A solid rendition of Eastside, if not understandably juvenile and a bit unresolved. Air broadened the spectrum and expansion of flavors, but had a tendency to flatten the focus as it warmed in the…
Great fruit concentration, with black cherry, earth/soil, bitter chocolate chunk, and spice leading the flavor cavalry. The back end is yummy and slightly ravenous, with a filling/decently deep…
This dude is an unresolved fruity spider monkey boinging back and forth from round and bulbous to angular and abrupt, with a simple and shorter finish that seemed even slightly watery. Like a 2010…
Whoo doggies! Fire water. My initial notes read, "Enormous, alcoholic, black raspberry bomb with tons of booze. Finish cocktail driven. Man, the heat on repeat!" I was pretty surprised what a slap…
This is drinking absolutely gorgeous right now. Totally in the zone. Black and super dark red berry fruit and dark fresh soil elements swim in a pool of camphor, chewy bitter chocolate, black…
From hero to zero, this bottle smelled like a wet dog park in Seattle and tasted like blackberry seeds grown in a Duracell factory. Down the drain. Weak.
Stewed purple plum, black raspberry, juicy cassis, wet limestone, coffee grounds, soil, and red-purple licorice kick off a To Kalon that is perhaps less 'serious' than other examples of this site,…
Sprinkles of old school earth and meat elements make for a more rustic delivery, but with an overall profile that is super charming and inviting. Macerated plum, bruised strawberry, leather, and…
What started out as a wine with great potential on the first pop, began to decline over a few hours of consumption. Blackberry, purple plum, and black raspberry-driven, the core fruit profile was…
Lighter and more airy than previous vintages, with a higher riding wave of yellow citrus fruit to counter the waxy and oily marzipan, apricot, and pineapple elements, the 2021 Fingers Crossed white…
A massive wine with massive booze. Wildberry whiskey and Cachaça cobbler. Wait for ten years and see what happens, or open now and use for a circus fire breathing act. This is a straight 4 on the…
Chewy and earthy, with a road tar and sanguine thing going on. Finishes with a grainy texture that adds to the rustic profile. Past its prime, without knowing exactly what its prime might have looked…
Relatively thin and diluted red currant, cedar, earth, and macerated red cherry flavors make for a seemingly tired wine that is trying to hold it all together but seems to be fraying with every…
Muddled and slightly unfocused at first pass, this found a decent glide for a very short period of time before making another hard left on to the dirt road, making for a bit of a rough ride…
A very well put together wine. It was overshadowed by a 2019 Ovid, but stylistically was better judged on more of the classical spectrum than that of the more modern Ovid. On its own, the red and…
From Magnum. A wine that may need some more time in bottle (especially since it was a 1.5L), the 2017 Promontory was thinner than expected. Though the focus and exactitude was impressive, the…
This bottle presents a good argument to the age-ability of certain Carter wines. This 2010 TK is a beautiful specimen, perhaps even slightly eclipsing the 2013 GTO served beside it (though I think…
Gothic and black as the night is long, the 2019 Ovid is a White Zombie black asphalt Thunderkiss '65 blackberry bonfire of tar, embers, black soil, obsidian blood, and Kraken ink. An intense…
A big wine, with redder fruit than I recall, but with a sophistication and focus that is most notable. A great wine, though I was actually a little more drawn to a 2010 Carter TK served next to it…
It's big, juicy, and has all sorts of purple-red berry waves rumbling over the palate, though there is a cocktail element that orbits the profile throughout consumption. It's a young pup, so its…
Big, juicy, juicy, juicy, and juicy. Some alcohol comes to the party, but it's washed over pretty quickly by the (you guessed it) juicy fruit. This is rounder than I recall, with a big bubble of…
