Very nice Côtes du Rhône. Usual tones: a little cherry, chokeberry, leather. But also a strong note of black olives, quite unexpected. Would buy again.
Enjoyed it with slow cooked rabbit.
Don't know what happened. Maybe Haskell's stored it wrong, maybe wine is not consistent. But bought it a week ago and was thoroughly disappointed.
Best red wine I ever had. Yes, I paid $70 plus tax for a bottle. Can afford for my birthday. It worth every penny. Wine Spectator lists some notes they found in it. Robert Parker found something else. I'd say I felt everything listed in both reviews. Don't want to list here, I just enjoyed it. Try it at least once, try it before in moved to 3 digit price range (it will).
Enjoyed it with slow cooked rabbit.
Last bottle from Costco box. And the best one. Bordeaux with a twist. It has usual Bordeaux notes: black currant, a little bit of sour cherry. Also a little bit of bitter tannin note, usually found in Medoc. But the most surprising is a strong lemon-pepper note, more pronounced after aerator and even more strong in the aftertaste.
Enjoyed it with smoked trout pizza.
From Costco box. Good, classic bordeaux. Strong black currant note, a little bit of sugar. Was pretty good with smoked salmon pizza, would be good with light meat and high end fish (salmon, tuna, mahi-mahi, swordfish)
From Costco box. Interesting Bordeaux. A little bit light, with a complex taste. Was good with smoked salmon pizza, would be good with meat, but not with fish.
A bottle from Costco Christmas box. Classic Bordeaux. I don't care it's Appellation d'Origine, not Appellation Controlleé. Strong black currant note, a little bit of sugar and powerful red currant note in the aftertaste.
Enjoyed it with trout pie.