This Bordeaux bargain pours up as a medium-dark, rich purple. The nose is rather muted, although bright cherry and cassis notes do pop through. There is also some caramel and a faint hint of funk - nothing unpleasant, just a bit off-center. The tannic grip is really firm and the fruit is tempered with a savory streak - and that ever-so-slight bit of funk. Altogether, probably not a wine I would seek out again, but it didn’t sip too badly and worked great in a Sunday soup I made.
This Bordeaux bargain pours up as a medium-dark, rich purple. The nose is rather muted, although bright cherry and cassis notes do pop through. There is also some caramel and a faint hint of funk - nothing unpleasant, just a bit off-center. The tannic grip is really firm and the fruit is tempered with a savory streak - and that ever-so-slight bit of funk. Altogether, probably not a wine I would seek out again, but it didn’t sip too badly and worked great in a Sunday soup I made.
Jan 14th, 2023
80%merlot, 20% cab on the label, but I get a little pencil lead(cab franc?). Cigar box, cedar, cassis, smoke, cherry, medium bodied, medium tannins, nice acid. Great wine for around $12.00.
80%merlot, 20% cab on the label, but I get a little pencil lead(cab franc?). Cigar box, cedar, cassis, smoke, cherry, medium bodied, medium tannins, nice acid. Great wine for around $12.00.
Oct 26th, 2022
Black currant and some heat on the nose. Bramble, smoke, dry leaves, unripe blackberries, stiff tannins.
Black currant and some heat on the nose. Bramble, smoke, dry leaves, unripe blackberries, stiff tannins.
Jan 27th, 2022
Inky garnet-purple.
Black currant nose.
Balanced medium+ bodied, light bitterness, dusty to astringent tannins.
Good value every day red meat accompaniment:) or, could be laid down for 10 years.
Inky garnet-purple.
Black currant nose.
Balanced medium+ bodied, light bitterness, dusty to astringent tannins.
Good value every day red meat accompaniment:) or, could be laid down for 10 years.
Nov 16th, 2020
Bordeaux, France
