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Captain Caveman
29 posts
Apr 26, 2007
1 year, 5 months ago
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1Caveat Emptor
The two reviews of this wine are pretty much on the money IMHO (though I think an 80 is generous score). Just thought I should add one thing...If you buy this, or any of the other varietals from Shaw, just buy enough for the night/event/party et cetera. This wine doesn't cellar very well, and is designed for immediate consumption. This will not improve with age, and probably won't keep more than a year or so under less than ideal conditions (don't waste valuable cellar space hoping this will improve, either).
As for the bottle variability, most wines in this price level are not transported under temperature controlled conditions, so there can be considerable variability based on when, where, and how the wine was shipped to the store.
Generally speaking, tighter, more tannic and ageworthy wines tend to travel better and be more resistant to abuse. So even without temperature controls, they tend to hold up better.
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John
52 posts
Apr 26, 2007
1 year, 5 months ago
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2Re: Caveat Emptor
Wow Caveman!!
I'm surprised to even hear that you have tried the infamous two buck chuck!
Andy and I recently purchased a bottle of every single Charles Shaw "varietal", so we'll be posting more ratings on these bad-boys of the wine world soon. I'm really afraid of the Chardonnay to be honest.
If you make it to Trader Joe's any time soon, feel free to buy a menage of the Charles Shaw lineup and let us know what you think. We'll gladly reimburse you for the 10 dollars :) I think even Vinquire.com can afford that!
I find it difficult to review these wines because I'm not doing them blind. Every square inch of my body wants to find flaws and generally disapprove of these wines. But I still found it drinkable ... the horror ... the horror.
Anyways, thanks for the quality feedback on these bargain wines -- and seriously -- buy a few bottles and send us the bill.
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Captain Caveman
29 posts
May 07, 2007
1 year, 5 months ago
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3Re: Caveat Emptor
I know the feeling. Since I have to taste all the fancy stuff for work, I try to keep tasting the more plebian wines as well in my spare time...just to maintain my objectivity and sense of relative value. I don't know if I could get through 10 bottles of shaw...but make no mistake, there are far worse wines out there, few are cheaper, and many much more expensive.
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