3/28/2020 - hooah Likes this wine:

Black fruit, fruit forward. Black pepper, vanilla, med plus acid, med plus tannins. Good balance. A bit hot.

3/11/2020 - hooah Likes this wine:

Very reasonable everyday merlot.

3/10/2020 - hooah wrote:

Vanilla bomb. Black fruit. Very fruit forward. Med acid. Med plus tannins.

2/29/2020 - hooah Likes this wine:

Good nose with ripe black fruit, oak, med plus tannin, med acid, good balance. Worth the price of admission.

2/29/2020 - hooah Likes this wine:

Similar to the 2015. Doesn't disappoint. Great nose, fruit and balance.

1/24/2020 - hooah wrote:

Red rose to purple color. Nose of green pepper, fennel, plum, mild violet with faint oak (see if oak will come with time). Red fruit & unripe black fruit. Medium plus acid. Medium plus tannin. A smidge of effervescent as could be expected with young wine. Really decent balance start to finish. Good drinking now but will be great in 3 to 4 years. One of the best bottles of wine under $10 I have had. Bought a bunch to sit for a few years. Great qpr.

12/20/2019 - hooah wrote:

Ok. Better qpr away

11/15/2019 - hooah Likes this wine:

Deep purple. Plum, BlackBerry, with green pepper, leather and tobacco. Med plus acid. Med plus tannins. Very good qpr.

11/9/2019 - hooah wrote:

Red fruits w nice nose. Mwd plus acid. Mild tannins. Hot and fast finish. Many better options at this price point.

9/15/2019 - hooah Likes this wine:

Have had a few of 2014s now. Fantastic. Good fruit. Good balance. Will add technical note later buy its $40 in pa and $65 in Delaware.

7/23/2019 - hooah Does not like this wine:

Resembles a pinot. Very hot. Limited balance. Finish fast.

5/17/2019 - hooah Likes this wine:

Purple/garnet. Black fruit, pepper, green pepper and baking spice. Seems like French oak. Med minus acid and med tannin. Seems right to drink now as it may not age well given acid. Good balance start to finish. $30 price point seems fair QPR.

3/29/2019 - hooah Likes this wine:

Medium purple. Nose of oak, baking spice, Ripe black fruit.. med plus acid. Med plus tannins. Changing w time. Very decent balance. Honestly there is a lingering ripeness that makes me think that u better drink now vs sitting down. Hence the 88-89...... post note edit.. finish shows tannins. Digging more with time.

3/16/2019 - hooah Likes this wine:

Gonna do another this weekend. Had w Mediterranean food and was great. Will add technical note then.

1/18/2019 - hooah Likes this wine:

Vanilla, cedar, baking spice, tar, wet oak. Taste of tart dark fruit, plum. Med acid . All in all nice nose. Let breathe for a while. Med plus tannin. Good balance. Very reasonable QPR at $17. Smidge hot but finishes nice. A real tannin bomb.
Going back for more.

1/11/2019 - hooah Likes this wine:

Black fruit, black cherry, vanilla, green pepper and black pepper. Med tannin , med minus acid. Short finish. Fair qpr.

12/31/2018 - hooah Likes this wine:

Dark fruit, fig, vanilla, cedar. Med plus acid med tannin. Fruit gives way quick. Finishes tart and very oaky. Needs more time. think there are better options available at this price point.

12/25/2018 - hooah Likes this wine:

Purple/ruby with aging noticable in color. Black fruit (blackberry) and red fruits. Violets, anise, fennel and baking spices. Med acid med tannins . Smidge hot. Dont know price as it was given to me as gift but very nice well balanced napa cab

11/28/2018 - hooah Likes this wine:

Deep purple. Nice nose w/ dark fruit and nice spice. Med acid. Med to high tannin. Fruit lingers from start to finish but finishes with nice balance of tannins and fruit. Taste and smells like a French oak vs American oak? Great QPR at $10.

11/16/2018 - hooah Likes this wine:

Garnet to purple. Nose pepper, baking spice, licorice and bit of anise. Med tannins. Med acid. Decent balance. Finishes tart and hot.

10/12/2018 - hooah Likes this wine:

Great fruit from syrah with tannins of tempranillo. This well worth price of admission. Good balance. Med acid. Smidge hot. I wanna evaluate more but for 16 buck so worth giving a shot.

10/5/2018 - hooah wrote:

Purple. Ripe dark fruit on nose. Big fruit forward. Med acid. high tannins. Tend to say malbec stands out. Wouldn't guess 85% cabernet. Reasonably balanced.

