A captivating bottle of wine. Balanced and exquisitely focused, while still delivering a beautifully concentrated core of black fruit. Signature To Kalon, with powerfully mouth-couting waves of…
Much improved from my last bottle. Some old world restraint here (which is indicative of Hoefliger's style), but some nice dark berry and currant flavors that kept me coming back for another sip.…
Much better than the 2012 Debate Crane I had recently, this 2013 had a somewhat older-school hybrid profile that displayed both cedar-laced red fruit and some dark black soil characteristics. Much…
Well damn, this all but sucked a big bag of dirty diapers...An unfortunate disappointment among other wines at the table. To be fair, it wasn't a "bad" wine necessarily, but given its pedigree, it…
Previous notes apply. This was a very good showing for this wine, reminding me why I like the Crane site so much. This was served next to a 2012 Lewis Reserve Cabernet (which was very good); the…
Similar to all of my previous notes on this wine. The only issue this go-around is that the Debate fell behind the competition when served alongside a whole host of Russell Bevan top flight 2015s…
It has been six months since I last had this wine. All previous notes apply for the most part. Still in the 94-96 point range for me. Such a balanced and silky version of a Dr. Crane; this is…
PnP was just a little tight, but still displaying some really unctuous dark red and black fruit notes. Black and red raspberry, black cherry liqueur, currant, a little spice and earth, vanilla, and…
I don't know what it is, but I feel like I'm not supposed to like this wine as much as I do. But...I do. I hate to use the word hedonistic, but it truly is one of those wines that when it races…
Much improved from my previous experience with this wine nearly eight months ago. Decanted at a restaurant (Seven Hills SF) and followed for three hours.
Pnp with a nose of ripe berry fruit, vanilla, and alcohol. On the palate, a chalky grip (not unpleasant) initially surrounded flavors of sweet blackberry, thick, reduced blueberry sauce (like the…
