This was the mystery wine at the Downs Club Committee dinner on Wednesday night and I was a long way from picking it. I don’t want this to sound snooty but I rarely drink Cotes de Bordeaux and on this showing I should be. Merlot dominant medium bodied with red fruits, a touch of tobacco and grainy tannins. Incredible QPR - can be bought for $30 in Australia.
This was the mystery wine at the Downs Club Committee dinner on Wednesday night and I was a long way from picking it. I don’t want this to sound snooty but I rarely drink Cotes de Bordeaux and on this showing I should be. Merlot dominant medium bodied with red fruits, a touch of tobacco and grainy tannins. Incredible QPR - can be bought for $30 in Australia.
Apr 16th, 2021
A veggie wine, pyrazene, stems and leaves, mushroom, crushed stones, barn yard, tart red cherries and cranberry, blackberries, medium plus concentration and staining. Medium plus to elevated acidity and alcohol. Elevated coarse tannins.
A veggie wine, pyrazene, stems and leaves, mushroom, crushed stones, barn yard, tart red cherries and cranberry, blackberries, medium plus concentration and staining. Medium plus to elevated acidity and alcohol. Elevated coarse tannins.
Apr 4th, 2018
Rather bland in the middle. At Costco for $9.49.
Rather bland in the middle. At Costco for $9.49.
1 person found it helpfulDec 6th, 2019
Great value.
Mar 15th, 2015
Tasty until the Brettanomyces bloomed and it smelled like bandaids
Tasty until the Brettanomyces bloomed and it smelled like bandaids
Dec 25th, 2013
No idea when or where I got this wine. It's been stored properly, and has no off flavors. But it's also not aged into anything too impressive. I'm still recovering from being sick so some of the flavor nuance is lacking, but it's very smooth, round, with thick legs. It's very dry, but not astringent. It took forever to open up, but once it did I got both red and dark fruit on the nose. Beyond that my palate is too off to detect. I'd drink another bottle, though.
No idea when or where I got this wine. It's been stored properly, and has no off flavors. But it's also not aged into anything too impressive. I'm still recovering from being sick so some of the flavor nuance is lacking, but it's very smooth, round, with thick legs. It's very dry, but not astringent. It took forever to open up, but once it did I got both red and dark fruit on the nose. Beyond that my palate is too off to detect. I'd drink another bottle, though.
Jan 10th, 2025
March 2023, gift from a friend. Better several hours after uncorking.
March 2023, gift from a friend. Better several hours after uncorking.
Mar 26th, 2023Needed decanting then was very good
Needed decanting then was very good
Dec 8th, 2022Tried with peteovciks during hockey tournament
Tried with peteovciks during hockey tournament
Oct 25th, 2020
Decent wine that would probably be much better if it wasn’t sitting in the sun all day and drunk out of a Walmart cup while sitting alone to a dinner of plain corn nuts and beef jerky.
Decent wine that would probably be much better if it wasn’t sitting in the sun all day and drunk out of a Walmart cup while sitting alone to a dinner of plain corn nuts and beef jerky.
Dec 15th, 2019
Côtes de Blaye, Côtes De Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
