At peak, at least in terms of its components continuing to harmonize in a synchronized outpouring of freshness, fruit flavor and expansion, and focus. It has become a bit of a one hit wonder, but the…
A massively endowed wine, much akin to the 2014 Block 6 with its dark berry and rich chocolatey profile. A lot of power and sappy concentration here, with the melted dark chocolate notes singing the…
Horizontal of the 2015 Estate, Stags, and Howell Cabernets. More earthy and funky than the Estate or Stags, this Howell offering from Revana displayed a soil-driven meatiness that was interesting, if…
Horizontal of the 2015 Estate, Stags, and Howell Cabernets. Previous notes apply on this wine. My preferred wine amongst the three. This exhibited much more complexity and focus by comparison.…
Round, fairly ripe, and lemon-curd driven, pushing out hints of popcorn and vanilla as well, this Chardonnay certainly has a decent 'yum' factor going on with it. Smooth and palate-coating, with a…
The 2013 and 2014 Estate Cabs were served side by side. Both the 2013 and 2014 versions really come down to palate preference in my opinion. They are similar wines, defined and contrasted primarily…
Much improved from when I last had it earlier in the year. This was a PnP so it was surely much fresher and more energetic than the flattened-out boo-boo lipped version from my last note.
The 2013 and 2014 Estate Cabs were served side by side. Both the 2013 and 2014 versions really come down to palate preference in my opinion. They are similar wines, defined and contrasted primarily…
Very similar to the 2012 Block 6 I had the week before. Dark black and some super dark red core fruit, with black currant, chocolate, black soil, and spice to round-out the flavor profile. Dark,…
PnP with dark black and red berry core fruit. Chocolate, black raspberry, black currant, clove, allspice, and some black soil notes beautifully glide across the palate. Mid-palate and overall…
Black cherry, black and red currant, plum, vanilla bean, and light cedar notes. Medium weight on the front end and through the mid-palate. Fairly simple and pedestrian, with a little bit of energy…
Boozy and sweet, with a ripe, cloying plum note overpowering most of the other flavors trying to come through. Some black cherry, currant, and cedar notes eventually emerged, but the attack of the…
Interestingly enough, this experience with this wine was strikingly similar to the one I had with it nearly two years ago. Previous note from 2016 still applies. Alcohol, cedar, and a off-sweet plum…
Much improved since I last had this wine 6 months ago. More captivating in both the flavor and complexity department, with dark black and blue core fruit, plum, black raspberry, black currant, black…
A beautifully concentrated Cabernet, with a core that exhibited both rich and vivacious flavors of black and dark red fruit. Hauntingly dark blackberry and black raspberry, dark chocolate, mocha,…
Previous notes apply. A fairly hedonistic experience this time around, with sweet blackberry, blueberry, dark chocolate, red raspberry, spice, mulch, and some blue/black rock. Rich, dense, and a…
A bit of a "flat" meets "fat" profile this time around. This wine screamed domestic Chardonnay, with "fat," buttery flavors of lemon curd, pie crust, clarified butter, movie theater popcorn, and…
Crazy intense, concentrated, and delivering so much blue/black fruit that the term 'hedonism' doesn't even come close to aptly describing this wine. It certainly has some sexy stripper pole aspects…
Tight and restrained, with a more earth-driven profile than the Napa or the Block 6. The mountain fruit was under lock-and-key for the most part throughout the entire consumption. Still, it had a…
I was very much drawn to this wine. It had a great combination of focus and concentration. Fairly rich on the initial delivery, with blue/black fruit, dark red raspberry and black cherry, bitter dark…
A smooth and somewhat simple delivery, with yellow citrus core fruit gliding nicely across the palate. The finish faded fairly fast, but the onset of the fruit mid-palate was decent. Nice, if not a…
On initial PnP, this threw off alcohol, cedar, and plum. After a slow O2 for about an hour (and some decent swirling in the glass), the confluence of flavors improved more seamlessly. Still, it never…
