Same as previous notes. A decent amount of mid-palate concentration (though more on the elegant side of things overall), with some black mineral-laced fruit that added interest throughout…
Red and black currant, red and black cherry, spice, and some sweet cedar notes make up the 2012 SBR Reserve Cabernet. A fine wine all the way around, with a super smooth, polished entry as soon as…
It's been over a year since I last had this wine. Notes of blackberry, black currant, mocha, cedar, black pebbles, fresh vanilla bean, and allspice. A really nice depth of flavor; The attack was full…
Dark black and purple core fruit, with black raspberry, black currant, black pebbles, railroad tie, and some cedar. Decent grip and some evolution and layering of flavors across the palate from the…
Previous notes apply. Black and dark red currant, black licorice, and cedar notes dominated this time around. Some asphalt and earthy minerality hit the back end as the core flavors tailed off. The…
Hot damn! When I'm in the mood for a good PS, I look no further than a SBR PS. This 2010 is singing beautifully. Power and grace, depth and flavor...What a fun ride of a wine. Deeply pitched…
PnP was a tad tight and linear, but after a few hours of stretchy-time, it stopped being a wallflower and its flavors started to arrive to the party. A wine for those that don't necessarily gravitate…
I love SBR Petites and have had great luck with them. They are generally extracted, high octane monsters that are still fun to drink and experiment with in terms of hedonistic pleasure and downright…
It's been over a year since I last had this wine. PnP and it was ready to consume, though I will say that some air in the glass allowed more of the red and black currant and dark black cherry notes…
Previous notes apply. A smooth and somewhat delicate example, but really interesting and inviting black and deep red fruit flavors. Beautifully sweet tannins and a rounded mouthfeel that makes this…
Good. Not astounding. A cedar aftertaste distracted from the core fruit. Time in a decanter for an hour or two helped, but I'm not sure if this will ever really come into a place of real excitement…
It's been about 6 months since my last bottle. Previous notes still apply. An intense, deep, black PS that is drinking really well with a bit of a decant.
Same as my notes 9 months ago, except this took only about an hour in the decanter before it was singing nicely. Two hours and it was really kicking out some nice black cherry liqueur and dark…
Pretty much identical to my notes almost a year ago in August 2015. Specific flavors are identical. This was a PnP and was prefect as such. No need to decant.
Similar to the standard 2011 SBR PS with its purple and black berry fruit, black raspberry, asphalt, and chocolate notes. However, the Old Vine ratchets up the vanilla bean and oak a tad bit, but…
Similar to my previous notes from July 2015, with flavors of huge, rich blackberry, blueberry, black licorice, sweet chocolate, cassis, confection sugar, and prominant vanilla. Extracted, with a…
PnP with notes of purple and black berry fruit, black raspberry, asphalt, granite, and a little bitter chocolate. Signature PS flavors with an admirable balance between fruit and mineral notes.
Similar to my previous CT note on 07/19/2015, but I gave this a 94 this go-around; it is arguably pushing into the 95 range for me, but just not at this precise moment. The initial PnP was pretty…
PnP with initial notes of blackberry, black cherry, black and red currant, black licorice, and vanilla bean. A chalky (but not astringent) tannic clamp gently engulfed the fruit flavors on the back…
Same as my CT notes from October 2015, except that this really presented itself with a rich smoothness that was even more notable than a few months ago. I bumped this up to 94 points. Unbelievably…
