10/4/2023 - bencures wrote:

Strawberry jam, apricots, blood orange, dried sage. Fantastic value. Give the wine some air time to gain some weight, but lovely right from the get go. Lovely wine.

11/23/2018 - bencures wrote:

Ruby core, turning into slight garnet rim. Wonderful nose showing dried herbs, dark fruits, and a touch of dark flowers. On the palate, the wine has great acidity and medium - medium plus tannins. This wine is drinking quite beautifully now, giving you primary notes and a long finish. Looking forward to seeing how this evolves in the next 10+ years.

11/5/2018 - bencures wrote:

Baby baby wine, opened up a little over 3 hours. Started off showing red berries, cheery, and some violets. Restrained palate but relatively giving given it's young age. Tons of upside with this wine, for mid-long term aging.

12/7/2017 - bencures Likes this wine:

Almost pale gold in color, on the nose it showed quite a lot of funk, soaked white mushrooms with dried pear and wet wool. The wine is super lively with moderate plus to almost high acidity, quite luscious and broad notes of yellow pear and ripe lemons. The wine is drinking well now, but I would hold for another 5 years if you want even more of that funk and secondary aromas. Quite an intellectual wine that could also be enjoyed by everyone.

11/10/2017 - bencures Likes this wine:

Tart and ripe raspberries with a touch of dried cranberry. Very floral wine with roses and orange blossoms. A touch of wet stone and compost adds to the complexity of the wine. I would say this wine is drinking rather well now for a village level wine, and could be kept for another 3-5 more years to develop further secondary nuances.

11/8/2017 - bencures wrote:

New world approach with pinch of old world minerals. On the nose, the wine shows dark cherries, blackberries, dried red currants, and dried herbs. The wine showed more on the nose than the palate, the palate lacked mid-palate, showing primary dark fruit notes on the foreground, with med+ acidity and moderate tannins. I would say the wine is still closed, and should be held for another 3-5 years.

1/31/2017 - bencures Likes this wine:

Light golden in color, beautiful nose of honey and ripe citrus. On the palate, apples, melon, and some floral hints at the end. Amazing texture with enough acidity that cuts through to balance out its initial sweetness. It seems like the best time to drink now, and within the next year. Don't hesitate!

12/17/2016 - bencures wrote:

Floral and slight spices on the nose, tasted ripening apples and roasted bread with cutting acidity that balances it out in the end. I would say a good BdN for it's price. Went well with the richer pieces of sushi we had, such as Tuna Belly, and Gizzard Shard.

12/17/2016 - bencures wrote:

Decanted for an hour, great balance of dark cherry, spice and some oak, not too tannic and seems approachable now. Perfect to drink after an hour or two of air time.

11/24/2016 - bencures wrote:

Not quite the QPR one is expecting, but nonetheless a good wine. Ruby in color with a nose of slight cola and red/purple fruit. Tasted purple fruits with some spice coupled with medium acidity and a good long finish.

11/21/2016 - bencures wrote:

Nose of red fruits, and some white pepper. Tasted crisp red cranberries and strawberries. Easy drinker.

11/21/2016 - bencures wrote:

Still young, but a great nose of minerals and lemon skin. Well balanced wine with bright lemon and herbaceous notes and a long finish. Could sip on it all day.

11/15/2016 - bencures wrote:

Slight brick-ish red, with nose of methanol, dark berries, earth. Lacks complexity when tasted, showing only mild dark fruits with medium acidity. Wine falls short on the palate, and didn't leave any lingering thoughts. Drink now or it might be too late.

11/12/2016 - bencures Likes this wine:

Barnyard, great funk on the nose. Exciting balance of acid, red fruits/cherries and structure. Medium + acidity, an easy wine to drink. No brainer.

11/12/2016 - bencures Likes this wine:

Nose of beeswax, white flowers, raisin. Great texture, waxy with a long finish. Great balance with acidity and citrus notes that cut through the slight sweetness that come from it. Even better after an hour of decant.

11/1/2016 - bencures wrote:

Tight nose, guessing needs more air and time. Tasted dark fruits, plums, black currant, slight meat and spice. Gripping tannins offering dry and long finish. Definitely better in 4-6 years.