This was pretty balled-up this go-around. Before it finally got around to delivering some of its more familiar flavors, it had spent at least an hour or two in the decanter unbundling itself. Still,…
Another solid showing from this wine. Nicely balanced, flavorful, compelling mid-palate concentration while still staying light on its feet, and a good push of energy to keep the good time flavors…
Previous notes apply. This was only pulled for purposes of a Pritchard Hill taste-off. Like all of the wines tasted, the Tor needs time. 3+ years minimum. I felt it was a little flat on its delivery…
Served alongside a 2012 Fleury BDX, also from Howell Mountain, which was a little more structure driven and less giving in the dark core fruit flavor department when compared to the more…
Same notes as last year. One of the top wines of the night. Even better on day 2, which leads me to believe a couple of years will suit this wine even better. Great black/blue/red fruit. Some nice…
Flawed indeed... Cedar, alcohol, black currant. The best part was the Twilight Zone experience that I had just after I took a sip (and a whiff) of this "wine"... As soon as I ended up taking my first…
PnP with notes of black cherry, red and black currant, dried cranberry, black tea, incense, spice box, and cedar. A bit of heat rushed up initially, which took about 20 minutes to dissipate.
Same as previous notes. Usually in that 95-96+ category for me. This was almost there, but developed a bit of a plumy tinge on the back end after a few hours of air. PnP might be better service on…
Similar to all of my previous notes. This is coming back around to the epic showing it had a year ago. A seamlessness continues to develop on this wine that delivers a good combination of pleasurable…
Same as last year. 91-92? points. Decent flavors with added depth, but still just middle of the road in terms of complexity. Cork back in the bottle and awaiting results 24 hours later.
Same notes as last year. Really nice wine after about two-three hours in the decanter. Consumption temp remained at about 54 degrees the entire time, which was perfect. Black licorice, asphalt, dark…
From Magnum. Drank over the course of two nights. Black and red currant, black cherry, cedar, mulch, and some pebbles. Alcohol lingered on the finish throughout consumption. The fruit was more…
Wine is a funny thing. Four months ago I drank a bottle and it was just oozing black fruit elixir. It was a 98/99 point production the likes of which I hadn't experienced much with Tor.
Similar to all of my previous notes on this wine. A beautifully crafted Cabernet, if not coming across a little more delicate than I remember from before. The concentration/depth was fairly…
An improvement from last summer. Time in bottle appears to have smoothed out this wine significantly and allowed the yellow fruit to deepen nicely. Some subtle vanilla, lemon curd, olive oil, and…
Same as all of my other notes. PnP was a tad wonky at first, but after about two hours in the decanter, this started to fill out nicely and find its glide.
It's been a year since I last had this wine. Previous notes still apply. I found this wine to be good, but a little out of balance for my tastes. Good acid and energy behind it, but the flavors were…
One of the best Tor wines I've had in a long time, and possibly ever (even more so than the BTKs of the past). This was a PnP at a restaurant. From the first "pop" of the cork, I could instantly…
Similar to my previous note except this has really smoothed out since the last time I tasted it 6+ months ago. PnP with just some swirling in the glass gave way to nice black raspberry, black cherry,…
Exact same as my notes from 2/3/16. Was tied with a 2012 Littorai Heintz Chardonnay until we served the turkey...the Littorai really complimented the bird much better. The Tor had a bit of a tropical…
Same as my specific flavor notes from May. Ideally, this shouldn't be opened for another year or two (shoot for 2018). We didn't intend on cracking the cork on this, but circumstances dictated…
