10/4/2023 - Angel Lupercio Likes this wine:

This wine is a medium straw in color with silver inflections. The nose is composed of honey, honeydew melon, overripe yellow pear, overripe red apple, petrol, crushed rock, and white flowers. The palate is consistent with the nose. This wine is young, medium-sweet, with high acidity, medium(+) body, medium alcohol, a pronounced intensity of flavor, and a long finish. This wine is very good and can be drunk now, but has potential for ageing.

8/7/2023 - Angel Lupercio Likes this wine:

This wine is deep purple in color with a pink rim variation. The aroma is composed of dark cherries, underripe blackberries, flint, herbaceousness, ripe strawberries, ripe red raspberries, pencil led, red apple skin, and overripe tomatoes. This wine is developing. The palate includes ripe blackberries, black cherries, ripe red raspberries, wet stone, and overripe tomatoes. The tannins are high, acidity is med, the finish is med (+), complexity is med, and the ABV is med (+). Overall, this is a very good wine that can be drunk now, but is appropriate for further ageing.

2/2/2023 - Angel Lupercio Likes this wine:

This wine is a medium straw in color. The nose is composed of ripe green pear, ripe yellow apple, braised asparagus, crushed gravel, wet stone, fresh cut grass, hay, and pistachio. I taste, ripe yellow apple, ripe green pear, ripe mango, golden raisins, cooked asparagus. This wine is developing. The wine is dry, acidity is medium+, the body is medium+, ABV is medium, and the finish is medium+. Overall, this is a very good wine that is suitable for further ageing.

12/2/2022 - Angel Lupercio Likes this wine:

This wine is a deep ruby in color with a garnet rim variation. The nose is composed of compost, ripe red raspberries, ripe dark cherries, ripe red apple, turned earth, crushed rock, tobacco smoke, overripe strawberries, anise, cranberry, and bay leaf. This wine is developing. The palate is composed of red apple, fresh strawberries, cranberry, anise, crushed rock, and ripe red raspberry. Acidity is med, tannins are med+, high complexity, med ABV, and the length is long. This is a very good wine that can be drunk now, but is suitable for further ageing.

11/14/2022 - Angel Lupercio Likes this wine:

This wine is a pale ruby in color with a medium (+) level of intensity. The nose is composed of petrol, ripe strawberries, ripe red cherries, cotton candy, overripe blueberries, tobacco leaf, tomato leaf, roses, and red currant. This wine is young. The palate is composed of ripe red cherries, ripe strawberries, petrol, tar, green leaf vegetables, and underripe cranberries. This wine is dry with medium acidity, medium (+) tannins, medium body, medium ABV, and a long finish. Overall, this is a very good wine, but it is suitable for further ageing.

9/1/2022 - Angel Lupercio Likes this wine:

This wine is a deep purple in color. The nose is composed of overripe strawberries, dried oregano, eucalyptus, cigar box, black pepper, and cinnamon. This wine is youthful. The palate is composed of butter l (MLF), ripe dark cherries, ripe strawberries, dried oregano, and tobacco. The acidity is medium, ABV is medium(+), tannins are high, the body is full, and the finish is long. Overall, a very good wine, but is still too young. My rating is based on what I think the wine will be 5 or 10 years from now.

8/22/2022 - Angel Lupercio Likes this wine:

This wine is a deep gold in color. The nose is composed of dried apricot, ripe yellow peach, ripe pear, ripe green apple, ripe red apple, white flowers, honey, roasted almonds, crushed stone, and plastic. This wine is still developing. The palate is composed of honey, lime juice, hazelnut, almond, bread dough, ripe green, gold, and red apples, dried apricot, and date. The acidity is high, the body is full, ABV is low, and the finish is long. Overall, this is an outstanding wine that can be drunk now, but is suitable for further ageing.

8/22/2022 - Angel Lupercio Likes this wine:

This wine is deep garnet in color. The nose is composed of prunes, dried dates, petrol, roasted hazelnut, overripe strawberries, compost, leather, tobacco leaf, and perfume. This wine is fully developed. The palate is consistent with the nose. Overall, this is a very good wine, but it's passing it's prime and should be drunk now.

