forgot I had several of these in the cellar. Pleasantly surprised. Nicely integrated and balanced at this point. Drink up. A wine that outperforms its price point.
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Same as previous note. Noticed more pronounced acidity and alcohol levels in this bottle. I think a little more time will be of some benefit. i will wait another year for the next one.
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This has evolved from my first bottle a year ago. Upon opening I noted an abundance of cherry fruit forward, almost sweet...but where had the tannins gone? After a two hour decant, everything came back together. The fruit and sweetness had mellowed and the tannins reemerged...albeit at a much more moderate level. The second day..even better. The wine became much more integrated with a nice balance of fruit, tannins and slight oak..making for a medium bodied wine with a rich mouth feel. I am surprised this has come along so fast. I would recommend that this wine be consumed over the next 5 years...since it is drinking well now.
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Not a lot of love for this wine on CT. No wonder as its billing is a little cheesy. However, for the $16 I paid, I really like what I got. This is a big wine (not huge, but big), with enough oak to satisfy my building needs. I gave it a 2 hour decant: Red berries and some black pepper on the nose. On the palate this is quite concentrated still, and the acid levels are a tad high. I did not find the tannins overly intrusive, though they were certainly present. Given time, I think the various components will integrate and develop into quite a pleasant wine. I won't open another bottle for at least a year, though.
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This wine is young and needs time to settle down but I can see where this is going. I would give it a few years in the cellar to soften it out and let it develop. It is going to be a very impressive wine with rich fruit and balance once the tannins moderate and even out. I would buy more.
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1/22/2017 - wine4me2 wrote: 90 Points
forgot I had several of these in the cellar. Pleasantly surprised. Nicely integrated and balanced at this point. Drink up. A wine that outperforms its price point.
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4/30/2011 - Lessthanzero wrote: 89 Points
Big oaky and tanniny. For the price is very, very good. Can compete up to the $30 price point. Is it stellar? No, but good value for money.
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12/25/2010 - Lessthanzero wrote: 90 Points
There is just no way this will get enough cellar time. That's the bane of reasonably priced wine...
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10/17/2010 - Lessthanzero wrote: 91 Points
This is coming around. Tannins have calmed down and are becoming pleasant. Another year and this is ready, methinks
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10/11/2010 - wine4me2 wrote: 90 Points
Same as previous note. Noticed more pronounced acidity and alcohol levels in this bottle. I think a little more time will be of some benefit. i will wait another year for the next one.
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4/4/2010 - Eigermoon wrote: 89 Points
Huge when openened, exciting to wait for, opened up nicely.
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4/3/2010 - MLD70 wrote: 86 Points
Good varietal character, body and fruit well balanced. Just nothing exceptional to merit a higher score, but nice cab for the (low) price
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2/24/2010 - wine4me2 wrote: 90 Points
This has evolved from my first bottle a year ago. Upon opening I noted an abundance of cherry fruit forward, almost sweet...but where had the tannins gone? After a two hour decant, everything came back together. The fruit and sweetness had mellowed and the tannins reemerged...albeit at a much more moderate level. The second day..even better. The wine became much more integrated with a nice balance of fruit, tannins and slight oak..making for a medium bodied wine with a rich mouth feel. I am surprised this has come along so fast. I would recommend that this wine be consumed over the next 5 years...since it is drinking well now.
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2/14/2010 - Lessthanzero wrote: 90 Points
Not a lot of love for this wine on CT. No wonder as its billing is a little cheesy. However, for the $16 I paid, I really like what I got. This is a big wine (not huge, but big), with enough oak to satisfy my building needs. I gave it a 2 hour decant: Red berries and some black pepper on the nose. On the palate this is quite concentrated still, and the acid levels are a tad high. I did not find the tannins overly intrusive, though they were certainly present. Given time, I think the various components will integrate and develop into quite a pleasant wine. I won't open another bottle for at least a year, though.
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4/29/2009 - wine4me2 wrote: 90 Points
This wine is young and needs time to settle down but I can see where this is going. I would give it a few years in the cellar to soften it out and let it develop. It is going to be a very impressive wine with rich fruit and balance once the tannins moderate and even out. I would buy more.
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