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2018 19 Crimes Pinot Noir The Punishment - Australia, South Eastern (3/4/2021)
Normally I would never review a wine like this but my wife got a gift from a colleague. Not sure I would be thrilled with a gift of this caliber but I guess it is the thought that counts. Burnt earth, Easter egg dye and muted fruit. There is no acidity to speak of. I was just ranting on people who score wines low but this wine I will make an exception. There is no quality in this wine that merits anymore than a solid D.
By drinking this without hitting any taste buds it is still terrible. This might be the worst wine I have tasted in a very long time. Hard to believe the popularity of this wine. (65 pts.)
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I don’t think 2 or 3 days will help this one!
Sounds like an appropriate name atleast…
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Great note!
We slipped the Snoop Dogg can into a blind tasting and people were actually spitting it out in disgust.
The cab is redolent of purple drank, liquid smoke, artificial vanilla extract, jello powder right from the package, Delsym syrup, and cherry Jolly Rancher.
Drinking the green Nyquil would be a step up.
But, aiming your phone at the label is big fun.
We put a Buck Shack Bourbon Barrel Cab into a To Kalon tasting and it was like the Family Guy ipecac episode…not hard to identify the outlier.
Does anybody know why they don’t disclaim “Not from concentrate” in the label? 
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[quoteSounds like an appropriate name atleast…][/quote]I would stop drinking if this was the punishment!
Are their bottles frosted, like the Faustino ones? It sort of looks like that
You better stick with the Mr. B’s.
Some friends brought that wine over as a joke once. Big, soft, and extremely oaky. I’ve had worse.
I recorked the empty and snuck it into their wine fridge next time I went to their house.
You better stick with the Mr. B’s.
That would be a real gift to someone. Erin got this from a coworker. Hopefully they bought it due to the label otherwise they need some wine education.
Case stacked in Kroger, Sam’s, chain stores. It is extremely popular and everything the OP says.
Someone brought the 19 Crimes Chardonnay to a dinner party and poured some in our glass my wife and I had to find a way to sneak out and pour it down the drain. Worst wine I’ve ever had.
Day 2: Let’s put it this way there was a lot left in the bottle. Scorched earth in the worst way, water, yes I said water, muted fruit. When I say there is no acidity I mean it. I can’t figure out where they got the grapes for this wine but this tastes like one of the jug wines from the Central Valley in California only worse. 62 points
Someone brought the 19 Crimes Chardonnay to a dinner party and poured some in our glass my wife and I had to find a way to sneak out and pour it down the drain. Worst wine I’ve ever had.
You are too kind. I would have rated it in front of them. ![[wow.gif]](/uploads/db3686/original/2X/7/7d450e9830889c8943b674446a21b7254cad657e.gif "wow")
I sent them an email it was that bad.
Maybe the best review on it was someone put they prefer Mark West. Wow!
I had a friend of my wife bring this to me because she knew that I “was into wine”. I had low expectations. I agree 100% with OP on his note. After pouring a taste, I cooked with it. The beef tips have never been so bad. (60 pts.)
Edited: for grammar
I’ll take “thread titles I never thought I’d see on WB” for 100, Ken.
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We’ve been given a couple bottles of 19 Crimes wines over the years. I’ve never been brave enough to open one. I gave them to my daughter who’s friends were happy with wines of this caliber. This note removes any lingering doubt I should have actually tasted those wines. So thanks for that.
