Blackberry, black currant, cedar, and a hefty dose of spice. This started off seemingly full on the initial attack, but almost instantly became round and overly plush as it hit the mid-palate. A bit…
A wonderful nose of tropical fruit and grass. Yet, once this hit the palate, its delivery of flavors was mostly deadpan. Light lemon, pear flesh, alkaline, and dry grass. Expressionless for the most…
I actually preferred the Lewelling Ranch version to the Field Select ("Reserve"), as this wine was showing plummy and alkaline aftertastes that muddled the core fruit flavors. Bigger than the…
A much better animal than its 2014 sibling, this 2015 Hayfork displayed much more drive and concentration than older brother (though be forewarned, this is far from a "concentrated" wine in my book).…
Previous notes apply. Not giving off too much until hour two. Needed air for sure. Decant if choosing to open now. Otherwise, wait another year or two minimally. 92-94+ points at the moment.
Red and purple core fruit, plum, red currant, tobacco leaf, and cedar. An unfortunately weak delivery of flavors, with a mid-palate that was fairly flat and plum-ridden. Absolutely no finish…
Less old than the 2001, which was less old than the 1999, these wines (even with this 2005 at a little more than a decade old) are just plain old. Based on the stewed, plummy exhibitions of the most…
Less dead than the 1999 version of this wine, the 2001 exhibits similar notes of red and black currant, cedar, dirt, and leather. Some tobacco leaf seeped up through the core as well. In the end,…
Just cuz ya have it, doesn't mean you should serve it. Over the hill and dingy. Red currant, old leather, and dirt. Bitter and astringent throughout the attack. A dead wine at this point.
In theory, this was better than the 2013 version of this wine. The 2014 Eternity hit the palate with deep, dark black and red fruit. Blackberry, red raspberry, red licorice, plum, and SMOKE. The…
Black and red cherry, unripe purple plum, black raspberry, red licorice, and menthol. Furry tannins that left a cat tongue feeling on the palate. A bit bitter on the finish. PnP was super high-toned,…
...Always gotta be somebody who waltzes in with a Caymus Cab strapped to his hip, slinging it out like a white peacock everyone can't wait to feast their eyes on....
Previous notes apply. This continues to kick out beautiful dark, black fruit, black raspberry, black currant, dark chocolate, espresso, scorched earth, and dark spice flavors. Seemingly a little…
Starting to come around a bit better; slowly but surely. Previous notes apply; some nice black core fruit, with bitter chocolate, dark roast coffee, sweet oak vanilla char, blueberry, and some earthy…
Funky and earthy notes of wild blackberry, plum, railroad tie, camphor, black tar, black wet cedar, soil, and some limestone. A hint of barnyard and Mary Jane on the back end, taking a bit away from…
A solid showing, especially after having a number of the most recent Janzen wines and being very impressed overall with their displays of flavor and solid representations of their respective sites.…
Hot damn! When I'm in the mood for a good PS, I look no further than a SBR PS. This 2010 is singing beautifully. Power and grace, depth and flavor...What a fun ride of a wine. Deeply pitched…
Biting black cherry, red and black currant, and asphalt. A flat, stinging mid-palate wards off any real depth of flavor. Finish is completely clipped. After two hours of air in the glass, it showed…
Previous notes apply. A lot of Amarena black cherry syrup, viscous cassis, and fresh vanilla bean notes dripping from this wine. It took a couple of hours to settle down a bit. PnP was a bit cloying,…
Man I give up trying to gauge these Buccellas... Some of my previous bottles were awesome. The last bottle I had in December was a wreck. This bottle was fantastic. The December bottle was perhaps…
A stunning and utterly classy bottle of wine, with a sophisticated rolling thunder attack of exquisite red and black currant, black cherry, dark plum, earth, coffee grounds, tobacco, aged leather,…
Barrel sample. Explosive notes of blackberry, blueberry, dark soil/earth, black cherry syrup, baking spices, crushed flowers, and wet cedar. Some subtle chocolate notes on the back end. Much more…
Take a PnP 2014 Cliff Lede BTK, breed it with a PnP 2014 Cliff Lede Scarlet Love, and you've got yourself a 2014 Poetry. Pulverized granite meets crunchy, bitter blackberry. It kinda tastes like…
A wine that offers more cerebral interest than it does any type of readily identifiable signature flavor profile associated with the varietal. This is more of a reductive sherry-Champagne hybrid than…
