Lovely garnet colour. Dark fruit, some spice, a touch of mint and pencil shavings on the nose. Too sweet for my taste on the palate but good balance of acidity and ripe tannin. Plump ripe texture. — a year ago
Loved this wine. Dry. Flavorful. — 3 years ago
Bold after 30 minutes or so. Excellent everyday wine. — 5 years ago
Beautiful. Pretty fruit. Nice finish. Black Cherry? Not too dry. Like a Bordeaux, balanced and blended to me. Well done. Oct 10, 2020. — 6 years ago
Okay. It not overpowering and mildly sweet — 6 years ago
Another stellar release from Ms. Draper, this is the wine which is also available in a blend with her also superlative Tempranillo. It is a big red but not too chewy, good with spicy Argentine steak. The flavors are primarily red currant and plum, with a mineral body and a bit of chocolate to the finish. This wine is vibrant and refreshing, and new layers are revealed with further sips. — 8 years ago
Strong, rich flavor. Smooth finish for Malbec. — 5 months ago
On first opening, bouquet of black cherry and blackberries, Big Red cinnamon gum, bell pepper, and smoky bowling alley; palate of black cherry and plum, char, and black tea with a medium-short finish. On the second day the candy and bell pepper smells taper, bowling alley becomes more of a whiff of pipe smoke, blackberry bramble emerges with spent firecrackers; on the palate the black pepper spice has some herbs de provence, black tea tannins are rounder and the cherry flavor more tart, a fuller body on the finish with notes of char, meat fats, and pepperoni spices. Was gonna go with 89 but it’s impressive once you decant for a day. — 4 years ago
Welp this wine is fucking weird and I like it. Tastes smokey like my lapsang souchang tea, but also crisp and funky. I feel like this needs a very special cheese pairing; made a comte grilled cheese which was close. — 6 years ago
Quite interesting taste — 6 years ago
Rich. Served in ANA first class. Retail price about ¥10,000. — 7 years ago
Well worth another bottle. — 2 years ago
Deep ruby color; menthol, cherries, and dried herbs on the nose; medium acidity; high tannins; tastes like blackberries, menthol, and crushed gravel with a long finish. Nellie says it's ok. Jason likes it. Jen likes it. Brian loves it and I do too. — 3 years ago
Full body, black cherry. Bought with ANA points. — 6 years ago
Great. Rich deep taste. Bought with ANA points. Price about ¥10,000. — 6 years ago
Good, especially 2nd day, got from naked wines — 6 years ago
This is a full bodied red with nicely balanced acidity, possibly the best I have tasted of such a blend. It is smooth but not too thick,!with black currant and blueberry fruits up front, with a healthy dose of plum to the finish. There is a splash of palate cleansing bite at the very end of the finish 😻 — 8 years ago
Daniel De Nadai
Full, round, elegant, clean. — 5 months ago