8/15/2022 - Angel Lupercio Likes this wine:

This wine is a medium lemon in color. The nose is composed of braised asparagus, lemon, lime, yellow apple, white sugar, flint, and kiwi. The wine is young. The palate: ripe asparagus, yellow apple, hay, lemon flesh, lime juice, minerality, gun powder, and arugula. This wine has a pronounced intensity of flavor, is dry, acidity is med(+), body is med(+), the finish is long, and ABV is med. Overall, this a very good wine that should be drunk now.

8/10/2022 - Angel Lupercio Likes this wine:

This wine is a medium lemon in color. The nose is composed of apricots, fresh cut grass, peach, green apple, underripe green pear, boxwood, dried dates, underripe mango, and a hint of cotton candy. This wine is developing. Acidity is medium, ABV is med(+), body is med(+), the flavor intensity is med(+), and the length is long. Overall, this is a very good wine that can be drunk now, but is suitable for further ageing.

8/9/2022 - Angel Lupercio Likes this wine:

This wine is a deep garnet in color with a high level of intensity. The nose is composed of petrol, black cherries, strawberries, caramel, cedar, coffee grounds, walnut, prune, tar, forest floor, game, dried oregano, meat, and it' nutty. This wine is fully developed and has a pronounced intensity of flavor. The palate is consistent with the nose in every way. The acid is medium(-), tannins are medium(-), ABV is medium, the body is medium(+), and the finish is long. This wine is just past it's prime and should be drunk now.

7/19/2022 - Angel Lupercio wrote:

This wine is a pale gold in color with a med(+) intensity of aroma. The nose is composed of ripe green apple, ripe pear, braised asparagus, chalk dust, almond, peanut shell, wet stone, and dried leaves. This wine is developing. The palate is composed of yellow apple, apricot, grape, braised asparagus, peanut shell, straw, savory, and fresh basil. This wine is dry with high acidity, med(+) ABV, a long finish, a full body, and a pronounced intensity of flavor. This is an outstanding wine that can be drunk now, but is suitable for further ageing.

7/19/2022 - Angel Lupercio Likes this wine:

This wine is gold in color with a deep intensity of aroma. The nose is composed of dried apricots, honey, dried dates, brown sugar, sweet tea, syrup, honey roasted almonds, hazelnut, overripe red apples, overripe golden pears, and golden currants. This wine is fully developed. The palate is consistent with the nose. This wine is luscious with high acidity, a long finish, and medium ABV. This is a high quality wine that's drink ready.

5/30/2022 - Angel Lupercio wrote:

This wine is pale gold in color with a medium intensity of aroma. The nose is composed of bread dough, asparagus, yeast, green apple, hazelnut, yellow pear, banana, and under-ripe strawberries. The palate is comparable to the nose, minus the strawberries. This wine is dry with a medium+ level of acid, a full body, a long finish an aggressive mousse, and a medium ABV. Overall this is a very good sparkling wine that should be drunk now.

4/12/2022 - Angel Lupercio Likes this wine:

This wine is a deep purple with a medium intensity of aroma. The nose is composed of plastic, strawberries, ripe blackberries, tomato leaf, charcoal, cigar smoke, and compost. This wine is developing. The palate includes ripe red apple, overripe strawberries, ripe blackberries, coconut, and cedar. This wine has med acidity, med+ tannins, med+ ABV, med+ body, and a long finish. Overall, a very good wine that is suitable for further ageing.

3/29/2022 - Angel Lupercio Likes this wine:

This wine is medium lemon in color with a low intensity of aroma. The nose is composed of freshly cut grass, asparagus, cotton candy, ripe yellow apple, ripe yellow pear, yellow flowers, and bread dough. This wine is developing. The palate is composed of freshly cut grass, yellow apple and yellow pear, copper, and graphite. The wine is dry with low acidity, moderate ABV, medium finish, and medium+ body. Overall, a very good wine that should be drunk now.

