sours

Deep ruby color. Wonderful aromas of strawberries with hints of coffee and pipe tobacco. Taste of strawberry, plum, and sour cherry and chocolate. Very well balanced flavor and acidity.

The Nk'Mip Cellars Qwam Qwmt has a muted nose of half-ripe red fruit, celery salt and mild barnyard. The attack is quite tart, with sour strawberry dominating the flavor upon entry. There is some structure and elegance...

Rich but restrained and elegant. Nose of cherry, juicy red fruit, pepper and other spices and pencil shavings. Palate of red fruit, sour cherries and spices. Oak imparts an almost caramel-like rich sweet smoothness to the...

Great full-bodied, smooth and tasty zin. Lovely spice on the nose, berries and jammy flavors with a hint of oak, and light tannins. Finish is slightly sour.

Cherry and vanilla on the nose. The wine is certainly cheap and cheerful - tastes rather manufactured. Its light, sugary sweet and fairly plain, lacking in typical cabernet backbone. Fairly drinkable though. Finishes on...

Restrained, elegant wine that is quite different from the typical Australian Shiraz -- presumably hence the decision to call it Syrah. Rich, intense nose of rich dark fruits, raspberry and cassis with spices (cinnamon)...

Interesting, to say the least. Nose is balanced and fruity. First sip explodes onto the palate with sour berries and tannic notes, coats the mouth, then subsides into a dry, smooth finish.

What a surprise since I picked this up after reading a brief article on Carmignano and thought to taste one. Amazing nose that reads like a basket of red fruit. First it's raspberry, then wild berries and then cherry...