AEL

8.7

Dark fruit, sweet on nose. Underlying metallic note - graphite. Medium weight on palate, but not adding much. — 24 days ago

AEL

9.0

1994, well stored. Probably slightly past peak. Prunes, sour brandy note, a nutty quality too. Sweet on palate though. Classy port, now with slightly less punch than it likely once had. Pleasure to drink it, especially decanted and given 30 minutes. In Maine; Ed's last significant bottle. — a month ago

AEL

8.8

Not quite up to expectations, but not bad. Layers of dark fruit, then spice (cinnamon prominent), on the nose, with a lemon note. Even, medium weight on the palate, with a nice sweet element. At Dena and Dan's, bottle #1. — 2 months ago

AEL

8.7

This Rhone is never bad, but rarely great. A dried flower note on nose, some sweetness. Sweeter on palate, with some cherry, but thin. Always well made, but not always memorable. Bottle #3 in Maine. — a month ago

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8.4

This isn't a great bottle, but it was perfectly pleasant for the $8-10 someone probably paid for it. Sweetish, licorice note, plastic, some astringency. Mild on palate. Boost for cost/benefit ratio. — 2 months ago

AEL

8.8

Pretty restrained for a dessert wine. Not overly sweet, a strong, pleasant stewed fruit note. Excellent at $22. Dena and Dan's, bottle #2. — 2 months ago

AEL

8.8

Intensely grapey, but not much beyond that. Chilling it is key, else the alcohol is too prominent. But even so, fairly one dimensional. Bottle #2 in Maine. — a month ago

AEL

8.9

The CA red blends tend to, well, blend together. This one manages to stand out, I think on the strength of the syrah. Heavy, with a strong bark, earthy note, carrying through to pepper on the palate. High alcohol. Not subtle, but well done at $24. — a month ago

AEL

8.6

Well made, but nothing exciting. These are built to be what you expected, competently delivered. Bottle at Mom's in FL - #3. — 2 months ago

AEL

8.0

Terrible. Watery, dry flavors. Faint nose of cherries - maybe. In FL - #2. — 2 months ago