2/22/2022 - Angel Lupercio wrote:

This wine is a deep purple with a pronounced aroma. The nose is composed of ripe strawberries, cedar, blueberries, blackberries, basil, eucalyptus, black plum, and used coffee grounds. This wine is developing. The palate is composed of red cherries, strawberries, coffee, cedar, cigar smoke, grape stems, and tomatoes. This wine is dry with a med(+) level of acidity, high tannin, high ABV, a full body and a long finish. This is is outstanding wine than can be drunk now, but is suitable for ageing.

2/9/2022 - Angel Lupercio Likes this wine:

This wine is a deep ruby in color with a medium intensity of aroma. The nose is composed of cream, ripe blackberries, used coffee grounds, blueberries, and grass. This wine is developing. The palate is consistent with the nose. This wine is dry, the acidity is medium, tannins are medium (+), body is medium (+), ABV is medium, and the body is medium. Overall, avoid wine that should be drunk now.

1/27/2022 - Angel Lupercio Likes this wine:

This wine is a pale lemon in color. The nose is of a medium intensity and composed of yellow pear, green apple, petrol, plastic, ripe peaches, fresh cut grass, perfume, and wet stone. This wine is youthful. The palate is 100% consistent with the nose. This is an off-dry wine, with high acidity, med ABV, a long finish, med(+) body, and a pronounced intensity of flavor. This should probably be drunk now, but it would be interesting to come back to this vintage after another 5 to 10 years.

1/24/2022 - Angel Lupercio wrote:

This wine is a med(-) ruby with a med level of intensity. The nose is composed of cotton candy, button mushrooms, under-ripe cherries, tomato leaf, under-ripe plum, and crushed rock. This wine is youthful. The palate is composed of tomato, plum, wet stone, basil, and under-ripe cherries. This wine is dry with high acidity, med ABV, high tannins, med(+) body, med(+) complexity, and a med(+) finish. Overall, an outstanding wine that can be drunk now, but is suitable for ageing.

1/6/2022 - Angel Lupercio wrote:

This wine is a medium(+) in color with a medium intensity of aroma. The nose is composed of overripe cherries, pepper, licorice, crushed blackberries, dark chocolate, and coffee grounds. The palate is composed of cherries, blackberries, pepper, dark chocolatr, and ripe blueberries. This is a dry wine, with medium acidity, medium(+) ABV, medium tannins, and a med(+) finish. Overall, this is a good wine that should be drunk now.

10/21/2021 - Angel Lupercio Likes this wine:

This wine is a pale ruby in color. The nose is of a medium intensity and is composed of petrol, brown mushroom, compost, crushed black cherries, rose pedals, coffee grounds, ripe raspberries, toffee, and cedar. The palate is consistent with the nose. This wine is developing. This is a dry wine, with high acidity, alcohol is med+, tannins are med, finish is med, and the body is med. This wine should be drunk now, now. It will continue to develop, but the fruit is fading.

8/12/2021 - Angel Lupercio Likes this wine:

This wine is deep garnet in color. The nose is of a med intensity of aroma and includes notes of coffee, roasted walnuts, turned earth, compost, strawberries, caramel, and leather. This wine is fully developed. The palate is composed of coffee, roasted walnuts, blackberries, smoked meat, and earth. This wine is dry, the acidity is med, tannins are med(+), alcohol is med(+), the body is med(+), and the finish is med. Overall, even though it's only a 2006 the wine is past its best/ too old.

8/6/2021 - Angel Lupercio Likes this wine:

This wine is deep garnet in color. The wine is developing. The nose is composed of licorice, raspberries, coffee, chocolate, dried herbs, vanilla, dried blackberries, and prunes. The palate is consistent with the nose. The wine is dry with med acidity, med(+) ABV, full body, med tannin, and a long finish. Overall, this is an excellent wine that should be drunk now.

8/6/2021 - Angel Lupercio Does not like this wine:

There was nothing good about this. I had to dump it down the drain.

