DAOU, Pessimist, Paso Robles

Dark fruit forward and some oak. This was past its drink window by 4 years and it’s starting to show even though it was properly stored at 57 F since purchased at Costco in 2018 for $17. I’m thankful this was my last bottle because it is only going down hill from here on. We Paired with grilled rib eye and it was still drinkable but I’ve had better wines.

2015 vintage

Nice, dark, full bodied, blue fruited (some might say to excess), dry tannins, smokey, herbaceous, medium to long finish. Tasty, easy drinking, consistent.

2020 vintage

Rich and jammy, softening a little. A fine wine

2020 vintage

still drinking well with several good years left. Dark fruit, iron, charred meat and some herbal notes. Pleasant and excellent QPR

2020 vintage

Liked first couple nights, but third night under pump this was practically sugar water. Drink ‘em if you got ‘em.

2015 vintage

Inventory correction

2020 vintage

Brutally intense dark ripe prune and black cherry nose. Dark purple as wine gets. Full bodied. Plenty of legs. Stains the teeth. Rich and solid. Big dose of oak. Spice and eucalyptus. Mulberry finish. Some how it all balances. Kind of the Prisoner of Paso. Overall dominated by big ripe blackberry and plum.

2020 vintage

Grape juice. Disappointed that this is a Daou wine.

2020 vintage

2020 was a lovely vintage

2020 vintage

Another easy wine for us to have at dinner.

2020 vintage

Big juicy blue fruit, Has a bit of bramble and vanilla. Simple and easy drinking.

2020 vintage

15.2% abv. Loads of primary, grapy, lush fruit. Crowd pleaser style. Not a total jam monster, so held my interest a little bit. Better than most that are made in this style.

2020 vintage

Big, rich, jammy, chewy. You feel the heat of the land and power of the fruit. An excellent full blooded wine. Good now and likely for several years. Paso Robles is confirmed yet again as my favourite US red wine region

2020 vintage

AWS Rating Scale: Appearance 3 (3 Max) Aroma/Bouquet 5 (6 Max) Taste/Texture 5 (6 Max) Aftertaste 2 (3 Max) Overall Impression 2 (2 Max) Total 17 (20 Max) Price Costco $20

2020 vintage

This has become our go to table wine. A deal at Costco and Total Wine at $20 for what it delivers. Rounded on the palette with dark fruit and berry notes.

2020 vintage

Nice blend. Spicy nd well rounded. Would recommend

2020 vintage

Medium tannin, dark red fruit on palate and nose. Easy. Perhaps a bit thin, but very decent daily.

2020 vintage

Dark as night, and drinks a bit hot.

2020 vintage

62% Petite Sirah, 18% Zinfandel, 17% Syrah, 3% Lagrein. Dark red, inky to the point of total opacity. A little sharp before breathing, but the fruit comes out particularly when paired with rich food, like pâté.

2020 vintage

Uber dark ruby in the glass, very extracted. Notes of boysenberry, dark chocolate, brown spice and tobacco. Ripe and lush on the palate, with enough tannin to provide some balance. Quaffable.

2020 vintage

Delicious!

2020 vintage

Dark chocolate flavor infuses the fruit along with earth to produce a solidly drinkable though not remarkable wine. The flavor profile is linear and not complex. For the price point this is a solidly decent wine.

2020 vintage

syrup mouth feel coats the palate with dark cherry and a hint of apricot fruit. Some earth, pipe tobacco and mushroom notes. Quite pleasant to quaff. Less a food wine.

2020 vintage

Generic, slightly candied fruit is muddied by heavy, almost artificial-tasting oak in this unappealing red. Hard to distinguish from an $8 Jacob’s Creek. Mediocrity in a bottle.

2020 vintage

Dark ruby. At first taste there was a little vegetal taste that was gone the next day. It was then softer and drinkable. Not much tannin or acid. A little flat, but certainly not offensive.

2020 vintage

Great blend of petite Syrah, Syrah, Grenache and Zin. Easy drinkable wine for everyday with or without food. Concentrated dark fruit medium tanins and freshness. At $20 buy again and great alternative to our normal CA Cab

2020 vintage

Yum

2020 vintage

Too jammy and thick. No nuance and muddled flavor. Would avoid.

2015 vintage

Intensive, stilll Young and attractive, elegante, fruity, slightly plummy, with walnuts, full bodied!

2015 vintage

At my cousin Pat's 85th birthday dinner. We drank two bottles. Dark fruit on the nose. The palate was berries, dark plums, some red meat and toffee which comes out on the finish. Drank with a steak dinner.

2015 vintage

Full bodied fruit forward wine with tastes of cocoa, plum and blackberries.

2015 vintage

90-92 points Wine Advocate. Forgot to rate following consumption so my rating based on memory. Need to try again to qualify my score

2015 vintage

Very nice smooth fruit forward wine on a medium balanced finish. Unexpected good match with Italian food as bottle disappeared quickly.

2015 vintage

Good value, well made, good tasting pleasure to drink. No complaints for $28. Drink anytime.

2015 vintage

Outstanding wine

2015 vintage

Tastes like a late harvest zin. Raspberry jam and plum dominate and it tastes a bit over ripe. A bit of port character in the nose.

2015 vintage

Very representative of Central Coast Cali - ripe, but not hot, with flavors of plum, fig and blueberry, and a sweet-ish overall flavor profile but with enough acidity to avoid any cloying aspects.

2015 vintage

All I could taste was oak

2015 vintage

Would guess Zinfandel if tasted blindly. I know there is Syrah and others; knowing that I get it. Ripe dark cherry, chocolate, moderate tannin.

2015 vintage

Not a fan on day one. Day 2 worked much better for me. Much smoother, funkiness was gone and drinking became so much easier and pleasant.

2015 vintage

There is definitely a fruit intensity jumping from the glass. Very mild tannins and extremely juicy. Enjoyed with a ribeye.

2015 vintage

Delicious but not overpowering Petite Sirah.

2015 vintage

Nice rich blend. excellent value.

2015 vintage

Very jammy, lots of blueberry. Medium to low tannins, but not much of a finish. Good weeknight red, probably would go well with a nice hamburger.

2015 vintage

Deep dark, Garnet purple. Rich, oaky, spicy and full of black fruit. Needs some air. Good for what it is but better with some equally "big" food.

2015 vintage

First few sips were fantastic. Still very good throughout the second and third glass, but expected it to get better as it opened.

2015 vintage

One of the best valued Central Coast blends… Always pleasant especially on a Tuesday night! (See previous notes consistent with this evenings bottle)

2015 vintage

Big, sweet, and fruity. Tastes extracted. Seems over the top. Can't pick out much in the way of individual aromas or flavors. Tannin is on the high side.

2015 vintage

Great weekday drinker and pleases the crowd. Jammy/ripe, balanced oak and tannins. Not much length on the back end, but very drinkable.

2015 vintage

My wife drank with friends.

2015 vintage

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