Enjoyed this wine with food and on its own. Big taste with a mouthfilling wide but flat flavor profile (i.e w/o any dominating peaks). Medium acidity and a nice touch of tannins in the finish. Not particularly fruity. Chocolaty with hints of vanilla and bramble.
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Bought this Cabernet/Syrah blend back in March 2016, was hoping for more. Certainly a rich, one dimensionally focus red, intense with just enough blackberry fruit to overcome the astringency, very oaky and clumsy tasting. Drank the bottle but wish I had opened something else, always tomorrow. Next!
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Drank one glass second day after bottle opened. Attractive deep crimson to purple color. Nose of chrysanthemum, plum, oak and cedar. Taste is fruit forward, sweet and with a lot of allspice and cola notes and some chocolate. Medium acidity, very low tannins that don't really show until the finish. Medium to heavy bodied. Decent QPR but too sweet for my taste.
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Very dark, opaque color. Rich and thick mouthfeel. Really coats your palate. Not overly complex but what it does, it does very nicely. Chocolate, plum/cassis and a touch of oaky vanilla. Medium finish. My wife liked it even better than I did.
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9/15/2022 - 385cbr Likes this wine: 89 Points
Enjoyed this wine with food and on its own. Big taste with a mouthfilling wide but flat flavor profile (i.e w/o any dominating peaks). Medium acidity and a nice touch of tannins in the finish. Not particularly fruity. Chocolaty with hints of vanilla and bramble.
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6/12/2020 - wineshaman wrote: 85 Points
Bought this Cabernet/Syrah blend back in March 2016, was hoping for more. Certainly a rich, one dimensionally focus red, intense with just enough blackberry fruit to overcome the astringency, very oaky and clumsy tasting. Drank the bottle but wish I had opened something else, always tomorrow. Next!
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4/6/2017 - Basicallyjones wrote: 86 Points
A one note affair. Was hoping for more, but got a relatively flabby wine for all the WS hype. Oh well.
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3/12/2017 - RockyII Likes this wine: 88 Points
Drank one glass second day after bottle opened. Attractive deep crimson to purple color. Nose of chrysanthemum, plum, oak and cedar. Taste is fruit forward, sweet and with a lot of allspice and cola notes and some chocolate. Medium acidity, very low tannins that don't really show until the finish. Medium to heavy bodied. Decent QPR but too sweet for my taste.
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2/15/2017 - SGates Likes this wine: 90 Points
Very dark, opaque color. Rich and thick mouthfeel. Really coats your palate. Not overly complex but what it does, it does very nicely. Chocolate, plum/cassis and a touch of oaky vanilla. Medium finish. My wife liked it even better than I did.
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