Not decanted, consumed over ~2 hours. Cabfrancophile's description from August hits this pretty well, although it sounds like our bottle was more open aromatically. A simple, correct, anonymous warm climate Bordeaux blend based on cab and petit verdot - nothing wrong with it per se, aside from lack of character. This even seems to have the balance to age for at least a couple more years, although I couldn't say I'd expect hidden depths to emerge. At $8, no objections. At $20+, I'd recommend looking elsewhere.
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Perfectly adequate BDX blend. Tight nose with a bit of tobacco. Typical BDX variety flavors, neither too vegetal or too soupy. Finishes with a good tannic punch. Balanced and correct, but a bit bland/non-descript to merit more consideration.
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8/6/2021 - rshah123 Likes this wine: 90 Points
Full bodied, long finish, cherry, cola, leather, tobacco, bay leaf. Seemed best after 2-3 hours of opening. Would buy again.
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10/13/2019 - bretrooks wrote:
Not decanted, consumed over ~2 hours. Cabfrancophile's description from August hits this pretty well, although it sounds like our bottle was more open aromatically. A simple, correct, anonymous warm climate Bordeaux blend based on cab and petit verdot - nothing wrong with it per se, aside from lack of character. This even seems to have the balance to age for at least a couple more years, although I couldn't say I'd expect hidden depths to emerge. At $8, no objections. At $20+, I'd recommend looking elsewhere.
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8/24/2019 - Cabfrancophile wrote: 85 Points
Perfectly adequate BDX blend. Tight nose with a bit of tobacco. Typical BDX variety flavors, neither too vegetal or too soupy. Finishes with a good tannic punch. Balanced and correct, but a bit bland/non-descript to merit more consideration.
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12/17/2016 - trastevere Likes this wine: 90 Points
Perfumes of violets and caramel. Cassis and ripe red berries, good tannic structure and long finish of red cherries.
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