3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20Bottle at the Colorado Mead Tasting ’12, courtesy of Aaron. Thanks Man! Pour is deep purple/crimson with no head and good legs. Dry yeasty aroma, tannin, red wine, bread, dark fruits, and raspberries in the aroma. Taste is dark berries, red grapes, yeast, tannin, and biscuit with a dry, lingering finish and slight alcoholic burn. Mouthfeel is medium no carbonation. Very reminiscent of sweet merlot. My wife would love this one.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 1/5 OVERALL 13/20
glass at the vintage. purple - ish. botttom of bottle. smell is mild berries and fruity perfume. ye, berry background on a honey bun. backbone is mead honey fer sure. not bad overall. like able. a little strong fer a mead. but goes down easy.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
75 cl bottle at home. Thanks Ramy! Deep ruby red mead with no head. Really beautiful. Red Grapes, honey, rosé and black pepper, spices, marzipan, almond paste and vanilla on the nose. Very smooth mouthfeel with loads of sweet flavors. Red grapes, ripe red apples and dark fruits, jam, blackberry, lingonberry. Verry nice balance. Warming alcohol finish. Really good stuff!
3.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 18/20
sample at the mead tasting, huge wine flavors, grapey, shraz here. I like this a sweet dessert wine
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
bottle-shared by jtclockwork-disappearing bubbles-dk red. A-berry/cherry, perfumy. T-berry/cherry, perfumy/herbal.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Sample from a bottle. Clear reddish pink color, hue of brown in there. Pretty-looking, despite having no head or lace. Does have impressive legs, though. Very nice floral / berry nose. Fragrant, like a perfume. Good white grape flavor. Sweet taste, in an authentic big fruity kind of way, not cloying at all. Big body, light carbonation if any, dry texture. Good long fruity white grape aftertaste. Alcohol warmth is there, but it’s not bothersome at all. Helps propel the fantastic aroma out, actually. Awesome, delicious stuff.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle. Poured clear reddish copper color with good legs. Moderate to heavy berry fruity, honey and small alcohol aroma. Medium to full body with a thick smooth texture and long legs. Medium to heavy sweet fruit and honey flavor with a medium to heavy complex sweet finish of moderate to long duration. Pleasing smooth alcohol burn. Standout mead.
3.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle. Pours purple berry. Nose and taste of clover honey, grape, berries, vanilla and lightly spiced wood. Medium body. Dry wine cork finish.
3.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle. Pours a clear garnet color. Lots of berries on the nose, soft sweet fruit and honey. Medium bodied, very subtle touches of delicate carbonation. Berries and gum, dry honey and a touch of warmth. Lingering warm alcohol into the finish with a bit more berries and dry honey.
1.6 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 2/10 PALATE 1/5 OVERALL 4/20
Opened this up before I realized it was 13% alcohol. Wow, this looks incredible. Clear, ruby color, with no head. Smells like gummy candy and booze. I love gummies but the booze is a bit much. Oh my god this is sweet! Cloying, sticky, too much. Drain pour.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 18/20
Pours a nice ruby purple. Nose is of sweet and tart berries, blackberry, blueberry, raspberry. Taste is big on honey, booze, and fruit on the front a bit of tart booziness on the back end. This one is a bit hot but very good.
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