APPEARANCE: Dark ruby colour. 14% ABV. NOSE: Vanilla, dark berries, very dark cherries, flowers, old roses, old wood. A hint of shoe polish. With air and time the nose becomes more perfumed and ethereal (87p) TASTE: Very ripe fruit, dry tannins and not much more. Extracted and medium to full bodied but no elegance or sophistication here. (82p) OVERALL: A modern (Americanised) version of Tempranillo; highly extracted grapes which were probably harvested very ripe and subsequently put into new oak barrels. In other words a recipe for making an “international” and modern wine stripped of any address or personality. It’s nice and well made but could honestly have come from almost anywhere. Not unpleasant but utterly forgettable and not quite my cup of tea. The nose is significantly better than the taste of this wine. TOTAL SCORE 84 points.
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9/28/2019 - wdlohr wrote: 89 Points
rich dark color, aromas of gravel and powder, tastes features pepper and ripe fruit
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8/11/2019 - wdlohr wrote: 89 Points
dark, ripe power with black fruit taste and body, powder and fruit, impressive linger
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7/11/2019 - SAND wrote: 84 Points
APPEARANCE: Dark ruby colour. 14% ABV.
NOSE: Vanilla, dark berries, very dark cherries, flowers, old roses, old wood. A hint of shoe polish. With air and time the nose becomes more perfumed and ethereal (87p)
TASTE: Very ripe fruit, dry tannins and not much more. Extracted and medium to full bodied but no elegance or sophistication here. (82p)
OVERALL: A modern (Americanised) version of Tempranillo; highly extracted grapes which were probably harvested very ripe and subsequently put into new oak barrels. In other words a recipe for making an “international” and modern wine stripped of any address or personality. It’s nice and well made but could honestly have come from almost anywhere. Not unpleasant but utterly forgettable and not quite my cup of tea. The nose is significantly better than the taste of this wine. TOTAL SCORE 84 points.
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6/30/2019 - wdlohr wrote: 91 Points
structured aroma and layered fruit and spice, good fit, well don
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11/21/2018 - wdlohr wrote: 90 Points
dull black color but aroma of powder. Soft entry dense body with integrated finish with powder
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