Tasted 1 January 2020
San Francisco Bay · Livermore Valley
Similar to my experience two years ago. Plum, currant, and some cedar. More of a flat delivery here, with a fruity core that struggles to expand or provide any layering. There's some plushness here, but its focus is…
Notes of Asian pear, grilled lemon spice, ripe red apple pulp, and bread dough. Medium-bodied and a touch heavy for a sparkler, missing some of the higher toned zing on the back end to provide lift…
This was a little difficult for my Napa-trained palate to grasp on to. Some pleasurable flavors of currant, plum, black cherry, and hints of cedar. A little flat and hollow mid-palate, with some…
Blackberry, Trader Joe's fig paste, olive, charcuterie, pastrami, and earth flavors dominated. A pretty gamey and earthy Syrah, with a fistful or really ripe fruit. An interesting take on the…
