A superb example of the perils of buying a wine without tasting it first. Many things possibly good about this wine have to be prefaced with "light" or "lightly". Light colored, light bodied, lightly fruity. Some things this wine has in abundance are negatives: sour, astringent, and rubber hose. A good way to enjoy this wine is as a palette cleanser and acidifier with food that nullifies the negatives, such as grilled beets or a pasta with cheese, tomatoes, and eggplant. All that said, the wine when allowed to warm up near room temperature does have a fairly soft texture with a decent red cherry taste.
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We had this at a friends get-together on 11/22/14. It had a distinct, powerful sulfur aroma that permeated everything…beyond that, there were earth, black cherry and spice aromas. The palate was fairly smooth and integrated with flavors that followed the nose…I didn't find it repulsive, but I wouldn’t take a case for free either!
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11/25/2020 - Thomas.essmyer@aol.com Likes this wine: 87 Points
Notes of jammy fruit, especially raspberries. Long finish, mild tannins
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8/18/2016 - Mossrose wrote: 87 Points
A superb example of the perils of buying a wine without tasting it first. Many things possibly good about this wine have to be prefaced with "light" or "lightly". Light colored, light bodied, lightly fruity. Some things this wine has in abundance are negatives: sour, astringent, and rubber hose. A good way to enjoy this wine is as a palette cleanser and acidifier with food that nullifies the negatives, such as grilled beets or a pasta with cheese, tomatoes, and eggplant. All that said, the wine when allowed to warm up near room temperature does have a fairly soft texture with a decent red cherry taste.
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11/30/2015 - IlonaN wrote: flawed
Overwhelming odor of fresh road tar, and not in a nice way. Poured it down the drain.
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6/5/2015 - 422dbowlsby wrote: 85 Points
Light color and flavor. Initial tart cherry flavor, but no complexity and very short finish.
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11/22/2014 - garambler Does not like this wine: 75 Points
We had this at a friends get-together on 11/22/14. It had a distinct, powerful sulfur aroma that permeated everything…beyond that, there were earth, black cherry and spice aromas. The palate was fairly smooth and integrated with flavors that followed the nose…I didn't find it repulsive, but I wouldn’t take a case for free either!
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