This is a huge, exuberant bottle of wine. Elderberries, blueberries, dark chocolate, hickory smoke, and black cherries are restrained, but just barely, by tobacco from the Cabernet Franc. Tannins are sweet and the finish is long. This is a real-read more-
If you like wine big, really big, the kind of wine that punches a fist straight out of the glass and into your nose, then crashes around your palate with different flavors and textures duking it out for your attention,-read more-
This is a very typical, and unremarkable, Chilean Cabernet. It's classic Cabernet flavors of blackcurrant, blackberries and tart plums are overwhelmed by slightly cooked green pepper. The finish falls off quickly. With a few hours of air it improves slightly,-read more-
A mix of dark and sour cherries, some sage, and a finish redolent with peppered bacon, all with a subtext of mild earthiness. This quality to price ratio hero would be delicious with lamb stew or just about any fall-off-the-bone-read more-
The color is very pale but the light catches flashes of bright gold. The nose is very soft and aromatic, starting with pears and honeysuckle, their sweetness tempered by a tiny grating of fresh lemon zest. The palate opens with-read more-
This lovely Tempranillo spent 9 months in both French and American oak, and it shows. Good amount of spice and sage the bouquet. Surprising weight on the palate lead by a bit of dried dark fruit and toasty oak. After-read more-
On the nose I found meyer lemon, white grapefruit, stone, white peach, and apple. The apple threw me a bit, I must admit, but it was there! In the mouth I got citrus, fresh lemon, peaches, pink grapefruit, more lemon,-read more-
Immediately upon sniffing the wine I thought “cedar chest.” I also found crushed flowers, pencil lead, spice, raspberry, fig, forest floor, anise, cinnamon, and herbs. This nose seemed totally different from any Malbec I’ve ever had before. In the mouth-read more-