Livermore Valley, San Francisco Bay, California, USA
My last bottle of 2012. Inky purple-red in color. Mint and red fruit in nose. Tight, needs time to open. Cola and raspberry flavors, later sour cherry with length, tart, minty cola aftertaste. Light weight seed tannins in finish. Nice value in an everyday supermarket wine
My last bottle of 2012. Inky purple-red in color. Mint and red fruit in nose. Tight, needs time to open. Cola and raspberry flavors, later sour cherry with length, tart, minty cola aftertaste. Light weight seed tannins in finish. Nice value in an everyday supermarket wine
Apr 24th, 2018Purple red. Jam and cola notes in nose. Cola, salt and soy in mouth, tart citric finish with light berry flavor, coarse weight tannins in finish initially. Later, prune, plum and cranberry flavors dominate. Needs time to open
Purple red. Jam and cola notes in nose. Cola, salt and soy in mouth, tart citric finish with light berry flavor, coarse weight tannins in finish initially. Later, prune, plum and cranberry flavors dominate. Needs time to open
Jan 11th, 2018
Big nose, lighter in the palate, kind of open ended, no real bite or anything. It's ok.
Big nose, lighter in the palate, kind of open ended, no real bite or anything. It's ok.
Apr 12th, 2015Velvety, smooth, fruitforward, has developed some interesting parfume-like notes, still drying tannins, with hints of pepper in the finish. Earthy aftertaste
Velvety, smooth, fruitforward, has developed some interesting parfume-like notes, still drying tannins, with hints of pepper in the finish. Earthy aftertaste
Oct 15th, 2020
Comes across as jammy and sweet. Not enough acidity and tannin structure to balance it out.
Comes across as jammy and sweet. Not enough acidity and tannin structure to balance it out.
Jan 1st, 2018Loved at first! But slightly takes like Welch's sparkling grape.
Loved at first! But slightly takes like Welch's sparkling grape.
Oct 10th, 2016
Used to be great some years back but now pretty average and not very interesting.
Used to be great some years back but now pretty average and not very interesting.
Apr 25th, 2016
Initial abruptness but smooth thereafter. A heavy bodied wine
Initial abruptness but smooth thereafter. A heavy bodied wine
Jan 30th, 2016A little sweet for me and falls kind of flat. Phil likes it.
A little sweet for me and falls kind of flat. Phil likes it.
Nov 26th, 2015
Needs to sit for a day or two and then it's fruity and mellow
Needs to sit for a day or two and then it's fruity and mellow
Nov 14th, 2015
