The immediacy of flavor here is compelling, with the 2022 vintage marking a Scarecrow that will be offering up the goods sooner than later. It may not be the most profound when compared to more…
A lovely profile, with ripe berry fruit and layered soil elements, the inaugural 2003 Scarecrow is holding strong with solid freshness and focus. This bottle shows no signs of being past its prime;…
It's no Scarecrow, but the M. Etain isn't necessarily trying to be. Next to its big brother, it's honestly barely worth talking about. But if you can peel yourself away from the notion that it will…
I've had this wine a couple of times now. In a blind a few months back, it showed a little older than the other modern Napa Cabs, at least in the sense that the profile displayed some leather and…
This dude is an unresolved fruity spider monkey boinging back and forth from round and bulbous to angular and abrupt, with a simple and shorter finish that seemed even slightly watery. Like a 2010…
Smooth and slightly round on first entry, with the contours of the 2012 vintage showing a suave plane of velvety and flowing red and black fruit flavors. With blackberry, black cherry, saturated…
This was the first wine in the tasting that seemed less uptight and unyielding. Here, a plushness and savoriness shows. A bit fruity at first, but with a textual seamlessness that seems to indicate a…
Tense and coiled up on the initial pass, with crunchy blackberry seed, asphalt, coffee grounds, and gravelly soil. The profile is darker and blacker fruited than how I typically experience young…
Dusty red berry, purple plum, currant, earth, and some embers. I much appreciated this wine more since my last having it back in January 2020. This bottle takes a short bit of time to open up, but…
True to typical form, the 2012 M'Etain offers up its familiar plum, black cherry, and dusty spice profile in a way that hints at pleasant sophistication indicative of the producer, as well as an…
Red and black raspberry, vanilla, red currant, and hints of scorched earth and espresso powder. A floral note briefly appears but then quickly dissipates. Smooth and fairly balanced on entry, but…
Incredibly viscous and powerful on entry, and still managing to carry out a notable balance across the palate; all the while, its delivery (though intense and driven) was still fairly seamless. Super…
Previous note applies. Ideally I'm going to try to give this another 2 years before opening my next bottle. Drinks beautifully after a couple of hours in the decanter, but shows even more potential…
PnP was a little tight. After an hour in the decanter, prominent notes of black cherry, cassis, tobacco, incense, and hints of vanilla liqueur. Mid-palate was especially notable, with a fuller…
