Ripe, plum fruits with blackberry, forest floor, and (as others have noted) a raisin/ripe black currant swath on the back end of the palate. Some lingering earth and spice notes hold just enough…
Tight, taut, and tannic, with restrained, high-toned red and blue fruits. The floral component of this wine (from the Roussanne) combined with the chalky, tannic spine, covers most of the otherwise…
Cracked the cork on this knowing full well it was too early, but in the name of science it had to be done! Restrained notes of kirsch, black cherry liqueur, raspberry, blueberry, bramble, underbrush,…
A huge, full-throttle, complex Paso Syrah blend. Boatloads of purple and black fruit, cassis, vanilla bean, blueberry and blackberry liqueurs, dark chocolate/cacao, and espresso. Compared to the '09…
