Reviews

Pott Wine Cabernet Sauvignon The Arsenal Greer Vineyard

Two days ago I had a bottle of this wine and it was flawed. It showed some VA funk and heavy wet mulch notes. I HAD to open another bottle to see if I was in for a string of disappointments. Not so!

Pott Wine Cabernet Sauvignon The Arsenal Greer Vineyard

Unfortunately this had some VA funk and wet earth notes that made their way in front of the core fruit flavors almost immediately. With more air, the damp mulch and mushroom notes became more…

Aubert Chardonnay Sugar Shack

An exquisite bottle of domestic Chardonnay. Much fuller and richer than some of the other Aubert Chardonnays, but this was an absolute pleasure to drink. Super smooth and viscous, with ripe yellow…

Scarlett Wines Cabernet Sauvignon

Same as my previous notes. Especially notable mid-palate this time around. Softer and rounder on the finish, but then the tannins crept up nicely and framed out the fruit. Hold until 2018+ at least.

Myriad Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer Georges III Vineyard

Similar to my previous notes from two weeks ago. A lot of power here. This bottle was slightly more subdued than the bottle I tried on 6/17/2017 (In fact, Mike Smith mentioned it might have even been…

Myriad Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Empyrean Beckstoffer Georges III Vineyard

Unbelievable showing for such a young wine. The first sip forces you to stop what you're doing, take a breath, sit back in your chair, and smile (at least that's what I did). It commands your…

Becklyn Cellars Sauvignon Blanc McGah Vineyard

All previous notes apply. My last bottle. A good SB, but one in which I found myself longing for a little more "oomph" from overall. Crisp, light, and agreeable. A good sipper on a hot day.

Myriad Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer Georges III Vineyard

Hands down the best GIII Mike Smith has made to date. Off the charts intensity and concentration. A rich drive pushes unbelievable tiers of black, blue, and purple fruit flavors on through a finish…

Scarlett Wines Cabernet Sauvignon

Similar to my notes 6 months ago. This continued to improve over the course of three hours in the decanter. I'm surprised we were able to stretch this wine out for that long, as it was one of the…

Becklyn Cellars Sauvignon Blanc McGah Vineyard

Same as my previous notes. Not as much tropical nuances and a bit more grass and steel this time (which made it less NZ-esque in its delivery - which I was ok with - but it didn't necessarily elevate…

Myriad Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer Georges III Vineyard

First time having this wine at home in a more controlled environment. All of my previous notes apply. I keep waiting for this wine to shut down, but it delivered great all the way from PnP to three…

Scarlett Wines Cabernet Sauvignon

PnP was a lesson in palate-dodging the initial hit of blasting alcohol and black cherry liqueur. It took over an hour in the decanter to chill out to the point where I could start identifying the…

Pott Wine Cabernet Sauvignon Le Nouveau Western Star Vineyard

Similar to my notes almost a year ago. PnP was fairly tight, taking almost 3 hours before it opened up. A very interesting wine with all sorts of red and purple berry fruit notes. The dust component…

12c Cabernet Sauvignon G3 Reserve Beckstoffer Georges III Vineyard

PnP with a small pour; it was really tight and high-toned. Red fruit notes with alcohol. A little tart in the finish, but some deeper red and purple fruit flavors started to peek through. Came across…

Schrader Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon GIII Beckstoffer Georges III Vineyard

PnP and over the course of the first couple of hours, notes of higher-toned, red berry fruit dominated. Red currant, some tart cranberry (which wasn't the most desirable of flavors for me personally…

Scarlett Wines Cabernet Sauvignon

PnP was an exercise in all things glutinous and homey: fat, fruity, sweet, and succulent. Started out as too much of a good thing, like an awkward, romping Labrador puppy that was just full of…

Inglenook Cabernet Sauvignon Cask

PnP with notes of black fruit, dark plum, black licorice, and some dark chocolate. Agreeable and an easy crowd pleaser, but fairly flat and predictable on the attack. What I would consider a "basic"…

Pott Wine Cabernet Sauvignon The Arsenal Greer Vineyard

This was the first of ten wines poured, and it sure caught the attention of all who were at the Pott residence. It was essentially a PnP, with just a little swirling in the glass to allow it to…

Myriad Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer Georges III Vineyard

I really dig this wine. Previous notes apply. I could drink the hell out of this GIII and kill the bottle before I knew what hit me.

Realm Cellars The Falstaff

Tasting with Juan at Realm.

Scarlett Wines Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve

You've been wanting to try the 2014 Scarlett Reserve out...but don't. You'll think that the standard 2014 Scarlett isn't drinking too bad considering it's youth, so why not give the Reserve a…

Becklyn Cellars Sauvignon Blanc McGah Vineyard

You can go ahead and copy and paste most of what Cristal2000 mentioned with anything I could hope to conjure up in terms of tasting notes for this wine. This was New Zealand SB right out of the gate…

Boich Family Cellar Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer Georges III Vineyard

Pretty much the same as six months ago. Previous notes apply. A little tight and less giving in terms of the immediacy of fruit. I wasn't getting a whole lot of personality from this little chameleon…

Boich Family Cellar Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer Georges III Vineyard

Second in the lineup, and the first of the trio of Cabernets, the 2014 Boich GIII reminded me of the 2012 in its round fruit and friendly, approachable flavor profile. Still young (bottled in June)…

12c Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer Georges III Vineyard

Initially (and understandably) a bit tight and unforgiving in terms of fruit, but with some swirling in the glass and a revisit of this wine about an hour later, it started to unwind a bit a deliver…