June 1, 2013 - Dark red color; Fruity aroma, predominant cherry on palate; medium finish with a slight bite at the end. A bit on the sweet side, but easy to drink table wine. More mellow on day two.
April 18, 2013 - syrupy jam juice, but the wife likes it
March 19, 2013 - Ten months later, I am more bullish on this wine. It is not layered or complex, but more time in bottle has settled down the oak and brought out some really nice maraschino cherry flavor. The fruit seems much more pure than I remembered. On the roof of the mouth after swishing around for a few seconds, there is even some Mt Morency tart cherry mashed with a little bit of sugar. The more I swallow, the more I like the flavor.
December 1, 2012 - Good hour to breathe. Opened up with a bit of vanilla and earthy. Taste the fruit too. Not exceptional, but for the price would drink again with a steak at home.
July 3, 2012 - Awesome for the price! Perhaps too sweet, and otherwise too generic, but I really like this blend. Some acid, very mild tannins (but there). Not something to carefully evaluate and tear apart - just drink and enjoy instead.
May 23, 2012 - They almost have something here. They attempted to boost the mid palate of the Malbec with some Syrah, and it actually works. They added some Bonarda, and got some really rich purple color. A very nice start, but they screwed up by leaving way too much residual sugar. The color is opaque. There is a lot of oak, probably not from a barrel on the nose with some super rich cherry, blackberry and blueberry. Big, rich, and sweet dark fruit is very smooth. Plenty of body, some of it from RS, but also some from concentrated quality fruit. The Syrah was a very good idea on the mid palate. Full malo lactic. Artificial oak. Sweet finish. Would love to try this wine totally dry.
February 23, 2012 - Fruity and mellow after being open for an hour or so. Good wine for the price!
January 27, 2012 - juice
November 5, 2011 - Light apple blossom nose. Sweet and sour fermented apple is prominent. Velvety tannin. The label suggests pork and I couldn't agree more. This wine isnt just perfect for pork, it needs it. Now decanted for half hour and has finally opened to more berry notes.
October 30, 2011 - Nothing special, but pretty good for a store bought wine.