When I tried this wine previously it was all spice and bramble but it has really improved with additional time. The peppery spice and harsh tannins have softened, allowing the dark raspberry fruit and creamy vanilla oak to become more prominent and better integrated overall. This wine is through its ugly duckling phase and drinking very nicely right now. (Poured through aerator w/o decanting - served slightly chilled, wine improved and opened up additionally as it warmed in the glass).
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Horrible! So bad we just dumped it. This is my 3rd bottle and each was worse than the previous. I am actually tempted to call WTSO and get my money back!
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This wine did not overly impress me. In this price range there are better choices such as Bogle Phantom and Ravenswood Old Vine. Lots of pepper and not well integrated.
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8/27/2013 - ChipGreen wrote: 87 Points
When I tried this wine previously it was all spice and bramble but it has really improved with additional time. The peppery spice and harsh tannins have softened, allowing the dark raspberry fruit and creamy vanilla oak to become more prominent and better integrated overall. This wine is through its ugly duckling phase and drinking very nicely right now. (Poured through aerator w/o decanting - served slightly chilled, wine improved and opened up additionally as it warmed in the glass).
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11/6/2012 - absolutvodka wrote: 65 Points
Horrible! So bad we just dumped it. This is my 3rd bottle and each was worse than the previous. I am actually tempted to call WTSO and get my money back!
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9/13/2012 - DCSteve wrote: 86 Points
Still better values at this price range, but this was much better the second time around. Served well chilled, which really helped.
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8/22/2012 - absolutvodka wrote: 79 Points
Not impressed. Too much pepper and it's all over the place. Too much going on to keep track of. Would not buy again.
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6/25/2012 - DCSteve wrote: 85 Points
This wine did not overly impress me. In this price range there are better choices such as Bogle Phantom and Ravenswood Old Vine. Lots of pepper and not well integrated.
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