Tasted at a mini-VC gathering last night (w/ MudPuppy). All wines for us (except MP) were double blind. This was the fourth wine (first red) tasted in the evening.

Very light ruby coloration. Muted nose of leather - untraceable fruit. The palate matched the nose here --- leather, slightly bitter cherry fruit. I incorrectly guessed this to be an Italian wine. Could this be closed? No it's just bad wine.

< 80 points and not recommended.

Sounds about right.

this wine was worse than the chard. funky nose, hot, too much acidity. what little fruit, was on the bitter side. not recommended.

...and a finish reminiscent of chewing on a ten-speed tire.

Wow, that's not very enticing...