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This was another bargain shelf attempt, which turned out okay. The wine was probably past it's shelf life, but still had some nice garnet color with flavors of raisin, toast and wood. Although that might sound like it had some complexity, the flavor bottomed out there with a dry sourness. Read more
I got this wine at a bargain today and then realized that it was a 2003 vintage and thus probably the reason for the sale. While it has a beautifully fruity and complex nose - reminding me of thimbleberries especially - and deep ruby color, it seemed like the alcohol Read more
shaunmdaniel
Haha, that's not my photo and I just realized that it reads "2000." My bottle was in fact from 2003, though.
long time ago
We were going to go to a cabin in northern Minnesota and thus wanted a packable decent wine - aspersions about boxed wine aside... The cabin trip ended up falling through, but the wine didn't. This Shiraz has cranberry aromas, is soft on the tongue with flavors of plums, Read more
Indistinct nose. Then lemon flavors giving way to tartness and strong acidity and a little too much alcohol taste on the tongue. I guess this is what trying to stretch a $10 per week alcohol budget gets you...
edpin
Ah, my "favorite" brand of wine to beat up on reviews. :-) Very few escape the 1 to 2-star review.
long time ago
shaunmdaniel
Yeah, I can believe that. But you know what? I just went back to it this evening and it tastes much better after sitting in the fridge for four days. Now I get a strong pineapple flavor and less alcohol taste. Maybe it just needs to breathe more to make it more palatable - at least as palatable as this bran can be.
long time ago
While I didn't dislike it, this wine had a peculiar color and taste for a pinot noir. Someone brought it to a dinner party we had. The strongest descriptor everyone had was that it tasted like grape juice. Even though it's 13% alcohol you couldn't really tell. And it finished Read more
Light wine with mineral flavor, gentle citrus, and a hint of peach.
Someone brought an already-open bottle of this to our holiday festivities and I was surprised at how good this wine was. Nice nose of strawberry and raspberry, leading with a honey edge once sipped, giving way to a light, refreshing watermelon and strawberry finish. Seems like it would be particularly Read more
A dry pinot noir with a tart raspberry midtone and spice finish. Not a lot of body, but enjoyable. Seems like a less pretentious version of a pinot noir, which is maybe a step up from an everyday red table wine by virtue of being sourced from a more distinguished Read more
I neglected to take down tasting notes on this wine when I had, but I remember enjoying it quite a bit. I'll have to try it again sometime with a mind to jot down some impressions.