8/2/2021 - Angel Lupercio Likes this wine:

This wine is a deep purple and developing. Nose is composed of blackberries, cassis, dried herbs, eucalyptus, medicinal qualities, coffee, resinous, and coconut. The palate is similar to the nose. This wine is dry, with med acidity, medium tannin, high alcohol, full body, and a med(+) finish. This wine can be drunk now, but is suitable for ageing.

7/29/2021 - Angel Lupercio Likes this wine:

This wine is a medium ruby in color. The nose is composed of herbal notes, eucalyptus, blackberries, coffee, and black plum. Both the nose and the palate are simply. The palate is consistent with the nose. This wine was dry-to-off dry, medium acidity, medium alcohol, medium tannins, medium body, and a medium (-) finish. Overall, a good wine that should be drunk now.

7/21/2021 - Angel Lupercio wrote:

This wine is a pale lemon in color. The wine is youthful with a med(-) intensity of aroma. I smell asparagus, lime peel, lemon peel, green apple, grass, minerality, wet stone, flint. A simple wine. The palate is consistent with the nose. This is a dry wine with high acidity, med (+) body, med alcohol, and a med(+) finish. Overall, a good wine that should be drunk now. Not suitable for further ageing.

7/12/2021 - Angel Lupercio Likes this wine:

This wine is a medium ruby in color with a med(+) intensity of aroma. The nose is composed of sour cherries, minerality, petrol, savory, bubblegum, earth, rose pedals, and coffee grounds. This wine is youthful. The palate is composed of minerality, ripe cherries, savory, under-ripe strawberries, and smoke. This wine is dry, has high acidity, med tannins, med body, med ABV, and a long finish. Overall, this is a very good wine, but it's still too young.

7/7/2021 - Angel Lupercio Likes this wine:

This wine is a deep purple in color with a med intensity of aroma. The palate is composed of petrol, tar, stewed blackberries, ripe blueberries, plastic, coffee, and herbaceous notes. The palate is composed of blackberries, coffee, toast, black cherries, ripe raspberries, and dark chocolate. This wine is dry with med acidity, med(+) tannins, med(+) body, med ABV, and a med(+) finish. Overall, this is a very good wine that should be drunk now.

6/24/2021 - Angel Lupercio Likes this wine:

This wine is a deep purple in color with a pronounced intensity of aroma. The nose is composed of wet stone, grape, cotton candy, cassis, ripe plum, fresh turned earth, over-ripe blueberries, clove, almonds, and paper. The wine is developing. The palate is composed of ripe blueberries, ripe strawberries, almonds, fresh herbs, portabella mushrooms, flint, and coconut. The wine is dry with med acidity, med(+) alcohol, med(+) tannins, full body, and a long finish. Overall, this is an excellent wine that can be drunk now, but is suitable for further ageing.

6/21/2021 - Angel Lupercio Likes this wine:

This wine is star bright with a med(+) concentration of aroma. The nose is composed of pear, green apple, green melon skin, ripe cantaloupe flesh, fresh cut grass, hay, pineapple, mango, quince, and more. The palate is 100% consistent with the nose + minerality. This is a dry wine with high acidity, a long finish, and med ABV. This wine is of outstanding quality and is drink ready, but is perfectly suitable for ageing.

6/21/2021 - Angel Lupercio Likes this wine:

Outstanding!

6/16/2021 - Angel Lupercio Likes this wine:

This wine is a deep purple with a pronounced intenatiy of aroma. The nose is composed of rose pedals, cassiss, cedar, toast, coffee, plum, strawberry, and fresh herbs. The palate is composed of strawberries, toast, plum, dried herbs, cloves, and underripe blueberries. This wine is developing. The wine is dry, acidity is med, tannins are high, alcohol is high, the finish is med(+), and the the bidynis full. Overall, this a very good wine that can be drunk now, but is suitable for further ageing.

