Tasted at Venge, side by side with the 2013 Bone Ash, which was a different wine stylistically from the Reserve. While the Bone Ash was awash with powerful and opulent blackberry and black licorice…
Tasted side by side with the 2013 Venge Reserve Cabernet. Both were top notch Napa reds with reasonable QPRs considering what's in the bottle. They are a tad bit different wines stylistically; I…
Same as my previous tasting notes a few months ago. A cedar note was especially prominent this time around. Air helped open it up in terms of the fruit, but also elevated the wood component (not in a…
With all due respect to Venge's homage to his dog "Scout," this wine was unfortunately disjointed and confusing. Flabby plum flavors dominate, with additional notes of muddled raspberry and…
A pleasantly surprising example of a Napa Merlot. Notes of plump blackberry, raspberry, plum, chocolate, and baking spices. Beautifully crafted with more complexity than I often find in this varietal.
As noted by the Millennials, this Syrah starts off with a push that coaxes you into thinking it is going to go the distance, but then falls off almost immediately mid-palate. Initial notes of purple…
A lot going on here, with in-your-face flavors of black and blue berries, black raspberry, blackberry, black licorice, dark cacao, white chocolate, chocolate covered blueberry, cassis, asphalt/tar,…
