Boatboy24
No longer a newbie, but still clueless.
Very good value!!!
What's in your glass tonight?
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Ehhhh........ This wasn't good enough for you?
"Definitely give this wine a decant for about an hour. It pours dark and opens up with powerful, spicy aromas; medium plus in body, soft and elegant as the tannins have started to mellow out; dark fruit flavor, blueberry and blackberry, more pepper and spice toward the finish, with dark chocolate and earthy notes."
"Definitely give this wine a decant for about an hour. It pours dark and opens up with powerful, spicy aromas; medium plus in body, soft and elegant as the tannins have started to mellow out; dark fruit flavor, blueberry and blackberry, more pepper and spice toward the finish, with dark chocolate and earthy notes."
Look what the wife just brought me from Costco [emoji4]
Boatboy24
No longer a newbie, but still clueless.
I agree with the decanting advice. This is very good. Bone dry, with plenty of tannin. Nice fruit. I bought 4 today. Might go back and get a few more to let them sit for 2, 3, maybe 4 more years.
Also agree with decanting.
In my opinion, the Merlot/Cab from Costco is cheaper and is a tad better in aroma and cherry flavors. But all in all this Tempranillo is a winner.
In my opinion, the Merlot/Cab from Costco is cheaper and is a tad better in aroma and cherry flavors. But all in all this Tempranillo is a winner.
Boatboy24
No longer a newbie, but still clueless.
LE 2015 Aglianico from RJS. Started in July, 2015. Anise, black pepper and cherry. I added 1tsp of Tancor Grand Cru during primary. Thought I'd added another during bulk, but my notes don't reflect that. It got 10 weeks in the barrel. It's a lightweight, relative to commercial Aglianico, but pretty nice. Severely lacking in tannin. But with that fixed, think this would be excellent. Rather enjoyable as it is though.
Killed the rest of a CC Showcase Rosso Fortissimo (44 mos.) started yesterday, then made a serious dent in a CC Showcase Yakima Valley Syrah (45 mos.). To be fair, I used quite a bit of the Syrah in cooking my lamb ragout.
Squirrel!!
Does each bottle come with a built in sommelier? I see yours has a red shirt...
Cheapo WE Island Mist Blueberry Limeade, with some left over pizza .
This cheap wine is tasting very good.
This cheap wine is tasting very good.
A bottle of my 3-yr-old CC Showcase Walla Walla Cab/Merlot, which remains among the top wines I have made to date.
A California Chard-from-juice I made last season... I named it Sister Golden Hair.
Jim, last night when I was trying to figure out what to open I pulled out the bottle you gave me. I guess I never looked at the bottle. You did such a great job on the label I put it back and went my all time favorite Effingham Norton. I'm going to save yours for when I have company to share it with.
Thanks again and I still owe you.
Great, now I have that song stuck in my head!!
Tasting real good, almost 3 years old.
Brought home these Rhone style blends from a tasting today by the French winemaker Bruno Lefon. Opted for the Argentinian Malbec though instead. Downright delicious. One of the best malbecs ive had. 
Speaking of Malbecs.... I have a 3-yr-old CC Showcase Argentinian Malbec open. It is quite nice! Better than most low-end commercial Malbecs, IMHO.
