Tasted at Venge, side by side with the 2013 Bone Ash, which was a different wine stylistically from the Reserve. While the Bone Ash was awash with powerful and opulent blackberry and black licorice…
Tasted side by side with the 2013 Venge Reserve Cabernet. Both were top notch Napa reds with reasonable QPRs considering what's in the bottle. They are a tad bit different wines stylistically; I…
Same as my previous tasting notes a few months ago. A cedar note was especially prominent this time around. Air helped open it up in terms of the fruit, but also elevated the wood component (not in a…
PnP with notes of red and purple berry fruit, kirsch, red and black cherry, plum, cured meat (like peppered salami), and limestone. A couple of hours in the decanter helped to broaden out the…
Same as previous notes. An absolute bottle of bad ass Syrah. Drinking great now with a two hour decant. Superb quality of fruit; outstanding complexity. Consistently one of the best Syrah producers…
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.
PnP with incredibly high-pitched notes of cranberry, pomegranate, unripe plum, bitter cherry, alkaline, and dust. Virtually undrinkable, and almost completely unidentifiable as a Cabernet Sauvignon.
Same as my CT notes from last month. I did not decant, as it did not need it at all. Ready to drink on a PnP just fine. My last bottle of the 2009 Gap's. One of the better bottles of KB that I've had…
Similar to my CT notes from September 2015. I bumped this up a point to 94, as an hour in the decanter brought out some of the coffee, chocolate, and mineral notes that I typically associate with the…
Same as my prior notes. My last bottle. Nothing that I'll miss. It was served alongside a 2012 Kosta Browne Sonoma Coast Pinot. Both wines were just "Meh." Boring and forgettable.
Same as my specific CT notes from 12/9/2015. A good Pinot; not an amazing Pinot. A little more high-pitched red fruit notes this time around. I will try to give my other bottles another year to see…
PnP with beautiful notes of lemon curd, lemon meringue, pineapple, honey, and some tropical fruit. Hints of poached pear, stone (granite), and lemongrass.
Tasting exactly how I remembered it back in August 2015 (refer to my prior CT notes on this wine). Smooth, silky, and not a hard edge to be found. A great mid-term drinker. Drink now and over the…
PnP with initial notes of red currant, red and black cherry, tart raspberry, anise, clove, and some granite dust. Tight, with a bit of a chalky finish that muted the fruit on the back end. 91 points…
PnP with tight (but not sharp) notes of blackberry, raspberry, red and black licorice, alcohol, and a little wood. Fairy simple and one-note initially. A tight tannic clamp came down almost…
Overly sweet, completely overworked, and over-processed, with little varietal characteristics to speak of. Vanilla, oak, chocolate. Like IHOP blackberry syrup.
PnP with notes of red currant, black cherry, alcohol, and wood. Drank like a cheap Cabernet. Simple and a little bitter. Air didn't help much. Had a tinge of mocha on the back end, with a drying,…
Same as my previous CT notes. A bit sweet initially, but with some air time, it came together quite nicely. Rich and truly a guilty pleasure, but a wine I keep coming back to. Doesn't offer the epic…
Similar to my previous CT notes on this wine. PnP with rich and upfront purple, black, and red berry fruit; the black cherry liqueur, chocolate, and vanilla bean notes were especially prominent this…
Tasting event at 750 Wines in St. Helena with winemakers Russell Bevan, Aaron Pott, Benoit Touquette, Roy Piper, Helen Keplinger, Dan Petroski (Larkmead), Sam Kaplan (Memento Mori, Arkenstone, Nine…
