Same as last year. Surprisingly resolved with smooth and approachable tannins, seemingly low acid and alcohol, and a notable concentration of flavors that holds interest throughout consumption.
Same as my notes from six months ago. Decanted a total of three hours, which helped. There is definitely a spine left in it for sure, and enough grip to keep the frame solid throughout consumption.…
PnP and decanted over two+ hours. Didn't change much over time. Immediately accessible and kicking out great blackberry, olive, mushroom, earth, and streaks of black raspberry flavors.
A wine that needs at least another 10-15+ years to even start to come into form. As Aaron Pott noted, this is a wine for your grandkids' grandkids to enjoy. A 30+ year wine for sure. This came across…
Very similar to my notes on 10/16/2015. The difference between PnP and a four hour decant was fairly minimal. Blue and black liqueur fruit flavors, with some asphalt, slate, and hints of bitter dark…
Same as my previous notes, with earthy funk and olive brine flavors to compliment the otherwise dark core of purple, red, and black berry fruit. Asphalt and some spice on the back end. My girl…
It's been about 6 months since my last bottle. Previous notes still apply. An intense, deep, black PS that is drinking really well with a bit of a decant.
A very beautiful example of the varietal; in a near-perfect drinking window. Displaying finessed flavors of black raspberry, blackberry, purple berry/plum, and hints of blueberry. Subtle asphalt…
Previous notes apply. In a perfect drinking window right now. Decanted for an hour and it was singing. Wonderful interplay of black, blue, and purple berry fruits, tar, camphor, black slate, and…
Oddly sweet and wonky tasting. Not completely undrinkable I suppose, but a weird rendition of a PS. No real distinguishing PS characteristics identifying it as the varietal. Some strange funk, oak,…
PnP with extraordinarily tight and tart high-toned red and purple berry notes. NUTTY08 noted a prominent pomegranate flavor, which was dead on. Not astringent or biting, but clenched so tight I could…
PnP with high-toned notes of violets, grass, stone, bitter blackberries, and some blue fruit. Three total hours in the decanter didn't help to evolve this much.
PnP and then decanted at 54° for a couple of hours. Not much change with air. A completely unreal texture and viscosity, especially for a PS, which can sometimes be a little clunky. Layers of…
PnP with dark and viscous black and blue berry fruit flavors; blackberry, boysenberry, blueberry, and a hint of black cherry and/or black raspberry cutting through the dark core of black/blue fruit.…
Pretty much identical to my notes almost a year ago in August 2015. Specific flavors are identical. This was a PnP and was prefect as such. No need to decant.
Similar to the standard 2011 SBR PS with its purple and black berry fruit, black raspberry, asphalt, and chocolate notes. However, the Old Vine ratchets up the vanilla bean and oak a tad bit, but…
Similar to my previous notes from July 2015, with flavors of huge, rich blackberry, blueberry, black licorice, sweet chocolate, cassis, confection sugar, and prominant vanilla. Extracted, with a…
PnP with notes of purple and black berry fruit, black raspberry, asphalt, granite, and a little bitter chocolate. Signature PS flavors with an admirable balance between fruit and mineral notes.
Same as my CT notes from October 2015, except that this really presented itself with a rich smoothness that was even more notable than a few months ago. I bumped this up to 94 points. Unbelievably…
