10/2/2010 - kds1398 wrote:

Alcohol is over the top. Cassis and oak on the nose. Warming, dense mouth feel, light tannins, fairly short finish. I don't think age will balance this wine out.

10/2/2010 - kds1398 wrote:

It's hard to quantify this wine because, unfortunately, it is 5-10 years past it's prime. No fruit, no tannins, and the finish isn't even worth mentioning.

7/24/2010 - kds1398 wrote:

A bottle of wine that costs $12 and tastes good after 11 years is a great wine in my book.

7/24/2010 - kds1398 wrote:

If you own any drink this now or within the next year. Tannins are smooth, fruity nose with plum, tobacco, with subtle pepper undertones. Wine has great balance and a very long finish.

7/18/2010 - kds1398 wrote:

Tannic, spicy, needs to mellow out for a few more years. Alcohol was over the top. Liked the subtlety of the oak.

7/18/2010 - kds1398 wrote:

Nothing on the nose. No finish. Might as well be box wine.

6/30/2010 - kds1398 wrote:

Drink within 3-5 years. Fruit forward nose, heavy mouth feel, and decently lasting finish.

8/8/2009 - kds1398 wrote:

Drink now

8/8/2009 - kds1398 wrote:

Drank at Brexton's baby shower.

3/20/2008 - kds1398 wrote:

I started with 12 bottles several years ago, and each one that I drank has been better than the last. Great deep color. More spice & slightly less jam on the nose than a typical zin. Great fruit forward, smooth even wine with a lasting finish. Drinks like a $30-$35+ wine while only costing $16.

3/20/2008 - kds1398 wrote:

Layer after layer of complexity, plenty of fruit on the nose. Decanting was required due to heavy sediment. Wine needed several hours to breathe before it evened out. Incredibly dense & flavorful, this wine screams for food pairing and it went well with strip steak & roasted red bliss potatoes. I believe that this wine would age well for 1 - 1 1/2 years before it begins to decline.

3/16/2008 - kds1398 wrote:

Tobacco, chocolate, & currant were abundant, lots of flavor. Very balanced and exceptionally smooth with a fair-long finish. I think that it could age for up to another year without any decline in flavor. Needed to be decanted due to heavy sediment. This was a very good wine from a very poor vintage.