwi aroma.
Flavor: tropical fruits with medium acidity.

Quite amazing for 6.5 USD!

7/25/2016 - Meridianus Likes this wine:

Sauvignon Blanc blind tasting with friends (Budapest): Aroma: mango with gooseberry, concentrated.
Flavor: grapefruits with moderate acidity.

7/25/2016 - Meridianus Likes this wine:

Sauvignon Blanc blind tasting with friends (Budapest): Concentrated elderberry aroma, maybe with a hint of barrel?
Flavor: exploding tropical fruits, grass, with an interesting, buttery finish.

7/12/2016 - Meridianus Does not like this wine:

Riesling blind tasting (Budapest): Dark color.
Aroma: strong petrol with something that reminds me of burnt pig hair (not kidding).
Flavor: as if something has begun rotting.
After 15 minutes the strong petrol aroma subsided a bit and i could smell some honey.

7/12/2016 - Meridianus wrote:

Riesling blind tasting (Budapest): Bright color. Strong apricot aroma with a hint of alcohol.
Flavor: grapefruit with a bit of alcohol.

7/16/2016 - Meridianus Likes this wine:

Sour cherry in aroma.
Flavors: cocoa with light tannins. Haven't seen much barrel, but it made it better than most light & fruity reds.

7/12/2016 - Meridianus Likes this wine:

Riesling blind tasting (Budapest): Aromas are locked at first, it needs some air.
Citrusy aroma with peach.
Citruses in flavor with a hint of sugar.

7/12/2016 - Meridianus Likes this wine:

Riesling blind tasting (Budapest): Popcorn (butter) and some petrol in aroma.
Flavors: grapefruit, acidity with a bit of residual sugar.
A bit of honey in the aroma after it got some air. Complex.

7/12/2016 - Meridianus Likes this wine:

Riesling blind tasting (Budapest): Mango aroma with slight petrol.
Mango & kiwi flavor with a hint of peach.
Complex with medium or a bit longer finish.

6/20/2016 - Meridianus Likes this wine:

As others have stated before: good QPR, but don't expect anything special.

6/4/2016 - Meridianus Likes this wine:

Peachy aroma (no pun intended), with some butter.
Salty-minerally taste with some acidity and butter.
It was as if the wine would've had some CO2 in it, but it most certainly didn't. It was interesting.

5/23/2016 - Meridianus Likes this wine:

Tasted blind. Lots of vanilla in the aroma, i can't make out anything else.
Lots and lots of tannins in the flavor, but it still has some fruits. Fairly well concentrated.

5/31/2016 - Meridianus Likes this wine:

Barrel is slightly noticeable in the aroma, but pretty closed otherwise.
Amazing complexity in the flavor: mostly minerally, but with a little spiciness and a hint of fruitiness. Excellent balance!

2/26/2016 - Meridianus Likes this wine:

Aroma: walnut and vanilla from the barrel.
Flavor: exceptionally well balanced. Silky, with some fruits, but tannins are also noticeable.
One of the best bull's bloods available right now.

5/18/2016 - Meridianus wrote:

Transformed in a few hours: at first the aroma was locked, but after 2-3 hours it showed some unpleasant bretty notes.
Flavor: lots of tannins, and maybe a hint of ripe dark fruits. Not bad, but it just isn't worth the price (18 USD).

5/18/2016 - Meridianus Likes this wine:

Earthy aroma. Incredibly complex flavor with fruits and smooth tannins.
Probably the best Pinot i've had!
Drink it now.

5/18/2016 - Meridianus wrote:

Citrusy, grassy aroma.
Flavor: light/nothing special.
A bit disappointing for $12.

2/2/2016 - Meridianus Likes this wine:

Totally different from your average run-of-the-mill bordeaux blend: strong honey aroma and flavor, but without sweetness. Well-balanced and exotic.

4/28/2016 - Meridianus Likes this wine:

Oaky aroma with vanilla.
Way too much heat (14.5% ABV by the way).

2/20/2016 - Meridianus Does not like this wine:

Birthday party 2016 - Blind tasting (Budapest): Tasted blind.
This wine is past its bedtime. At least our particular bottle was.

2/20/2016 - Meridianus Likes this wine:

Birthday party 2016 - Blind tasting (Budapest): Tasted blind.
Aroma is not very forthcoming, but it's good.
Flavor: exceptional complexity with vanilla, cinnamon and mint or some similar green spice.
This is exquisite and disctinct from previous Cabernet Sauvignons i've tasted.
As stated before, buy it, if you can!

2/20/2016 - Meridianus Likes this wine:

Birthday party 2016 - Blind tasting (Budapest): Tasted blind.
Aroma: dark fruits.
Flavor: vanilla and tannin, ripe fruits.
Concentrated.

2/20/2016 - Meridianus Likes this wine:

Birthday party 2016 - Blind tasting (Budapest): Tasted blind.
Heavy, pepper-like aroma. I think this one has a considerable amount of cabernet franc in it.
Flavor: vanilla and cocoa (american oak?), complex.
This is a really well-made bordeaux blend!

2/20/2016 - Meridianus Likes this wine:

Birthday party 2016 - Blind tasting (Budapest): Tasted blind.
Nice purple color.
Very earthy aroma, so much so, that it's a bit too much for me.
Complexity with considerable, but not overwhelming tannins.

2/20/2016 - Meridianus Does not like this wine:

Birthday party 2016 - Blind tasting (Budapest): Tasted blind.
Lots and lots of tannin. It's so overwhelming that you can't really tell anything else about this wine.

2/20/2016 - Meridianus wrote:

Birthday party 2016 - Blind tasting (Budapest): Tasted blind.
Slightly brown on the rim. Oxidation has begun in this particular bottle, but aroma and flavor is reminiscent of a typical bordeaux blend with above average tannins.

2/20/2016 - Meridianus wrote:

Birthday party 2016 - Blind tasting (Budapest): Tasted blind.
Aroma: something unpleasant, but can't quite put my finger on it...
Flavor: medium body with some tannin, but not much else, feels pretty general.

2/20/2016 - Meridianus Likes this wine:

Birthday party 2016 - Blind tasting (Budapest): Tasted blind.
Thick and dark.
Aroma: plums and oak, but not overdone.
Flavor: sour cherry.
One of the better hungarian Blaufränkisch-es.

2/12/2016 - Meridianus wrote:

Very faint aroma, i couldn't make anything specific out of it.
Relatively well-balanced sweetness and acidity.

1/28/2016 - Meridianus wrote:

Faint aroma, maybe with a hint of honey?
Acidic and unremarkable.

1/28/2016 - Meridianus Likes this wine:

Elderberry in the aroma, reminescent of New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc, but less intense.
Easy drinking wine with some sweetness in the finish.

2/6/2016 - Meridianus Likes this wine:

Excellent, intense riesling with a lime-like finish.

1/27/2016 - Meridianus Likes this wine:

Aroma: raspberry with fine oak usage.
Flavor: fine tannins with a bit too much acidity.

1/22/2016 - Meridianus Likes this wine:

Concentrated, spicy aroma with medium oak.
Thick aroma, not your everday drink. The flavor is a bit "green", it shows how young the wine is.
Tannins are a pleasant, smooth medium.