Same as 5 months ago. Good stuff. The only thing that keeps this from elevating further is that it seems to level out after an hour or so and never really kick into any exhibiting any full-throttle…
Same as my notes 9 months ago, except this took only about an hour in the decanter before it was singing nicely. Two hours and it was really kicking out some nice black cherry liqueur and dark…
Same as previous notes. Developing a nice overall finesse, while still maintaining a profile driven by awesome depth and power. Decanted at 54 degrees for a total of two hours, which broadened the…
Crisp and lively, while also exhibiting a voluptuous roundness that is seldom seen in SBs. In the past, Lewis has been known for severely over-oaking their SBs; thankfully, this was not the case…
So a little bit of a different experience with this wine from 5 months ago. PnP started out with vibrant high-toned red berry fruit. Good flavors and a lot of energy. An hour decant at 54 degrees was…
Saline-driven syrah, with muted purple berry notes and a little wood. Nothing complex at this stage. A bit of a dud. I'm probably the only one on the planet who actually had a bottle of this left…
Overtly fruity and almost reminding me of a kid's juicebox. Not totally undrinkable, with some "red wine" characteristics, but just barely tolerable. Simplistic and a bit dead, like cran-grapejuice.…
Same as a few weeks ago. Not bad. Not great. A good intro sipper. Had a little bit of a distracting alkaline tinge on the back end, which clipped the finish.
I almost bought some additional bottles of this, but held off just because it fell a little short on the finish for me. Honeysuckle, peach cobbler, lemon oil, lemon curd (like the kind in lemon…
A downright beautiful bottle of wine. Balanced beyond belief. This followed the Bergfeld (which was my favorite in the lineup), so the Kathryn Hall had some real catching-up to do in terms of…
This was my favorite in the lineup, as it kicked out wonderful blue and black berry fruit notes, along with some signature Saint Helena minerality. This wine had so much of what I love about Napa…
Essentially identical to the 2013 Eighteen-Seventy-Three except that the Jack's Masterpiece had a bit more depth. The Jack's carried the same higher register red berry fruit and spice as the…
A little tight, with some high-toned red berry and currant flavors punching through the darker berry fruit notes. Some alcohol and vanilla, with a spicebox note that was fairly prominent on the back…
A nice start to an otherwise Cabernet Sauvignon-heavy lineup from Hall. Crisp and refreshing the way a SB should be, but not overly complex in any way. Nothing necessarily out of place, but nothing…
As expected, this was the star of the lineup. The quality oak influence showed through in spades, but the near-perfect core of dark berry fruit could handle the 100% new French oak without any…
This definitely needs a little bit of time to unwind and sort itself out; but what presented itself after about an hour decant was a very well delineated and focused core of deep, dark fruit. Notes…
One of the best domestic Merlots out there, especially for a full-on Merlot (as opposed to some of the high end Merlot/Cab. or local BDX blends out there). This has more spine than the 2012 (not…
An extremely inviting SB, with a good delineation of flavors and no hard edges to speak of. More on the tropical fruit side, but not overtly sweet or overbearing. No alkaline or steely metallic…
Simple and straightforward notes of plum, black cherry, some black raspberry, and a bit of cedar. Fairly plump and round, almost carrying some Merlot-like nuances. Some purple berry and talc notes…
Again, wonderfully saturated red raspberry, red and black cherry, cola, rhubarb, earth, and baking spice flavors. Mid-palate is beautiful and full, completely enveloping; a textural dream.
Not as full and enveloping as the standard Brut Reserve. Thin and a bit hollow mid-palate. CO2 was really prevelant, masking the watery strawberry and mousse notes. A disappointment overall…
Fun, frothy, and a nicely sweetened sparkler. Simple and not a lot of nuance to speak of, but its intent isn't to stimulate the high intellectual levels of existence. Pairs great with dark chocolate.
