PnP. Over time this wine shed its cloying sweetness and took on greater depth and complexity. Again, the wine carries its alcohol well. I enjoyed this bottle a bit more than last one. Great value and an enjoyable, crowd-pleasing quaff.
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Rock solid but difficult to be excited about. All as it should be, and a little more, particularly in terms of heat, which shows prominently at the back. Best with food.
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Excellent CDP. Aerated into decanter for a few hours. Smooth and fruity. The high alcohol is subdued. A bit better than last bottle several months ago. Good QPR from this winery. Worth a rebuy. 4.3 stars
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Wine has a lot of bright, lush, red fruit upfront and backs it up with solid structure and a spicy finish. With air, some of the sweetness does fade, which is a good thing. Solid CDP and if served via PnP, would be a quaffing party wine (probably scores 90-91 IMHO). With air it gains sophistication and worthy to me of 92-93 points.
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Consumed over two days. A real crowd pleaser of a wine. Well balanced, lush fruit, and a good finish. Carries the 15.5% abv well. But too sweet for my palate, hence the comment.
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4/6/2024 - North Willis Likes this wine: 93 Points
PnP. Over time this wine shed its cloying sweetness and took on greater depth and complexity. Again, the wine carries its alcohol well. I enjoyed this bottle a bit more than last one. Great value and an enjoyable, crowd-pleasing quaff.
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3/30/2024 - Motz wrote: 91 Points
Rock solid but difficult to be excited about. All as it should be, and a little more, particularly in terms of heat, which shows prominently at the back. Best with food.
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3/10/2024 - Siwink57 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Excellent CDP. Aerated into decanter for a few hours. Smooth and fruity. The high alcohol is subdued. A bit better than last bottle several months ago. Good QPR from this winery. Worth a rebuy. 4.3 stars
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2/22/2024 - iamandyc Likes this wine: 92 Points
Wine has a lot of bright, lush, red fruit upfront and backs it up with solid structure and a spicy finish. With air, some of the sweetness does fade, which is a good thing. Solid CDP and if served via PnP, would be a quaffing party wine (probably scores 90-91 IMHO). With air it gains sophistication and worthy to me of 92-93 points.
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12/26/2023 - North Willis Likes this wine: 92 Points
Consumed over two days. A real crowd pleaser of a wine. Well balanced, lush fruit, and a good finish. Carries the 15.5% abv well. But too sweet for my palate, hence the comment.
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