Opened one hour in advance. Faint red fruit aroma. Clean flavors of berry, earth and leather. Medium cherry finish. Restrained, balanced, pleasant flavors, simple, decent backbone, lacks depth.
I wanted to like this more than I did. I love the flavor profile, which is classic old style Bordeaux, but it lacks the stuffing to support it. On the other hand, this is dirt cheap by Bordeaux standards, and reasonably priced by any standard. Very good everyday drinker, but no more than that.
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12/23/2015 - wineZombie wrote: 80 Points
Any good flavors it might have are overwhelmed by a strong off-note. Not worth the $12 I paid. :-(
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7/1/2015 - dkoors Does not like this wine: 82 Points
Dry. Spice, coffee, earth, dark fruit, cherry
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6/1/2015 - wineshlub wrote: 87 Points
Opened one hour in advance. Faint red fruit aroma. Clean flavors of berry, earth and leather. Medium cherry finish. Restrained, balanced, pleasant flavors, simple, decent backbone, lacks depth.
I wanted to like this more than I did. I love the flavor profile, which is classic old style Bordeaux, but it lacks the stuffing to support it. On the other hand, this is dirt cheap by Bordeaux standards, and reasonably priced by any standard. Very good everyday drinker, but no more than that.
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3/26/2015 - vinoslop wrote: 84 Points
blackberry and black spice in nose,softly and fruity style of body with higher tannins
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