This is a good wine, not an excellent wine. The pricing should put this above the lower tier merlots - but its not. I would have liked it alot better at $9.99. A bit off balance and tanniny for a merlot. Love thier blend though...
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No
/ Comment
Kind of boring and one-dimensional, after an hour or so the tannin starts to outstrip the fruit. Respectable California Merlot can be had for reasonable prices, I just don't think this is it. I don't use the 100 pt system myself on here, but I do think 88 is pretty generous. That said, it would probably show much better with food, and if you can serve it to a group where everyone is just having a single glass, everyone will probably enjoy it more than if the wine is allowed to "open up".
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No
/ Comment
1/20/2009 - vbprog wrote: 84 Points
This is a good wine, not an excellent wine. The pricing should put this above the lower tier merlots - but its not. I would have liked it alot better at $9.99. A bit off balance and tanniny for a merlot. Love thier blend though...
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment
6/21/2008 - thirtyoneknots wrote:
Kind of boring and one-dimensional, after an hour or so the tannin starts to outstrip the fruit. Respectable California Merlot can be had for reasonable prices, I just don't think this is it. I don't use the 100 pt system myself on here, but I do think 88 is pretty generous. That said, it would probably show much better with food, and if you can serve it to a group where everyone is just having a single glass, everyone will probably enjoy it more than if the wine is allowed to "open up".
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment
3/5/2008 - blackmistressdiva wrote: 88 Points
Tobacco, white pepper and blueberries are dominate. Full bodied, but the finish is lacking - keeping this in the high 80s versus a 90.
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment