7/29/2019 - Msquared Likes this wine:

Nice color on initial pour. Really plummy and fruit forward, mellowed with food. Paired with steak and mushroom sauce. Some sediment at the end.

11/16/2015 - Msquared Likes this wine:

Earthy, probably could use another few years to develop. Let it open and the structure and finish start to loosen up. Great taste of Barolo w/o breaking the bank...

2/3/2015 - Msquared Likes this wine:

Strong annais nose, garnet with soft brown edges. Good legs. It mellowed well over time. Smooth and subtle. Money

12/25/2014 - Msquared wrote:

Lovely nose and pretty color. Perfect dryness, hints of rose and jam. Great rose'

11/10/2014 - Msquared wrote:

Strangely sweet. Fruit bomb gone awry...

12/13/2014 - Msquared Likes this wine:

Aged well, great body, color and mouth feel. Bold and ripe lots of berries and smoke

11/24/2014 - Msquared wrote:

A little funky at first sniff, nose kind of stayed bacon plum jammy, but mellowed nicely throughout the evening

11/25/2014 - Msquared wrote:

Possibly flawed. Overly sweet like grape juice

10/24/2014 - Msquared Likes this wine:

Soft on tannins, probably at the end of the drinking window, but smooth and silky. Lot of cherry and licorice. A little sediment tho, so decanting is a good call.

10/18/2014 - Msquared wrote:

Sweet and very un-Syrah-like. Maybe too young?

10/11/2014 - Msquared Likes this wine:

Still had life in it. Earthy, smooth- with berry and anise, opened nicely quickly, faded a bit over an hour. Lots of sediment. As usual with a good wine it probably got consumed too quickly!!

9/29/2014 - Msquared Likes this wine:

Opened for a group, light citrus notes and little oak no vanilla made it a crowd pleaser

1/24/2014 - Msquared wrote:

Dry cork upon removal, not a good sign, but mellow and earthy once filtered. Nice berry flavors and very smooth, but over time was fairly one-note.

1/11/2014 - Msquared Likes this wine:

Not overly oaked, this wine was a surprise. Good blend of pear, vanilla, and lemon, and a spicy note as well. Need to look for more!

10/19/2013 - Msquared Likes this wine:

Immediately knew it would be good on first pour. Bountiful fruit - berry and cassis - on nose. A little smoke and leather. Wonderful mouth feel, beautiful and leggy in the glass. Wondering why we did not purchase more!!

10/20/2013 - Msquared wrote:

Great nose, good alone or with food. Dry but berry finish. All around a good price and good wine

10/4/2013 - Msquared wrote:

In your face big cab, strong alcohol, tartness apparent.

10/3/2013 - Msquared wrote:

Last bottle from our 2006 trip to France! Cork looked good. First whiff and taste was harsh, but opened beautifully over time. Antiseptic to begin, then rounded out into cherry and licorice, and so smooth. Crystalline sediment left. Overall a great way to celebrate 9 years of marriage

10/4/2013 - Msquared wrote:

Lovely floral nose, but smooth berry finish. Loved this out of all we tasted that evening. Wonderful with meat

10/4/2013 - Msquared wrote:

Interesting spice and berry finish, pleasant, but different in a good way

10/4/2013 - Msquared wrote:

Bold, fruity, a little smokey, always a favorite supermarket wine.

10/4/2013 - Msquared Likes this wine:

Pretty plum flavors, opened nicely

8/12/2013 - Msquared wrote:

Light and fruit with good balance. A wonderful bottle for the cost. Interested to get another bottle.

8/10/2013 - Msquared Likes this wine:

Earthy with currant and vine was smooth and got better as it opened. Notes of cocoa and other red fruits mellowed as the night went on. Great value too!

6/30/2013 - Msquared Likes this wine:

All 4 drinkers thought this was a great tasting champagne. Nice bubble and good mouth feel with apple and crisp citrus finish. Yum

5/20/2013 - Msquared wrote:

Berries and earth. Wonderful nose, great on its own. Didn't change much over time, but then again, we didn't give it more than a couple hours. Some sediment. Wish we knew where it came from tho.

5/20/2013 - Msquared wrote:

Berries and earth. Lovely nose, great on it's own. Didn't change much over time, but we didn't give it very much time! Wish we knew where it came from!

