SCORE: 74
by Brandon Wainscott
AROMA: Alcohol, floral, cherry, butterscotch. A rather pleasant floral nose until the alcohol works its way in.
TASTE: Pepper, Leather, butterscotch/caramel and perhaps flowers.
OVERALL: Colour is light see through red. There seems to be a mix of smooth velvet and cherry with a leathery dryness. The latter is more on the finish, but if kept in the mouth, it shows itself then, too. However, there is a clear hotness to the wine that shows itself and undermines any good qualities. It lacks depth and complexity and so it tastes like cheap wine is expected to taste like, not bad but unattractive. Also on the negative there is a vinegar like finish once the wine opens up. The wine scores at 74..
REVIEW: Here in Kentucky the wine sells at $6.99; however, I have seen others say it is a couple dollars more in other places. For an under $10 bottle of wine it is drinkable, but the hotness is unattractive. It lingers on the breath like garlic or cheep beer actually and this is really what brings it down. The mix of leathery dryness and sweetness in the wine is interesting, however. But again the finish is undermined by the hotness. It's something I might try one more time to see if I got something different. Aside from that, it's not something I would buy again. You get what you payed for. And a final note, as noted in the "overall" section, it does open up to a vinegar like aftertaste. I considered giving it a 73, but given the price I decided that for that price range it deserves a point just below the mid 70 score.
PRICE: $7-$10 (US)
COUNTRY: France
REGION: Vin de Pays
APPELLATION: Ile de Beauté
VINTAGE: NONE
GRAPE: Pinot Noir
PS....The wine is from Ille de Beauté, where this guy is from:
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