5/11/2024 - rkliu Likes this wine:

Ready to drink!

4/26/2024 - rkliu Likes this wine:

Intense aromas of blackberries, blueberries, dark cherries, lavender and cedar. Full bodied with very smooth tannins and bright acidity. Finish is peppery, spicy and long. Drinking nicely now.

4/13/2024 - rkliu Likes this wine:

Notes of dried plums, dark chocolate, tobacoo and leather. Great concentration on the plate, with silky tannins and a long and smooth finish. This is a fantastic wine!

3/23/2024 - rkliu Likes this wine:

Still has good complexity and enough acidity. Drinking very well.

3/1/2024 - rkliu Likes this wine:

Found this 10 years old beauty in my local grocery store on sale for $36. What a delicious treat!!

2/19/2024 - rkliu Likes this wine:

Very enjoyable and ready to drink.

2/9/2024 - rkliu Likes this wine:

This is my preferred style of Chardonnay. Fuller bodied, tropical notes, vanilla and almonds, so rich and in an elegant way.

1/26/2024 - rkliu Does not like this wine:

Too thin. No characteristics at all.

1/18/2024 - rkliu Likes this wine:

Delicious.

1/12/2024 - rkliu Likes this wine:

$47 in my local Costco. I find this wine has amazing QPR and I will buy more. What I like most about this wine is that the sea salt flavor and mineral finish is so clean and bright, well balanced with the oak notes on the nose.

1/3/2024 - rkliu Likes this wine:

This is one of the nicest Malbec I’ve ever had.. It’s so fresh, violet and blueberries on the nose, with very bright minerality flavors. It’s fermented and aged in concrete vessels so I assume there’s no oak treatment. Very likable wine for its style! My local Costco has it for $27 a bottle. I wanted to give this wine 95+.

12/18/2023 - rkliu Likes this wine:

The style is different than other Napa wines in this price range and we really enjoyed it. I would strongly recommend this wine if you haven’t tried it yet.

11/23/2023 - rkliu Likes this wine:

Very typical Napa cab. Big, powerful, ripe, crushed black cherries and chocolate notes. A good Thanksgiving’s crowd pleaser wine but not worth aging in your cellar.

11/20/2023 - rkliu Likes this wine:

Beautiful nose and very smooth wine. Red cherries with a touch of sweet spices. But I don’t think this wine has any aging potential due to the lack of structure and depth.

11/20/2023 - rkliu Likes this wine:

A solid 93+ at this moment. It has a unique balance of fresh berries and powerful flavors like chocolate and peppers. It would be interesting to see how this wine can develop after 5-6 years of aging.

11/13/2023 - rkliu Likes this wine:

I agree with the previous note that this is not a typical Amarone. After 30 minutes in decanter, you get pronounced red berries and figs, along with tobacco and sweet spices which integrated very well. This is a super elegant wine that you can enjoy even without food.

10/28/2023 - rkliu Likes this wine:

Very fragrant rose and floral notes on the nose. Sweet cherries and spices balanced nicely with good acidity and long finish. It’s fully matured and won’t get any better IMO.

10/23/2023 - rkliu Likes this wine:

A very nice wine overall. The finish was just a bit short.

10/14/2023 - rkliu wrote:

Decanted 4 hours before drinking it for dinner. The nose was somehow a bit shy and muted, but the palate was delicious and full of ripe dark cherries, licorice and chocolate. The finish was very long and elegant.

10/7/2023 - rkliu Likes this wine:

Immediately showing very inviting tertiary aromas of coffee, truffle and leather. On the palate, it displays a nice concentration of black plums and sweet spices. Good acidity and a dark chocolate after taste. Delicious!

10/4/2023 - rkliu Likes this wine:

The wine has good freshness and complexity with red cherries, blackberries, tobacco, and some herbal notes. Medium plus acidity, fine tannins, and a long finish. I think it’s in the drinking window now, but it can improve in a few years.

9/23/2023 - rkliu Likes this wine:

It’s fully matured and in a very delicious spot right now. Dries fruits, fig, coffee, mushroom and earthy notes.

8/21/2023 - rkliu Likes this wine:

Overall this is delicious. This wine impressed me with the amazing smells for a $25 wine. There were not too much complexity on the palate, but the relatively lighter body and the elegant finish perfectly balanced it.

3/21/2023 - rkliu Does not like this wine:

Jammy Napa Cab. It's built for people who like this specific style.

5/13/2023 - rkliu wrote:

Superb! This is so elegant and I enjoyed every sip of it.

10/22/2022 - rkliu Does not like this wine:

All the wines from this producer have very similar styles and they don't taste like Pinot Noir.

2/16/2023 - rkliu Likes this wine:

The compleixty of this Chardonnay is exceptional and in a very pleasant and well balanced way

3/11/2023 - rkliu wrote:

I've tasted 2016 and 2018 before, and I feel 2019 is a bit disappointed. Drink now.

6/3/2023 - rkliu Likes this wine:

This wine was so delicious and aromatic after 6 hrs of decanting. I would highly recommend to give this wine a few more years in cellar.

7/15/2023 - rkliu wrote:

Not an impressive effort from this producer.

9/6/2023 - rkliu Likes this wine:

Sour cherries and earthy flavors with medium+ acidity. Good QPR for $30.

9/4/2023 - rkliu Likes this wine:

This is an outstanding and elegant Carmenere, with tremendous complexity and a very long and pleasent finish.

7/8/2023 - rkliu Likes this wine:

Drank over 3 days. Very delicious and well balanced!

3/27/2023 - rkliu wrote:

Solid and classic wine. It has all the qualities.

3/27/2023 - rkliu wrote:

Beautiful wine and great value. My favorite in this Arcane series.

3/24/2023 - rkliu wrote:

Disappointed and overpriced. This wine tasted like a $30 Napa wine. Ripe, linear, and lack of complexity.