3/10/2013 - Msquared Likes this wine:

Appealing nose blackberry and cherry. Went down with lots of smooth fruitiness. Enjoyed the wine on its own, did not pair well with a garlicky pork tenderloin.

2/14/2013 - Msquared wrote:

Another great bottle we pulled out to make room for new additions. You gotta love progress. Opened and let it breath for 90 mins. Nice fruit nose with currant & spice. Dark color with a nice fruit in the body and classic Zin finish. A perfect pairing for a NY Strip to celebrate Valentines Day. It only grew better over the next 2 hours.

2/5/2013 - Msquared wrote:

Nice to actually look in the wine cooler and have a chianti with a good nose, and great body for pasta with meatballs. Opened up nicely over a hectic dinner with 2 munchins to be enjoyed 2 hours later. Will pick up again...

1/1/2013 - Msquared Likes this wine:

Another beauty bringing in the new year. Rich in blackberry and currant, this wine was a pleasure to drink. Stood up to time, just mellowed and was still fine the next day. Wish we knew how much we paid. Will need to see if there is more out there

12/31/2012 - Msquared wrote:

Smooth with berries on the nose, finish elegant. Lovely way to bring in the New Year!

12/10/2012 - Msquared wrote:

Mary and I had high hopes for this bottle but our worst fears were confirmed from the start. We had picked up this bottle from a wine store that had changed hands for the worse. Not sure on the provenance but the cork didn't give any hope as it was dry and crumbled from the bottle. The wine once decanted and strained was a lovely pale ruby like a proper aged burgundy appears. The color and was deceiving as this bottle was done in long before we got it.

Life is a journey of immanent discovery but this episode might keep us from treasure hunting in known dangerous waters...

10/29/2012 - Msquared wrote:

Fantastic and smoky, great nose fully of blackberry jam, and tasted lovely. Would have mellowed over more time and if decanted. Good with grilled ribeye.

10/29/2012 - Msquared wrote:

Fresh and light and all grape. Wonderful and easy Cote Du Rhone

10/29/2012 - Msquared wrote:

Interesting flavor, like wood, sunshine, and black cherries. More fruity than Bordeaux blends we had during the evening. Thanks Barry and Pia!

10/29/2012 - Msquared wrote:

A bit vegetal and smoky, but in a good way. Smooth and easy to drink, may have mellowed if aged longer.

10/29/2012 - Msquared wrote:

Fantastic wine. Filled with berry and smooth as velvet. Improved with time over the hour, but it went pretty quick!

12/10/2011 - Msquared wrote:

easily my favorite white bordeaux. Had a wonderful fruity honeysuckle taste, reminded my of sauterne but a nice crisp grapefruitty finish!

12/10/2011 - Msquared wrote:

I loved this wine. You will notice this date (12/11/11) on several of our consumed bottles, but we are just updating our list. If I find this again I will buy it!

10/7/2011 - Msquared wrote:

lighter than expected, weak nose, fruit notes initally gave way to alcohol finish. Decent with food, but overpowered by a burger - very surprising.

10/7/2011 - Msquared wrote:

Funky earthy nose, but wonderful balance. Smoke and anise. Stood up well over time.

9/12/2011 - Msquared wrote:

A gift that our friend Matt shared with us as he prepared to move out of state. This bottle was a treasure he was rewarded with after a charity event he worked at a wine patron's estate. I can't do the wine justice in words but it was delightful in its structure, complexity and balanced maturity- a great wine shared by a good friend on a somewhat sad occasion.

9/12/2011 - Msquared wrote:

Lovely wine - nice color, nose and a velvety finish.

6/25/2011 - Msquared wrote:

Good berry flavor, thin but easy drinking

6/25/2011 - Msquared wrote:

Lovely cherry nose, nice full cab. Delightful on its own and with steak.

6/4/2011 - Msquared wrote:

Drank this a long time ago and never removed. I always go to this sparkler - always flavorful and creamy.

6/4/2011 - Msquared wrote:

Have no idea when we consumed, but remember enjoying it!

5/22/2011 - Msquared wrote:

Great vintage for Bourgogne. Quite lovely.

5/22/2011 - Msquared wrote:

Classic aged CS - we enjoyed the first glass with a sirloin. Decanted and needed to wait longer that we did. Nice licorice nose w/ some hint of alcohol. Mature but bottled up as the 2nd glass an hour later revealed the complexity that age had brought to the "hot" mouth feel and finish.