Ripe blackberry preserves, with some dark soil and chocolate picking up the rear of the delivery and saving it from becoming an absolute, singular implosion of ripe black fruit. Much more rich and…
Red and black cherry, red currant, and some spice are delivered on a fairly acidic platter in this version of Buoncristiani's Cabernet. PnP was a bit bracing at first, but it relaxed its grip a bit…
Similar to previous notes. By itself, this is a fine wine. However, comparatively with the others, this fell behind the leaders in the pack. Toward the middle/rear in terms of overall performance.…
Previous notes apply. Not giving off too much until hour two. Needed air for sure. Decant if choosing to open now. Otherwise, wait another year or two minimally. 92-94+ points at the moment.
Enchantingly backward and spring-loaded with massively concentrated flavors of blackberry, black raspberry, black and red licorice, Baker's chocolate, pastille, cassis, and some earthy stone. There…
This Chardonnay strikes a nice balance between the plushness of a domestic white and the restraint of a more classical version of the varietal. Fresh and fairly lively, with decent energy and lift to…
Opened the night before, gassed, re-corked, and tasted at 11AM the next day. Super compacted and almost totally inaccessible. A complete saliva-sucker. Leave this alone for a couple of years and hope…
Same as previous notes. On PnP, it was a little tight, with some restrained black cherry notes dominating. But after about two hours of air, it blossomed. Deep, dark chocolate, black raspberry, ripe…
Exquisite blackberry, black currant, black cherry, bitter chocolate, cassis, and some tar notes. Concentrated but smooth the whole way through. Medium-bodied to some degree, but with a super smooth…
Very primary and tight at the moment. Not astringent, but somewhat restrained in terms of allowing its core fruit potential to step forward. A little heat on the back end. Notes of primarily red…
My first experience with this producer, and this did not disappoint at all. Beautiful blue/black core fruit, dark red raspberry, ripe black cherry, bitter chocolate, and a hint of cedar. The acid and…
