September 4, 2021 - unk
March 20, 2011 - Dark garnet, pretty nice nose, black cherry, plum and some earthiness.It is restrained on palate, with strong spiciness, cherry and dusty notes. But the fruits diminished at the finishing, leaving a long and tannic finish. It tasted some fruits when opened but the fruits disappeared after 2 hours. I am somewhat disappointed that the fruits did not outlast the tannins. From a bottle picked up from the bin end sales.
April 10, 2008 - Bleh. Boring, hot merlot.
January 20, 2008 - Nice Merlot with some sweet cherry flavors. Only a little bit of fruit, nothing else interesting and a little hot on the finish. Not bad, easy drinking Merlot, but for $26, not a very good QPR.
December 6, 2007 - Nose of currant and black cherry /blueberry. Taste was dominated by heavy currant and nice soft round tannins with some vanilla oak. The wine has rounded out nicely and I enjoyed it. Finish is a bit tart, but after 20 seconds, thats not too bad.
March 27, 2006 - AD Tasting. Softest CSM merlot. Sweet blueberry fruit. The fruit is what this wine is about, as there isn't a whole lot of structure, but enough to place the fruit on a pedastal. A great, I want to drink something good and unserious merlot.
March 17, 2006 - Not bad, just not to my likeing. a bit pruney on the finish.
February 11, 2006 - Currant, licorice, and brown sugar on the nose. In the mouth, green tannins dominated the berries underneath. Didn't enjoy this as much as we have before. Off bottle?
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October 21, 2005 - This wine really surprised me with an extremely strong showing. It was tasted with a '99 Verite La Muse (a fantastic wine) and it stood up very well. The nose wasn't overwhelmingly complex. On tasting, it has a reasonably steady, enjoyable taste (one minor hole in the mid-palate). The finish was a big surprise. It lasted a full 30 seconds.