Much smoother than when I had this last year. Yet, I would leave this alone for another year or so (2019 optimally). Black fruited to the core, with some black cherry, black currant, asphalt, and…
Cristal2000 and other CT'ers have thoroughly covered this wine in just about every detail. I had a similar experience, with PnP coming off in typical young Scarlett fashion; ultra-modern,…
Well, here I am back to awesome with the wine, experiencing some really nice black and red licorice and asphalt notes to cut through the massive core of red and black fruit. Previous notes apply, but…
Same as all of my previous notes. Served next to a 2014 D.R. Stephens Napa Cabernet. I slightly favored the Scarlett, but both came off with decent pushes of fruit (2014 vintage showing a lot of baby…
Same as all of my previous notes. Though this is drinking really well right now with a bit of a decant (two hours was optimal), I will try to listen to my own advice and wait until 2018+ before…
Same as my previous notes. Especially notable mid-palate this time around. Softer and rounder on the finish, but then the tannins crept up nicely and framed out the fruit. Hold until 2018+ at least.
Similar to my notes 6 months ago. This continued to improve over the course of three hours in the decanter. I'm surprised we were able to stretch this wine out for that long, as it was one of the…
PnP was a lesson in palate-dodging the initial hit of blasting alcohol and black cherry liqueur. It took over an hour in the decanter to chill out to the point where I could start identifying the…
PnP was an exercise in all things glutinous and homey: fat, fruity, sweet, and succulent. Started out as too much of a good thing, like an awkward, romping Labrador puppy that was just full of…
You've been wanting to try the 2014 Scarlett Reserve out...but don't. You'll think that the standard 2014 Scarlett isn't drinking too bad considering it's youth, so why not give the Reserve a…
Well, YACKMAN called it (no surprise). This wine has certainly continued to transition into something noteworthy over the last 4 months. I kept saying I was going to wait until the Fall, but hey, I…
Same as my notes from 3/19/2016. I keep saying I will wait until 2017, but I can't seem to help myself. It's good stuff, but wait another 6-12 months if you have more patience than me! 93++
Specific tasting notes were pretty much the same except that this go-around on the PnP it was a little clunky. It reminded me that this is still a young 2013 Napa Cabernet that isn't 100% ready to…
Similar to my previous CT notes on this wine. PnP with rich and upfront purple, black, and red berry fruit; the black cherry liqueur, chocolate, and vanilla bean notes were especially prominent this…
PnP with youthfully big purple and black berry fruit, dark red and black cherry liqueur, dark plum, and some chocolate notes. A chalky finish, with some vanilla bean and licorice hinting on the back…
