- Ruby color with medium forming legs and aromas of black currant. It's in total harmony and has flavours of black currant with a medium/full body. Polished texture with a medium finish.
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Mild, easy drinking cabernet. Paired with tangy salad and lasagna and was a nice compliment. Not as big and spice as some well stored cabs, but the softer fruit made it easy drinking.
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Pleasant nose of cassis, cedar & a bit of green. Smooth palate of cherry, cassis and chocolate. Light tannins, smooth finish. Very enjoyable weeknight wine, good value for the price!
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Dark purple in color. Dust, pie cherry and mineral nose on first opening with some hints of cream. Cedar tart blackberry palate with a dry finish. With air the palate opens up with some more notes of spice on the palate and finish as the nose develops some floral notes and more currant. The palate continues to move toward currant and black cherry with some slight notes of cocoa.
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At this price range you've got to know your're normally not going to get an incredibly complex cabernet. But what you do get is a very easy drinking fruit driven wine. I've tasted a lot worse for a whole lot more money.
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Lots of black current and cherry- fruit-driven but not in an over-the-top fruit bomb way. Smooth and pleasant, but I'd like a little complexity at this price point.
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Sweet Acidic aromatic, sl ightly sour and slides off your pallette fairly quickly. Nothing stands out and grabs your attention on it. Would still drink casually.
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Very good QPR on sale at the supermarket. Surprisingly good for a supermarket wine, nice balance, depth and length. I did not hold up very well for the second night.
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Clearly tight and in need of air or age; very interesting that a basic bottling is made in this style; depth and complexity hiding behind a firm structure; looking forward to tasting again in the future.
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A nose of smoke and bramble lead to somewhat funky flavors of burnt coffee grounds, bitters, sage and orange peel. It has a roasted character, which is not itself unpleasant, but there's not enough substance underneath. It thins out quickly and becomes rather insipid.
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11/29/2020 - RichardZula Likes this wine:
Delicious low prices bottle, resolved tannins, fresh fruit, black cherry.
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5/30/2014 - jdesimone4 Does not like this wine: 80 Points
Past its prime
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1/13/2014 - DTWOB Likes this wine: 90 Points
Almost too smooth, but tasty.
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8/11/2013 - nick.dean wrote: 86 Points
- Ruby color with medium forming legs and aromas of black currant. It's in total harmony and has flavours of black currant with a medium/full body. Polished texture with a medium finish.
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1/13/2013 - tsprinkle wrote: 85 Points
mellow, almost no tannins, has that coconut smell that I only seem to notice in California reds, unremarkable but certainly drinkable
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12/21/2012 - CieloVista wrote: 85 Points
Dark red. Aromas of plums and black fruit. Balanced, smooth, rich black fruit and easy drinking/mild tannins. Medium finish (not much complexity)
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7/26/2012 - ccarter5181 wrote: 86 Points
Deep red. Black fruit on the nose. Rich black fruit, mild tannins. Good mouthfeel but not much complexity. Smooth finish.
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1/10/2012 - bboomer wrote: 87 Points
Excellent quality to price ratio!!
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11/27/2011 - pwarms wrote: 84 Points
Very nice wine at a good price. Not as hearty as Cali cabs, but that is not a negative
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11/3/2011 - Redhawk-Jayhawk wrote: 87 Points
Mild, easy drinking cabernet. Paired with tangy salad and lasagna and was a nice compliment. Not as big and spice as some well stored cabs, but the softer fruit made it easy drinking.
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8/19/2011 - CarlCP wrote: 80 Points
spicy and berry nose. taste is berry as well. it did not pare well with salad or chicken. sipping was marginal also. not high recommended.
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8/10/2011 - ny2sc wrote: 76 Points
This was a bottle I would soon rather forget. It was Luden's (as in the cherry cough drops) meets my wife's horse tack.
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8/5/2011 - cortisj2 wrote: 88 Points
black fruit earthy intense flavor not too much oak.
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3/13/2011 - mwkoehler wrote: 86 Points
- Brick color.
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3/9/2011 - David_T wrote: 87 Points
Pleasant nose of cassis, cedar & a bit of green. Smooth palate of cherry, cassis and chocolate. Light tannins, smooth finish. Very enjoyable weeknight wine, good value for the price!
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2/10/2011 - Robashmeg wrote: 87 Points
Pleasantly surprised - outstanding value.
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2/4/2011 - luchavino wrote: 86 Points
Dark purple in color. Dust, pie cherry and mineral nose on first opening with some hints of cream. Cedar tart blackberry palate with a dry finish. With air the palate opens up with some more notes of spice on the palate and finish as the nose develops some floral notes and more currant. The palate continues to move toward currant and black cherry with some slight notes of cocoa.
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2/2/2011 - zinfomaniac wrote: 84 Points
At this price range you've got to know your're normally not going to get an incredibly complex cabernet. But what you do get is a very easy drinking fruit driven wine. I've tasted a lot worse for a whole lot more money.
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1/9/2011 - Sourdough wrote: 89 Points
Good CS for the price!
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1/9/2011 - gatame wrote: 86 Points
Lots of black current and cherry- fruit-driven but not in an over-the-top fruit bomb way. Smooth and pleasant, but I'd like a little complexity at this price point.
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12/22/2010 - NH WINO wrote: 69 Points
Nasty! Bitter not worth the $12
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11/26/2010 - PiAJ wrote: 85 Points
Average cAb. Not good for the price
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11/24/2010 - fbuc23 wrote: 85 Points
Decent bottle....good QPR. We had this after a big blend and it was a little bit of a let down but nice bottle for $11.
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11/7/2010 - Sablaw wrote: 85 Points
Drank in hotel CWB with Rita
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11/6/2010 - gradpole7015 wrote: 70 Points
Sweet Acidic aromatic, sl
ightly sour and slides off your pallette fairly quickly. Nothing stands out and grabs your attention on it. Would still drink casually.
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10/8/2010 - CarlCP Does not like this wine: 75 Points
Not much nose or taste. slightly acidic. Not good sipping wine at least.
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9/17/2010 - RumpusParable Does not like this wine: 75 Points
Hot, sharp, unpleasant.
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8/31/2010 - tward wrote: 87 Points
Very good QPR on sale at the supermarket. Surprisingly good for a supermarket wine, nice balance, depth and length. I did not hold up very well for the second night.
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7/9/2010 - RichardZula Likes this wine:
Notes of red fruit, crisp, lighter than Mondavi Napa we compared it with.
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5/14/2010 - RichardZula Likes this wine:
Clearly tight and in need of air or age; very interesting that a basic bottling is made in this style; depth and complexity hiding behind a firm structure; looking forward to tasting again in the future.
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4/16/2010 - WineontheBarrelhead wrote: 80 Points
A nose of smoke and bramble lead to somewhat funky flavors of burnt coffee grounds, bitters, sage and orange peel. It has a roasted character, which is not itself unpleasant, but there's not enough substance underneath. It thins out quickly and becomes rather insipid.
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3/18/2010 - chanote44 wrote: 85 Points
Had by the glass on vacation in florida. overly fruity for a cab with nothing going on at all.
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