Tasted at Mending Wall from a Coravin. Electric purple and black fruits. The Palisades Vineyard comes out in spades. A vibrantly youthful PS, but carrying its weight in a great way
Tasted at Favia alongside the 2012 Cerro Sur and the 2012 Napa Cabernet. The Napa Cabernet was the clear frontrunner, with powerful dark fruits. The 2012 Cerro Sur was #2 for me, with the 2011 just…
Tasted alongside the 2011 Cerro Sur and 2012 Napa Valley Cabernet. This was my #2 favorite, with the 2012 Napa Cabernet the clear #1 at the moment. My other half preferred the 2011 to the 2012 Cerro…
Tasted at Favia alongside the 2012 and 2011 Favia Cerro Sur. I found the Napa Valley to be the best of the three in terms of complexity and current accessibility.
Definitely a young Cabernet, with vibrant fruit all wrapped up in a tightly-knit ball of verve and energy. Notes of red and black currant, red licorice, red and black cherry, pomegranate, and cedar.…
The 2013 Outpost Howell Mountain Cabernet immediately opens up with black and purple fruit flavors; blackberry, black raspberry, blueberry, dark plum, black licorice, asphalt, and inviting vanilla…
Pleasant notes of dark plum and black currant, but with a short, chalky finish that clamps down on the fruit flavors. Additional notes of cedar and stone made for some interest as well.
Definitely a young Cabernet, with vibrant fruit all wrapped up in a tightly-knit ball of verve and energy. Notes of red and black currant, red licorice, red and black cherry, pomegranate, and cedar.…
PnP with tightly coiled but layered notes of electric and lively purple, black, and ripe red berries, blackberry, dark plum, dark raspberry, asphalt, charcoal, and cool, wet granite. Some nuances of…
Tightly coiled notes of cool, dark purple and dark berry, black licorice, chalk, graphite, and wet slate. Offered a nice zing of red fruit notes, with currant and ripe raspberry darting across the…
Drinking very well right now. On initial entry, chalky (but not aggressive) tannins dominated the palate, with black and purple berry fruits, asphalt, graphite, and slate peeking through. After a…
Double decanted for an hour. Notes of black licorice and dark black fruits dominated. Started off with some prominent, chalky tannins, throwing off a lot of sentiment as well. Mellowed out after an…
A very open and accessible 2012 Cabernet blend. The quality and purity of the fruit is evident, with plush dark berry notes, currant, and mocha. Tannins were extremely tame, with not a hard edge to…
Similar notes as 09/12/15. This bottle was a little more coiled up, leading me to believe this will last a little longer than I had originally anticipated. Drinking well after a slow O2 over two…
Very similar to the 2009 Myriad Dr. Crane, with an initial subdued nose of dark fruit, earth, wood, and alcohol. On the palate, dark brooding berry fruit, blackberry, cedar/wood, and earth. Not as…
On the nose, somewhat muted aromas of ripe, wild berries and alcohol. On the palate, initial notes of raspberry liqueur, blueberry, boysenberry, licorice, and some spice. The fruit is just a tad…
Inky purple and black fruits, with notes of blackberry, blueberry, tar, smoke, and wet slate. Accessible right now, with a friendly tannic spine that creates nice structure for the dark fruit. It did…
Dark purple, blue, and black fruit notes; blueberry, blackberry, smoke, tar, and faint flower notes. A little chunky and chewy, throwing off quite a bit of sediment. Mellowed out nicely after an hour…
Initial notes of purple and black fruits, blackberry, dark plum, black licorice, chocolate, and a hint of asphalt. A ripe, fruity style, similar to a number of 2012 entry level Cabernets.
Similar notes as last month, though this bottle seemed even more tightly wrapped and less forgiving at the moment. Black licorice and coiled up fruit just waiting to burst in a couple of years. A…
Notes of black fruits, dark currant, earth, and some spice. Chalky tannins surrounded the fruit, but the wine was still accessible considering how young it is.
Great mountain fruit, with notes of wild, ripe red currant, raspberry, blackberry, boysenberry, marionberry, graphite, red soil, rusty iron, and cloves.
A very nice medium-to-full bodied wine (by Carter standards), with a rounded and plush texture. Notes of black fruits, licorice, asphalt, graphite, cedar, and some earth. Some chalk and granite…
