The failure here was that it was served at room temperature. This needed to be at least 15+ degrees cooler. As fair as I can be with this wine (temperature aside), this was an ok white blend. The…
One of the nicest Rose wines I've had. Unfined and unfiltered, leaving a cloudy, viscous wine in the glass. But this gave it a noteworthy body and fairly intense mid-palate. I was a fan (for a Rose).
Some plum, black cherry, and faint kirsch. A little bitter and sour on the back end. This came off as pretty young and a little tight (not surprisingly), but also seemed to lack depth and complexity.…
Fruity, jammy, and a bit disjointed. Unfortunately this seemed to encompass all the things that I find troublesome about Zinfandel. This had a muddled grapey profile about it coupled with a bitter…
Like the Contrarian, this was served too warm. Nose was instant barnyard and fertilizer. Everyone in our party caught a whiff of some version of manure and/or funk. Our hostess explained it away as…
