A two hour decant yielded wonderful notes of black and red currant, black raspberry, red and black licorice, rich dark cacao, and a kiss of vanillin oak. The black raspberry liqueur and cacao…
PnP with notes of deep red and black currant, black amber plum, cacao, red and black licorice, "dark sweet and sour cherries" (which was Yackman's reference - spot on!), slate, and a hint of anise…
PnP and my initial reaction was along the same lines of a number of folks who commented about this wine needing time. Very tight and clipped at first, but bursting at the seams with a medley of dark,…
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…
I bumped this up a point to 95, as it presented amazingly this go-around, shadowed only barely by the 2013 Myriad Dr. Crane tasted next to it. The Myriads were also tasted alongside the 2013 Carter…
Similar to my CT notes from 08/07/15. Especially fantastic after about an hour decant. Dark berry fruits, charcoal, earth, and some subtle clove notes.
Very similar to the 2009 Myriad Dr. Crane, with an initial subdued nose of dark fruit, earth, wood, and alcohol. On the palate, dark brooding berry fruit, blackberry, cedar/wood, and earth. Not as…
Notes of black fruits, dark currant, earth, and some spice. Chalky tannins surrounded the fruit, but the wine was still accessible considering how young it is.
Tasted at Mike Smith's house in late 2014 and this thing was really screaming with bold, young notes of powerful black and blue fruits, licorice, cassis, and spice. Clearly it was flaunting its youth.
Opened up with aromas of dark fruit, cedar soil, wood, and alcohol. In the glass, similar notes of dark black fruits, ripe blackberry, cedar/wood, forest floor, and a hint of coffee. Initially the…
Good black fruits, licorice, earth, slate/granite, and faint wood notes. Drank alongside a 2010 Myriad Napa Cabernet. The Napa was a little more expressive compared to the Spring Monutain, but the…
Right out of the gate, the 2010 Myriad Dr. Crane reminds you why Mike Smith knows what the hell he is doing. A velvety smooth version of a Dr. Crane and a solid, hedonistic effort that's showing very…
Ripe plum, dark red/blue fruit, hints of black licorice, anise, earth. Seems to be drinking at a very open and accessible stage. No trace of distracting herbal or green issues. A nice fleck of…
