7/10/2010 - TheJoneses wrote:

Drank at a french restaurant with a $15 corkage fee. Much better than paying restaurant markup to enjoy wine with fine food. Velvety cab, not complex. Had we drunk this at home, $60 would have struck me as expensive for the wine, and I might have been disappointed on value, but for $75 it was very enjoyable at the restaurant.

12/30/2009 - TheJoneses wrote:

$52 at Francesca's Tavoli. Excellent balance, dry but not astringent.

12/18/2009 - TheJoneses wrote:

No complexity, but this is enjoyable enough for $14-$15.

12/16/2009 - TheJoneses wrote:

Not a wine to focus on...but was very good with pizza!

12/13/2009 - TheJoneses wrote:

As fantastic as the first bottle we had was, we're amazed at the inconsistancies among the case we rushed to buy. It seems that this vintage may be on it's last legs. (One local small chain just intro'd the wine...for $11.99 - they tend to buy wines that are past prime that they can sell at apparent discounts - we only buy gin there!). Given how good one bottle was, we're tempted to try newer vintages, but with the disappointment over quality and consistancy we'll probably skip Brazin in future)

12/13/2009 - TheJoneses wrote:

For under $10 this is a very capable table wine...just don't expect too much. It's uninteresting, but also inoffensive.

12/12/2009 - TheJoneses wrote:

Bit of cherry, but flat and unimpressive. At $10-12 this would be a decent table wine, but at $21 it's overpriced and disappointing.

12/12/2009 - TheJoneses wrote:

Hot. Unpleasant.

12/12/2009 - TheJoneses wrote:

Great value

12/5/2009 - TheJoneses wrote:

Not the opulent wine that surprised us two weeks ago at a restaurant!

11/26/2009 - TheJoneses wrote:

Strong cherry opening. Opened up nicely, and would purchase more at $14-$16. Rating reflects $20 price.