Same as my previous notes on this wine. Performing great, especially for a 2011. Very nice earth and spice notes to compliment the dark black raspberry, cherry, and tea notes.
A two hour decant yielded wonderful notes of black and red currant, black raspberry, red and black licorice, rich dark cacao, and a kiss of vanillin oak. The black raspberry liqueur and cacao…
Similar to when I had this wine 9 months ago. The tightness and clenched grip had sibsided significantly, leaving a nice medium-bodied Pinot with a worthy array of flavors.
As with other CT notes, I really did like this wine quite a bit. It was impeccably balanced and still had a beautifully rich and unctuous texture and mouthfeel about it, the likes of which I don't…
This was surprisingly softer and less vibrant than other Rivers Marie chardonnays I've had - both in terms of the Thieriot and the Sonoma. I agree with some other comments about this wine seemingly…
Same as my previous notes from December 2015. I really enjoyed this wine yet again. Extremely well made and full of a medley of flavors and complexities. The purity of fruit is really commendable.…
DAY 1: On the PnP, I was initially struck by how sweet and ripe this wine came across. Deep black/purple/blue fruit flavors, creme de cassis, and sweet red/black licorice. Almost liqueur-like and…
Same as my previous notes from 2/12/2016 in terms of flavor profile. This was a Coravin pour, and didn't have as much time to air-out as I would have liked. The 2013 Coombsville bested the Stagecoach…
Same as my notes on 10/30/2015. A decent bottle of wine for 2011, but nothing I would admittedly pay $200 for. This drank so much better than the 2011 Uproar and 2011 Herold Brown Label served next…
Similar experience as mentioned in my notes from 12/2/2015. I think there is only so far a wine can go and be "different" or "unique" before it ends up not being a worthy expression of the varietal.…
Similar to my previous notes on this wine. I bumped it up a point to 95, as it was drinking really well today. This was served side-by-side with the 2013 Herold White Label. Both were very well put…
Some marked improvements from the last time I tried this wine on 10/30/2015. Still, nothing I would ever seek out or recommend. The green pepper and chili notes are still present and distract from…
Same as my notes from 3/25/2016. Tasted side-by-side with the 2012 Herold White Label. The 2013 was much tighter by comparison, but still showed excellent potential for the coming years. 96+ points.
Similar to my notes on 3/25/2016 (especially in regards to the Coravin pour). I bumped this up to 94 points, as it is drinking really nicely at the moment. A nice punch of dark black fruit at the…
Same as my previous notes from 2/12/2016. Tasted side-by-side with the 2013 Herold Brown Label. The 2012's younger sibling was far more interesting at this stage. The 2012 is a great bottle of wine…
Motivated by AGEVERETT's most recent note on this wine (and in the name of science of course), I decided to pop the cork on one of these guys; I had not tried this since 11/15/2015. Thankfully, this…
PnP with notes of deep red and black currant, black amber plum, cacao, red and black licorice, "dark sweet and sour cherries" (which was Yackman's reference - spot on!), slate, and a hint of anise…
Similar to previous notes. Fruity and a bit sweet. Fairly one-dimensional. A good, easy-going drink, but nothing to get too excited about. Seems to be on the decline for me; not enough structure to…
PnP with high-toned red berry fruit notes of bitter cranberry, pomegranate, chalk, and brush. Extremely Grenache driven, with the bitterness of the Mourvèdre clipping the finish almost immediately.
It has been almost a year since I last had this wine and it still seems like it needs another year or so to start really fattening up and fanning out its true flavor profile. PnP was fairly…
