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8.6

Love this varietal but not here: lacked clarity, extraction & depth. Inky had the tobacco coffee mocha brambly fruit of PS but it was not pronounced or delineated. Lacked structure & finesse, pliable drinkable but not a serious wine. — a day ago

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8.7

Solid PG built for the masses — 15 days ago

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9.0

Great find from Friuli - an underrated region for BDX varietals: this showed its age w/bricking edges to its deep ruby color, wafting dusty herbal tinged red fruit, currants & cassis, peppery and just a bit squirrely, very engaging nose & flavorful palate. Med bodied, easy going, pliable tannins and enough acidity to keep things moving. Drink now — 18 days ago

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8.8

Got this for a party, easy going red, wouldn’t have guessed Rioja - sort of ubiquitous but well made and generous, real crowd pleaser at very approachable price point: #costco — 21 days ago

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8.2

Razor sharp angular frothing acidity, this was barely drinkable for my palate: all tart & acid driven fruits: lime, nectarines, gooseberry, etc. Had varietal typicity but tough to finish this — 2 days ago

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9.3

Winner! Been awhile since I’ve been “wowed” by a wine, but this really delivered. It’s everything special about southern France, it’s not a huge wine and had a bit of heat that dissipated by Night 2, but the aromatics and flavor profile was just so spot on, so beautifully complex & engaging, so regionally specific - it was like a textbook. Believe this was about $20 give or take and I’m going back for a case. — 14 days ago

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8.9

For under $10 #costco this wine overdelivers, tons of fruit, sturdy tannins and smooth palate feel & finish. Length of finish and complexity clue you in on pedigree but the crowd loved it! — 21 days ago

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8.8

Not the best RDP I’ve had but still pretty solid and glad to see these wines in the market. Inky w/wafting dark fruit aromas, smoky, peppery, bit of animal/iodine minerality to it, on the palate it is fleshy & supple and this is where it fell off a bit for me. Aromas didn’t translate but nice mouthfeel and decent finish. — 9 days ago

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8.5

Whoa, whole lot of oak going on here, really overwhelming… nice weight, golden colored, silky, bit viscous, some matchstick & toasted notes & flavors, but fruit was simply overpowered. — 17 days ago

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8.4

Reductive nose never really opened and there was a thin harshness to it on palate & finish. Too 100 of WS but did not see it — 19 days ago