An exclamation of formidable magnificence in black liquid form, the 2016 barrel sample of the Quivet LPV was absolutely rockin'! A "Holy Mary, Mother of God" moment as soon at it hit the palate.…
One of the top wines of the night. A point up from the last time I had this wine back in November of 2017. I would've said this was the best Quivet LPV I've had to date, but that attestation only…
Previous notes apply from last year. This has certainly found its groove, with beautiful black and blue core fruit, black currant, signature site-specific black asphalt, crunchy minerality, and some…
Pretty prune-ridden and over-ripe. I'm guessing a Coravin malfunction from last week? Bummer. Note to self: Just PnP in about 1.5 years and not bother with trusting "technology" to screw up an…
Coravin pour. Black core fruit, with charcoal, burnt embers, obsidian, black asphalt, scorched earth, and some clove. A little alcohol on the back end nudged its way in. Overall weight was…
I was pleasantly surprised by this wine. About 20-30 minutes of air yielded some really nice black and red core fruit flavors. Easy-going and approachable, this was one of the most stylistically…
Exact same notes as five months ago. This was the #2 (#3-ish) wine of the night. Scarlett Reserve was #1, with the Quivet LPV and Myriad Crane battling for the #2 slot. This is the best Quivet LPV…
Similar to my previous notes. This had a rush of delicious fruit-forward flavors (akin to the Myriad NV - black cherry, black raspberry, blackberry, spice), but it displayed an additional assertive…
This followed a very similar path as the 2013 Carter LPV served alongside it. A little fruity (not as much red fruit as the Carter) and cattywampus on PnP, but with an hour or two in the decanter…
Same as my notes from 8 months ago. Black cherry and plum liqueur dominated for the first three hours (slowly draining the bottle between our two glasses - no decant). Showed especially beautiful and…
Pow!! PnP was a smack of intense black cherry liqueur, red and black licorice, cassis, kirschwasser, vanilla bean, and alcohol. A young and sultry wine.
This poor little guy kicked out some cedar and funk on the initial attack which jumbled the flavor profile. The seemingly beautiful fruit was dark and deep, but the frame was lost and the back end…
Depth and concentration were most notable here. Not surprisingly, this was my favorite of the Quivet lineup and my favorite LPV that I've had from Quivet. It is certainly a fledgling, but it still…
My favorite Quivet Pellet to date (Yes, I'm saying a lot of these wines are my favorite to date.2015 is really delivering some amazing versions of Mike Smith's wines). This was similar to the…
My favorite Quivet Kenefick to date; grabs ahold of you and gets your attention. It's not a slap in the face, but a nice forward delivery of layered flavors. It was similar to the Myriad NV, but even…
PnP with some alcohol-laced fruit liqueur flavors and a sweet, clipped finish. Uh oh; the Quivet conundrum rears its head again?! This needed about 2+ hours to mellow out a bit, and then...It was…
It's been nine months since I last had this wine. Time in bottle has garnered some improvements on the Pellet, but it is being ever-reluctant to show its maturity. The first hour was still a bit…
PnP with extremely tight and restrained notes of high-toned berry and alcohol flavors. I had that "Oh G-Dammit" moment where I felt as if I had opened this bottle WAAAAY too early (which I had).
DAY 1: On the PnP, I was initially struck by how sweet and ripe this wine came across. Deep black/purple/blue fruit flavors, creme de cassis, and sweet red/black licorice. Almost liqueur-like and…
I concur with other previous notes on this wine, especially JCAASI01 regarding its plump, round characteristics. It almost drank like a big Merlot, with some juicy Syrah components (as mentioned by…