9/21/2018 - hooah wrote:

Still figuring out

7/6/2018 - hooah Likes this wine:

Garnet/ brick color. Rose and licorice on the nose. Red fruit. Bit of tar. Med plus acid. Med plus tannin. Nice balance start to finish. Well worth price of admission at $18. Let breath for a while.

4/27/2018 - hooah wrote:

Nice nose. Baking spice and cherry w hint of vanilla. Med body med tannins but a bit to acidic. Reasonable balance with tart cherry finish.

4/7/2018 - hooah Likes this wine:

Plum and BlackBerry. Heavy oak and vanilla. Seems like a smidge to much. Med tannins. Good balance. Nice finish. A bit hot. Worth the price of admission

3/20/2018 - hooah wrote:

Blackberry Tobacco. Wet slate.. Honeysuckle. Good balance and tannins.

3/10/2018 - hooah wrote:

Pepper. Black fruit and spice. Nice balance of oak between spice and vanillal. Med acid. Balanced tqnnins. Good balance overall. A bit hot. Fits the $25 price point. Going back for more

2/3/2018 - hooah Likes this wine:

BlackBerry. Nicenoak. Vanilla. Great balance. Good by at $16.

12/21/2017 - hooah Likes this wine:

Nice blend. Leather and pepper w dark fruit. Nice tannin. Good balance. Need time to breath.

12/13/2017 - hooah wrote:

Grenache like nose w pepper and hay. Med to high acid. Med tanniin. Minerally and marginally bitter finish.

11/22/2017 - hooah Likes this wine:

Great nose datk fruit. Nice tannin structure. Gteat balance start to finish. As good as it gets for $25

11/14/2017 - hooah Likes this wine:

Very nice well balanced basic wine. Light to medium tannin. Dark cherry and Vanilla w spice. Excellent qpr at $10 on sale.

11/14/2017 - hooah Likes this wine:

Nice nose. Plum pepper thyme and fennel. Med to heavy tannins. Great balance. Leather chocolate. Smidge hot. Eating with baba ghanoush, ragu sauce.

11/10/2017 - hooah wrote:

Basic table wine. Comp to yellow tail

10/20/2017 - hooah Likes this wine:

Excellent

10/19/2017 - hooah Likes this wine:

Purchased on a whim and happily surprised. Aroma of Rasberry and cherry. Plum, pepper taste. Med oak. Great balance start to finish. Nice tannins. Pleasant treat from Uruguay.

10/13/2017 - hooah wrote:

Not much experiene w this grape. Seemed like happy medium between big ca cab and rioja tempranillo. Seemed bit ripe (plum 2 prune). Heavier tannin. Good balance. Bit confused on this. Had with gravlox and. Ny strip with baba ganoush

10/13/2017 - hooah wrote:

Med purple. Rasberry and spicy raisins. Violets. Smidge hot on finish but relative consistence start to finish. Punches above its price

10/8/2016 - hooah Likes this wine:

Vanilla, oak bomb, smidge rasberry good balance. Fantastic value at $11.99 in pa. Had with porterhouse.

2/2/2016 - hooah wrote:

Not bad nose. Hint of strawberry. Very drinkable pinot for about $5 a bottle. Medium dry with average finish. Nothing stands out but nothing repulses. Would be just fine for table wine on the cheap.

11/25/2015 - hooah wrote:

First bottle..Nice nose. Spicy and ripe fruit with smidge of floral. Lush with nice tannins. Remarkably complex for the price paid. Smidge of lingering mustiness but well worth the price of admission. Nice Thanksgiving eve surprise.... update. Nov 28th.... Bought another that had a huge amount of residual sediment and tasted like prune juice. Hmmm

11/25/2015 - hooah Likes this wine:

Fresh and slightly spicy nose. Mostly cabsav but similar to malbacs from this area. Reasonable Balance start to finish. Reminds me of typical popular red blend.

11/24/2015 - hooah Likes this wine:

Awesome nose. Spicy . Heavier in tannins and changing with time. Need decanted. Nice oak. Well worth the price. Buy more.

11/19/2015 - hooah wrote:

Dont think has complete start to finish balance. Nice nose and many typical grenache attributes. Back end questionable. Stop quickly after swallowing.

11/19/2015 - hooah Likes this wine:

Spicy.. give 45 to 1hr. Smidge jammy. Deep purple. Nice balance start to finish and very good price to quality ratio