Brad Swick

9.0

Classic Bordeaux flavor, deep red color. A little light out of the bottle but should open up. Very dry. Included in First Leaf initial shipment. February 28, 2021. Day 1 rating: 8.7; Day 2: 9.0 as wine opened up. — a day ago

Brad Swick

8.5

Very full flavor, long, pretty dry. Definitely taste vanilla along with other flavors. Has some bite too. — 2 months ago

Brad Swick

9.3

Really nice, full, fruitful flavor. No oak but still a long flavor. Medium dry. Included with introductory shipment from Firstleaf. — 4 months ago

Brad Swick

9.0

Light aroma. Dry, light but full long complex flavor, with a nice bite. Included in initial WSJ Wines case. — 5 months ago

Brad Swick

9.0

Full bodied and earthy, dry but plenty of fruit. Deep burgundy color. Powerfully long flavor. 14 February 2021 — 15 days ago

Brad Swick

9.5

Smooth, with the typical peppery bite of the variety. Deep dark red color, and quite dry. Full body and long flavor ... outstanding. From the introductory First Leaf case. 22 January 2021 — a month ago

Brad Swick

8.5

Nice Pinot with fairly simple flavors, but some good bite once it opens up (didn’t take long). Dry, not too long, but full flavor. — 3 months ago

Brad Swick

7.0

Day 1: Initially tastes like fermented grape juice. Not sweet. Acidic. Didn’t improve much with breathing. 8 February 2021. Rating 6.8. Day 2: somewhat better but still very grapey. Rating 7.2. Included with initial WSJ Wines case. — 24 days ago

Brad Swick

8.5

Decent red but nothing too special. Short with medium body and a nice dry bite. 25 December 2020 — 2 months ago

Brad Swick

9.2

Excellent flavor and some bite. Dry, long. Included with Vinesse club introductory case at $5 / bottle but should be upwards of $15. — 5 months ago