Critics Average score from professional wine critics and publications.
89
/100
Reviews
22
professional
Vintages
1
2005
Other
89/100
Cabernet Sauvignon,
Sauvignon Blanc
NV
Community Reviews
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88.6
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92
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Taster #7748
· May 12, 2020
Tasted the age, but still very enjoyable and fruity. Nice wine
2005 vintage
Taster #3714
· Nov 5, 2018
85/100
Montre un peu d'évolution, sur la terre et les végétaux qui sont toujour là. Cassis et eucalyptus mais en retrait. Tannins fondus avec acidité assez faible. Fluide t court en finale. Pas aimé.
2005 vintage
Taster #2615
· Jul 17, 2017
89/100
A few tears shed on this one. Cork slightly dry but otherwise intact. Brick with a pale rim. Mostly black fruit with a background hint of forest or earth - not sure. Soft palate, lots of sediment into the last glass. RIP
2005 vintage
Taster #3920
· May 7, 2017
92/100
Pulled a hidden bottle out from the cellar....delish. Brick colored when pouring and ruby/garnet in the glass with not much sediment. Black fruit, ripe plumb, anise, candied orange peel, herbs de provence. Smooth with wonderful lip smacking juiciness. Even better after a day in the decanter (with a glass ball stopper). Nice surprise and glad to have several more.
2005 vintage
Taster #7182
· May 31, 2016
92/100
Great value for money.
2005 vintage
Taster #1229
· Nov 16, 2014
85/100
"Quase passando", mas ainda muito saboroso e frutado.
2005 vintage
Taster #8118
· Jun 24, 2013
88/100
Nicely integrated balanced wine. Darker fruits with earthy and fig notes. Color is now orange/brown and headed toward the end of its life. Great bottle of wine from the start and to the end.
2005 vintage
Taster #8257
· Jan 5, 2013
88/100
dark almost black in colour. Tar and black fruit on the nose. On the palate , mostly vegetal flavours. Maybe past its prime. Will check out the newer vintages I have before purchasing more.
2005 vintage
Taster #4579
· Dec 21, 2011
89/100
Rough around the edges when first opened but after 4 hours in the decanter it mellowed very nicely. Blackberry, cedar and coffee aroma. Dark berry, plum and tobacco on the palate with a nice touch of sweetness and smooth tannins on a nice medium finish.
2005 vintage
Taster #5411
· Dec 14, 2011
84/100
- Brick color and aromas of plastic and burnt toast. It's lacking fruit and has flavours of plastic, black pepper, burnt toast, moldy and alcohol with a medium body. Coarse texture with a short finish.
2005 vintage
Taster #5411
· Dec 14, 2011
- Brick color with fast forming legs and aromas of plastic and alcohol. It's lacking fruit and has flavours of black pepper, plastic, moldy and alcohol with a light/medium body. Coarse texture.
2005 vintage
Taster #6238
· Nov 17, 2011
89/100
Bright, cherry, spice and cedar scent. Rich, currant, coffee, earth, mint and a hint of chocolate flavor. Finishes with ample fine tannins.
2005 vintage
Taster #6025
· Oct 14, 2011
89/100
Dark red. Nose with wild cherry and smoke. Powerful red, with Dark fruits, wild cherry, almost balanced, but on dry side, chewy and chunky tannins, concentrated, but suspicious of over extracted core, a bit coarse, a bit of smokiness, medium length with some bitterness.
2005 vintage
Taster #0935
· Sep 10, 2011
88/100
Don Melchor Night (Rick's & Cris') : Inky crimson color. Aromas of loam, spice, plum and blackberry with a subtle grapefruit note too. Medium- to full-bodied, with chalky tannins and flavors of plum, black fruit and loamy earth.
2005 vintage
Taster #3041
· Apr 8, 2011
91/100
PnVnD let breathe for 2.5hrs. Dense purple black right to the rim. Smoky cassis plum rosemary and cedar aromas. Medium(+) weight very smooth. Plummy mid palate and dark fruit and tobacco finish. Big ripe black fruit flavors with balancing acidity and notes of cedar, dark chocolate, plums and herbs. Not OTT on the Chilean cedar component. Big in an elegant way. Great value wish I bought a case.
2005 vintage
Taster #2806
· Feb 17, 2011
88/100
This is a retrospective TN -- I forgot to post it when I drank this wine. A decent Cab Sauv. Benefited a bit from breathing. I did not decant. A little uni-dimensional as I recall.
2005 vintage
Taster #8118
· Feb 1, 2011
Had this first in 2008. Quite integrated since then. The time to drink is now.
2005 vintage
Taster #4317
· Dec 18, 2010
90/100
Full-bodied, saturated wine. Medium tannins. Drinking very well at this point.
2005 vintage
Taster #7261
· Dec 12, 2010
89/100
It has 21 months since I tasted this vintage. It is aging beautifully with the absence of tannins. The wine is blending nicely with all the below mentioned qualities enhancing as time has gone by. This full-bodied Cabernet Sauvignon is dark purple in color with aromas of tobacco and currants. It tastes of vanilla, raspberries and cherries. There is a nice structure and is quite balanced. At $9.95 this is a big win for the price!
2005 vintage
Taster #9362
· Nov 28, 2010
91/100
Decant for one hour
2005 vintage
Taster #8687
· Oct 1, 2010
90/100
90-91 A medium garnet ruby red color; Piercing aromatic nose of blackberry, toasty vanilla spice, tobacco and hints of violets; The palate is rich and supple with deep dark berries, tobacco w/hints of earth and toasty oak well integrated into the overall texture. Sultry tannins and just enough acidity give it enough structure and make this food and roast ready, finishing well. Very much a steal at this price but did have to wait about 2 years.
2005 vintage
Taster #5927
· Sep 7, 2010
89/100
Dark red color. Aromas of black fruits, tobacco, coffee and earth. Medium-bodied fruit in the mouth with good depth and length. Ripe but ample tannins that softened considerably after about 20 minutes. Not very complex but a very good wine with food and a good value.
2005 vintage
Taster #9875
· Aug 21, 2010
85/100
Not much to say. Tastes like Cabernet and is a good value at the $14 I spent. Good basic varietal character, but simple and not much secondary characteristics. But a good everyday wine.
2005 vintage
Taster #9875
· Jul 25, 2010
88/100
Opened at a large BBQ so no detailed notes. This was very solid. The oak is pretty well integrated now and the wine is pretty balanced. Nothing about this bowled me over but it was quite pleasant with a steak.
2005 vintage
Taster #8830
· Jun 28, 2010
91/100
This was my last bottle. I kept it to follow this wine's aging. Compared to previous bottles opened between 2007 and 2009, this was quite evolved with a lighter, ruby-garnet colour and more elegant nose with sweet dark cherries, coffee, leather (very intense initially, but fading with aeration) and nicely integrated oak. Less jammy and "Chilean" but deffinitely more complex and classy. Mid+ bodied, balanced, with firm (softening with aeration) tanins, rich fruit in the mid-palate and long finish. Fantastic …
2005 vintage