December 14, 2017 - nose: full fruit with a little oak; palette: full mouth fruit with a definite oak finish, no depth or complexity
November 11, 2015 - Very good, tasty Cab with many different flavors
November 24, 2013 - Very delightful. Brisk red fruit, with some subtle floral accents. Good QPR and should be a crowd pleaser Merlot. Had one bottle left over from a larger event, and it was very good the next day.
November 2, 2013 - Medium light color. Light on the rim. Not fregrant. Plum taste, bitter and not very dry. Meduim body. Not very pleasent as itself.
June 23, 2013 - Fruit forward and berry-licious. Unfortunately lacking in depth, but is a clean drinking red for the summer when you're not feeling that rose.
May 31, 2013 - Really nice value. Fairly typical Washington Merlot profile with no shortage of oak. Well focused dark-fruit flavors. Nice mocha/cocoa aspect adds some interest, too. Good buy at $12 for sure. 88
March 24, 2013 - color: light raspberry velvet; nose: lightest trace of oak; taste: light-to-medium-bodied rounded mouth feel, cherry coke taste, yummy medium length finish with notes of dark chocolate and tobacco-flavored tannins; overall: hurrah -- a tasty, modern, and unpretentious merlot offered at a value price ($9.50/bottle at Costco)! 14 Hands beats yesterday's lackluster glass of Bogle merlot by a mile. Food-friendly profile, which I think could even pair well with Thanksgiving fare.
March 13, 2013 - nice smooth merlot. does not jump our at you and the tannins are already converted to the righteous chocolate....which is present but in a small way. not too overpowering and great with steak.
February 17, 2013 - A nice Merlot. Good Garnet color. Nice fruits including Plum, Blackberry, Red Currant, and Cherry. Medium bodied with short finish.
February 9, 2013 - Fruity, spicy, warm, full flavored. Surprisingly good