Michael Dereviankin

8.3

Lots of bubbles when swirling lights, slow movement down the glass. This wouldn't be something I would drink with guests. That being said, this is a sweet flex for anyone looking at your mid 20s male bachelor apartment wine collection (3 bottles and counting baby). It says 2015 on the bottle so you can be like, "well it was a good season 5 years ago lots of rain, which correlates to reduced sugar content". I don't know if that is true, but I don't think your date will either.

Smell: rustic wood. Think old coffee table at fancy European cafe smell.

Taste: acidic and and slight (very slightly) bitter

Update: wood taste persists.

Recommended: keep one bottle around to brag about the 2015 date. This is a very good post work stress drink, that should be enjoyed in the comfort of your introverted apartment. This wine pairs well with lurking reddit. — 5 years ago

Michael Dereviankin

8.8

This is my go to wine to impressive the girls from dating apps. Light smell very pleasant (fruity) taste gives you the sense that you are at the vineyard and not my dark 2 bedroom basement apartment. I'm going to start hoarding this because at 14 dollars you really can't beat this. Slight burnt wood after taste (in a good way).

Pairs well with chicken parm and popcorn. Pretty much staples of my diet.

So, I drank the entire bottle of this on Saturday on a zoom party during peak quarantine. Great convos, makes you really chatty and doesn't give you the 'wine glow'. Getting up from your computer chair post is a dangerous game. — 5 years ago