Same as all of my previous notes on this wine. Held up great over the course of over three hours. Beautifully balanced, with just enough of a kiss of buttery citrus to push the flavor spectrum into…
PnP with a viscous and glycol-wrapped delivery on the front end; yellow citrus, Meyer lemon marmalade, lamp oil, vanilla-liqueur, and olive oil. A lot of booze on the back end, washing over the…
Boy has this little goober lost some steam over the last couple of years. Over-ripe cranberry, orange peel, muddled strawberry, cinnamon stick, and some soil. The flavors are (or rather, were) all…
PnP with a slap of dried apricot, buttered popcorn, lamp oil, butterscotch, wood, and bruised lemon rind. Fairly abrasive in the front and somewhat angular though the mid-palate. Finish was flat and…
I'm still not jiving on this wine. I know it's an appellation Chardonnay with a seemingly great QPR, but... there was no elegance or refinement to be had here. Pretty simple in complexity and flavor,…
Lemon liqueur, yellow pear, glycol, and lamp oil. Some faint lemon verbena and grass on the back end, but mostly hits of lemon and alcohol. A furry/pithy aftertaste made for an abrupt finish. Even…
Previous notes apply. Ripe, dark black cherry, mulch, earth, and some rhubarb. Round, easy, plush, and fairly straightforward. Fun but forgettable. Not a waste of a date, but definitely not marriage…
Give this time. Sulfur, heat, and glycol dominated over the yellow citrus core fruit. Almost akin to a limoncello. Liqueur lemontini aftertaste. Hold for another year minimum.
Pleasant and giving, with ripe lemon curd, popcorn, and vanilla flavors. A touch simple, but kicking out just the right amount of flavor. Purity of fruit is notable, especially given the QPR. Love it…
I'm still working on trying to understand these RM wines. The notion of them needing a lot of time indeed has merits, but I'm not entirely confident it's only a time issue. The 2013 and 2015 were…
I'm still working on trying to understand these RM wines. The notion of them needing a lot of time indeed has merits, but I'm not entirely confident it's only a time issue. The 2013 and 2015 were…
Same as previous notes. This was served side-by-side with a Del Dotto Chardonnay, with the DD coming off more buttery and rich. The RM maintained a much more sophisticated complexity and had an…
PnP with an opaque blood orange hue, with scents of freshly washed cranberries, orange squeeze, and some woody spice. Much of the same on the palate. Red cherry, cranberry, wild red raspberry, orange…
Same as previous notes. Nice vanilla, butter, and lemon citrus/curd notes. Traditional in many respects, but truly tasty. It maintained a nice brightness throughout consumption. Good acidity, with a…
I'm continuing to try to follow this wine with some diligence over a tracked span of time. From a healthy Coravin pour. Over the course of an hour, it didn't budge much (as expected). I noticed a bit…
My other previous notes still apply. This is in a good drinking window right out of the gate on PnP. No reason to delay gratification on this, as I personally believe it is operating at/close to its…
Black cherry, cola, and spice box flavors dominated throughout consumption (total of 3 hours). Some faint herbal notes, but nothing that provided that much additional interest or lift. This had some…
Same as before. 89-90 points. Simple overall but an easy wine with an even easier price point. Don't expect to be "wowed" here...instead, expect to be "fine." Some Pinots demand Riedel stemware,…
Same as before. 92-93 points. Developed a faint sweetness on the attack that I don't recall having been there before. Not necessarily distracting, but noticeable among a number of us. I liked it; I…
Looks like I'm the outlier this time around, as this wine didn't deliver the way I had hoped it would, even in its youth. At best for me, it was in that 90-92 point bracket, and honestly that's being…
Same as previous notes, except that this never fully came around to anything that provided any real pleasure for me. I get the potential, but it is something that I cannot foresee delivering in a way…
Drink now. This is performing very well, with the perfect amount of energy, grip, and flavor. A medium delivery of core yellow citrus fruit, with an encompassing mouthfeel that coats the palate…
Previous notes apply. Pretty much a snoozer for me. Some RM SVD's have promise, but this wine, even given the QPR, is super boring for me. Light-to-medium bodied, with a fairly flat attack and…
Like with most RM Pinots I've experienced, PnP was tight and high-toned (no surprise). More red fruit driven with notes of cranberry, citrus rind, and pomegranate. After over an hour in the decanter,…
Same accessibility and profile as noted in my previous CT TN. An especially great bottle of Chardonnay given the exceptional QPR. This 2014 is just fine as a PnP. Drink now and over the next year or…
