Ray Vanderhoff

9.0

Dark ruby color. Aromas of blue and black fruit, forest floor and leather. Ripe black cherry and dark plum in the palate with additional hints of dark chocolate, roasted poblano pepper, dried herbs, tobacco and baking spices. Touch of minerality on the long and lingering finish. Full bodied, bold and chewy. Thanks for opening, Ron B! — 2 months ago

Benjamin Verhulst

9.0

Fun, bright, acid bomb, gets tarter as it opens. Unfiltered, but clean-ish funk! — 8 months ago

Aaron Krauss

9.5

Rhonda likes. Oakey, but not too much. Cabernet sauvingnon. 10.99 on chairman's select. Buy a case. — 3 years ago

William Szustak

9.2

Very nice wine, full and fruity without being overbearing — 4 years ago

Bryan Bird

9.0

I really enjoy a nice Carmenere having been introduced to this varietal on business trips to Chile. Typically a great complement to grilled meats, this somewhat young Carmenere (2020 vintage) did not disappoint! Ripe berries but with just a touch of a oeppery finish is a nice pairing with the flank steak, grilled Serranos, roasted sweet potatoes and chimichurri sauce we had for dinner. Not sure how much variety there is between vintages but the 2020 seems like a good one! — 4 months ago

Jess

9.0

Deep purple color.
Aromas of roasted bell pepper, dark fruit.
Dry. Flavors of roasted red bell pepper, black cherry, peppercorn. Medium-rich, velvety tannins.

Intensity: 5/5
Complexity: 3/5
Balance: 4/5
Finish: 4/5 — 10 months ago

Anthony Hughes

9.2

Rich and earthy with hints of raspberry, clove, and red currant, finishing dry with moderate tannins. — 3 years ago

Doug Powers

9.2

Rich dark fruits, still huge structure here, this needs further significant cellaring (10+ more years), long, lingering finish, very fine!! — 5 months ago

with Jim

Carter White

9.1

Soft strawberry entry, tangy mineral finish, nice. — 6 months ago

Michelle M

9.3

On first opening, bouquet of black cherry and blackberries, Big Red cinnamon gum, bell pepper, and smoky bowling alley; palate of black cherry and plum, char, and black tea with a medium-short finish. On the second day the candy and bell pepper smells taper, bowling alley becomes more of a whiff of pipe smoke, blackberry bramble emerges with spent firecrackers; on the palate the black pepper spice has some herbs de provence, black tea tannins are rounder and the cherry flavor more tart, a fuller body on the finish with notes of char, meat fats, and pepperoni spices. Was gonna go with 89 but it’s impressive once you decant for a day. — 2 years ago