Kurt Schuster

8.8

Present is a bit sharp when it was first opened, definitely need some time to breathe to come out of that almost tanginess to it. Developed into subtle and understated, red fruit and chewy tart cherries, and some floral hibiscus tea and rosewater smells and flavors.  — 11 days ago

with Denise

Kurt Schuster

8.9

Intense. Crushed red fruit and violets and yippee plums. I thought the intensity might tone down a bit, but even after a few hours open still is a bit daunting to drink. Not bad, but it’s definitely an experience. I had it with some basic rotisserie chicken and I’m thinking something with more fat would’ve been more appropriate for a wine like this.  — 2 months ago

Kurt Schuster

9.0

Seems like a great classic representation of a Chianti. Cherry, Dusty, various baking spices. Interesting enough when it first opened there is definitely a caramel or a burnt sugar going on there, but it faded within the first 5 to 10 minutes. After that it settled down to Fruit forward without any bad tannins or anything else, but still not flabby. Delicious and went very well with our pasta.  — 3 months ago

Kurt Schuster

9.0

Gentle red fruit, crisp and chewy. Good clarity. Slightly saline. First champagne after the new baby! — 13 days ago

with Denise

Kurt Schuster

8.8

I like everybody waxes rhapsodic about how Europe has these wonderful wines at a low price point with their negotiations, but then you get something like what Costco does and all of a sudden people are turning into snobs. It is what it is, it’s delicious and tasty and nothing too serious, and is that an accessible price point that multiple people can enjoy and not just the wealthy. I love it for being what it is.  — a month ago

Kurt Schuster

8.7

Maybe I drink it too soon, but he didn’t seem to have much structure or depth of flavor. Round, citrus, peach, pear, honey delicious apple, not much a way of structure, but a good flavor a good nose after it warmed up for being in the cold. Crisp almost biting on the tongue, but that’s about it. I don’t know everybody else seems to love this one, but I just didn’t have the experience where I’m raving about it.  — 3 months ago

Kurt Schuster

8.7

Delicious and refreshing, waxy, white fruit, and honeysuckle and white nectarines, a little low on acidity, but otherwise a delicious and refreshing wine especially getting it at a discount!  — 3 months ago

Kurt Schuster

8.6

Bit of one note song. It smelled strongly of peaches and melon and white flowers, but that’s about it, having the automatics light on the taste and flavor. A little bit flabby, could’ve used more structure. Taste not directly following the nose of the wine. A good Wine for sitting around at the table, but not much else it seems.  — a month ago

Kurt Schuster

9.2

Smoky and earthy and definite, savory flavors. Smoked meat, pecan smoke, she roasted forest floor, dark and untenable, crushed violets that even after a week being open are still intense in nose and flavor.  — 2 months ago

Kurt Schuster

8.5

I tried one glass to a Corbin that came off as burnt a little bit of tar and like caramelization. I figured it may have been a fluke so I opened the bottle and had one glass and then I let it sit overnight and had another glass. Maybe I just got a bad bottle, but the wine tasted stewed, like it got overly hot somewhere along the process. Really comes out, crosses cooked, jam, with some unwelcome tomato flavors. I’m really thinking I got a bad bottle because it seems like this has a fault. However, if other people try this and taste the same thing maybe it was just this year, who knows.  — 3 months ago