Drank at dinner in a Brazilian restaurant and this wine was perfect with food. If you are looking for complexity, etc. this may not be your cup of tea but if you want a nice easy drinking wine with dinner this is it. While it was not fruity there was notes of vanilla and earth and very soft tannins with soft finish with what I thought was nice balance. Having said this I must note that I was drinking by the glass since others at the table didn't drink wine. The first glass was from an already opened bottle and I felt was weak. When asking for the second glass I inquired about the time the bottle had been open and the waiter told me that this glass was from a brand new bottle. Interestingly the new bottle is what I am describing above after about 30 minutes being allowed to breathe. He did not know how long the bottle had been opened for the first glass. In all this is a 'decent' wine.
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5/4/2009 - jbshows wrote: 85 Points
Drink in a hurry. It is big and tannic when opened but loses most of it quickly.
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3/7/2009 - The New Alcoholic wrote: 84 Points
Blacberries on the nose, smooth chocolate palate after a few minutes in the decanter, medium finish. Not bad.
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12/25/2008 - nvexplorer wrote: 86 Points
Very good blend. Enough tannins and power to be entertaining, but very nice ballance and style. Black fruit, faint cocoa, spice.
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11/7/2008 - BillyT wrote: 85 Points
Drank at dinner in a Brazilian restaurant and this wine was perfect with food. If you are looking for complexity, etc. this may not be your cup of tea but if you want a nice easy drinking wine with dinner this is it. While it was not fruity there was notes of vanilla and earth and very soft tannins with soft finish with what I thought was nice balance. Having said this I must note that I was drinking by the glass since others at the table didn't drink wine. The first glass was from an already opened bottle and I felt was weak. When asking for the second glass I inquired about the time the bottle had been open and the waiter told me that this glass was from a brand new bottle. Interestingly the new bottle is what I am describing above after about 30 minutes being allowed to breathe. He did not know how long the bottle had been opened for the first glass. In all this is a 'decent' wine.
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9/16/2008 - Bellissimo wrote: 81 Points
Wished the taste had lived up to the nose. Out of balance.
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