Light, dry, and a little thin. Not undrinkable, and an ok light summer wine I suppose, but totally fell off the map when compared to the Mending Wall Sauvignon Blanc tasted beside it.
Same as before... possibly edging its way in the 94 mark. A short decant helped for sure, allowing some richer flavors to emerge. Still 93+ for now. Something to revisit in 6 months.
Same opinion as 10 days ago. Better than what it was the first time I tried it, but nothing worth going back for. Two out of four of us preferred this over the 2012, stating the 2011 wasn't as fruity…
Similar experience as mentioned in my notes from 12/2/2015. I think there is only so far a wine can go and be "different" or "unique" before it ends up not being a worthy expression of the varietal.…
Some marked improvements from the last time I tried this wine on 10/30/2015. Still, nothing I would ever seek out or recommend. The green pepper and chili notes are still present and distract from…
Same as my notes on 10/30/2015. A decent bottle of wine for 2011, but nothing I would admittedly pay $200 for. This drank so much better than the 2011 Uproar and 2011 Herold Brown Label served next…
Similar to my previous notes on this wine. I bumped it up a point to 95, as it was drinking really well today. This was served side-by-side with the 2013 Herold White Label. Both were very well put…
Same as my notes from 3/25/2016. Tasted side-by-side with the 2012 Herold White Label. The 2013 was much tighter by comparison, but still showed excellent potential for the coming years. 96+ points.
Similar to my notes on 3/25/2016 (especially in regards to the Coravin pour). I bumped this up to 94 points, as it is drinking really nicely at the moment. A nice punch of dark black fruit at the…
Same as my previous notes from 2/12/2016. Tasted side-by-side with the 2013 Herold Brown Label. The 2012's younger sibling was far more interesting at this stage. The 2012 is a great bottle of wine…
Same as my previous notes from 2/12/2016 in terms of flavor profile. This was a Coravin pour, and didn't have as much time to air-out as I would have liked. The 2013 Coombsville bested the Stagecoach…
Same as my CT notes on 2/12/2016. I bumped this up another point, as it was rocking, with all of the right parts in place. It had been open for a few hours in the bottle, which seemed like a great…
I tasted this wine in a side-by-side comparison with a bottle that had been open for approximately 6 hours, and one that was served via a Coravin device. These two 2013 Brown Labels were also served…
Among five Cabernets tasted at Mark Herold: 2013 Uproar, 2012 Brown Label, 2013 Brown Label, 2013 Stagecoach, and 2013 Coombsville. All were Coravin pours.
Among five Cabernets tasted at Mark Herold: 2013 Uproar, 2012 Brown Label, 2013 Brown Label, 2013 Stagecoach, and 2013 Coombsville. All were Coravin pours.
Among five Cabernets tasted at Mark Herold: 2013 Uproar, 2012 Brown Label, 2013 Brown Label, 2013 Stagecoach, and 2013 Coombsville. All were Coravin pours.
Among five Cabernets tasted at Mark Herold: 2013 Uproar, 2012 Brown Label, 2013 Brown Label, 2013 Stagecoach, and 2013 Coombsville. All were Coravin pours.
Among five Cabernets tasted at Mark Herold: 2013 Uproar, 2012 Brown Label, 2013 Brown Label, 2013 Stagecoach, and 2013 Coombsville. All were Coravin pours.
Same as my previous CT notes on this wine. Solid wine with complex and tiered flavors. A dark profile, especially flaunting its blackberry and black licorice notes. Has a cool, striking minerality…
Elevated from a 92 to a 93 this tasting, as air continues to be a friend to this wine. Akin to my previous CT notes on the 2012 Brown Label, a slow O2 and some vigorous swirling in the glass surely…
Keeps getting better and better. Moved this up to 98 points after a flight of Cabernets at the Mark Herold tasting room in Napa; tasted alongside the 2012 White and Brown Labels. As usual, the 2013…
