January 27, 2022 - red/bricking in color. nose- stewed/dried red fruit, faded fruit. palate- smokey, dried fruit, light tannins, bit bitter, herbal-medicine
December 18, 2021 - Medium ruby with developed aromas of raspberry blackberry black currant nutmeg, vanilla, briar, and violet. This wine has high alcohol medium tannins medium body and acidity. Developed flavors of blackberry, black currant, nutmeg, briar, fig and fruitcake. This wine has a medium finish and is a good wine that should be drunk now with no potential for aging.
August 30, 2019 - Not a grape I would seek out
October 25, 2018 - Cool blueberry with nice floral notes. Medium bodied with good acids and a nice crispness on the palate. Blueberry, crushed stones and a pretty good finish. Not fat or sweet at all, Still good on day 2. Stored at 55 degrees since release. Solid 90 points
October 10, 2018 - Bottle variation? First tasted early 2016. Undrinkable: horrible astringency with surgical gauze, iodine, and other medicinal tones. Islay from Hell soaked in raisins? Wanted to chuck the lot, but decided to wait until now. Afraid to fowl a decent stem, but after reading CT chose a nice Burgundy bowl. Pleasantly surprised, and like Islay it may grow on the novice. Fine wine? But far from ordinary: Good fruit and balance in a savory sweet n' sour package. Nice woody tones--lets hear for stems and seeds! Intriguing...wow...
June 24, 2018 - This is a bigger style Mencia. It’s mature but definitely not over the hill. It has a beautiful balance right now between fruits and tannins. We ate it with grilled shrimp and asparagus on a cool summer evening and loved it! For $13, we thought we won the lottery with this one!
May 18, 2018 - Drank over 4 nights. Stayed consistent. Well made wine, great value
October 13, 2017 - Fun, fruity, relatively simple. Easy drinking but kind of generic too.
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March 10, 2016 - I found this revolting. It tastes like raisins and surgical gauze. I would have thought it was spoiled if others didn't say that it was supposed to taste like this.