Deep golden in color. The nose has a lot of oak along with some lemon chifon. On the palate, the oak is still pretty pronounced. Slightly oily texture. Nice lemony fruit. Slightly sweet on the finish. This is very good but I might hold a bit for the oak to intgrate if that is an issue. Maybe another few years.
Excellent. Light golden in color. There is a lot of tiny bubbles in the mousse. On the nose; selztzer, minerals and slight ginger. This is deep with a lot going on. Great acidity. Lemon/lime on the palate. Long finish that turns a bit earthy in a good way. This is fantastic if very young right now.
Purple in color. The nose is deep with black raspberries, roasted meats and black pepper. On the palate, black raspberries and a nice underlying earthy/char. Starting to show some layers but still young. Moderate tannins. Long finish. This is really starting to hit its stride right now. There is still some upside potential to get better in a few years.
Ruby in color. This is a solid red made to be a good value. It has a bit of a manufactured taste to it. Red fruits. Slightly over ripe. No obvious faults. A good party wine.
Ruby/purple in color. The nose is dusty with cherries. It seems slightly oxidized at this point but not to the point of not enjoying the wine. On the palate, more cherry cough drop. Good acidity. Very nice wine that may be a bit past peak but drinking well. Still, I would drink these sooner than later.
This is a Bordeaux blend from Pennsylvania. Purple in color. The nose has mint, dark cherries and spice. On the palate, this is slightly sweet. It tastes young and may come together a bit more although at ten years, it probably won't get better. Certainly a solid wine.
At ten years from vintage this seems to be at close to peak. No hurry though. Purple/ruby in color. The nose has some funk along with dark cherries and black pepper. On the palate, there are slight tannins. Black cherry fruit. Layers of complexity of fruit and funk. Nice acidity. Good finish. Fun wine to open something different.
This wins is at peak right now. As good as it gets. Ruby/purple in color. The nose has cherries, cassis and leather. Complex. Layers of fruit, earth and funk on the palate. Long finish. This is an example of buying great wine and storing it for 15 years in a great vintage in Bordeaux. This was under $30 on release.
Purple in color. Ruby at the rim. THe nose is pretty tight. A bit of plums and spice. On the palate, this is soft and easy drinking. Black cherries. One dimenstional. $17.
Deep ruby in color, purple core. The nose ha some slight recution on it. Plums and black cherries. Medium tannins. On the palate, big dark cherry fruit. Also plums. A very tasty wine. A modicum of depth but this is more about easy and drink now and enjoy. Nice finish. $15 is a great value.