5/13/2021 - Angel Lupercio wrote:

This wine is deep purple with a med intensity of aroma. The nose is compose of blackberries, rose pedals, cedar, and crushed blueberries. This wine is dry with med acidity, high tannins, med(+) ABV, a med(+) finish, and med(+) body. The palate is composed of blackberries, crushed strawberries, blueberries, and grape. Overall, this is a good wine that should be drunk now. While the structure is consistent with a wine that can age well, the fruit is likely to dissipate quickly.

5/4/2021 - Angel Lupercio Likes this wine:

This wine is a deep purple in color with a med intensity of aroma. the wine is youthful. The nose is composed of animal, black pepper, cedar, crushed blackberries, bubblegum, coffee grounds, and mushroom. This wine is dry with med(+) acidity, high alcohol, high tannin, full body, a med (+) intensity of flavor, and a med finish. The palate is composed of ripe raspberries, ripe strawberries, black pepper, mushroom, coffee grounds, and grape. Overall, this is a good wine that can be drunk now, but is suitable for ageing.

4/6/2021 - Angel Lupercio Likes this wine:

This wine is a deep purple in color with a med intensity of aroma. I smell ripe plum, coffee, chocolate, black cherries, black pepper, cedar, under-ripe raspberries, butter, biscuit and toast. The wine is fully developed. This wine is dry with med(+) acidity, med(+) tannin, med(+) ABV, med intensity of flavor, and a med(+) finish. The palate is fairly consistent with nose. Overall, this is a good wine that should be drunk now, not suitable for further ageing.

4/6/2021 - Angel Lupercio Likes this wine:

This wine is a med(+) ruby in color with a pronounced intensity of aroma. The nose consists of coconut, vanilla, smoke, cedar, raspberry, crushed black cherry, strawberry, prunes, lavender, and liquorice. This is a dry wine with med acidity, high tannin, med(+) ABV, a long finish, and a pronounced intensity of flavor. The palate is consistent with the nose. Overall, a very good wine that should be drunk now. Not suitable for further ageing.

4/6/2021 - Angel Lupercio Does not like this wine:

This wine is a deep ruby in color with a med intensity of aroma. I smell cedar, cream, cheese, coconut, smoke, plum, raspberry, cassis, cranberry, blueberry, and eucalyptus. This is a dry wine with med acidity, high ABV, med(+) body, high tannin, and a med finish. The palate consists of plums, cedar, black cherries, and coffee. Side note: Not sure if barrels were used for this wine. Wood chips, staves, or oak extract seems more likely, but I could be wrong. Overall, an acceptable wine that should be drunk now.

4/6/2021 - Angel Lupercio Likes this wine:

This wine is pale lemon in color with a high intensity of aroma. The nose consists of blackcurrant, grapefruit pith, grass, medicinal qualities, button mushroom, sulfur (not faulty), banana, bell pepper, fennel and dill. The wine is dry with high acidity, med body and a long finish. The bottle states ABV of 12.5%, but this is at least 13%. The palate is composed of blackcurrant, grass, stone, steeliness, bell pepper, eucalyptus, medicinal qualities, and liquorice. Overall, a very good wine that should be consumed now.

4/6/2021 - Angel Lupercio Likes this wine:

This wine is pale gold in color with a med(-) level of aroma intensity. The nose consists of honey, petrol, dried apricot, green apple, white flowers, quince, lime juice, pineapple, and we stone. This wine is med-dry, with med(+) acidity, low ABV, med body, a med(+) intensity of flavor and a long finish. The palate is composed of honey, ripe red apple, green apple, pear, stone, candied lemon, and butterscotch. Overall, a good wine that can be drunk now, but is suitable for ageing.

4/6/2021 - Angel Lupercio wrote:

This wine is a pale gold in color with a med(-) intensity of aroma. The nose consists of fresh asparagus, green apples, pear, white flowers, candied lemon peel, mango, melon, wet stone, fresh bread, and cheese. This wine is dry with med acidity, med(+) ABV, full body, med(+) finish, and a med intensity of flavor. The palate consists of yellow apple, stewed asparagus, lime juice, mango, white bread, and white pepper. Overall, a very good wine that should be drunk now.

