I'm not entirely sure why you would make a Reserve version of this wine in 2014, but ok. An ever-so-slight improvement from the original version in terms of depth, but otherwise this is the same wine…
Medium-bodied and agreeable notes of black and dark red core fruit; some earth, spice, and dark chocolate to add a mediocre amount of interest. Otherwise, another fairly basic and pedestrian version…
Ok, so I seriously have to call out any used car salesman who tells me there is anything even remotely redeemable here beyond a rancid, broken soul of a core in this wine. Huge, inflammatory blasts…
At first sip, a similar experience to my CT notes a few months ago. However, a soft plum note appeared after an hour or so of decanting, which threw off some of the initial classical Cabernet flavors…
Same as all my other previous notes, except that I bumped this up a couple of points. It has really filled out since last time. Solid depth and concentration; an absolutely beautiful, dark expression…
Somewhat similar to 6 months ago in terms of specific flavors, except I noticed a nice singed eucalyptus note on the back end that elevated this wine...a bit. Started to fade off after about three…
This took about an hour in the decanter before it opened up and showed its hand nicely. Notes of red/black licorice, wet black pebbles, red/black currant, black cherry, spicebox, pulverized granite,…
A round, soft, and somewhat plum-driven cabernet. Shows the fruit-forward nature of the vintage, but in a cooler-climate style. Some dark cherry, currant, and chocolate notes, with faint wood notes.…
Tasted at the Herb Lamb release and again at Taj Campton SF. Complex notes of cool black and purple fruits, burnt embers, coffee, and cocoa. Not yet fully expressive, but shows promise in a tightly…
