Primary and fairly straight forward right now, with a linear expression of the varietal. Unripe crunchy plum, pomegranate seed, Concord grape, and raspberry seed dominate the profile. Next-to-no…
Pouring a translucent purple-crimson, the 2018 Carlisle Radiant Ridge Mourvèdre rockets-up aromas of spring flowers and a medley of freshly washed berries and cherries. The intoxicating color and…
Nearly three years ago I had this from barrel and it showed tremendous promise. Now having been in bottle a few years, this wine is certainly on its way to becoming a beautiful representation of the…
This wine showed pretty flat compared to April 2018 when I last had it. This was also served next to a '12 Favia Quarzo, which bested it by a margin. It was fine, but nothing memorable here. Some…
Much improved since I last had this wine 1.5 years ago. Dark purple and black core fruit, with notes of black pepper, camphor, black olive, and some subtle spice. Beautifully balanced with a…
As others have noted, this needs some time to deepen its flavor profile and get out of its flatter, linear delivery. Still maintained fairly good balance, with some higher toned red and purple berry…
Ok...I'll take the incoming arrows on this one. Apparently I'm missing something here. I found this to be a higher-register, linear, sour example of the varietal. Yes, it's young, but the lack of…
Same as two months ago. I had to go back to drinking a KB Pinot Noir (which was barely memorable as it was) just to get some flavor going back on my palate. Not too encouraging when a forgettable…
Red and purple fruit, with faint passings-by of olive, railroad tie, and asphalt. Not overly complex or concentrated, with the mid-palate leaving something to be desired. One could hold this for…
Linear and flat across the palate from start to finish. Some purple berry fruit and fleeting hits of black olive (like the kind on a Roundtable pizza). Lackluster indeed (and not "off" in terms of…
Same as 2+ months ago. Some blasé, medium-bodied flavors of blackberry, plum, black cherry, and faint vanilla. Kinda fruity overall in the initial attack, but faded extremely fast on the back end. A…
Some of my previous notes apply. Not a particularly noteworthy showing this time around. PnP was tight and predominantly alcohol and acid based. The fruit was reserved, hidden under a tannic clamp…
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.…
Previous notes apply. Hold until 2018. Came off a little sweet and disjointed initially. Opened up a bit more after a few hours in the decanter, but was still a little too plush and round for my…
Previous notes apply. A good Syrah for $25, and yes, that qualifier needs to be there. It drinks above its price point in the sense that it is super inexpensive. But it doesn't drink way above its…
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…
Same as previous notes. Some subtle black olive and earth notes after about 3 hours in the decanter at 54 degrees. I will try to hold until mid/late 2017.
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…
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…
Same notes as 12/25/2015. 88-89 points. Served alongside a 2010 Saxum Booker and 2010 Tor Reserve ROCK Syrah. The Saxum blew the others out of the water for me. Not decanted. Didn't need it. Flat and…
Same as my specific notes from 8/19/2015. My last bottle. Ended up being a good Syrah with a very good QPR. Nothing earth-shattering, but a pleasant drink nonetheless. Papa's Block is consistently…
