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…
It's been a year and a half since I last had this. It's good. It's nothing that gets me fired up for anything in particular, but it served its purpose with packaged pasta and red sauce (you get the…
Same as my previous notes from November. The best showing of this wine I've ever had. 98 points from RP seems about right. My last bottle. Wish I had more, but at more than twice the release price…
A fine bottle of wine indeed. PnP was a little tight and palate clenching, with a blast of coiled-up black and dark red fruit, asphalt, black slate, black licorice, and a streak of red currant.
An unbelievable showing this go-around. My previous notes apply from last year, except that an extra year in bottle has certainly done wonders for this wine.
Same as last year's notes. Without question, one of the best domestic Syrah producers in the nation. This is fully resolved and ready to be consumed now. No decant necessary, unless you want to…
It's good. It's better than the 2012. As my other half said, "I really liked it, and then it fell off a bit." Agreed. It held up for a couple of hours, but then it became a little bit blasé. It had…
Echoing what others have said, I found this wine to be a little blasé in some respects this go-around. My previous notes apply, but this was more accessible than before, maybe too much so. The…
Something to leave alone for another 2 years. Really nice, pure black cherry fruit and some earth notes, but it fell apart after about three hours in the decanter. Acid and tannins were lower than…
PnP was immediately accessible with gobs of red and black cherry, red and black raspberry, and a viscous young blackberry liqueur note. Acid seemed a bit low, but a few spice flavors gave way to a…
User-friendly and a decent sparkling sipper for brunch, especially given the QPR. Nothing overly identifiable about its profile that leaps out at you and grabs your attention, but that's ok. It's got…
...Ehhh... It was ok. Tolerable and went ok with food, but it had a strawberry mousse aftertaste that came off a little protein drink smoothy-like. Even at this QPR, there are other Brut Roses that…
This was the second of two bottles. The first was flawed. This bottle was opened two days ago, corked, and allowed to sit upright for 2 days. This was the most finessed I've experienced this wine.…
An exquisitely balanced Chardonnay that represents the finesse that can actually come out of a well crafted domestic Chardonnay. This carried some upfront citrus fruit, lemon curd, and subtle vanilla…
Brought by a friend. Luckily this was not as "hot" as some of the Rosella's and SLH Pinots I've had in the past. This KB came off very young and in need of about 12-18 months in bottle to hopefully…
No pop sound or apparent release of pressure on PnP. Crystallized cork bottom. Some sediment. Immediate funk smell. Taste was overly Port-like and reduced. Stewed prune and fertilizer.
PnP with a tight and youthful display of red and purple fruits, black cherry liqueur, wet granite, and alcohol. A total of three hours in the decanter opened it up...ever so slightly. But still, it…
Sonoma County · Green Valley of Russian River Valley
A finessed and elegant style with signature notes that are seemingly driven from the 2011 vintage. Not surprisingly, this wine is less fruit driven than Wren Hops of other vintages. However, as a…
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…
Weak, thin, and linear. Some pepper and herb notes surrounding would-be fruit flavors of bitter cherry and dried plum (to the point of saddle leather). An odd wine. Almost no depth or concentration.…
Stems, stems, and more stems. The 60% whole cluster on this wine was currently displaying in a way that was so distracting, I could barely get a sense of the purple berry fruit hiding in the…
A lot of black cherry fruit and some earth initially pumping out of this wine. The attack seemed as though it would easily sail on through the finish...but it didn't. Fell flat and quickly faded as…
About what I expected from the Estate Cuvée, with more broad shoulders than the Cote a Cote, but with a little less focus at this point in its infancy. The young Syrah components are most evident,…
This and the Estate Cuvée were the top wines in the lineup, with the Cote a Cote probably inching ahead with the best concentration and mid-palate overall. The sweet tannins were in perfect balance…
