Nice classic cabernet nose of dark fruits and chocolate. Palate has good dark cherry and currant flavors that are pleasant at first but fall of quickly. Not a great value at $11 but it is a decent wine. ($11)
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Dark garnet in color. Nose was of pencil lead and loamy mineral. Flavors of red fruit and dark chocolate. Not much in the way of complexity but it's easy to drink.
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Man, these are always good stand-bys for dinner or a party. Reliably good and sometimes outstanding. This particular bottle approached the outstanding mark - rich, heavy on the fruit but not too sweet.
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The alcohol overwhelms this one, but it does have some redeeming qualities. Pencil Lead and dark chocolate add some complexity to the palate. The finish exposes some menthol and clove components that save the wine.
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Purply red color, medium weight in the glass. Aromas of oak, red fruit, spice; raspberry dominates the flavors, with good but not overwhelming oak/tannins, perhaps some pencil lead. Medium mouthfeel. Good QPR.
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6/5/2011 - APG wrote:
Notes of cherry. Light on the nose. Overall a good buy.
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2/3/2011 - ecola wrote: 86 Points
Nice classic cabernet nose of dark fruits and chocolate. Palate has good dark cherry and currant flavors that are pleasant at first but fall of quickly. Not a great value at $11 but it is a decent wine. ($11)
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1/12/2009 - jfox wrote: 85 Points
Good value for the price. A bit thin, but good flavor.
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6/6/2008 - smahk wrote: 83 Points
This tasted like oak chips were added somewhere along the way. A fake oaky taste dominated. Nothing complex about it - and not really enjoyable.
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1/27/2008 - whynblog wrote: 84 Points
Dark garnet in color. Nose was of pencil lead and loamy mineral. Flavors of red fruit and dark chocolate. Not much in the way of complexity but it's easy to drink.
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10/9/2007 - jcharles wrote: 86 Points
Consistent with my previous comments.
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10/9/2007 - jcharles wrote: 86 Points
Man, these are always good stand-bys for dinner or a party. Reliably good and sometimes outstanding. This particular bottle approached the outstanding mark - rich, heavy on the fruit but not too sweet.
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9/4/2007 - cellarbrator wrote: 82 Points
The alcohol overwhelms this one, but it does have some redeeming qualities. Pencil Lead and dark chocolate add some complexity to the palate. The finish exposes some menthol and clove components that save the wine.
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7/28/2007 - joelbkaplan wrote: 85 Points
not a bad bottle of wine.
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6/30/2007 - joncohen wrote: 87 Points
Purply red color, medium weight in the glass. Aromas of oak, red fruit, spice; raspberry dominates the flavors, with good but not overwhelming oak/tannins, perhaps some pencil lead. Medium mouthfeel. Good QPR.
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1/2/2007 - cspringer wrote: 84 Points
Bought and drank on the same day. Initially seemed tart, and bitter, but as time passed it seemed to open up. J
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12/10/2006 - docmartn wrote: 85 Points
This is a good product. Like the Beringer cabs we could drink this every day.
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