Tasted in company of two Lynfred Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon ('08 '09) in a contemplative tasting of some local cheapies I had laying around. Natural cork enclosure! This NV Barrel Reserve (from 2012 I believe?) has lots of vanillin-rich wood perfume. Some generic red-wine aromas are here, and a bit of RS seems intentionally left to round out the palate. Red fruited cherry berry with just a whif of green herb, a very light cedary quality. Perceived body is broader than the Lynfred wines, but again-probably a doing of the RS. Tannins are extremely mild by comparison. This would be a far bigger crowd-pleaser, and it is not offensive. On the trailing end of the finish is shows itself as being a very cheap wine. This would do very well in the commercial market as a brand-wine in the sub-$12 segment. With these three wines in particular, it becomes a question of how serious you want to take things. Lynfred fancies making a very 'serious', tannic dry wine. Cooper's has made a less serious, gulper. Good intentions don't always make for what you hoped for, and at some point with cheap sourced fruit from thousands of miles away you just make a gulper.
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very well done by coopers hawk, this is a solid 89-90 red blend that is bold with some spice and fruity, but not so much as their wines usually get. really hope that they maintain the quality of their specialty wines now that they've gained more popularity.
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1/28/2024 - Bevino wrote:
Starting to turn. Dumped!!
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2/7/2016 - lyle@vinchicago.com wrote: 85 Points
Tasted in company of two Lynfred Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon ('08 '09) in a contemplative tasting of some local cheapies I had laying around. Natural cork enclosure! This NV Barrel Reserve (from 2012 I believe?) has lots of vanillin-rich wood perfume. Some generic red-wine aromas are here, and a bit of RS seems intentionally left to round out the palate. Red fruited cherry berry with just a whif of green herb, a very light cedary quality. Perceived body is broader than the Lynfred wines, but again-probably a doing of the RS. Tannins are extremely mild by comparison. This would be a far bigger crowd-pleaser, and it is not offensive. On the trailing end of the finish is shows itself as being a very cheap wine. This would do very well in the commercial market as a brand-wine in the sub-$12 segment. With these three wines in particular, it becomes a question of how serious you want to take things. Lynfred fancies making a very 'serious', tannic dry wine. Cooper's has made a less serious, gulper. Good intentions don't always make for what you hoped for, and at some point with cheap sourced fruit from thousands of miles away you just make a gulper.
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1/23/2016 - manny651 Likes this wine: 90 Points
very well done by coopers hawk, this is a solid 89-90 red blend that is bold with some spice and fruity, but not so much as their wines usually get. really hope that they maintain the quality of their specialty wines now that they've gained more popularity.
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