4/6/2021 - Angel Lupercio Likes this wine:

This wine is a deep purple in color with a med intensity of aroma. The nose is composed of cedar, plum skins, ripe apricot, raspberry, red cherry, ripe blackberries, green bell pepper, black pepper, crushed stone, toast and nutmeg. This wine is dry with med acidity, med tannin, full body, med(+) AVB, med(+) finish, and a med(+) intensity of flavor. The palate is composed primarily of ripe plum, cherries, ripe black berries, coffee, and cedar. Overall, this is a very good wine that should be drunk now.

4/6/2021 - Angel Lupercio Does not like this wine:

This juice tastes awful. By far the worst SB I've ever encountered. Nevertheless, to be fair, I'm reviewing it based on WSET standards rather than my own personal preferences. The wine is a medium gold in color with a high intensity of aroma. The nose is composed of intense blackcurrant leaf, grapefruit skin, fresh cut grass, under-ripe apricot, green bell pepper, flint, and mint. The wine is dry with high acidity, med ABV, med body, pronounced intensity of flavor, and a med(+) finish. I think I'll stop there.

4/6/2021 - Angel Lupercio wrote:

This wine is a pale lemon in color with a med(-) intensity of aroma. The nose is composed of stewed asparagus, honeysuckle, candied grapefruit, mango. Simple wine. The wine is dry, med acidity, high ABV, med(+) body, a med(-) intensity of flavor, and a med finish. The palate is fairly consistent with the nose, although there is a hint of salinity and lemon juice. Overall, this is an acceptable wine that should be drunk now.

4/5/2021 - Angel Lupercio wrote:

This wine a deep purple in color with a med(-) level of intensity and deep tear staining. The nose is composed of prunes, dried dates, plum, eucalyptus, and cassis. This wine is dry with med acidity, med(+) tannin, a full body, and a med(+) finish. The palate is 100% consistent with the nose. Overall a very good wine that should be drunk now. Not suitable for further ageing.

4/3/2021 - Angel Lupercio wrote:

This wine is a deep ruby in color with a med- intensity of aroma. This wine is developing The aromas include tart cherry, white pepper, petrol, mushroom, earth, minerality, animal, and rose. The wine is dry with high acidity, med+ tannins, med ABV, med body, and a med finish. Flavors include cherry, cedar, petrol, rose, dried oregano, and clove. This wine is very good and should be drunk now.

3/16/2021 - Angel Lupercio wrote:

This wine is a deep purple in color with med(+) tear staining, and pronounced intensity of aroma. The nose is composed of eucalyptus, raisins, grape, stewed strawberries, stewed raspberries, vanilla, coconut, butter, and bread dough. This wine is developing. This wine is dry with med acidity, high alcohol, full body, high tannin, and a long finish. I taste, stewed strawberries, vanilla, coconut, herbaceous, medicinal, red plumb, black cherries, and raisin. Overall, this is a very good wine that can be drunk now, but is suitable for further ageing.

3/2/2021 - Angel Lupercio Likes this wine:

By WSET standards this wine would not get 95 points. By my standards it does. This wine is a light ruby in color with a low intensity of aroma. I smell fresh button mushrooms, freshly cut cherries, tobacco smoke, red apple, bramble, and crushed strawberries. This wine's acidity is surprisingly low for a burgundy at med(-), alcohol is medium, tannin is med(-), the finish is med(+), and the body is med(-). The palate is consistent with the nose. Overall, this is a very good wine that should be drunk now.

2/25/2021 - Angel Lupercio Likes this wine:

This wine is a deep purple in color with a med(+) intensity of aroma. The palate is composed of blackberries, coffee grounds, cassis, bubble gum, grape, dark chocolate, smoked meat, and a hint of compost. This is a dry wine with med(+) acidity, alcohol is high, tannin is med(+), and the finish is long. The palate is composed of blackberries, ripe black cherries, smoked meat, coffee, cassis, and grape. Overall, this is a very good wine that can be drunk now, but is suitable for further ageing.