Dark red. Tart cherries, tannins are still pretty strong and somewhat bitter toward the finish. This could probably stand a few more years in the cellar. At minimum, decant for several hours.
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Continued to follow over a few days. Never really opened; just a hint of raspberry and vanilla on nose/mouth. Hastey finish w/ drying tannins. Nothing much to see here. There are far better wines for the price....Yellowtail comes to mind...zing.
80 -JRS
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Wine store consultant recommended this, home alone this week so decided to open something harmless with low expectations. For $15, this was good. Lots of fruit jumped out of the glass when I pulled the cork. Sweet red fruits dominate any other underlining flavors of interest right now, but I think this will settle in over the next few years. There is a nice tannic structure to this wine that is not intruding, but does give it a bite and room for improvement. Overall, I would buy more and I probably will to see how it develops, I could see this lasting 12-15 years and scoring in the low 90s.
Day 2 - Better maybe a point or two, tannins still present, I'll stick with my 12-15 year window
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11/28/2010 - jeremy_ross wrote: 85 Points
Dark red. Tart cherries, tannins are still pretty strong and somewhat bitter toward the finish. This could probably stand a few more years in the cellar. At minimum, decant for several hours.
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3/9/2010 - CdP in NYC wrote: 80 Points
Continued to follow over a few days. Never really opened; just a hint of raspberry and vanilla on nose/mouth. Hastey finish w/ drying tannins. Nothing much to see here. There are far better wines for the price....Yellowtail comes to mind...zing.
80 -JRS
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3/5/2010 - CdP in NYC wrote:
Boring. Not tight, but not showing much. I'll try again tomorrow and report.
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12/29/2009 - CabLover79 wrote: 85 Points
Medium bodied, good nose. Would drink again at the price.
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3/12/2009 - skm95t wrote: 88 Points
Wine store consultant recommended this, home alone this week so decided to open something harmless with low expectations. For $15, this was good. Lots of fruit jumped out of the glass when I pulled the cork. Sweet red fruits dominate any other underlining flavors of interest right now, but I think this will settle in over the next few years. There is a nice tannic structure to this wine that is not intruding, but does give it a bite and room for improvement. Overall, I would buy more and I probably will to see how it develops, I could see this lasting 12-15 years and scoring in the low 90s.
Day 2 - Better maybe a point or two, tannins still present, I'll stick with my 12-15 year window
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2/8/2009 - Rmessinger wrote: 90 Points
Excellent wine for the money. Smooth, medium full bodied. Delicious table wine.
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