Critics Average score from professional wine critics and publications.
85
/100
Reviews
15
professional
Vintages
No vintages
NV
Community Reviews
2020
Reviews
85.5
Avg Score
88
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Taster #4588
· Jan 14, 2018
87/100
3rd edition NV. Juicy. Extracted but thin and a touch hot. A decent pub wine or a good economy flight fun wine.
Taster #0826
· Nov 15, 2016
Well rated professionally, especially for a nonvintage wine. Drunk at the family reunion on Lake Michigan in 2015 I believe. No one commented. Not certain this is really a Dundee Hills AVA wine.
Taster #4461
· Sep 24, 2016
Medium + red. Red berry fruit and pepper. More syrah than pinot in the mouth. Pretty darn good. Well concentrated and balanced.
Taster #4565
· Apr 19, 2016
88/100
Nose: high notes of red fruit and raspberry jam, white pepper. Lavender and rosemary. Licorice. Palate: medium body, very smooth. Medium tannins and medium plus acidity give it body. Very juicy with big strawberry, almost strawberry nectar. Little bit of smoke, little bit of cherry. Finish: cinnamon comes in a bit on the finish as the acidity keeps the strawberries very juicy. Nothing complex but a really fun wine and a good value. Gulp away.
Taster #5770
· Mar 22, 2016
85/100
Very generic. I'll pass.
Taster #7421
· Nov 1, 2015
88/100
I liked this. Very full and fruit forward.
Taster #7794
· Oct 12, 2015
84/100
Not liking this wine so much this time. The brightness and acidity are there, but it seems thin and even sour. Always hard to tell with one of these non-vintage bottlings if that's just perception or there really is some variation.
Taster #4824
· Jun 18, 2015
82/100
This is a confusing wine for me as it gave me different profiles sip to sip. At times, I thought this was a nice basic everyday red, and other times I was overwhelmed with the taste of grape cola. Overall I would say pass. Don't think it is a great buy even at Costco's $10 price point (might be a touch cheeper)). The evolution white though is quite nice.
Taster #4887
· Jun 1, 2015
75/100
Maybe this was a bad bottle but all smells and flavors seemed normal . Day one at the pop no areation--I would have sworn it was from native North American grapes, foxy flavor and smells. it tasted well made but from the wrong kind of grapes.....73 An hour later a taste from my open glass it had mellowed and smoothed a bit but still foxy and I would have said quite like good batch of Grandpa's home made wine from …
Taster #3614
· May 22, 2015
It smells like blackberry, cranberry, black currant (cassis), black pepper, alcohol/hot, bell pepper and mineral. The wine looks garnet colored. The legs are fast. There is no sediment in the bottle.
Taster #4137
· May 17, 2015
Juicy and simple, and not in a way I especially liked. This is a low complexity starter red.
Taster #3130
· Apr 23, 2015
85/100
Good all purpose red.
Taster #1185
· Apr 10, 2015
Hodgepodge of grapes, Syrah, Montepulciano, Sangiovese, Sémillon, Riesling, Müller-Thurgau, Pinot Gris, Gewürztraminer, Muscat and Chardonnay. Fruit punch, but not sweet due to acidy. It's light and not my type of wine, but it grew on me. Would go well with pizza and a variety of foods. It would be good out on the patio on a warm night slightly chilled.
Taster #7794
· Nov 16, 2014
88/100
Very tasty as always. Great red fruit and acidity. Such an enjoyable wine for the price.
Taster #5479
· Nov 15, 2014
87/100
Dark plum. Nose: berries, sweet spice. Crisp, smooth tannin, medium body, berries, earth, tasty, but not too complex. Good food wine.
Taster #7794
· Jul 29, 2014
88/100
Consistent with prior.
Taster #7794
· Jun 19, 2014
88/100
Consistent with prior. Maybe a little better.
Taster #2843
· Jun 17, 2014
85/100
jammy, grapey, ordinary
Taster #7890
· May 17, 2014
85/100
Not complex, but pretty good as a "just drinking" wine. A little on the sweet side, but there's also some interesting spiciness in there. Very subdued tannins, short finish.
Taster #7794
· May 13, 2014
87/100
Very woodsy on the nose, particularly redolent of cedar. Nice bright fruit and good acidity. Would buy again.