Not up to the quality of previous vintages of Firesteed's budget bottling, this 2007 seems like a washed-out also-ran. There is barely a hint of fruit; the flavors are thin and watery. There's nothing off here about the winemaking; it's just that the material was marginal from the start.

Not up to the quality of previous vintages of Firesteed's budget bottling, this 2007 seems like a washed-out also-ran. There is barely a hint of fruit; the flavors are thin and watery. There's nothing off here about the winemaking; it's just that the material was marginal from the start.

Not up to the quality of previous vintages of Firesteed's budget bottling, this 2007 seems like a washed-out also-ran. There is barely a hint of fruit; the flavors are thin and watery. There's nothing off here about the winemaking; it's just that the material was marginal from the start.

Not up to the quality of previous vintages of Firesteed's budget bottling, this 2007 seems like a washed-out also-ran. There is barely a hint of fruit; the flavors are thin and watery. There's nothing off here about the winemaking; it's just that the material was marginal from the start.