3/28/2024 - actx wrote:

Finally coming into its own. Shedding its high alcohol burn and drinking nicely. Vanilla, cherry on the nose.

2/18/2024 - actx Likes this wine:

Surprised by this wine. . .many of the DeNegoce wines I find are just "ok" but given the price point, fine. This wine was excellent. Noticed the light color (close to a pinot) and nice floral nose. Drinking was a full bodied, well appointed cab.

6/19/2023 - actx Likes this wine:

One of my all time favorite wines. The 2017 did not disappoint. Deep purple color, cool menthol/mint on noise. Nice but muted tannins and a long finish.

5/19/2023 - actx Likes this wine:

Very nice cab with a great QPR. Lots of fruit and tannins and great finish.

5/19/2023 - actx wrote:

I thought I liked this wine. . don't know if I got a bad bottle or what but it was flat and uneventful. Didn't even finish it.

5/19/2023 - actx Likes this wine:

I like this wine. it is young and should age nicely but is very drinkable now with a decant.

4/20/2023 - actx wrote:

Getting a bit old.

4/20/2023 - actx wrote:

the bottle was bad. . corked or flawed.

4/11/2023 - actx Does not like this wine:

I did not like this wine at all. It was soft, sweet with very little nose other than sugary.

4/11/2023 - actx Likes this wine:

Very good wine. Was better the first night. The second night it softened to the point that I didn't care for it.

3/31/2023 - actx Likes this wine:

One of my favorites. Has many more years left. Great tannins, full nose of berry, cedar and slight vanilla. Some musty leave smell from the glass (very pleasant).

3/31/2023 - actx wrote:

Great wine. . smooth muted berry and vanilla on the nose and great finish.

3/31/2023 - actx Likes this wine:

Heavy and very hot. Needs some time - decant and age.

2/21/2023 - actx wrote:

Great but young wine. Great color, muted tannins and maybe still settling. Use the Vinturi on day one, day two straight out of the bottle and it was much improved.

1/1/2023 - actx Likes this wine:

Drank with main course for Christmas dinner (2022). Great bottle of wine after decanting for an hour. Got better thru the evening. Nice tannins that are softening. Graphite, touch of menthol. Full berry finish.

12/22/2022 - actx Likes this wine:

Early. Needs time.

12/7/2022 - actx Likes this wine:

Good but needs more time

7/25/2022 - actx Likes this wine:

I think this is an excellent (esp considering the price) example of a St. Emilion wine. Not sure why the negative scores but it is a solid 91. . .great nose/body, strong tannins that will soften with a decant. And at $13. . I have paid way more for less wine.

6/28/2022 - actx wrote:

hate to say it but this is not going to go much longer. The 2009 still has more life in it. I love this wine but it is getting soft, very little tannins left and very oaky/vanilla coming thru. Still great but drink up.

6/28/2022 - actx wrote:

Deep, dark color. . muted noise. needs a good decant to open up. . lots of berries, some vanilla and cedar.

5/25/2022 - actx Does not like this wine:

An odd wine. . much better on the second and third day but still too much syrupy sweetness.

4/22/2022 - actx wrote:

I have really liked this wine in the past but this bottle did nothing for me. Thin flavor, muted berries. . I poured my glass out.

4/22/2022 - actx Likes this wine:

Continues to be a favorite. Drinking great. Deep purple, bit of vanilla on the nose, maybe some honey. Great tannins with deep berry flavor and bit of menthol/graphite.

4/22/2022 - actx wrote:

Nice Bordeaux blend. A bit soft on the tannins for me but wife liked it.

4/13/2022 - actx Likes this wine:

Great wine at excellent price point. Lots of time left to enjoy this one.

2/23/2022 - actx Likes this wine:

A bit soft on the edges.

12/17/2021 - actx wrote:

I think the wine is going downhill fast. This bottle was soft and flabby. Lots of vanilla with little tanning or depth.

11/19/2021 - actx wrote:

Needs more time. Still a bit of a jumble.

11/1/2021 - actx wrote:

too early to tell. It is a sweet, jumbled mess now. I Coravined a glass and allowed a long decant. Hard to make sense of it now. Lots of vanilla and syrup up front, little tannin. I am not leaving a numeric as it is just too young and hasn't developed.

10/1/2021 - actx wrote:

Great wine with many more years left. Still lots of berries and up front tannin. Forest floor to cedar and finishing with a touch of vanilla. Wish I had more.

9/16/2021 - actx wrote:

Better the second day. Seems to be softening and losing tannins.

9/9/2021 - actx wrote:

Great wine. Lots of berries and tannins. Clear separation and finish.

9/9/2021 - actx Does not like this wine:

Not as good as previous years. Seems thinner and sweeter, less finish.

7/1/2021 - actx Likes this wine:

Great inexpensive bourdeax. Lots of fruit, great tannins and structure.

4/30/2021 - actx Likes this wine:

Getting better.

2/10/2021 - actx wrote:

Great Stagecoach wine. Nice tannins (but softening), fruit forward with vanilla and cedar.

1/20/2021 - actx wrote:

This is a great oakville cabernet. Nice tannins up front, very smooth with deep fruit and a smoky/cedar finish.

12/29/2020 - actx wrote:

Exemplary St. Emilion from a stand out year. Full body, great tannins and deep berries and red-fruit throughout.

12/29/2020 - actx wrote:

Great wine with many years left. Only complaint was that the tannins are very soft/non-existent which surprised me.

12/29/2020 - actx wrote:

This wine is a bit perplexing. First glass via Coravin and with a decent decant was quite forgettable. A muddle of fruit and flavors that was drinkable but not much else. A week ro so later I opened the rest of the bottle and drank a few glass over an hour or two and it was a different wine. Great fruits, nice separation and body, great nose.

12/18/2020 - actx wrote:

Very nice Bordeaux. Deep blackberry, some cassis with some wet gravel minerality. Drinking great now.

12/18/2020 - actx Likes this wine:

Great wine from the Stagecoach Vineyard and has everthing you would expect from a $100 wine. Deep purple/black, lots of tannins still. Raspberrie, chocolate, muted cedar. Really great wine and phenomal QPR.

12/11/2020 - actx wrote:

Plum, chocolate, some cedar i the finish. Great wine that is still very young.

11/28/2020 - actx Likes this wine:

Very nice $15 wine. Lots of berry and tannins. Christmas spice on the nose.

11/28/2020 - actx wrote:

Typical hal. May wait a year or two for the next bottle.

11/28/2020 - actx Does not like this wine:

Odd wine. I generally like Sonoma cabs but this one is too hot, too fruity, and very high in alcohol (15.5).

11/28/2020 - actx wrote:

Great wine. Drank with roast on Thanksgiving 2020. Everything you would expect from a Rutherford cab. Big forward fruit, cedar, some menthol and tobacco.

11/19/2020 - actx wrote:

Pretty bland wine. Not much depth. Not sure what I am missing her.

11/19/2020 - actx wrote:

Great wine. Berries and fresh fruit, a bit of smoky cedar on the finish.

11/18/2020 - actx Likes this wine:

Great wine and what you would expect from a good merlot based bordeaux. Deep purple, mineral/graphite on the nose with some earthiness. Nice mouth feel, berries, mineral, good tannins.