A pleasant but fairly restrained and primary showing, this 2016 presents a lighter mid-palate concentration that, though showing light on its feet and airy, holds its cards back with limited fruit…
Deep purple plum, black and red cherry, subtle leather, smoke, and earth. There is a nuanced meatiness here that adds a considerable amount of depth and body to the profile. I was half expecting a…
Translucent red and black berry, dried cranberry, cedar, forest floor, mushroom, tobacco leaf, and slight citrus rind. Medium-bodied, decent complexity (eventually), with a light and racy delivery…
From barrel. Bitter black cherry, black currant, wood, dark cranberry, and alcohol. A piecemeal presentation in its current state, with a tannic bite that never fully leaves the palate and allows the…
Similar to my notes on this wine from last year when it was a barrel sample, except that this time around (from bottle) it exhibited a heavy cedar note that distracted a bit from the red and black…
Very notable depth of flavor. Just a nice hit of cedar and spice to add to the red and black berry notes. The wine was indeed "good," but what really elevated this was the food it was paired with.…
